It’s a sport a little neglected on the pages of The Times, so, briefly, a beginner’s guide. And some rocks, of increasing size and weight, and, if you want to develop into a champion harri-jasotzailea, of various shapes. The cylindrical ones need a specific technique, the squarer ones a broader cup of the arms; the boulders with arbitrary jags and edges require resourceful thinking as well as firm biceps. Harri-jasotze is stone lifting, a traditional sport in the Basque Country, northern Spain, where competitions can still draw a crowd, and make local stars of its experts. In the village of Asteasu, 15 miles inland of San Sebastián, the stone-lifting achievements of the Lopetegui brothers,

Source: The Times August 20, 2020 16:07 UTC