Source : Perth Now news
‘Gladiators’ star Jodie Ounsley finished second in the World Coal Carrying Championships.
The ex-England rugby sevens player – who is better known as Fury on the hit BBC One Saturday night game show ‘Gladiators’ – took part in the 1,012-metre women’s race on Monday (21.04.25) after winning the Wakefield, West Yorkshire-based event five times as a child.
She smashed a world record a fortnight ago for running 50 metres in 8.06 seconds – of which a “flat-out dash” is what she is “most suited to” – while carrying a heavy bag of coal around the Thornes Park Athletic Stadium.
The 24-year-old superstar – who is severely deaf – took part to raise money for the Elizabeth Foundation, which provides education for babies and preschool children who have different forms of deafness.
Jodie – who “absolutely loved” the training because it challenged her – told the BBC: “It’s such a unique event, but the feeling you get from it, I’d love for anyone to experience that.”
