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Egg Throwing Deemed Legitimate Sport

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

Good morning. I'm Renee Montagne.

The World Egg Throwing Federation says it's egg-static now that the English Sports Council has deemed most of its games legitimate sports. That includes throw and catch and target throwing. Russian egg roulette did not make the cut. That's where a contestant armed with several hard boiled eggs and a single raw egg cracks one on his head. Still, the Egg Throwing Federation says it's a great day for athletic endeavor.

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