Reuters: Oddly Enough: Finn throws Olympic distance with old Nokia

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Finn throws Olympic distance with old Nokia Aug 18th 2012, 20:06 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Nokia fuels hopes of phone launch ahead of Apple Wed, Aug 15 2012 Games welcome Bolt, say goodbye to Phelps Sat, Aug 4 2012 Dibaba takes 10,000 gold, U.S. top medal table Fri, Aug 3 2012 Analysis & Opinion Shooting through the Olympic flame Gold, silver and bronze A mobile phone made by Nokia is pictured in this photo illustration taken in Warsaw May 8, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Kacper Pempel SAVONLINNA, Finland | Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:06pm EDT SAVONLINNA, Finland (Reuters) - A Finnish teenager won a mobile phone throwing contest on Saturday by hurling his old Nokia phone 101.46 meters. The annual contest is one of many offbeat events such as wife-carrying that are held in the summer when normally reserved Finns like to celebrate the warmer weather with silliness and outdoor sport. Ere Karjalainen, who beat around 50 contestants, including some who had travelled from England and India, said he had practiced only once and prepared mainly "by drinking". Not that the skills are totally comparable, but he bettered the gold medal javelin throw at the London Olympics by nearly 17 meters. Finland is home to Nokia and is one of the world's most mature mobile phone markets, with people paying for tram tickets and parking spaces with their phones. (Reporting by Attila Czer; Writing by Ritsuko Ando; Editing by Alison Williams) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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