Macra breaks world record for welly throwing at Ploughing Championships
Competitors looking to break the world record wellie throwing on the second day of the National Ploughing Championships at Ratheniska, Co Laois. Picture: Dan Linehan
Macra has achieved its goal of breaking the Guinness World Record for the most persons simultaneously throwing wellington boots on day two of the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois.
995 participants from across Ireland gathered to participate in this world record-breaking event.
Excitement was in the air as the countdown began, and at the signal, participants launched their wellington boots into the air in unison. Hundreds of wellies flew through the air, which was a sight to behold in itself.
The previous record Macra had to beat was 792, which was registered at the Holsworthy and Stratton Show in the UK on August 23, 2018. Macra was looking for at least 800 people to take part in its attempt.
Macra national president Elaine Houlihan said that it is "hard to find the words to express how it feels to have broken this record".
"The atmosphere here today was beyond imagination with everyone coming together to break the Guinness World Record. It is a true testament to everyone here at the ploughing who backed Macra in our world record attempt," Ms Houlihan said.
"We see this attempt as an extension of the 'steps for our future' march, we want to see a country where young people can live, work, and still come together for fun; this is the fun part."
While Macra provided wellies, people were encouraged to bring one along that could later be donated to a worthy cause.
Macra has adhered to the rules for record attempts and will submit its evidence to Guinness World Records in order to have the attempt verified. The verification process can take several weeks.
Macra will be working with Agri Aware to distribute the wellies used in Wednesday's record-breaking event to schools across the country.
