Organisers say they are still looking at video evidence but believe the steel conker was kept in the winner's pocket throughout.

There could be some controversy surrounding the World Conker Championship after an investigation was launched into whether the winner used a steel chestnut.

We think he’s innocent, but we’re just checking,” said a spokesman for the World Conker Championships, of allegations that the male champion swapped a chestnut for a steel nut.

A spokesperson for the World Conker Championships, in which competitors try to break their opponents' horse chestnut with their own, said it was investigating the allegations.

This year’s men’s winner, 82-year-old Dave Jakins, is accused of using a steel chestnut during the competition.

The World Conker Championships is investigating allegations one of its 2024 winners may have cheated by using a steel fake to smash their opponent's 'conker' - the hard brown fruit of the horse chestnut tree - at the annual event in England.

However, the validity of his victory has been called into question after cheating allegations surfaced, accusing him of using a conker made of steel to “obliterate” his opponents. After the competition,