The first ever Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. The main events were running, wrestling, boxing, and horse-riding. The athletes were all male and did almost all of it naked.

When the modern Olympics were established in 1896, they did not keep all of these traditions. The athletics and wrestling were kept, but alongside them were several events the Greeks could never have dreamed of, including fencing, shooting and tennis.

The games, held in Athens, attracted the biggest crowd ever to watch a sporting event. With the right mix of the old and the new, the Olympics had hit a perfect formula.

At the last Olympics, in Tokyo, viewing figures were down 50% compared with those of the 2016 Rio Games.

The Olympic Committee is especially worried that it is losing younger viewers. Most fans are in their late fifties or older. Younger people are simply not tuning in.

This is why it is trying to shake things up: Paris 2024 will, for the first time, include breakdancing, which organisers hope will bring in a younger audience.

Other sports that fire up younger people are also in the running for future games, including teqballA ball sport played on a curved table without arms or hands., ultimate (ultimate frisbee), and dodgeball.

Defenders of the idea say that modern viewers expect something more exciting than running, jumping and diving, but others argue chasing younger viewers with new sports will only put off existing, older fans.

Is tradition sacred?

Yes! People like the Olympic Games because they feel so timeless and established.

No! The Olympic Games have always adapted to their times, adding new events and dropping old ones.

Teqball - A ball sport played on a curved table without arms or hands.