A STINGING nettle eating champion is now taking on other weird sports winners from around the world – at kids’ craze Pokemon.

Pokémon Champion of Champions Mike Hobbs chats to us about putting down the stinging nettles and taking up professional esports for the week.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Competitors met at the Bottle Inn in Marshwood, Dorset, for the annual World Nettle Eating Championship. This unique event tests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close up shot of a stinging nettle. - Judith Haeusler/Getty Images Stinging nettles might not sound appetizing to the ...

There were green-teeth smiles all round following the annual World Stinging Nettles Eating Championships in Dorset. The event was the centrepiece of a solstice weekender at the Bottle Inn in Marshwood ...

Competitors met at the Bottle Inn in Marshwood, Dorset, for the annual World Nettle Eating Championship. This unique event tests participants to strip and eat as many stinging nettle leaves as they ...