The event at the iconic market coincided with the launch of the Commonwealth Games this week.
Hundreds of people have taken part in the Irn-Bru games at the Barras Market in Glasgow this weekend. Punters of all ages took part in three alternative sporting challenges set up in the east end of the city on Saturday and Sunday.
Locals showcased their incredible strength, speed and accuracy as part of a celebration of the sporting prowess that’s taken over the city since the Commonwealth Games started last week.
A bright orange running track was set up just along from the famous Barrowlands Ballroom, where competitors dashed on a 10-metre Bus Sprint, challenging them to beat the number 61 service.
At the heart of the market, sporty visitors tried their hand at ‘Bin Ball’ where they threw cans of Irn-Bru into a bin, shooting through a 3m high hoop. Competitors were challenged to prove that they “had the girders”.
And at the very start of the bustling thoroughfare, there was a stunning display of strength from people young and old, who managed to lift a 20kg bar full of bags of Irn-Bru.
Each competitor was given a can of Irn-Bru and some even got their hands on an iconic ‘Made in Scotland From Girders’ T-shirt.
Chris Butler, Marketing Manager for Glasgow Barrowland Market, said: “There’s been such a great buzz around the Barras and the city today and IRN- BRU has been a big part of it.
“The challenges and the punters have been fantastic and they’ve definitely showed they’ve got Glaswegian spirit. I mean where else in the world would ‘bag-lifting’ work as a sport – carrying your messages up the road is just a right of passage.
“Everyone has really enjoyed themselves and shown their girders. The Barras and IRN-BRU are two Glasgow icons so it’s been great having them both together to help show the city’s true athletic heroes.”
Kenny Nicholson, Director of Brand at IRN-BRU, said: “Glasgow is welcoming some of the best sporting talent in the world this summer, but we wanted to champion athletes closer to home too; those people who show up with feats of endurance, strength and a whole lot of girders in the everyday”.
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