Women only at world's oldest pancake race

Published Wednesday, March 09, 2011

By AFP

For more than 500 years, the English town of Olney has held its traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake race, a dash by local women from the market square to the church - all while holding a pan and pancake. For the winner, a place in the history books and for local children, a chance to dream of one day competing in the oldest pancake race in the world

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