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    Highland games (Scottish Gaelic: geamannan Gàidhealach) is a competitive strength sport with events held in spring and summer in Scotland and other countries...
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    The games span two days and with an attendance of over 20,000, are the largest Highland Games outside of Scotland. The Glengarry Highland Games are primarily...
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    centuries, in the context of competitions at public events such as the Highland games. It was created from the Gaelic folk dance repertoire, but formalised...
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  • composed by German musicians Ulrich Roever and Michael Korb in 1982 for a Highland games held in Germany. It has been proposed as the Scottish national anthem...
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  • The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is a Highland games event that has been held annually since 1956 at Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina. Celebrating...
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  • The Montreal Highland Games (fr: Jeux écossais de Montréal) is a highland games event held in Verdun, Montreal, Quebec. The modern games were founded...
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  • The World Highland Games Championships is a well-recognized event in both strength athletics and Highland Games. The championships were organized by David...
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  • The Inverness Highland Games (official name: City of Inverness Highland Games), is a Highland games event in the city of Inverness in the Scottish Highlands...
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    is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast...
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    considered for merging. › The Hororata Highland Games is an annual event held in Hororata, New Zealand. The Games began in 2011, following the 2010 Canterbury...
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    lights; the Arizona State Fair, begun in 1884; Scottish Gathering & Highland Games, an event celebrating Scottish heritage; Estrella War, a celebration...
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    Francisco's 2015 Highland Games; and was a guest participant at the New Hampshire Highland Games (also known as Loon Mountain Highland Games) in 2014, 2015...
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  • needed] The Highland Games are held annually in June with Pipe Bands competing in Grades 1 through 4. There are also events for Highland dancing, weight...
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    The British Columbia Highland Games is the second oldest continually running Highland Games in British Columbia, Canada. The games are run by the ScotFestBC...
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    Geoff Capes (category Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England)
    August 1949) is a British former shot putter, strongman and professional Highland Games competitor. He represented England and Great Britain in field athletics...
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    15th-century Rossend Castle, as well as the traditional summer fair and Highland games day. To the north of the town a hill called The Binn is a landmark of...
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    from Scottish Gaelic Baile a' Chaolais [baləˈxɯːl̪ˠɪʃ]) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles...
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    weightlifting Championships - 1st 1986 Carmunnock Highland Games (Scotland) - 7th 1986 Commonwealth Highland Games (Scotland) - 1st Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjouːn...
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  • 1938, one of the company's earliest. The park is home to the Ligonier Highland Games, a Scottish athletic and cultural festival that has annually drawn over...
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  • the North Lanark Highland Games, Naismith 3-on-3 Basketball Festival, Almonte Celtfest and Busfusion. The North Lanark Highland Games have been held annually...
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    Stone put (category Highland games)
    chur) is one of the main Scottish heavy athletic events at modern-day Highland games gatherings. While similar to the shot put, the stone put more frequently...
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    Donald Dinnie (category Scottish Highland games competitors)
    Scotland." As Scotland's greatest athlete, Dinnie competed in sixteen Highland Games seasons in his native land. He first toured the United States' Caledonian...
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    The Glasgow Highland Games are a regional Highland games and Scottish heritage celebration held annually in and near Glasgow, Kentucky. The main festival...
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  • Weight over bar (category Games of physical skill)
    Weight over bar (or Highland games one arm weight over bar) is a traditional strength sport derived from ancient Scottish Highland games that involves the...
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    Cowal Highland Gathering Crieff Highland Games Dinnie Stones The Gathering 2009 Highlander Challenge World Championships Inverness Highland Games Edinburgh...
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    considered for merging. › The Cowal Highland Gathering (also known as the Cowal Games) is an annual Highland games held in the Scottish town of Dunoon...
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  • 1939-1949. The Highland games on the weekend of 15th and 16 August 2020 were cancelled due to the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The games feature...
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  • inches) – 526 kg (1,160 lb) Raw with standard straps (2015 New Hampshire Highland Games) (former world record) Axle Bar Deadlift with wheels (for reps) – 380 kg...
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  • Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Brigadoon Highland Games – Bundanoon NSW Chieftain of the Day 2023 – Aberdeen Highland Games...
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  • Scotland Lonach Highlanders Clan Murray "Atholl Highland Gathering weekend - Blair Atholl,Highland Games,Pitlochry". Blair Castle. Retrieved 12 March 2020...
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