1/8 - UK: Annual cheese-rolling race draws hundreds of spectators
2/8 - Racers chase a 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down a near-vertical hill
The event involves dozens of racers chasing a 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down a near-vertical hill.
3/8 - First racer to finish behind the cheese gets to keep it
Canadian contestant Delaney Irving, 19, won the women’s race despite being briefly knocked unconscious.
4/8 - Cheese-rolling race has been held since at least 1826
The cheese-rolling race has been held at Cooper\'s Hill since at least 1826, and the sport of cheese-rolling is believed to be much older.
5/8 - Safety concerns arise due to the rough-and-tumble nature of the event
The rough-and-tumble event often comes with safety concerns, with few competitors managing to stay on their feet all the way down the hill.
6/8 - Canadian contestant wins women's race despite being briefly knocked unconscious
“I just remember hitting my head, and now I have the cheese,” said Irving, who comes from Nanaimo, British Columbia.
7/8 - Manchester man wins first of several men's races
Matt Crolla, 28, from Manchester in northwestern England, won the first of several men\'s races.
8/8 - Competitors find it difficult to train for the event
Asked how he had prepared, Matt Crolla told reporters: "I don\'t think you can train for it, can you? It\'s just being an idiot."
