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Airdate: International Jousting Championship

FOX Sports claims live to air Medieval Jousting will be a world first.

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Well this is a first -literally.

FOX Sports is claiming a world first by screening the FOX Sports International Jousting Championship broadcast Live next Sunday – the first time Medieval Jousting will be televised anywhere in the world.

FOX Sports’ Adam Peacock and comedian Adam Spencer will host the tournament, while Brenton Speed calls the action and Texan jousting guru Steve Hemphill offers analysis.

The event at Sydney’s St Ives Showgrounds will be produced by Epicentre.tv.

Adam Peacock said, “I’ve been told that jousting is the original extreme sport… and it’s not hard to see why. It takes enormous courage to charge at another opponent on horseback with a 12-foot lance, knowing that you’ll be struck in the chest and potentially thrown off your horse.

“I’m really excited to host this world first event, and deliver a completely different sports experience for Foxtel sports subscribers”, he said.

The tournament, channelling the ‘Game of Thrones’ phenomenon, will bring the revered knights of the era, who fought valiantly for their Lords, back to life.

As was common practice throughout the Middle Ages, the armour-clad knights will be led onto the arena by their squire and will be introduced by the herald, before thundering towards each other in full flight on horseback, armed with long, wooden, steel-tipped lances aimed towards their opponent.

There will be plenty of entertainment as the Jousters attempt to break their lance on their opponent’s shoulder guard, de-horse him and send him flying to the ground.

Over 15,000 fans are expected to pack out Sydney’s St Ives Showground to cheer on the world’s best jousters from across Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

They include Australia’s Rod Walker, Phillip Leitch and Luke Binks, Simon Tennant and Jess Smith from New Zealand, and Ivar Mauritz-Hansen and Arne Koets from The Netherlands.

Jousting was the biggest form of entertainment from the 12th to the 16th centuries, and viewers will be able to relive the spectacle in this television first event.

Live at 3.30pm Sunday on FOX Sports 503.

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