{"id":189823,"date":"2024-10-16T00:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cheating-scandal-engulfs-world-conker-championships-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2024-10-16T00:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:00:06","slug":"cheating-scandal-engulfs-world-conker-championships-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/cheating-scandal-engulfs-world-conker-championships-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheating scandal engulfs World Conker Championships | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fc9nJlYycqA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Cheating scandal engulfs World Conker Championships | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fc9nJlYycqA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A veteran conkers competitor dubbed King Conker has rejected claims he cheated his way to his first men&#8217;s title after 40 years of trying. <\/p>\n<p>David Jakins won the men&#8217;s competition at the World Conker Championships during the tournament in Northamptonshire, England, on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>But the 82-year-old&#8217;s victory was plunged into controversy and he was surprised to find himself at the centre of national headlines when the Telegraph reported claims he cheated by swapping his real conker for a metal one. <\/p>\n<p>Mr Jakins told the BBC he denied the allegations. Event chairman Jim Packer also rejected the claims, saying: &quot;Somebody&#8217;s a sore loser, I think.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#UK #Sports #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A veteran conkers competitor dubbed King Conker has rejected claims he cheated his way to his first men&#8217;s title after 40 years of trying. David Jakins won the men&#8217;s competition at the World Conker Championships during the tournament in Northamptonshire, England, on Sunday. 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