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Dwight Perry

Sideline Chatter: Well, they were in a rush to Finnish

Talk about getting carried away with success.

The Russian entry of Dimitriy Sagal and Anastasia Loginova captured the 21st annual World Wife Carrying Championships in Sonkajaervi, Finland _ unseating Finland's five-time world champs _ by covering the 250-meter course in 1:02.78.

The couple took home the weight of the winning "wife" in beer as the trophy.

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