Scottish Highland Games

Date: Saturday and Sunday, August 16th & 17th

Location: North Plymouth Street (Lexington-Springmill Road)

Times:
Sat: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sun: 10:00 AM

On Saturday there will be competition in three classes (no training on Saturday, only competition). On Sunday there will be open training lessons at 10:00 AM for anybody interested.

Events:

• Braemar Stone (22# rock from a flat footed stand)
• Stone (16# rock with a slight run before throwing)
• Heavy Weight for Distance (56# for the Amateur’s and 42# for the light weight class and Masters)
• Light Weight for Distance (28# weight for all classes)
• Heavy hammer (22# hammer)
• Caber toss (Gaelic for "tree")
• Weight over Bar (56# for the Amateur’s and 42# for the light weight class and Masters)

The group that is governing this competition is the Great Lakes Scottish Athletes Association. The website is: www.glsaa.com

The national organization that has information on games across the country is NASGA (North American Scottish Games Athletics) www.nasgaweb.com

A fairly comprehensive set of rules can be viewed/downloaded at:

www.nasgaweb.com/rules.asp

For more information, contact: