Trucker steers his way through FIRST Norfolk Highland Games to haul the title back home to Yorkshire.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12.10.2021
Trucker steers his way through FIRST Norfolk Highland Games to haul the
title back home to Yorkshire.
A Truck Driver from
Dewsbury West Yorkshire Dave Thornton has scooped the new title of Norfolk
Highland Games champion at the National Country live show at the showground
this weekend.
Athletes from the
around the country descended on Norwich, including Guinness world record holder
Nicky Walters and 3rd Wales strongest woman.
caber toss
In the mens line up
saw Scott maw (Hulls strongest man), Scott Mark Litchfield former Sheffield and
2 times Highland games champion, Mark Thomson 3rd Yorkshires
Strongest man, Shaun Blairs from Stoke – Rotherham Highland games champion.
Elite athlete in
the under 105kg (16.5 stone bodyweight) Matt Cole came all the way from Kent
and is current 3 times UK’s strongest man in that division competed on the
first day.
Nicky Walters Guinness world record holder with facepaint
Matt was the first
to take on the new custom made atlas stones for the show weighing in at 150kg
(23 stones) and 190kg (29 stones) which he lifted and held both for 45 seconds.
But it was Dave who
remained consistent across the 12 highland games events which took place over
two days to take the win.
Dave, who also won
the Peak District highland games in August of this year and holding the stone
hold record, was a force to be reckoned with in the throwing events such as the
‘tossing of the caber’, stone throw and hammer throw which scored valuable
points.
The 110kg log press
was dominated by two big hitters Scott Mark Litchfield (10 reps) and Scott Maw
11 reps lifting 18 stone above the head as many times as they could. Novice,
Neil Parker learning the events and happy to finally ‘toss’ the caber after
taking advice from some of the more experienced athletes.
Shaun Blairs,
always a surprise package, having a fantastic showing on the log with 10 reps
and Mark Thomson hitting 3rd quickest on the stone carry, Matt Cole
in first place with a blistering time of 15.49 seconds carrying a 150kg stone
over 40 metres!
The show was
wrapped up with 2 tug of wars where the strong kids of Norfolk stepped up and
took the strongmen on over 3 rounds. 25 children lined up showing grit and
determination to drag the strongmen over the line spurred on by a partisan
crowd.
Feeling the aches
and pains from 12 events and 2 days of highland games the competitors took time
out to have pictures with the crowd whilst the medals and trophy was presented
by Matt Upson, from the organisers of the National country live show – Aztec
Dave Thornton winner with Matt Upson Aztec
Andrew Picken and Mark Anglesea, co founders of Man Beast strongman
events based in Doncaster who run the competition, commented ' this new
competition fit the country theme well, using mostly natural objects to display
strength aswell as classic highland games events.
Final results were;
1st place
Dave Thornton
2nd place Scott
Mark Litchfield
3rd
place Scott Maw
4th
Shaun Blairs
5th Mark
Thomson
6th
Neil Parker
Nicky Walters
demonstrating events and the first woman to lift the 150kg stone in a front
hold for the crowd
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ENDS
NOTES TO EDITOR
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