The Games is a British reality sports game show that ran on Channel 4 for four series, in which 10 celebrities competed against each other, by doing Olympic-style events, such as weight lifting, gymnastics and diving. At the end of the series, the contestants with the most points from each round were awarded either a gold, silver or bronze medal.
The series was revived by ITV in May 2022, hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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The Games was presented by Jamie Theakston for the entirety of its run, with track-side reports from Jayne Middlemiss in series 1–3 and Kirsty Gallacher in series 4. David Goldstrom was the commentator for the events.
The Games also had an after-show called The Games: Live at Trackside, aired on Channel 4's sister channel E4. The first series was presented by Dougie Anderson, whilst the second was hosted by Gamezville presenters Darren Malcolm and Jamie Atiko. Justin Lee Collins and Caroline Flack took over as presenters for the third and fourth series. For the final series an extra one-hour show was added on E4 in the afternoon called The Games: Live at the Heats, and the evening after-show changed title to become The Games: Inside Track.
Porter pulled out part-way through the run. A serious knee injury sustained in the judo competition against Akın also forced Chisholm to withdraw.<ref name="Sporty_versus_Azra">Ex-Spice Girl Mel C faces surgeryTemplate:Webarchive – BBC News, 12 September 2003</ref>
Series 2 (2004)
Charles Ingram competed in series two.
The second series aired in 2004 and the celebrities that took part were:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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After the second series a special champion of champions edition took place, in which the top two male and female competitors from series one and two went head to head to compete for the title The Games Champion of Champions. The team from 2003 won. They comprised MC Harvey, James Hewitt, Terri Dwyer and Josie d'Arby (Azra Akın was unavailable to take part).
Series 3 (2005)
The third series commenced on 25 March 2005 and the celebrities that took part were:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Morris pulled out half-way through the run, and was replaced by Foster.
Injuries also forced Kevin Simm out of the sumo competition, and Craig Charles out of the speed skating and vaulting competitions.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Champion of Champions 2005
After the third series, another special champion of champions edition took place in which the top two male and female competitors from Team 2003, Team 2004 and Team 2005 competed against each other in weightlifting, hammer throwing and finally the relay race. From Team 2003, James Hewitt, Harvey, Terri Dwyer and Josie D'Arby competed. From Team 2004, Romeo, Jarrod Batchelor, Katy Hill and Lady Isabella Hervey competed. From Team 2005, Kevin Simm, Philip Olivier, Lisa Maffia and Kirsty Gallacher, competed. Team 2005 narrowly beat the team from the first series overall.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Darren Day was among the original line-up, but after consistently failing to take part in training, he was replaced by eventual winner Jones. DJ Goldie was originally a competitor, but was forced to pull out due to an injury sustained in the training sessions for the water-ski event. He was replaced by Rickitt.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Scores
The Girls
Discipline
Amanda
Bernie
Javine
Julia
Michelle
Whitewater kayak
0
2
4
3
6
Hurdles
3
1
6
5
3
Cycling
4
2
4
6
0
Gym floor
0
3
6
5
2
Swimming
4
3
6
5
0
Curling
0
2
4
3
5
Archery
4
0
5
2
3
Hammer
2
3
5
4
2
100m sprint
2
0
5
3
4
Total
19
16
45
36
25
The Boys
Discipline
Peter
Adam
Jason
Jade
Marcel
Water ski jump
4
4
1
5
2
Weights
6
1
4
3
7
Kendo
3
0
4
5
3
Vault
0
3
4
5
6
Diving
6
1
4
5
3
Speed skating
5
1
2
6
3
Cycling
3
0
4
5
2
Javelin
0
2
5
6
3
100m sprint
2
0
4
4
5
Total
29
12
32
44
34
Champion of Champions 2006
After the fourth series another special champion of champions edition took place in which the top two male and female competitors from series two, three and four competed against each other in a 50 m freestyle swim, diving and a 4 x 50 m freestyle relay at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.
Javine Hylton, Julia Goldsworthy MP, Jade Jones and MC Plat'num represented Team 2006, Kirsty Gallacher, Chesney Hawkes, Kevin Simm and HRH Princess Tamara represented Team 2005, and Lady Isabella Hervey, Linda Lusardi, Shane Lynch and Romeo represented Team 2004.
Team 2006 won the champion of champions 2006, scoring 29 points. The team of 2005 came second with 23. Finally team 2004 with 20. This Champion of Champions saw Shane Lynch achieve a dive which had never been performed on The Games before – a somersault. The trophy for the winners was presented to
Team 2004, by the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Councillor Roger Davison.<ref>[1]Template:Dead link</ref>
Series 5 (2022)
The series was originally commissioned for 2020 as The Real Games, and then for 2021,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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