Which country has the best olive pickers? Well, Croatia held its World Olive Picking Championship to find out.
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00:00 An international gathering for a contest of gathering.
00:06 Some 12 teams from different countries have taken part in the World Olive Picking Championship
00:11 in the Cushan village of Pustira.
00:13 The teams composed of four pickers each had 45 minutes to pluck as many olives as they
00:17 could.
00:18 It's cool.
00:19 I had no idea what to expect when we came here.
00:24 It's cool to meet so many people from so many different countries.
00:26 It's just a different thing.
00:29 Also, none of us ever thought we'd get to represent our country in a world championship.
00:33 I'm picking what I'm talking!
00:36 It's actually my first time here in Croatia.
00:39 It is exciting and I'm very happy to be here to support this project which is beautiful.
00:46 And now let's just concentrate on the olives.
00:50 Croatia won for the fourth year in a row, with their haul weighing over 48 kilos.
00:55 Neighbouring Montenegro came second.
00:57 But there were honourable mentions for teams from Germany and Ireland, who did well despite
01:02 having no tradition of olive growing in their countries.
01:05 (laughter)