World Egg Throwing Federation Explained
| World Egg Throwing Federation |
| Abbreviation: | WETF |
| Formation: | 2006 |
| Purpose: | Egg throwing in the UK |
| Headquarters: | Swaton, Lincolnshire |
| Region Served: | UK |
| Website: | http://www.eggthrowing.com |
The World Egg Throwing Federation is an organization that promotes the sport of egg throwing.[1] [2] It promotes a number of different variations of games including Russian egg roulette, throw and catch, static relay, target throwing and egg trebuchet. The organization discourages the use of eggs in the role of vandalism.[3] The championship has been held annually in Swaton, England since 2006.[4]
History
World Egg Throwing Federation first staged in 2004.And the current world record of 309ft (94.3m) was achieved by a team from New Zealand in 2016.[5]
In June 2024, World Egg Throwing Championships returns to Swaton.
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2009/06/15/egg_throwing09_feature.shtml "The Rowntree's Randoms Egg Throwing Championships - Swaton 28 June"
- Web site: Teams scramble to egg competition. BBC News. 2006-06-25.
- Web site: Hey gamblers, here's an egg-cellent idea. Dwight Perry. 2006-05-10. The Seattle Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20060529133714/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sidelinechatter/2002983750_chat10.html. 2006-05-29. dead.
- Web site: The IO spot. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060915084931/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/pete_mcentegart/05/08/ten.spot/index.html . September 15, 2006 . Pete McEntegart. 2006-05-08. Sports Illustrated.
- Web site: World Egg Throwing Championships returns to Swaton . 2024-07-26 . www.bbc.com . en-GB.
