{"id":393,"date":"2022-06-16T13:50:50","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T13:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/?page_id=393"},"modified":"2022-07-26T19:47:38","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T19:47:38","slug":"athletes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/index.php\/athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"393\" class=\"elementor elementor-393\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84d131e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84d131e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71dc967\" data-id=\"71dc967\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea597b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ea597b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The modern highland games were said to have inspired the modern Olympics. The athletes compete in several events over the course of one or two days. There are several divisions with both men and women competing.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The Events<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Stone Put &#8211; their is two events with this. The first is where the athlete throws a large stone from a still position. The second is where the athlete can slide or spin to throw the stone. The stone ranges from 8-18 pounds for women and 16-26 pounds for men.\u00a0<\/li><li>Caber Toss &#8211; this is where the athlete throws a caber or large log with the goal to toss the caber end over end at a 12 o&#8217;clock position when it lands for points. The large pine pole is held upright and the athlete runs forward and then tosses it. It requires a lot of strength, skill, and balance.<\/li><li>Hammer Throw &#8211; Athletes with feet fixed lift the hammer which is a metal ball ranging from 12 to 22 pounds attached to a 4 foot shaft over their heads spinning it around and then throwing it over their shoulders for distance. The athletes wear special flat blade on their shoes to keep them in place.\u00a0<\/li><li>Weight for distance &#8211; this has two events one for a lighter weight and one for a heavy weight. The weight is attached to a handle and chain. Athletes often spin around before releasing the weight. They are only allowed to use one hand. The weight ranges from 14 to 28 pounds for women and 28 to 56 pounds for men.\u00a0<\/li><li>Weight over bar &#8211; Women us a 28 pound weight and men use a 56 pound weight that is attached to a handle and chain with one arm toss throw the weight up and over a bar. The athletes get three attempts to clear the bar in order to go to the next round where they raise the bar. The athlete that can successfully clears the bar the highest is the winner.\u00a0<\/li><li>Sheaf toss &#8211; this is where the athlete tosses a 10 to 20 pound sheaf (Burlap sack filled with hay) over a bar. The athlete gets three attempts to clear the bar. The athlete that clears the highest bar wins.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Website<\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utahheavyathletics.com\/\">Utah Heavy Athletes<\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56a4a2e\" data-id=\"56a4a2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8cd4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c8cd4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A2122-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A2122-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A2122-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A2122-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A2122-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A2122-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c9375b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c9375b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff454c6\" data-id=\"ff454c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385f13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"385f13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1343-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-314\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1343-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1343-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1343-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1343-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/highlanddreams.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/018A1343-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffa660f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffa660f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-822e5e8\" data-id=\"822e5e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb83d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"1fb83d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/2-McTZzy1b4&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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