World Pie Eating Championship organiser demands it be considered elite sport
The organiser of the much-loved by very messy World Pie Eating Championship has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson his competitors are elite sportspeople as he urged for the PM to give the event the green light
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World Pie Eating Championship organiser calls for it to go ahead as it s an elite sport
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to give special permission for the annual event to go ahead
07:25, 11 DEC 2020
Ian Gerrard and Martin Appleton-Clare go head-to-head at last year s World Pie Eating Championships (Image: ABNM Photography)
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