King Conker Cleared: No Foul Play in World Championship

The World Conker Championships confirmed that David Jakins, the men's champion, was not involved in cheating. Although a statement mistakenly reported otherwise, the game, which requires hitting an opponent's conker, remains unaffected. The matter was resolved, and no further story will be issued.

The World Conker Championships has put to rest any allegations of cheating against this year's men's champion, David Jakins. After conducting a thorough investigation, organizers stated there was no evidence to support the claims.

The game, an age-old tradition, involves using a conker, the hard nut of the horse chestnut tree, to strike and break an opponent's conker, which has been threaded onto a shoelace.

However, a confusion occurred when a statement suggesting cheating was accidentally released. This erroneous report has since been retracted, and no follow-up story will be published, ensuring Jakins's win remains legitimate.

(With inputs from agencies.)