Sauna Contest!

Aug 09, 2009 20:39


I had no idea those actually existed. =)

Finland takes gold in World Sauna Championships

Finland, which brought the world the oddities of wife-carrying and mobile phone throwing, burned off all comers to take gold in the World Sauna Championships.

Home favourite Timo Kaukonen won the men's event late on Saturday by withstanding a sweltering 110 degrees Celsius (230 degrees Fahrenheit) for 3 minutes 46 seconds. He beat compatriot Ilkka Poeyhiae by two seconds. Russia's Tatyana Arkhipenko took the women's event, braving the heat for three minutes and nine seconds. The world championships in sauna sitting have been held in Heinola, 138 kilometres (86 miles) north of Helsinki since

1999. This year's event drew 150 competitors from more than 20 countries including Belgium, Belarus and Sweden.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6001375/Finland-takes-gold-in-World-Sauna-Championships.html 

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