World Caber Championships at Inveraray Highland Games 2024
The Scotsman
2024-07-17
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Inveraray Highland Games.
Heavy Events - World Caber Championships
We are delighted that this year Inveraray is again hosting the World Caber Championships, kindly sponsored by the George Hotel, Inveraray. This is a highly prestigious event in the Games calendar and attracts the highest calibre of athletes from all over the world – as far afield as Australia, USA, Canada, etc – not forgetting our own home grown talent.
The winner is presented with the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association Medal. It is a true test of skill and physical prowess as the caber at the World Championships is one of the biggest, if not the biggest on the circuit, measuring over 20 feet and weighing in at over 140lbs.
The caber is scored for accuracy as though the thrower is facing the 12:00 position on a clock face. A judge behind the thrower calls how close to the 12:00 position the small end of the caber lands, 12:00 being a perfect toss.
About Inveraray Highland Games
We look forward to welcoming you to the grounds of Inveraray Castle, the venue of the Inveraray Highland Games. The Games celebrate our rich culture and heritage with field and track events, piping, highland dancing competitions and heavyweight events including the world championships for tossing the caber. You will also find a good selection of local Scottish food and drink stands as well many trade and charity stalls.
Games day starts with a parade from the Town to the Games field with the Pipe Band which starts promptly at 10.45am which takes around 15-20 minutes.
By then, the Piping, Highland Dancing and Track events are already underway and continue throughout the day until around 4.30pm-5.30pm. The Heavy events commence around 11.00am and continue throughout the day with the World Caber Tossing Championship around 3.30pm.
Heavy Events - World Caber Championships
We are delighted that this year Inveraray is again hosting the World Caber Championships, kindly sponsored by the George Hotel, Inveraray. This is a highly prestigious event in the Games calendar and attracts the highest calibre of athletes from all over the world – as far afield as Australia, USA, Canada, etc – not forgetting our own home grown talent.
The winner is presented with the Royal Scottish Highland Games Association Medal. It is a true test of skill and physical prowess as the caber at the World Championships is one of the biggest, if not the biggest on the circuit, measuring over 20 feet and weighing in at over 140lbs.
The caber is scored for accuracy as though the thrower is facing the 12:00 position on a clock face. A judge behind the thrower calls how close to the 12:00 position the small end of the caber lands, 12:00 being a perfect toss.
About Inveraray Highland Games
We look forward to welcoming you to the grounds of Inveraray Castle, the venue of the Inveraray Highland Games. The Games celebrate our rich culture and heritage with field and track events, piping, highland dancing competitions and heavyweight events including the world championships for tossing the caber. You will also find a good selection of local Scottish food and drink stands as well many trade and charity stalls.
Games day starts with a parade from the Town to the Games field with the Pipe Band which starts promptly at 10.45am which takes around 15-20 minutes.
By then, the Piping, Highland Dancing and Track events are already underway and continue throughout the day until around 4.30pm-5.30pm. The Heavy events commence around 11.00am and continue throughout the day with the World Caber Tossing Championship around 3.30pm.
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