World Conker Championships takes place in England
Overall champion Jasmine Tetley, pictured with last year's men's champion Ady Hurrell
The 51st World Conker Championships is taking place in Northamptonshire after volunteers threaded 3,000 nuts in preparation for battle.Reigning champion Jasmine Tetley, who is hoping to retain her title, described it as "probably the most British thing you could come across".The event, which took a break during the pandemic but returned last year, has been running since 1965, raising thousands of pounds for charity.
Conkers are provided for each game and cannot be tampered with or reused, with rules governing the length of the game, the number of strikes and the distance between knuckle and nut.
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