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24 février 2015

The 12 Champions 4- Matt DOHERTY, Canada

The Canadian Matthew DOHERTY will have no real problem with his French when he comes to Bressuire for the Worlds. Of course, his résumé is in English but the champion born in Quebec has added a short message in French to the Bressuire blogger: "Allo,...

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Tags: bressuire, English, hammer, bressuire highland games, Olympic Games, champions, portrait, Doherty

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15 janvier 2015

2014 Flasback (3): The year of the hammer

For the Chinese zodiac, 2014 was the year of the horse Definitely, for the Highland Games, it was the year of the horse-power. Especially for hammer-throw. And the blog proves it: Dan Mc KIM, U.S.A. broke the two hammer-throw world records at the same...

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Tags: bressuire, English, hammer, bressuire highland games, 2014, Dan Mc KIM

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24 décembre 2014

Hammerry Christmas and Happy New Year

What is so special about this French Père Noël created by Erwin SUVAAL? You can guess he wants to wish you a "Merry Christmas". That's true but that's not enough... The blogger gives you a clue: he loves the Highland Games. So, it's easy to know that...

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Tags: bressuire, marteau, English, Voeux 2011, hammer, bressuire highland games, le blog des Highland Games

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20 décembre 2014

Dan McKIM and his flying hammers: TWO world records in 2014

"If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening, All over this land. I'd hammer out danger, I'd hammer out a warning, I'd hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters, All over this land" There is no need for Dan Mc KIM,...

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Tags: bressuire, English, hammer, bressuire highland games, world championship, 2014, le blog des Highland Games, Dan Mc KIM, champions

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28 novembre 2014

Caber-tossers and hammer-throwers: the origin of their species

Thanks to Rampant Lion Highland Graphics, everybody knows about the ancestors of our caber-tossers They have proved it on their facebook page http://www.facebook.com/RampantLionHighlandGraphics One. Two. Tree : Here they are... And you can see that caber-tossers'...

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Tags: bressuire, caber, highland games, hammer, bressuire highland games, rampant lion, le blog des Highland Games

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14 octobre 2014

Bressuire: a former "Yellow Jersey" throws the hammer

Laurent JALABERT is quite a star in the cycling world. At 46,the former "Yellow Jersey" of the Tour de France is still one of the most popular French champions of the last 25 years. Last Saturday, he came to Bressuire for "Sports and Businesses", a promotional...

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14 août 2012

Les Highlands en vidéo (4): le marteau léger, light hammer

Quatrième épisode des Championnats d'Europe de 2012. Après une visite rapide de la ville de Bressuire, place au lancer de marteau léger. Episode number 4 of the Bressuire Highland Games : after some nice views of Bressuire,the light hammer. An IHGF p...

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Tags: bressuire, marteau, highland games, 2012, championnat d'Europe 2012, hammer

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14 août 2009

Event 2 : The heavy hammer throw

Legend has it that this event originated with Scottish smithies who, not content with pounding the hammer on the anvil all week, would keep their hand in on Sundays by seeing how far they could throw it! Nowadays Smithies and Smiths are as common as Browns...

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Tags: 2009, bressuire, English, highland games, highland games bressuire, highland games france, hammer

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