When people think of a traditional Highland Games it is usually the heavy events such as throwing the hammer and tossing the caber that come to mind - and it is burly men in kilts who are hurling ...

City of Inverness Highland Games will be held on 16 July. They were not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic. The competitions will include tossing the caber and hammer throwing.

Highland athletics events include the stone put, hammer throw, caber toss, sheaf toss and weight over bar. Young visitors can get a sense of these traditional events in a Kids’ Games zone for ...