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Get revenge on your phone
26/08/2006 22:33 - (SA)
Helsinki - Lassi Etelaetalo of Finland beat out a slew of competitors to win the World Mobile Phone Throwing Championships title in Savonlinna, Finland, on Saturday.
Organisers said he tossed his handset 89m.
Etelaetalo competed in the original "over-the-shoulder-throw" event, held for the seventh straight year.
He fell short of the world record of 94.97m, set in 2005.
"It was a really fast throw with lots of power," one of the organisers, Juha Lukkonen, told AFP.
Second place went to last year's champion, fellow Finn Mikko Lampi, who tossed a distance of 87.17m.
The games include events for individuals or teams.
Phone throwers can compete in the "original" category, a straight over-arm pitch where length is the main factor, and in "freestyle", where points are given for style, costume and character, as well as general sobriety.
Organisers said the event was "the only sport where you can payback all the frustration and disappointments caused by this modern equipment".
Numerous countries now organise national events but the large majority of competitors at this year's world championship were Finns. There were also competitors from Belgium, the Netherlands and Sweden.
- AFP
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