Finland continued to reign¹ in the world wife-carrying championships on Saturday as Taisto Miettinen sprinted² fastest along 253-metres (832-feet) track, carrying Kristiina Haapanen upside-down on his back.

一年一度的背老婆世界锦标赛于上周六举行，芬兰人在本届比赛中再度夺冠。当天，一个名叫泰斯托·米耶蒂宁的男子倒扛着他的妻子克丽斯蒂娜·哈帕宁，以最快的速度跑完了253米（832英尺）的比赛全程。

Finns Taisto Miettinen and Kristiina Haapanen won the world wife-carrying championship title in 2009.

The couple, who also won the world championship title last year, finished the race in one minute and five seconds.

Estonia's Alar Voogle and Kristi Viltrop tripped in the water obstacle and were second some five seconds behind the winners.

Finns Ilpo Haalisto and Satu Juurinen got bronze.

The winning couple trained together throughout the year.

"Before I have been a lot of in a gym, but nowadays I have run a lot and that is the secret," Miettinen said after the race in hot and sunny conditions.

The race, held for the 15th time attracted 55 couples from 15 countries, including Australia, Ireland and Poland, to compete in the remote eastern Finnish village of Sonkajarvi, some 485 kilometers (302 miles) northeast of the capital Helsinki.

The wife-carrying competition has its roots in alegend of Ronkainen the Robber and his gang who lived in the forests and stole food and girls from villages.