An injury during the BBC show Gladiators forced contestant Nikki to be sent home early from the competition, just before she was about to take on her final challenge.

Nikki, a wedding celebrant from West Yorkshire in her 40s, faced gym owner Keeva from Belfast during the second episode of series two of the BBC show, which sees amateurs take on the gladiators during various events.

She was injured during the third event on Gladiators called The Edge, a criss-cross grid in the air that contenders try to run across while gladiators try to push them.

Nikki was pushed off the ledge during the episode by Dynamite, a weightlifter called Emily Steel, and fell on the safety net below.

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