In pictures: Cheese rolling

1 of 8 Hundreds attended the annual cheese rolling event in Gloucestershire - an event thought to date back more than 200 years.

2 of 8 Competitors chase a Double Gloucester down the steep Cooper's Hill, a 200 metre race fraught with danger.

3 of 8 The first person to grab the cheese at the bottom of the hill wins it.

4 of 8 Organisers say this year's race was the safest yet. Both St John's Ambulance at a mountain rescue team were on hand to offer assistance.

5 of 8 Three people suffered injuries and were taken to hospital, two are thought to have suffered spinal injuries.

6 of 8 The female event was won by Dione Carter for the second year running.

7 of 8 Chris Anderson, who won the second race, was glad to be able to take the cheese home - despite picking up an injury during the chase.

8 of 8 One of the winners, Jason Crowther, 23, a farmer from Wales, said he was "chuffed" to have won.