A race in which competitors stand in sacks and jump forward.Events included an egg and spoon race, a sack race, an obstacle race and a javelin throw....
In England, ‘risky’ sports, including the sack race and wheelbarrow race, were banned from school sports day at Arthur Dye Primary School, in Cheltenham, two years ago.
Try out some of the classic ones like the potato sack race, the three-legged race, the wheelbarrow race and the egg race.