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World Egg Throwing Federation

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World Egg Throwing Federation
AbbreviationWETF
Formation2006
PurposeEgg throwing in the UK
HeadquartersSwaton, Lincolnshire
Region served
UK
Websitehttp://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

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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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Rowntree's Randoms Egg Throwing Championships - Swaton 28 June" BBC-Lincolnshire, June 2009
  2. ^ "Teams scramble to egg competition". BBC News. 2006-06-25.
  3. ^ Dwight Perry (2006-05-10). "Hey gamblers, here's an egg-cellent idea". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2006-05-29.
  4. ^ Pete McEntegart (2006-05-08). "The IO spot". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 15, 2006.
  5. ^ a b "World Egg Throwing Championships returns to Swaton". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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