Wife Carrying Championship Victory
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North American Wife Carrying Championship takes place in Maine .
Competitors carry partners over 278 -yard obstacle course.
The sport's origin story isn't exactly politically correct.
It is based on Finland ’s “ Ronkainen the Robber ” whose gang was known to pillage villages.
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