A YouTube personality from Germany and an adrenaline junkie from London claimed the top spots (while probably enduring some bumps and scrapes) at one of Britain’s most chaotic and peculiar athletic events: the yearly celebration.
Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race
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For the consecutive second year, Munich’s Tom Kopke took risks as he raced down the 200-yard steep slope chasing a loose Double Gloucester cheese wheel, drawing large crowds of viewers.
All the folks at the top claimed they would take away my title, but this one belongs to me,” proclaimed an bare-chested Kopke as he held tightly onto his award – a 7-pound (3-kilogram) wheel of cheese. “I put everything on the line for this. This cheese is mine. Consecutive win.
In the women’s competition, Ava Sender Logan from London emerged as the winner. “I might feel it tomorrow,” she commented. “The course seemed lengthy towards the end, plus I bumped my head. The important thing is that I finished; I’m alright.”
The beginnings of this chaotic affair still lack clarity, although it’s thought to trace back considerably earlier than its initial documented appearance in 1826.
Check out below for the day’s most striking scenes caught on camera.
