Competitive sports from the OWS that should be considered for next years Olympics. First up:
Butter making (team and individual)
Pictured are the Scottish champions for 1929. Explosive, fast-paced, delicious
Beet-singling
Definitely a team relay event. Sure, you can run 100m and pass a stick to someone but can you weed around and thin 100m of sugar beets and pass the hoe, against the clock? Pictured the a team from the Women’s Land Army in Fife, 1943.
Ploughing Matches
Everyone likes to have a dig at dressage, but there’s not enough horse sports in the Olympics. Bring back high-octane disciplines like the ploughing match. Speed and endurance required. Pictured is the Fife talent for 1935 at Kennoway.
Milking
Not enough animal diversity in the current games either. Find me a stronger bond and level of trust than it takes to be a champion milker. Pictured, at the top of their game: Mitchell McAra, 1933 (top) and Mary Milligan, 1930 (bottom)
Age Classes
Not enough age-classes either. Over 70s and over 80s foot races at Ceres (top) and West Wemyss. Disciplines include “gettin doun the post office afore it shuts” and “run for the messages in yer baffies (200m)”.
