Photo Gallery World Cup Sweat-a-Thon
The winner: Timo Kaukonen cheers after winning the men's Sauna World Championship in his hometown of Heinola, Finland. Kaukonen sat in a 110 degree Celsius (230 Fahrenheit ) sauna for 12 minutes and 26 seconds to win.
The women's final (from left to right): Petra Schneider of Germany, Leena Kautiainen of Finland, Valentina Setrova of Belarus, later winner Leila Kulin of Finland, Alena Kamkova of Belarus and her fellow compatriot Natalia Trifanava.
The last to survive the sweat-a-thon: Timo Kaukonen (left) und Markuu Mustonen perservere against the intense heat and humidity. Mustonen had to exit the sauna three seconds before Kaukonen, thus losing the championship.
An international event (from left to right): Detlev Schneider of Germany, Aliaksandr Vasilenka of Belarus, Per-Erik Holmqvist of Finland and Wenpeng Wu of China were among the 80 participants from 16 countries who entered the championships at Heinola.
