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08-02-2006, 08:07 AM

So I was just browsing around Centrebet and stumbled onto this:

Sauna World Championships

Code:

PUSA, Leo 1.80 
 
KAUKONEN, Timo 2.00 
 
MERIVIRTA, Ahti 13.00 
 
TURUNEN, Kimmo 26.00 
 
HOLMQVIST, Per-Erik 34.00 
 
MUSTONEN, Markku 34.00 
 
HERMANSSON, Bjarne 41.00 
 
JUOPPERI, Reijo 41.00 
 
KIRVES, Eero 41.00 
 
LAPETA, Viktar 51.00 
 
PÖYHIÄ, Ilkka 51.00 
 
KOTLOBAI, Aleksandr 67.00 
 
MUSTONEN, Pentti 67.00 
 
ALLAN, James 101.00 
 
ANTTILA, Timo 101.00 
 
BÄCKMAN, Tom 101.00 
 
DJUBA, Aleksandr 101.00 
 
EL SAWY, Amr Alaa 101.00 
 
ERONEN, Kai 101.00 
 
HILDÉN, Jaakko 101.00 
 
HILTUNEN, Timo 101.00 
 
JOHNSON, Timothy 101.00 
 
KARRI, Jere 101.00 
 
KARTAVIN, Aleksandr 101.00 
 
KJELDSEN, Tommi 101.00 
 
KORPINEN, Aki 101.00 
 
KOSKELA, Timo 101.00 
 
KOTSHTOV, Rinat 101.00 
 
KUUSINEN, Harri 101.00 
 
LAUTER, Frank 101.00 
 
MARTINSSON, Fredrik 101.00 
 
OHTONEN, Janne 101.00 
 
PAAVOLA, Ari-pekka 101.00 
 
PARIS, Paolo 101.00 
 
PRESTON, Stephen 101.00 
 
PUTKONEN, Kai 101.00 
 
RANTALA, Riku 101.00 
 
RIIPINEN, Esko 101.00 
 
SCHLUESSER, Kai 101.00 
 
STRARHERN, Andrew 101.00 
 
VARTIAINEN, Jaakko 101.00 
 
VASSILJEV, Aleksandr 101.00 
 
VIEMERÖ, Kari 101.00 
 
ZELENKO, Viktor 101.00 
 
ZINOVKIN, Oleg 101.00 
 
ZUGOV, Sergei 101.00 
 
AUTIO, Jani 151.00 
 
AUTIO, Markus 151.00 
 
ERÄNKÖ, Petri 151.00 
 
HOKKANEN, Mauno 151.00 
 
LESKINEN, Arto 151.00 
 
LOIKKANEN, Ari 151.00 
 
RÄMÖ, Sauli 151.00 
 
SALMINEN, Jaakko 151.00 
 
SCHNEIDER, Detlef 151.00 
 
SCHOLL, Roland 151.00 
 
VASILENKO, Nikolajs 151.00 
 
ZAD, Abderrahim 151.00 
 
ABRAMOV, Dmitri 201.00 
 
KOSKELA, Hannu-Pekka 201.00 
 
KOSKELA, Lauri 201.00 
 
KOZINTSEV, Aleksandr 201.00 
 
LAMMINPARRAS, Matti 201.00 
 
NEVALAINEN, Erik 201.00 
 
PARIKKA, Joni 201.00 
 
WATZKE, Andreas 201.00

08-02-2006, 08:08 AM

I guess my main question is what on earth do you do? Who sits in the sauna longest wins????

dave nz · 08-02-2006, 08:16 AM

lol

and I thought betting on the spelling bee, hot dog contest and Englands weather was ridiculous.......

I will be interested to know what this contest involves too ?

**Action Jackson** · 08-02-2006, 08:34 AM

This where I come into help my fine friends in here.

The World Sauna championship is basically an endurance test. It's whoever can sit in the sauna for the longest period of time is the winner.

The Sauna temperature to fight against is 110ºC, with half a liter of water thrown on the stove every 30 seconds to increase the steaming heat effect. Competitors have to sit in the Sauna with buttocks and thighs on the seat. Posture must be erect; elbows must stay on the knees and arms have to be in an upright position. Touching skin with hands or disturbing the other competitors is strictly forbidden. The competitor will have to leave the Sauna without outside help, otherwise the he/she will be disqualified. The last person to get out of the Sauna will be the World Sauna Champion.

good_gambler · 08-02-2006, 08:36 AM

I googled the garbage!

The last competitor to leave the Sauna without outside help will be the Sauna World Champion.

dave nz · 08-02-2006, 09:20 AM

I might put on a excess 15 kg's and enter next year, have a high tolerance for pain.

My motivation would be even higher If they posted me at 150-1 I would have a decent ping lol

Bolar Bolabi · 08-02-2006, 09:45 AM

Mario66 · 08-02-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bad gambler

I guess my main question is what on earth do you do? Who sits in the sauna longest wins????

True!

In Finland we have this kinds of nice competitions once in a while..

Mario66 · 08-02-2006, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave nz

I might put on a excess 15 kg's and enter next year, have a high tolerance for pain.

My motivation would be even higher If they posted me at 150-1 I would have a decent ping lol

sports freak · 08-02-2006, 11:43 AM

Gee thats Funny,wonder what the Winner gets??Free access to the Suana for the year!!

shotgun · 08-02-2006, 01:08 PM

Is this going to be on TV?

**Action Jackson** · 08-02-2006, 01:12 PM

The World mobile Phone throwing championships is quality, but not as good as the Air Guitar ones.

08-03-2006, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgeWHitler

This where I come into help my fine friends in here.

The World Sauna championship is basically an endurance test. It's whoever can sit in the sauna for the longest period of time is the winner.

The Sauna temperature to fight against is 110ºC, with half a liter of water thrown on the stove every 30 seconds to increase the steaming heat effect. Competitors have to sit in the Sauna with buttocks and thighs on the seat. Posture must be erect; elbows must stay on the knees and arms have to be in an upright position. Touching skin with hands or disturbing the other competitors is strictly forbidden. The competitor will have to leave the Sauna without outside help, otherwise the he/she will be disqualified. The last person to get out of the Sauna will be the World Sauna Champion.

nutters

dave nz · 08-03-2006, 01:34 PM

Whats the winner get I'm curious ?

good_gambler · 08-03-2006, 02:01 PM

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Over 3,000 spectators witness live the the Championship in Heinola and several TV channels from Sweden to China broadcasted the world's hottest event. The Sauna World Championships are also open for betting on-line with sports bookmakers Centrebet.

This is actually getting interesting.

Quote:

The men's title remained in Finland with the 16 minutes and 15 seconds world record

I would've thought they'd last longer than that.

Quote:

This year, the Australia-based online betting agency Centrebet.com, the only betting outfit in the world that seems to handicap weird sports like futsal (sort of like soccer) and bandy (sort of like ice hockey), has listed Leo Pusa, a 57-year-old, three-time Sauna World Champion from Helsinki, as the odds-on favorite.

And I can not find any information on what the winners get.