Highland Games
Britishnoun
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At a traditional Scottish Highland Games, fit athletes engage in rigorous pursuits like caber-tossing, hammer-throwing and stone-carrying.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
He was regular commentator for the Braemar Gathering, a Highland Games attended by members of the Royal family including the late Queen.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2023
The 96-year-old monarch, who has struggled with what Buckingham Palace has called “mobility issues,” will skip the opening of the Highland Games, The Associated Press reported Friday.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
Highland Games officials canceled the race, which would have started not far from the crash site and ended atop Grandfather Mountain.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
It was like Donald Dinnie at the Highland Games: when he has thrown the hammer or tossed the caber, the spectator hardly takes notice of the next competitor.
From Prince Fortunatus by Black, William
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