With my wife on the back, the couple win the race contest

Vytatas Kirkliauskas along with the woman Neringa Kirklyuskeyne went a distance of 253.5 meters per minute of 6,72 seconds.

I looked at the clock and thought I wouldn't do it, but we did it”, Kirkliauskas said.

Each year, the championship attracts thousands of visitors to the city of some 4,000 residents in central Finland, while Saturday's competition was held 24 times.

Winning followers worldwide, preliminary competitions took place in countries such as the United States, Australia, Poland and Britain, organisers said on their website.