Heavy athletic games include:
Open/Braemar Stones: These stones are the ancient ancestors of today’s shot put, weighing 16lbs. and 28lbs.
Weights For Distance: Two weights are generally thrown, the 56lb. weight and the 28lb. weight.
Sheaf Toss: The athlete uses a 2 or 3 tined pitchfork to throw a 16 or 20 lb. bag over a bar.
Caber Toss: This is the signature event of the Highland Games, using a Caber (Gaelic for "Tree") in a 12 o’clock flip (so the caber flips over and lands in a straight line to the thrower’s body.) Cabers are generally 18 to 21 ft. long and weigh anywhere from 90 to 150 lbs.
Scottish Hammers: Two Hammers are thrown – a 16lb. hammer and a 22lb. hammer. These events are the ancient ancestors of the modern Olympic hammer throw.
Weight For Height: Also called Weight Over Bar, this event uses either a 56, 42, or 28lb. weight. The objective: to get the weight over a bar for height.
