BROCKWORTH, England (AP) — A German content material creator claimed victory as soon as once more at one in every of Britain’s most eccentric sporting occasions by tumbling his manner down a steep hill.
Tom Kopke from Munich retained his title on the well-known Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling competitors, the place members throw themselves down a dangerously steep 200-yard (180-meter) slope in pursuit of a rolling wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. Kopke was the primary to cross the end line simply behind the cheese.
“Everybody on the high stated they’d take my title, but it surely’s nonetheless mine,” stated a triumphant Kopke, shirtless and holding the 7-pound (3-kilogram) cheese. “I put every part on the road for this. This cheese is mine — two years in a row.”
The occasion, which is held yearly throughout the late-Could public vacation close to Gloucester, roughly 90 miles (145 kilometers) west of London, has a historical past that stretches again over 200 years. Hundreds of spectators collect within the surrounding woods or watch from the bottom of the hill, as thrill-seekers from across the globe chase glory — and sometimes danger harm.
The mixture of velocity and gravity often ends in dramatic falls, with accidents starting from sprained ankles to damaged bones and concussions.
Within the girls’s race, Londoner Ava Sender Logan emerged victorious, tumbling down the hill with a number of flips earlier than crossing the road.
“I’ll most likely really feel sore tomorrow,” she admitted. “The hill felt infinite, and I did hit my head. However I made it — and that’s what counts.”
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