[2] When the Games were revived, in 1951, the sport was included as the World Shin-Kicking Championships and remains one of its most popular events, drawing crowds of thousands of spectators.

[3] Known as clog fighting or 'purring' in the mill towns of Lancashire, it was a combative means of settling disputes popular in the later 19th century until the 1930s.

Success in the event requires both agility and the ability to endure pain, the loser crying out "Sufficient" when he has had enough.

[11] Legend has it that some shin-kickers wore steel-toe boots during the competitions and tried to build pain tolerance by hitting their shins with hammers.

[citation needed] In modern competitions, the combatants are required to wear soft shoes and stuff their trouser legs with straw for padding.