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Good news! Following up from this https://feddit.uk/post/18671151

The men's World Conker Championships winner has been cleared of cheating after a steel chestnut was found in his pocket.

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[–] SSJ3Marx@hexbear.net 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Glad to hear that the integrity of this sport where someone from another country can try it out for the first time and become the world champion one year later is still intact!

[–] finishsneezing@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Hasn’t he competed every year since 1977?

[–] SSJ3Marx@hexbear.net 5 points 3 weeks ago

Oh I was talking about the women's/overall champion, an American who supposedly just played for the first time last year

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 4 points 3 weeks ago

He didn't win the overall final, only the men's one. He lost to the women's winner, who moved to the UK from the US last year