OW! - The World Shin-Kicking Championships
69The Cotswold Olimpick Games is an annual public celebration of games and sports now held on the Friday after the Spring Bank Holiday near Chipping Campden, in the Cotswolds of England.
The Games likely began in 1612 and ran (through a period of discontinuations and revivals) until they were fully discontinued in 1852. However, they were revived in 1963 and still continue as of 2020.
The Olimpick Games were started by a local lawyer, Robert Dover, with the approval of King James I. Dover's motivation in organising the Games may have been his belief that physical exercise was necessary for the defence of the realm, but he may also have been attempting to bring rich and poor together; the Games were attended by all classes of society, including royalty on one occasion.
The real crowd-pleaser of the games is the annual British and World Shin Kicking Championships. The event sees pairs of contestants kick each other's shins as they hold onto their opponent's shoulders. Many participants stuff their trouser legs with hay to prevent injuries. Shin-kicking originated in England in the early 17th century and has been described as an English martial art.
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