2013 dans le retro , The highlights of 2013(Part 2)

5- Sebastian WENTA s'illustre au tiré de camion. Seb, Mr Strongman

Last year, there were throwers at the Bressuire Highland Games. But they also turned into Strong men for truck-pulling and stone-hoisting.

Du nouveau aux Highland Games 2013. Les Heavies ont montré que s'ils étaient de bons lanceurs, ils pouvaient aussi être d'excellents Strongmen.

Ready, steady, pull!

Après le "A vos marques, prêts, lancez", ils ont décliné "A vos marques, prêts, tirez" et "A vos marques, prêts, portez"

The article in English :Truck pulling, Seb superstar

http://highlandgames.canalblog.com/archives/2013/06/28/27507811.html

The article in French:Sebastian WENTA, fort comme un camion

http://highlandgames.canalblog.com/archives/2013/06/24/27384542.html

6- Les bressuirais aux handijeux de Leixlip. Bressuire and the Handigames

Bressuire peut conjuguer Highland Games et HandiGames. La preuve!

In Bressuire HandiGames are not forgotten. And the local team proved they, too, could be srong competitors!

The article in English: Bressuire at the Leixlip Handigames

http://highlandgames.canalblog.com/archives/2013/10/01/28099627.html

L'article en français: Leixlip hip hip hourrah

http://highlandgames.canalblog.com/archives/2013/09/27/28099890.html

7- La victoire de Jimmy Van de Walle

Jimmy Van de Walle, le Belge ou Pieter Karst Bouma, le Hollandais?

Il était évident que le titre amateur des Highland Games Bressuirais allait se jouer entre les deux représentants du plat Pays.

Et, vous savez quoi, une fois?

C'est le Belge qui, malgré la réputation de Poulidor que lui avait taillée le blogueur après les Jeux de Luzarches, l'a emporté.

Voir l'article en français

 http://highlandgames.canalblog.com/archives/2013/06/10/27369784.html

The article for the International Federation

by Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. | ©2013 IronMind

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“The Bressuire Highland Games in France has unquestionably grown into one of the top Highland Games on the international circuit under the leadership of the Association Sportive des Jeux d’Ecosse en France (AJEF) president Jean Louis Coppet and his amazing Highland Games committee,” Francis Brebner said, and last weekend it hosted the 2013 IHGF European Championships in front of a crowd estimated at over 10,000.

La crème de la crème

The competition included what Brebner called “the best of Europe’s amateur Highland Games athletes":

• Jimmy Van De Walle (Belgium)
• Pieter Karst Bouma (Holland)
• Martin Schiller (Austria)
• David Frey (Germany)
• Csaba Meszaros (Hungary)
• Attila Szabo (Hungary)
• Amine Amroun (France)
• Belkacem Smahi (France)
• Jonathan Kelly (Ireland)
• Stuart Anderson (Scotland)

Overall points: Amateur Class

1. Jimmy Van De Walle 15.5

 

2. Peter Karst Bouma 18.0
3. Stuart Anderson 34.5
4. David Frey 36.5
5. Attila Szabo 37.5

New records in Bressuire:

• Keg over bar. Fût en hauteur

In the challenge events, a new world record was set with the 56-lb. the Coreff (Ale) Keg over the bar by Jonathan KELLY at a height of 16’ 8.

More about it: photo-album 001 2013 Exploit pour Jonathan Kelly

• Cork throw. Lancer de bouchon

In the Bouchon Bouvet-Ladubay 28-lb. cork putt, a new world record was also set by Attila Szabo with a distance 30’ 1”.

• Poids en longueur. Weight for distance

“In the French category, two new records were set by Amine Amroun: 57’ 3” in the 28-lb. weight for distance and 28’ 11” in the 56-lb.weight for distance,” said Brebner.

A suivre, to be continued

Alain CADU