Fish-chucking competition goes fishless | Metro.co.uk

Sports update: Frozen fish tossing? Aussies will no longer toss the solid

"'What happens when the tuna is tossed, even though it's frozen solid, it does start to break down,'

"... by replacing the actual tuna with polyurethane replicas. Each year, contestants in four categories hurl fish weighing up to 10 kilograms as far as they can, usually using a technique akin to that of an Olympic hammer thrower. The winner in each category gets 1,000 Australian dollars. The new fake fish have been sculpted by a locally born artist to look just like the real thing. 'The dimensions are perfect,' said the superbly-named Merriwyne Hore, the acting manager of the 2008 festival."