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Savour the Highland scenery, beautiful coastlines and
Over the summer months, Aberdeen and Grampian Highlands
has a packed calendar of traditional Highland Games.
Scottish Highland Games are a series of events where
people gather to watch athletes from throughout Scotland
and further afield toss the caber, throw the hammer, and
take part in many other traditional games. Colourful,
exciting, competitive, memorable, world famous - just a
few of the words that sum up the fun of Scottish
Highland Games. From the skill and agility of the
heavies, the colourful and proud massed pipebands, and
the traditional flair of the highland dancers, this is a
historic spectacle not to be missed.
Aberdeen, Grampian and Highlands
The SGA is responsible for
producing an SGA Yearbook, which records all results
from the previous year, and gives details of fixtures
and contact names for individual Games for the current
year. This yearbook is available from SGA Secretary:
President
Vice-President
Secretary
CHARLIE MILLER,
Ashleigh, Church Street, Halkirk, KW12 6YD Tel 01847
831287
email
sgasec@talktalk.net
Generally, the SGA games allow entry on the field:
however, a few require advanced postal entry. You should
check beforehand to make sure. You should register as an
athlete before competing. (Again contact the SGA
secretary)
SAL
registered Games
The amateur games come
under the Scottish Athletic Federation or SAF rules.
Most amateur games require an entry beforehand.
The SAF
games encompass different rules. The throwing areas for
Shot and 28lb weight are more restricted. The weights
can be thrown with one or two hands. There are fewer
throwing events than SGA games; Usually the program will
consist of 5 events:- Shot, 28lb weight for distance,
16lb Scots Hammer, 56lb Weight for height and Caber.
The
amateur games are open to any SGA registered athletes as
well as amateur athletes, the SGA games which have a SAF
permit are open to amateur athletes. Any amateur athlete
wishing to compete at a SGA games should check this
beforehand. A fixture list containing SAF registered
games (not always a complete one) is available from the
SAF office from March. Tel.:- 0131 317 7320 |
