En photos: Une olympiade pour gens chics à Londres
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 16: Two "chaps" compete in the umbrella joust event at the Chap Olympiad on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing 'chaps' and 'chapettes' take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury's Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920's to 1950's England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)Photo: Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Two « chaps » compete in the umbrella joust event at the Chap Olympiad on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Two ‘chaps’ compete in the tea pursuit event at the Chap Olympiad where they must pour tea into a cup whilst riding bicycles on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Two ‘chapettes’ compete in the tea pursuit event at the Chap Olympiad where they must pour tea into a cup whilst riding bicycles on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Two « chaps » compete in the umbrella joust event at the Chap Olympiad on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: A ‘chap » and ‘chapette’ compete in the tea pursuit event at the Chap Olympiad where they must pour tea into a cup whilst riding bicycles on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: A « chap » drinks Pimms next to his Penny Farthing bicycle at the Chap Olympiad on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Two « chaps » compete in the umbrella joust event at the Chap Olympiad on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: Danny Boswell (left), a.k.a ‘Chuffy’ and David Pittard (centre), a.k.a. « Bingo » smoke pipes at the Chap Olympiad event on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: A ‘chap’ and ‘chapette’ at the Chap Olympiad on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 16: A ‘chap’ smokes his own pipe and the large ceremonial Olympiad pipe simultaneously at the Chap Olympiad on July 16, 2016 in London, England. The Chap Olympiad is an eccentric competition seeing ‘chaps’ and ‘chapettes’ take part in an array of sporting events while dressed in vintage costumes. Held every year since 2005 in Bloomsbury’s Bedford Square, the event is aimed at revisiting fashions and pastimes of 1920’s to 1950’s England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Samedi avait lieu la Chap Olympiad, des jeux qui célèbrent «l’inaptitude sportive» des britanniques, dit-on sur le site web de l’événement.
Donc, en plus de s’habiller en «Chap» (chics jeunes gens), les hommes et les femmes qui participent à cette compétition doivent réussir des épreuves assez loufoques, comme le combat de parapluie ou le service du thé à Bixi.
Toutefois, il faut attention de ne pas abîmer ses vêtements d’inspiration années 1930, puisque la conservation des plis de pantalons «vaut plus de points que franchir la ligne d’arrivée», nous apprennent les règlements.
Cette compétition se tient tous les ans, à Londres, depuis 2005.
