AP PHOTOS: Contestants haul heavy sacks of coal in unusual Yorkshire tradition
Women's race competitors, including Jodie Ounsley, center, who plays Fury in the British TV show "Gladiators," run with a 20kg sack of coal over a 1.1km course during the World Coal Carrying Championships in Ossett, West Yorkshire, England, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jon Super]
YORKSHIRE, England (AP) — Contestants in Yorkshire competed on Monday in the “World Coal Carrying Championships,” racing with heavy sacks of coal on their back. Women carried 20 kilograms (44 pounds) while men carried 50kg (110 pounds) along a 1.1-kilometer (0.68-mile) course in Ossett, Yorkshire, in a uniquely British Easter tradition.
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Volunteers from Ossett Rugby Club prepare to load contestants with sacks of coal during the World Coal Carrying Championships in Ossett, West Yorkshire, England, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
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