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On the Saturday of the annual cucumber festival in Kėdainiai, the first world cucumber championship was held around the world
Nearly 50 participants clashed for the 1000 Euro prize created by Saulius Grinkevicius, mayor of the municipality from Kėdainiai. Justin Račkauskas, a welterweight champion in the men's category, launched a long cucumber even 84 meters, while in the women's category Jolanta Jakienė, which was launched at 47 meters, they shared a prize of 500 euros each.
Armandas Miliauskas from the town of Sitė, 77 meters away, and Gytis Ančerevičiūtė, who managed to throw the cucumber 37 meters away. Third place was shared by Žygimantas Jankauskas, one meter behind second place, and Bita Valatkaitė, 12 meters behind second place.
J. Jakienė, the world champion of the world champion female cucumbers, said that he hoped for a better result.
Cucumber does not have the right to do so, and the famous Latvian singer Samanta Tina threw the cucumber 27 meters away. a baseball, so it is difficult to predict the outcome when it is time to go there.
"This is not really for this championship I am playing sports throughout my life, I will continue to play sports.Although it be said that winners are not allowed but I was expecting to fall 50 meters before the competition, unfortunately this time it failed. Indeed, there will be something to improve in the future, but 47 meters for the first time is a good result, "said Jakienė, who works as a physical education teacher.
J. Račkauskas, cucumber throwing champion]" First, when I drove here, I did not Did not expect Kedainiai to have such a wonderful and huge treat. The event was extremely surprised, as surprised by the rivalry capabilities, "said J. Račkauskas of Vilnius at the world's first cucumber throw championship.
An athlete said that he had been playing baseball for many years now.
"I was hoping for a better result knowing my possibilities, but cucumber is not a baseball, so it's hard to predict the outcome when it's measured", – says the guy. enjoyed the many traditions of this holiday.
The participants of the cucumber championship had to throw the cucumber further into the Dotnuvėlė pond in the city park of Kedainiai. The task has been completed for each participant twice. All cucumbers thrown into the water will be taken on horseback to Kedainiai District. It is expected that at Kėdainiai every year there will be a particularly popular cucumber throwing championship which will attract more and more willingness to try the festival organizers
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