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Saturday, January 9, 2010

IHGF: 2010 Highland Games World Championships Start List Announced

by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2012 IronMind

David Webster, president of the International Highland Games Federation (IHGF), has announced the official final lineup of athletes for this year’s World Heavy Events Championships.

England’s Scott Rider has quite a resume - in addition to being a former Olympic bobsleigh competitor and a Commonwealth Games shot putter, Rider won the 2007 Royal Braemar Highland Gathering Heavyweight title. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.
England’s Scott Rider has quite a resume - in addition to being a former Olympic bobsleigh competitor and a Commonwealth Games shot putter, Rider won the 2007 Royal Braemar Highland Gathering Heavyweight title.  IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen photo.


The 2010 IHGF World Heavy Events Championships will be hosted by the Victoria Highland Games, in British Columbia, Canada, on May 22 - 23.

“This year’s World Heavy Events Championships will boast one of the biggest lineups of top international athletes ever assembled to date,” Francis Brebner told IronMind®.  Here is the official start list:

Sean Betz - USA
Larry Brock - USA
Kerry Overfelt - USA
Harrison Bailey - USA
Scott Rider - England
Craig Sinclair - Scotland
Sebastian Wenta - Poland
Aaron Neighbour - Australia
Pat Hellier - New Zealand
Greg Hadley - Canada
Lyle Barron - Canada
Hans Llokema - Holland

For more updates, watch the IronMind® news column, IronMind®'s Twitter page, and the official Victoria Highland Games website.

 

 


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