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Sport picture of the day: gravy and grappling

You wouldn’t want to put this gravy on your roast dinner after Captain America and his opponent have finished their grapplefest. They were two of the competitors who took part in the eighth annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose ‘N’ Bowl Pub in the village of Stacksteads, Lancashire. Contestants must participate in fancy dress and wrestle in a pool of “Lancashire Gravy” for two minutes while being scored for a variety of wrestling moves

Competitors take part in the 8th annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose ‘N’ Bowl Pub in Stacksteads, Lancashire. Contestants must participate in fancy dress and wrestle in a pool of “Lancashire Gravy” for 2 minutes while being scored for a variety of wrestling moves.
Competitors take part in the 8th annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose ‘N’ Bowl Pub in Stacksteads, Lancashire. Contestants must participate in fancy dress and wrestle in a pool of “Lancashire Gravy” for 2 minutes while being scored for a variety of wrestling moves. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
Competitors take part in the 8th annual World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose ‘N’ Bowl Pub in Stacksteads, Lancashire. Contestants must participate in fancy dress and wrestle in a pool of “Lancashire Gravy” for 2 minutes while being scored for a variety of wrestling moves. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

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