The Cube set for Olympic debut

ITV game show The Cube has been named as a replacement Olympic sport after handball pulled out with a thigh injury.

At an emergency meeting this morning, the International Olympic Committee plumped for the Philip Schofield-hosted show from a shortlist of eight back-up sports.

The other contenders were: team grimacing, bedroom gymnastics, air guitar, crowd surfing, weight watching, beat boxing and Frank Spencer impressionisation.

Teams from 24 nations will now compete for The Cube medals at a hastily erected studio near Phillips Idowu in East London.