Campbeltown athletes compete at Inveraray games

on July 26th,2012

Gary Tuner from Campbeltown leads the way

Runners from Campbeltown were some of the thousands who turned out to Inveraray Highland Games.

A spectacle of Scottish sporting and cultural heritage,the event saw hundreds of athletes,pipers and Highland dancers from across the world compete for a coveted Inveraray Highland Games medal.

Home to the renowned World Caber Championships,people turned out in force to see the world’s strongest men compete across a range of heavyweight sports.

Visitors to the games saw athletes endure a seven-hour contest of physical strength as they battled against each other in the shot put,hammer throw and tossing the world’s largest caber.

For more see the Campbeltown Courier,July 27 2012 or on line from the same date at www.campbeltowncourier.co.uk/digital