Fine weather leads thousands to Cupar Highland Games

Thousands descended on Duffus Park on Saturday for the Cupar Highland Games, cheering on athletes, dancers and musicians for what was the 24th running of the popular event.

Cupar chieftain Robert Stewart got the events under way, with athletes taking part in a number of traditional events, including caber tossing, hammer throwing and cycling and running races. There was also a healthy entry in the dancing events.

Helped by the glorious sunshine, organisers said that people came out in large numbers to support the event.Photo gallery: Cupar Highland GamesRosemary Middleton, secretary of the organising committee, said: “We’ve had quite a crowd and probably had something between 2,000-3,000 people in attendance.

“It is a tough event to organise but we had a good games and it was definitely worth it.”

See full results in Tuesday’s Courier.