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Speaker 1: It's the return of the Hottata Highland Games. There's been

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Speaker 1: a real Scottish theme this half hour, hasn't there? Back

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Speaker 1: to do battle? Craig manson Morning Bard. How many is

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Speaker 1: it for you?

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Speaker 2: Now? This will be my ninth ninth Games. It'll be

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Speaker 2: the eight years as a pro.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, right, and what have you got lined up for tomorrow?

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Speaker 1: What are the challenges ahead?

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Speaker 2: It'll be a big day. A few Australians coming over.

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Speaker 2: We've got yeah, well we've got the classic Kibatis, We've

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Speaker 2: got you know, a few different stones. We've got the

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Speaker 2: Manhood Stone, so those heavy stones onto barrels, farmers walks

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Speaker 2: and yeah, so a lot of fun.

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Speaker 1: The Manhood Stone. Explain that one a little more for us.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. So that's a range of five stones from ninety

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Speaker 2: kilos which is the first stone, right up to one

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Speaker 2: hundred and forty five kilos which is the last fifth

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Speaker 2: fifth stone, and you've pretty much it's a timed event

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Speaker 2: and you've got to just load the stone onto on

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Speaker 2: top of the barrel and you know it gets heavier.

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Speaker 2: I think it's ninety and then one hundred and twenty

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Speaker 2: one thirty one forty five and that's right at the

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Speaker 2: end of the day, after you've already competed for about

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Speaker 2: seven hours.

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Speaker 1: Oh mate, and it'd be hot work too if the

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Speaker 1: forecast does ring true. And then are you doing all

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Speaker 1: this and you're and you get up, you're kilt and

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Speaker 1: your big socks.

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Speaker 2: Yeah that's the Yeah. The mckensey McKinsey kilt is the

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Speaker 2: one that I represent. So yeah, it is a sports

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Speaker 2: kill though, so it is a lighter weight. It doesn't

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Speaker 2: have the full.

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Speaker 1: What they had these different types of kil.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. Yeah. Sports Kills is an American company

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Speaker 2: that most of us wear, and it's just a lighter

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Speaker 2: weight kilt, doesn't have all the buckles stuff.

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Speaker 1: Ah right, the Scottish equivalent of lycra I love how

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Speaker 1: the Scots have managed to make a sport out of

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Speaker 1: pretty much anything.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, well, I think I think anything can move sport

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Speaker 2: if there's alcohol or whiskey.

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Speaker 1: It originated a wee bitter hag us there too. Do

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Speaker 1: you compete solo or are you part of a team solo?

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Speaker 2: So it's there's about eight of us in the open

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Speaker 2: or pro division tomorrow. And it's similar points to like golf,

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Speaker 2: like the lowest, the lowest point, we'll take it out.

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Speaker 1: Gotcha, and then remind us again is this a punintended

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Speaker 1: stepping stone? Is this qualification for something?

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Speaker 2: No, this is actually the Oceania champ So this is

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Speaker 2: one of the biggest games in both New Zealand and Australia,

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Speaker 2: so it's quite a big one and it's quite lucky

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Speaker 2: to have it just up the road as well.