Moray, UK. 06th Aug, 2016. This is a man throwing the Light Hammer at the Aberlour Highland Games, Moray, Scotland on 5 August 2016. Highland Games can best be defined as a social gathering organised around sporting and musical competitions. According to tradition, Scottish Highland Games had their beginning when the kings and clan chiefs of Scotland sought a reasonable and agreeable method of choosing the best men at arms. Crude forms of the athletic events you see today were developed to test the contestants for strength, stamina, accuracy and agility. Credit: JASPERIMAGE/Alamy Live News
This is the Light Hammer throwing event at the Aberlour Highland Games, Moray, Scotland on 5 August Games can best be defined as a social gathering organised around sporting and musical competitions. According to tradition, Scottish Highland Games had their beginning when the kings and clan chiefs of Scotland sought a reasonable and agreeable method of choosing the best men at arms. Crude forms of the athletic events you see today were developed to test the contestants for strength, stamina, accuracy and agility.
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Location: Aberlour, Moray, Scotland, UK
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