Overview

• Competitors defied a 2010 council ban to stage the unofficial Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling on May 26, drawing hundreds of racers and spectators to Gloucestershire’s steep 180-metre slope.
• Tom Kopke of Munich successfully defended his men’s title for a second year, while university student Ava Sender Logan claimed victory in the women’s race.
• An air ambulance and five land units were deployed as two participants were hospitalised with injuries sustained during the hazardous chase.
• A runner known only as Tye, dressed as a wizard, performed a backflip down the hill and was treated on site before paramedics escorted him to safety.
• Organisers called in local rugby players to restrain out-of-control competitors, with safety services warning they risked being overwhelmed by potential mass casualties on the high-speed course.