Heavy athletics refer to the athletic events which require significant strength and power; as opposed to the light athletics, which require stamina, such as highland dancing, sprinting, running, and jumping. In general, lightweight persons tend to gravitate toward the light athletics, while the heavyweights excel in heavy athletics. Heavy athletics include stone-throwing, weight tossing, hammer-throwing, caber turning, and sheaf tossing.

Scottish heavy athletics should not be confused with "strongman" competitions, which involve lifting cars, loading kegs, etc; although some strongman competitions are held in conjunction with a heavy athletics competition, and some strongman competitions include highland games events. Scottish heavy athletic events are traditional events involving traditional equipment, while the strongman events have been mostly invented recently, using modern equipment.

2008 HEAVY ATHLETICS ENTRY FORM

Entries must be received by April 1, 2008

First 12 entries will be accepted. Field entries as space allows.

For questions, please contact Jeff Bryan (Athletic Director)
at (651) 247-5942 or
e-mail: jb@worldstrengthpromotions.com 

Heavy Games Schedule (subject to change)

9:00 am 16lb Open Stone
9:45 am 56lb Weight for Distance
10:30 am 28lb Weight for Distance
11:15 am 22lb Scottish Hammer

Break for Massed Bands

1:30 pm Caber Toss
2:30 pm 20 lb Sheaf Toss
3:30 pm 56 lb Weight for Height
5:00 pm Awards Presentation - McCracken's Pub