A man lights a large pipe to mark the beginning of the Chap Olympiad, an eccentric sporting event held in Bedford Square in London. The event has been held annually since 2005, and is a 'celebration of athletic ineptitude and immaculate trouser creases … welcoming the elegant and the unathletic to take part in events such as the pipeathlon, iron board surfing and umbrella jousting, rewarding panache rather than sporting prowess'Photograph: Warrick Page/Getty ImagesImmaculate makeup is a common sight at the Chap OlympiadPhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty ImagesA competitor girds his loins for the 'passing the teacup' eventPhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty Images
Total concentration during the 'bread basketball' eventPhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty ImagesThe bookies' favourite in the hobby horse racePhotograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesFine wine for a fine chapPhotograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesAm I chap? I think soPhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty ImagesThe only way for chapettes to smokePhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty Images… apart from a pipe, of coursePhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty ImagesAn elegant picnic setPhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty ImagesA break for teaPhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty ImagesThe brutal game of umbrella joustingPhotograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty ImagesSome of the well-dressed judges are more generous than othersPhotograph: Warrick Page/Getty Images
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