UK Wife Carrying Race Crowned by Finnish Pairs

Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland won UK Wife Carrying Race.
Event began in 2008, inspired by 19th-century Finnish legend.
Course is 380 meters with grassy slope, hay-bale obstacles, and water buckets.
Participants over 18 must weigh 50 kg or wear flour/water rucksack.
About 25 couples competed in the race.
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