"Toilet seat tossing, mud pit jumping and bobbing for pigs trotters are some of the bizarre events that have featured at the US Redneck Olympics.
Toilet seat tossing and mud pit jumping have featured at the US Redneck Olympics.
''being held by a bunch of rednecks''
The bizarre sports - including bobbing for pigs' trotters and watermelon pip spitting - have taken place at the 16th annual event in East Dublin, Georgia, with competitors aiming to win one of the tournament's beer can-shaped trophies.
People came from all over the world to witness the event, which kicked off with the lighting of a torch made from five beer cans joined together.
The Redneck Olympics - which started in 1996 - were the brainchild of a local radio broadcaster who got the idea when someone remarked that the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games were ''being held by a bunch of rednecks''"
