A young competitor throws a moble phone at the annual Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship in Savonlinna, Eastern Finland in 2004. Anyone wanting to throw away their mobile phone can do it in style and may even win a medal -- at the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship, Finland's latest contribution to offbeat athleticism. Originally a local event in a small town close to the Russian border, the seventh annual contest Saturday drew some 100 throwers from as far afield as Canada, Russia and Belgium. Founder Christine Lund describes the event as a good source of light exercise with an environmentally friendly twist . "There are a lot of mobile phones on the second-hand market, and we are recycling them (before they become toxic waste)," she said. The inventive Finns had already given the world the Sauna World Championships and the Wife Carrying Competition before coming up with a new way to make mobile phones even more mobile. This year's gold medal went to Finland's Lassi Etelatalo, who flung a scrapped Nokia unit a forceful 89.00 meters. "I prepared by javelin throwin g, I haven't really practiced throwing mobile phones," Etelatalo said. In the freestyle event, Dutchman Elie Rugthoven's phone landed outside the designated area, but he still won silver thanks to a phone juggling performance that impressed the judges. Lund says competitors all have their favorite throwing brand. "People choose by size, by color or by how it fits in the hand ... Some believe a heavy model will ensure a long throw, some want a light one." (Agencies)

近日，芬蘭舉行了一場別開生面的“扔手機世界錦標賽”，想扔掉手機的人可以來此一試，如果扔得有創意，還可能贏得獎牌。 這項一年一度的比賽發源于俄羅斯邊境附近的一個小鎮，上周六開幕的第七屆扔手機世錦賽吸引了從加拿大、俄羅斯和比利時遠道而來的約100名選手。 比賽創始人克里斯廷·蘭德說，這項比賽既是一項輕度鍛煉，同時也是一個環保之道。她說，“二手市場上有很多手機，（在它們變成有毒廢物之前），我們對它們進行再利用。” 除了扔手機比賽，善于發明創造的芬蘭人還舉辦過“桑拿世錦賽”和“背老婆比賽”。 本屆扔手機世錦賽的金牌得主是芬蘭選手拉西·埃泰萊塔羅，他將一只廢棄的諾基亞手機扔出89米遠，他說：“準備比賽期間，我并沒有練習扔手機，而是練了擲標槍。” 在自由式項目中，荷蘭選手埃里·萊格多芬將手機扔出了指定區域，但最終他以出色的手機雜耍表演打動了評委，贏得一枚銀牌。 蘭德說，每個參賽選手都有自己最喜歡扔的手機品牌。“他們根據大小、顏色以及是否‘合手’等因素來選擇手機，有的選手認為，重的手機能扔的遠，而有些人則更青睞較輕的手機。” (英語點津姍姍編輯)