Two students hold 'world's first' sperm race with people hailing them as 'legends'

Two students have competed in the world's first official 'sperm race' in Los Angeles, as they put the 'ultimate battle of fertility and fitness' under the microscope.

Technically it's not the first ever 'sperm race' to be held because all of you reading this were once the victorious contestant in a sperm race, but it's not normally a big sporting event with tickets.

However, if you headed for the LA Center Studios recently, you'd have been able to buy entry to the inaugural sperm race based on an idea from a group of young men who want to raise awareness around infertility.

This competition was the brainchild of teenagers, Eric Zhu and Nick Small, along with influencer Shane Fan, with them setting up giant screens and all the bells and whistles that can come with a major sporting event.

Students Tristan Milker and Asher Proeger - or 'legends', according to the event's website - were pitted against one another to see who had the speediest swimmers in their scrotum, and after a best-of-three competition, it was Milker who ended up having the fastest sperm.

Tristan Milker won the first official 'sperm race', his family must be so proud of him (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

For his victory, he was awarded a $10,000 cash prize.

How this race worked was both men provided semen samples beforehand which were then stored in a centrifuge, with their swimmers deposited onto the racetrack which was under a microscope.

An electric current was used to make sure the sperm wriggled in the right direction across the eight inch long course.

While the proceeds could be seen through a microscope, the Daily Mail reports that race events were translated into an animation so spectators could better understand what was happening.

Runner-up Asher told the Mail that there was a 'crisis around fertility in men', and claimed that 'microplastics and other hormone blockers are brought into our diets' which was making things worse.

Asher Proeger came second and was covered in slime (not that kind) for his forfeit (PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

He said the sperm race was a 'great way to raise awareness to make sure men are more fertile - as well as being super entertaining and awesome'.

While he ended up coming second, which is often a desirable goal when sperm is involved, Asher told the Mail before the race that he was the 'perfect guy' for this athletic competition, boasting beforehand that his 'swimmers are strong'.

Meanwhile, the victorious Tristan said it was handy to 'let people know that you can improve your health very quickly' and how sperm can be an indicator of health.