With axes and stones, women make their mark on traditional Basque rural sports

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Welcome to the Women’s Championship of Basque sports – or Herri-Kirolak – a traditionally a male-dominated sport with displays of strength associated with manual labor

The town square in Mungia in northern Spain was packed with spectators to cheer on the female competitors, who are still a relatively unusual sight in the events.

"Herri-Kirolak originate with the work of the farmhouse. In the farmhouse, men, women, girls, boys, grandfathers and grandmothers all worked. It didn't matter about age or gender. But in competitions it was always men," said reigning stone-lifting champion Karmele Gisasola, whose father was a stone lifter.

The 18 categories of traditional Basque sports take inspiration from the region's rocky terrain and farming traditions. They include stone lifting and dragging, wood chopping and sawing, scything and running with milk pails. "I'm starting out now and people are really encouraging and pushing us forward," said runner-up Lucia Orbe.

 

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