The date has already been set for this year's Chap Olympiad - Saturday 11th July in Bedford Square Gardens, London WC1. On this day, as in previous years, hundreds of well-dressed competitors will descend upon this verdant garden in Bloomsbury to pit their wits, their trouser creases, their cocktail mixing abilities - but not their athleticism - against their peers.

After a brief relocation last year to Hampstead Heath, with the precise location revealed via a series of clues collected from Jermyn Street emporia, the Chap Olympiad returns to its spirtitual home, having formed a fruitful union with elegant London speakeasy Bourne & Hollingsworth. This will mean more and a better variety of drinks on offer, proper catering stalls to keep one's strength up and further entertainment beyond the Olympad events, late into the night.

But let us not forget the real purpose of the afternoon: to compete in such challenging events as the Three-Trousered Limbo, Moustache Wrestling, Quill Throwing and Bounders. A full list of all ten events will be published closer to the Olympiad. All events are open to members of the audience, but please do not embark on any form of training until you have understood that this Olympiad is not a celebration of sporting prowess.

The Chap Olympiad seeks to celebrate specifically British qualities, such as the excessive drinking of dry martinis before lunch, the wearing of monocles, the smoking of pipes and the maintenance of an immaculate crease in one's trousers despite having tripped over a basset hound on the way to the pavilion. All our events are designed to test competitors' levels of panache, elegance and savoir-faire, as a cheerful alternative to watching our nation's hopeless attempts to compete on the world stage in sports such as soccer and cricket.