September 6th

the morning started with heavy rain again. By noon the heavy rain had stopped and only the ocational shower passed through. Today and tomorrow are the two days for the Closed Competition, only one team per country will compete under their country's name. The opening ceremonies took place on the pulling field at 9 a.m. and the competition for the men 560kg and the Junior 560kg started shortly after. All teams were soaking wet after the first pull but this didn't have any effect on the quality of the pulling. In the afternoon the men 680kg and the women 560kg were on the program. Our women competed today in the 560kg class and finished in 8th place. After supper we will meet to discuss our schedule for tomorrow and we will have an early "lights out" to be ready for tomorrow afternoon's competition.