Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England

Finnish pair wins a barrel of ale in annual 'wife-carrying' contest in England

To have and to hold took on a new meaning for about two dozen couples who put their relationships to the test on a grassy hill in southern England. Wives and girlfriends clung on for dear life as their partners carried them up and down a hillside for the U.K. Wife Carrying Race, one of the country's quirkiest annual sports events. On Sunday Teemu Touvinen and Jatta Leinonen from Finland were crowned the winners at 1 minute and 45 seconds.