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Monday, August 8, 2011

English gentlemen battle at 'Chap Olympiad'

Natalia Olenicoff (R)and Derek Ostensen kiss after Olenicoff accepted Ostensen's marriage proposal in the swooning competition of the 'Chap Olympiad' in London on July 16, 2011.  (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)
Natalia Olenicoff (R)residents of Laguna Beach, California reacts as her boyfriend Derek Ostensen makes a proposal of marriage to her in the swooning competition of the Chap Olympiad in London on July 16, 2011. The annual Chap Olympiad event is hosted by The Chap magazine, the bible for old-fashioned gentlemen who are against the vulgarity of modern culture and in favour of tweed, smoking a pipe and courtesy to women. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)
Sarah Dabbs (L) of York swoons at the advances of a gentleman during the Swooning competiton at the 'Chap Olympiad' in London on July 16, 2011.  (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)
Natalia Olenicoff (R)and Derek Ostensen kiss after Olenicoff accepted Ostensen's marriage proposal in the swooning competition of the 'Chap Olympiad' in London on July 16, 2011.  (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)
Guests compete in a dance competition at the 'Chap Olympiad' in central London on July 16, 2011. 'The Chap' is a light-hearted magazine, aimed at revisiting the fashions and pastimes of the polite aspects of 1920's to 1950's England. (AFP/Ben Stansall)
Guests compete in a dance competition at 'The Chap's Olympiad' in central London on July 16, 2011.  (AFP/Ben Stansall)
Guests compete in a dance competition at the 'Chap Olympiad' in central London on July 16, 2011. 'The Chap' is a light-hearted magazine, aimed at revisiting the fashions and pastimes of the polite aspects of 1920's to 1950's England. The annual Olympiad event sees competitors take part in events such the 'Cucumber Sandwich Discus', 'The Umbrella Joust' and 'The Tug of Hair'. (AFP/Ben Stansall)
Laguna Beach, California residents Natalia Olenicoff (L) and Derek Ostensen laugh after Olenicoff accepted Ostensen's marriage proposal in the swooning competition of the 'Chap Olympiad' in London on July 16, 2011. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)

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