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Coopers Hill, Gloucestershire saw an impressive crowd of around 3,000 people assemble for the annual cheese-rolling competition today.

The cheese-rolling race supposedly dates back hundreds of years. The event involves a series of races down the steep, slippery slope of Coopers Hill - the winner of each race receives a round of cheese for their effort.

For the event, scores of competitors chase an eight-pound wheel of Double Gloucestershire cheese down the steep 200-meter slope. Jason Crowther of west Wales won the race for the third time in as many years.

“There’s no training you can do for this,” he told the BBC. “But there aren’t any tactics involved, as you can probably see.”

Jemima Bullock of Wellington, New Zealand was the winner of the ladies’ race. “It’s pretty well known back home and it’s always on the telly,” she said. “It was a bit slippy out there but I think that actually helped. I guess you’ve got to be a bit mad to do this.”

St Johns Ambulance spokesperson Paul Jones said 20 people had to be treated for minor injuries. “It’s the lowest figure for some time,” he told reporters. “No one was knocked out and most of the injuries we treated were for cuts, bruises and sprains.”