A competitor at the annual UK wife-carrying contest was stretchered off the Surrey course after being dropped on her head mid-race. Photo / Newsflare via AP
A competitor at the annual UK wife-carrying contest was stretchered off the Surrey course after being dropped on her head mid-race. Photo / Newsflare via AP
This shocking footage shows the moment a woman writhing in agony after her partner falls on her head during the UK Wife Carrying Race.
In what may the the most un-PC sporting contest in Britain, wives held onto their husband's back as they tried to their hardest over the 380metre route in Dorking, Surrey.
More than 40 couples braved the course which has hay bay obstacles, a punishing 15-metre climb and a 'soak zone' where spectators chuck water over the competitors.
But it was in the 'soak zone' that the couple fell over, with the man filmed taking a heavy tumble back onto the head of his partner.
A competitor at the annual UK wife-carrying contest was stretchered off the Surrey course after being dropped on her head mid-race. Photo / Newsflare via AP
His wife had to be rushed to hospital after taking a nasty fall. Photo / Newsflare via AP
Footage from this morning's event shows the husband slipping on the wet surface and falling back onto his partner head-first, who clutches her lower back in agony.
She was stretchered away by paramedics although there has been no word on her condition.
Competitors make their way through the hay bale obstacles during the UK Wife Carrying Race. Photo / Getty
Malcolm Pernet carries Kate Barfield during the annual UK Wife Carrying Race at The Nower in Dorking, Surrey. Photo / Getty
Competitors take part in the annual UK Wife Carrying Race. Photo / Getty
MailOnline has contacted the event organisers for an update on her condition.
The bizarre event is based on the Finnish legend of 'Ronkainen the Robber,' whose gang pillaged villages and took the women.
In what may the the most un-PC sporting contest in Britain, wives held onto their husband's back as they tried to their hardest over the 380 metre route. Photo / Getty
Competitors were pictured being weighed before the event today inside a hall. This year the event was won by Chris Hepworth with Tanisha Prince.
There's no requirement for the couples taking part to actually be married, or to even be romantically involved, and they can choose who carries whom.
