Gari Garmendia, champion of the Basque Country of the Great Stones
The Idiazabal stone lifter gets his first cap with a total of 7,100 pounds raised. "The last week I've had a really bad time mentally," the new champion explains. "I've been physically very well prepared, but the last week I've dropped everything, I don't know what happened to me, I haven't enjoyed anything today," he adds.
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Ulia has easily qualified for the final of "Harri Herri"
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