Alaska Beat

British town's Anglo World Eskimo-Indian Olympics

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Courtesy Kevin Taylor

According to the West Sussex Gazette, the event's organizer, Pastor Kevin Taylor, was captivated by the WEIO competitors he saw on an in-flight 'bizarre sports' program on his way to Egypt. He decided that putting on a similar event would be a great community event. Pastor Taylor noted that this event is for fun and community, not serious competition. Read the West Sussex story

. We think the world records are safe, especially Elijah Cabinboy's record 97-inch Alaska High Kick, set during this year's WEIO. Read the Tundra Drums report on this year's games

, and check out the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner,

, to see a photo of Cabinboy in action at the 2008 games.

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