'Gladiators' star Jodie Ounsley finished second in the World Coal Carrying Championships.
Gladiators star Jodie Ounsley came 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."