WATCH | Thrill-seekers roll down a hill in British cheese chase
Hundreds of thrill-seekers descended on Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, England, for the annual cheese rolling contest, a traditional competition where participants hurl themselves down a 180m hill to chase a rolling cheese wheel.
BROCKWORTH, ENGLAND - MAY 26: Tom Kopke from Germany poses with the cheese after victory in the men's downhill race during Gloucestershire's famous Cheese-Rolling contest on May 26, 2025 in Brockworth, England. Every year competitors and spectators from around the world gather for the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling competition that sees participants fling themselves down a steep hill in pursuit of a rolling 7 pound (3 kilogram) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. The first contestant to the bottom of the 590 foot (180 meter) Cooper's Hill wins the wheel of cheese. The ankle-breaking extreme sport has officially been recorded since 1826, but is thought to have roots in an ancient pagan tradition. (Photo by Cameron Smith/Getty Images) (Cameron Smith)
Hundreds of thrill-seekers descended on Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, England, for the annual cheese rolling contest, a traditional competition where participants hurl themselves down a 180m hill to chase a rolling cheese wheel.
Crowds of people during Gloucestershire's famous cheese-rolling contest on May 26 2025 in Brockworth, England. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images )
The ankle-breaking extreme sport has officially been recorded since 1826, but is thought to have roots in an ancient pagan tradition. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images )
Contestants in the men's downhill race chase the cheese down the hill on May 26 2025 in Brockworth, England. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images )
Every year competitors and spectators from around the world gather for the Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling competition that sees participants fling themselves down a steep hill in pursuit of a rolling 3kg wheel of double Gloucester cheese. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images )
The first contestant to the bottom of the 180m Cooper's Hill wins the wheel of cheese. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images )
Rugby players attempt to catch a contestant in the men's downhill race during Gloucestershire's famous cheese rolling contest on May 26 2025 in Brockworth, England. (Cameron Smith/Getty Images )
Byron Smith, 33, from New Zealand, holds a cheese wheel after winning the final race during the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake competition near Brockworth, England, on May 26 2025. (REUTERS/Isabel Infantes)
Tom Kopke, from Munich, holds a cheese wheel after winning the first race of the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake competition near Brockworth, England, on May 26 2025. (REUTERS/Isabel Infantes)
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