land ▁athlet ics ▁are ▁former ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁college ▁track ▁and ▁field ▁athlet es ▁who ▁find ▁the ▁Scottish ▁games ▁are ▁a ▁good ▁way ▁to ▁continue ▁their ▁compet itive ▁care ers . ▁ ▁In cre asing ly ▁in ▁the ▁USA , ▁the ▁He avy ▁Events ▁are ▁attract ing ▁women ▁and ▁master ▁class ▁athlet es ▁which ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁pro l ifer ation ▁of ▁additional ▁classes ▁in ▁He avy ▁Events ▁compet itions . ▁L ighter ▁implements ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁classes . ▁ ▁Music ▁▁ ▁For ▁many ▁High land ▁games ▁festival ▁at ten de es , ▁the ▁most ▁memor able ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁events ▁at ▁the ▁games ▁is ▁the ▁mass ing ▁of ▁the ▁pipe ▁bands . ▁Norm ally ▁held ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁the ▁games , ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁pipe ▁bands ▁will ▁march ▁and ▁play ▁together . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁th under ous ▁rend ition ▁of ▁Scotland ▁the ▁Bra ve ▁or ▁Ama zing ▁Grace , ▁and ▁other ▁crowd - ple asing ▁favour ites . ▁ ▁It ▁is , ▁in ▁fact , ▁the ▁music ▁of ▁the ▁bag pipe ▁which ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁symbol ise ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁Games ▁and , ▁indeed , ▁in ▁Scotland ▁itself . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁mass ed ▁bands , ▁nearly ▁all ▁High land ▁games ▁gather ings ▁feature ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁pip ing ▁and ▁drum ming ▁competition , ▁including ▁solo ▁pip ing ▁and ▁drum ming , ▁small ▁group ▁ens emb les ▁and , ▁of ▁course ,