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The Paddy Power Wife Carrying Championships took place over the weekend, with a couple from Tralee scooping the €1,000 top prize.

The novelty event in Ireland ran by bookmakers Paddy Power saw dozens of loved up ladies swept off their feet in Sneem, with Tralee couple Mick Wilson and Tracey Ann Meaker successfully negotiating the obstacle-filled course in the fastest time.

The winning couple won in a lightning quick time of one minute 32 seconds, ahead of Sneem locals Toby Cooper and Marian O’Sullivan (1min 41), while Michael Maloney and Molly Downes (1min 44) finished in third place.

Spectators were also treated to a same sex couple entering the event for the first time, with Helen Weber and Felicia Uhlig, who travelled all the way from Germany, finishing well inside the top half with a time of two minutes 4 seconds.

Winning carrier Mick Wilson said: "We hadn’t trained at all as we just thought it would be a bit of craic so we’re over the moon to have won the title!"

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