Welcoming only the elegant and unathletic, the Chap Olympiad is a delightful day of themed sporting events, live music, side shows and refreshments. Running annually from 2005, The Chap Olympiad has become Britain’s most eccentric sporting event, attracting Londoners to this now famous ‘celebration of athletic ineptitude and immaculate trouser creases.' 2009’s event is hosted by The Chap Magazine and Bourne and Hollingsworth (the group behind Prohibition and The Blitz Party) and all Olympiad guests and participants are encouraged to come in period dress, which in the past has ranged from Victorian explorers to flappers and Second World War RAF pilots. True to the Chap style, the Olympiad is designed to reward panache rather than sporting prowess, and requires the minimum of physical exertion. Events are designed to separate the chaps from the cads, and gentlemen (and ladies!) compete to win the coveted bronze, silver and gold cravats or take a self-congratulatory puff of the Olympiad pipe.

Some of 2009’s events include:

• Martini Knockout Relay
Teams of four must mix a perfect dry martini (without the aid of a butler) over a gruelling tenyard course, before having it judged by a connoisseur.

• Cucumber Sandwich Discus
Individuals must hurl a cucumber sandwich on a china plate as far as possible, with points deducted for getting mud in the sandwich.

• Moustache Wrestling
The bearded versus the moustachioed, the object of this event is to pluck a single hair from one’s opponent’s facial plumage.

• Necktie Kwon-Do
A duel to the death (of one’s immaculate knot) with ties, where the object is to garrotte one’s opponent with his own neckwear.

• Umbrella Jousting
In the medieval tradition, chaps on bicycles approach each other along a boundary and use their brollies to knock each other off. Bowler hats are their only protection.

• Bounders
A chap must say something so caddish to a lady that he receives a slap. The cad with the reddest face, but the wryest smile, is the winner.

After the sporting events, guests are invited to stay and enjoy drinking, dancing and general merriment. Throughout the day, there will be live music from brass bands, string quartets and jazz singers. Side shows and games will add extra entertainment to spectators. Expect period plays, poetry recitals, and old fashioned lawn games, such as a coconut shy, boules, and hoopla.
Bourne & Hollingsworth will be providing its trademark classic cocktails and food will be served all day, from luncheon to supper.

Tickets are now on sale on ticketweb:
http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=329...

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COMPETITION: 1x Pair of tickets to attend 'The 2009 Chap Olympiad' at Bedford Square Gardens at 13:00 on Sat, 11th July.

To claim your tickets, send an email with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ box. The winner will be randomly selected.

Q: Of the following contests, which one won’t be taking place at the Chap Olympiad

A: 1) Cucumber Sandwich Discus .2) Moustache Wrestling .3) Cheese Rolling .4) Martini Knockout Relay

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