Toe Wrestling Championship

A 50-year-old
pub sport.
Going pro.

The Toe Wrestling Championship. One ring. Two opponents. Bare feet. Locked toes. We've been doing this for half a century, and now the world's watching.

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The Main Event

World Toe Wrestling Championship 2026

  • Saturday, 18 July 2026
  • Ashbourne Market Place, Derbyshire
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Official Footwear Partner

Vibram FiveFingers

Vibram FiveFingers

Before the toes lock, they warm up. Our official footwear partner gets the world's best toe athletes ring-ready.

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A TWC competitor in Vibram FiveFingers, sole to the camera, at a Toe Wrestling Championship event
TWC × Vibram
Meet the Cast

The athletes. The legends. The toes.

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The Mission

THE ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS STARTS IN ASHBOURNE.

We're not joking. In 1997, the Toe Wrestling Federation formally applied to the International Olympic Committee for recognition. We were rejected. We're applying again. And again. And we're bringing you with us.

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By the Numbers

Bigger than you think. Weirder than you think.

30M+
video views in the last year
1993
international media attention since
50+
years of history
£9k
world prize fund
As featured on
BBC
ITV
Channel 4
The Guardian
LADbible
Vice
Reuters
BBC
ITV
Channel 4
The Guardian
LADbible
Vice
Reuters
BBC
ITV
Channel 4
The Guardian
LADbible
Vice
Reuters
BBC
ITV
Channel 4
The Guardian
LADbible
Vice
Reuters
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