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| Family wins World Thumb Wrestling Championships | Family wins World Thumb Wrestling Championships |
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| Two members of the same family have taken home championship titles in an annual thumb wrestling event. | Two members of the same family have taken home championship titles in an annual thumb wrestling event. |
| The men's title was pinned down for the fourth year by Paul Browse, while his mother-in-law Janet Coleman won the women's competition. | The men's title was pinned down for the fourth year by Paul Browse, while his mother-in-law Janet Coleman won the women's competition. |
| She took the title from her daughter - Mr Browse's wife, Becky - who could not attend. | She took the title from her daughter - Mr Browse's wife, Becky - who could not attend. |
| The 11th World Thumb Wrestling Championships saw 24 adults and eight children clash to fight it out. | |
| The thumb-to-thumb combat at the Locks Inn pub in Geldeston is played in rounds on a wooden board resembling a wrestling ring. | The thumb-to-thumb combat at the Locks Inn pub in Geldeston is played in rounds on a wooden board resembling a wrestling ring. |
| After her victory, Mrs Coleman, 61, from Lowestoft, quipped it was "in the genes". | After her victory, Mrs Coleman, 61, from Lowestoft, quipped it was "in the genes". |
| "It's just a bit of fun - I got roped in. I'm sure if my daughter was here I wouldn't have stood a chance." | "It's just a bit of fun - I got roped in. I'm sure if my daughter was here I wouldn't have stood a chance." |
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| Mr Browse, who competes with the name Under the Thumb, said it felt "amazing" to retain his title. | Mr Browse, who competes with the name Under the Thumb, said it felt "amazing" to retain his title. |
| "It's very tongue-in-cheek. No-one has ever won three times and I've now done it four times." | "It's very tongue-in-cheek. No-one has ever won three times and I've now done it four times." |
| The 38-year-old, from Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, credited his job as a deep sea diver as being responsible for his success. | The 38-year-old, from Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, credited his job as a deep sea diver as being responsible for his success. |
| "In diving you're always having to hold on to things and you get a good grip." | "In diving you're always having to hold on to things and you get a good grip." |
| The winners each won £350 and were presented with trophies. | The winners each won £350 and were presented with trophies. |
| Organiser Rory Van Bellis, 36, said he set up the "quirky" contest to put the area on the map. | Organiser Rory Van Bellis, 36, said he set up the "quirky" contest to put the area on the map. |
| "It's a very British thing, held in a quintessential pub garden," he said. | "It's a very British thing, held in a quintessential pub garden," he said. |