An international toe wrestling competition returned to Derbyshire….The World Toe Wrestling Championship took place at the Bentley Brook Inn in Fenny Bentley, with prize money increasing to £5,000….for the men’s and women’s winners. Defending three-time champion….had his toenails surgically removed to “aid dexterity and toe stamina”. “You have to make sacrifices to be great in sport.”
Source: The New Statesman 12th September 2025 This England p56