A new shin-kicking champion has been crowned at the Cotswold Olimpick Games, where bruises and flying straw are part of a sporting tradition dating back more than 400 years.
The event, held on Dover’s Hill near Chipping Campden on Friday, was revived in 1951 after first being held in 1612 when local lawyer Robert Dover is said to have wanted to channel some of the competitive traits of the local people.
