Almost 1,000
people stripped down to swimsuits and underwear to take part in a
bizarre competition to visit the most saunas in one day
Braving
the cold and ice, the European Sauna Marathon in Otepaa, Estonia, saw
competitors, some of whom clearly dressed up for the occasion, run
around the town to enjoy as many saunas as possible in just six hours
for a prize
The
participants were split into teams, with the victors being the group
who had visited every designated sauna in the fastest time.
Braving the cold and ice, the European Sauna Marathon in Otepaa,
Estonia, saw competitors run around the city to enjoy as many saunas as
possible
The people were split into teams, with the victors being the group who had visited every designated sauna in the fastest time
Competitors clearly decided to dress up for the occassion, with some using little to protect their modesty
Participants enjoy a bath in Kvass, a traditional Slavic and Baltic
fermented beverage commonly made from black or regular rye bread
There were 217 teams, including 12 international ones, with Estonian World reporting they came from Greece, France, Russia, Germany, Latvia,
Lithuania, and the United Kingdom, including 'the staff from the British
Embassy in Tallinn, led by the ambassador Chris Holtby.'
It was the seventh time the festival was held, with entry to the competition free of charge
Participants
are given a map to find their way to all of the listed saunas across
the city and are required to stay in each place for at least three
minutes
A select number of saunas take part, with owners required to mark off each team's charts when they arrive and leave.
The winners, rather predictably, are awarded their very own hot tub.
Prizes for second and third place included spa stays and hotel
accommodation
Not needing the allotted six hours, winners completed it in just two hours and 55 minutes
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