Kedainiai became the first world champion to throw cucumbers in the distance

Second place went to Armandas Miliauskas from Sit ville town, 77 meters fell and Kėdainiai Gytai Ančerevičiūtė, who managed to drop the cucumber 37 meters. Third place was shared by Žygimantas Jankauskas, less than one meter less than the winner of the second place, and Bita Valatkaitė, twelve meters behind the winner of the second place.

Jolanta Jakienė, World Champion in the World of Cucumbers, said that he hoped for a better result.

"For this championship, I really will not really do it, I play sports throughout my life, I will continue to play sports, although it is said that the winners are not allowed, but I expected to fall 50 meters before the competition, unfortunately this time it failed, because there will be something to improve in the future, but 47 meters for the first time is an excellent result, "said J. Makienė, who works as a professor of physical education

." I really know, but it's a mystery. We know perfectly well that dreams come true in silence ", – said the winner without concealing the state of mind

Justin Račkauskas, the champion of throwing men's cucumbers, also hoped to lose the cucumber still further

"First of all, it would not happen in Kedainiai such a wonderful and huge party will take place. The event was surprisingly surprising, as surprised by the ability of the rival, "said J. Račkauskas of Vilnius at the world's first cucumber throw championship.

A sports guy says he's been playing baseball for many years and that cucumber throwing was not a challenge.

"I knew I was expecting better results, but cucumber is not a baseball, so it's hard to predict the outcome when it's time to go," says the guys. J. Račkauskas simply smiled: "As I mentioned, I hoped to win, I did not specially prepare for these competitions."

The mayor of Kėdainiai Municipality and the championship initiator Saulius Grinkevicius welcomed the many traditions of this festival. "It's great that this year's Cucumber Festival The tale has become even more impressive, attracting a large group of Kedainis and guests from all over Lithuania.It can be said that the event has become a great festival, whose focus is the first open world championship, which has not left indifferent and a great attraction, "said S. Grinkevicius

The championship participants were to be thrown to the podium. Dotnuvėlė Pond in Kedainiai Municipal Park. cucumber The task has been completed for each participant twice. All cucumbers thrown into the water will be taken on horseback to Kedainiai District. We hope that in Cedainiai every year there will be a particularly popular cucumber championship that will attract more and more people who want to test their strength.