Can’t wait for Tokyo 2020? Try the Spanish Rural Olympics instead!

W/S Attendees running obstacle course, Chantada
W/S Attendees running obstacle course
M/S Attendee hopping in sack
M/S Attendee participating in event
W/S Attendee hopping in sack
W/S Attendee hopping in sack
M/S Attendee carrying water
M/S Attendee carrying water
M/S Attendee carrying water
W/S Spectators
M/S Attendee climbing under tape
M/S Attendee spinning
W/S Attendees hopping in sack
M/S Attendee swinging stick
M/S People participating in event
M/S People participating in event
M/S Attendee throwing sack
M/S Attendee throwing sack
W/S Attendee throwing sack
SOT, Carlos Noguerol (Spanish): "It's the first time I take part in the rural Olympics and I'm really impressed because I did not expect this atmosphere or the level of competitiveness. The four teams had a really high level."
M/S Attendees
SOT, Inaky Lopez (Spanish): "The hardest part was the hay bale, because we had to roll it over the logs, which was really tiring."
W/S People rolling bales of hay
W/S Attendee throwing sack
SOT, Manuel (Spanish): "I liked it a lot, I liked it."
SOT, Journalist (Spanish): "Are you going to come back another year?"
SOT, Manuel (Spanish): "Yes, yes, yes. I’d even like to team up with the rest of my family and compete."
W/S People rolling bales of hay
W/S Event attendees
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Spaniards gathered in the northwestern town of Chantada on Thursday for the Rural Olympics, in which agricultural workers compete in various races and other feats of strength and rural-themed athleticism.
"It's the first time I take part in the rural Olympics and I'm really impressed," said Carlos Noguerol, one of the athletes. "The four teams had a really high level."
Footage shows competitors in potato sack races and rolling bales of hay over an obstacle course as the first day of the Rural Olympics kicked off. They will take place until Tuesday.
"The hardest part was the hay bale," said another athlete, Inaky Lopez. "We had to roll it over the logs, which was really tiring."