Wife Carrying World ChampionshipsCompetitors Anastasia Loginova and Dimitry Sagal of Russia ( L ) , Minna Piippo and Ilpo Haavisto of Finland ( C ) and Eva Scharinger and Rene Marce Haider of Austria ( R ) participate in the annual Wife Carrying World Championships in Sonkajaervi , Finland , 02 July 2016 . The rules of the competition include ' If a contestant drops the wife , he has to lift her on to his back or in his arms and continue carrying ', ' The wife to be carried may be your own , or the neighbourâ €™ s and she must be over 17 years of age ' and ' All the participants must have fun '. EPA / KIMMO BRANDT FINLAND OUT ▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] " 쿠란 경구 못 외 면 고문 " 방 글 라 인질극 생존자 증언 ▶ [ 핫 클릭 ] 광현 호 살인 피의자 , 선장 · 기관장 에 23 차례 칼 휘둘러 ▶ [ 통통 영상 ] 출근길 강남대로 한복 판서 ' 무 자비 폭행 '< 저작권자 ( c ) 연합뉴스 , 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 >