MOBILE PHONE THROWING COMPETITON

Mobile phone throwing is an international sport that started in Finland in the year 2000. It is a sport in which participants throw mobile phones and are judged on distance or technique.It became a hit when first arranged in year 2000 in Savonlinna, Finland.

Organizer was a translation and interpretation company Fennolingua. Its multi-national personnel and many athletics threw away their frustrations along with the mobile phones.The phones used vary not just between events but between competitors, with any phone that weighs over 220 grams being acceptable.

At some events, the choice is down to personal preference from those provided by the event organisers, while others provide only one model of phone Local recycling centers were a partner and they collected all the toxic waste. The Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships has been arranged every year since the year 2000 in Savonlinna in late August. All the international interest on the Championships has now led to official national championships all over Europe. In February 2005 there was the first winter championships in Stoos, Switzerland. In August 2013 three best in men’s category were all from Finland. Longest throw was 97,73 metres and winner Riku Haverinen. Second longest throw was 87,88 metres by Ilkka Aaltonen. Third was Otto Sammalisto and his throw was 86,09 m.Åsa Lundgren from Sweden was winner in women’s category. She threw the phone 40,41 metres just after few times practicing. Second was Louise Van De Ginste with a throw of 39.88 metres. Louise is a national winner from Belgium this summer. Third was Finnish Tanja Pakarinen with a throw of 36,69 metres.Juniors threw phones really long this year. Winner was Juho Rusko with a throw of 39,67 metres. Second place winner was Aleksi Muukkonen 36,15 m and third Sami Virta 32,02 m.Erika Vilpponen won Freestyle category this year. Circus bike brought victory to her and she scored the highest points from the jury. Second place went to Mikko Muttonen and third was Juuso Janhunen.Victory in Freestyle Team category went to Team Lähtis. There were 3 men from Finland’s Lahti in the team: Kasper, Kim and Kristian Lähteenmäki.

The throws were measured by National Land Survey of Finland and technique used is the same than for example in IAAF World Championships.The winners from both Original and Freestyle categories won trips to the World Championships to Savonlinna. The first German championships were arranged in June 2005 in Northern Germany. People could also buy a new mobile phone at the Championships. The winner gets a new mobile phone. Throwers and international media were immediately very interested and every year the Championships gathered a wide range of nationalities to Savonlinna to throw the cell phones.

It include four categories which are;

Original (also called "Traditional"): an over-the-shoulder throw with the farthest distance winning (best of three)

Freestyle: contestants get points for aesthetics and creative choreography

Team original: up to three competitors have one throw each with their scores added together

Junior: for children aged twelve or younger