TheGog Magog Games orGog Magog Olympiks were held annually on theGog Magog Hills outsideCambridge,England in the 16th and 17th century.
The games were held in the 16th and 17th century outside Cambridge. In 1574Cambridge University issued an edict against students taking part in the games.[1] By 1620 they were being referred to as "Olympik" bySymonds D'Ewes.[2][3]
Robert Dover, founder and for many years the director of theCotswold Olimpick Games, was a scholar at theUniversity of Cambridge in 1595, possibly as asizar atQueens' College:[4] although it is not known whether the term "Olympik" was already in use for the Games.[2]
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