2016 IHGF All-American Highland Games Series

The International Highland Games Federation (IHGF) 2016 calendar will include the All-American Highland Games Series, in five US locations. IronMind® | Artwork courtesy of IHGF

The International Highland Games Federation (IHGF) has announced its 2016 All-American Highland Games Series—a five games series around the US.


2016 IHGF All-American Highland Games Series
by Francis Brebner
 
The IHGF is pleased to announce the 2016 IHGF All-American Highland Games Series, made up of five games held across the USA, including Costa Mesa, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Wichita, Kansas; Spokane, Washington; and Kansas City, Missouri. Each venue in the series will host an IHGF Championships event as follows:
 
Costa Mesa, CA – US Class A IHGF Amateur Stone Putting Championships
Las Vegas, NV – US Class A IHGF Amateur Weight for Distance Championships
Wichita, KS – US Class A IHGF Amateur Weight Over Bar Championships
Kansas City, MO – US Class A IHGF Amateur Caber Tossing Championships
Spokane, WA – US Class A IHGF Amateur Hammer Throwing Championships

The top two athletes from each games in the series will move forward to the All-American Championships, which will be held at the McPherson Highland Games in Kansas in mid-September, where the winner of the All American Championships will then represent his country at the 2017 IHGF World Amateur Highland Games Championships. The IHGF would like to thank the HASA in Kansas and the Scottish American Athletic Association (SAAA) and all the games involved for working together to further the sport of Highland Games and its athletes and for promoting this IHGF series.
 
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