The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 in Athens, Greece. It featured nine sports: athletics, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, shooting, swimming, tennis, weightlifting, and wrestling which are all till date part of the Summer Games. There have been various changes over time. Initially, the host country had a lot of control over which sports were to be included, today, those decisions are made by the IOC (International Olympic Committee). A lot of sports have been tried and tested over time, including demonstration sports many of which never made it to part of the official games. The IOC has a criteria for deciding which sports to include in the Olympic Games in which it looks at many factors. Like the sports’ popularity among both men and women across much of the world. A new arising game starts as a demonstration sport which might be added to the official games later or removed from the games. A sport could be reinstated in the Olympics by lobbying the IOC for a revival of a sport. Like, in 2016, golf returned to the Olympic Games after a 112-year absence. Olympic sports are defined as those governed by the International Federations listed in Rule 46 of the Olympic Charter. The IOC reviews the Olympic programme at the first Session following each Olympiad. A simple majority is required for an Olympic sport to be included in the Olympic programme. Under the current rules, an Olympic sport not selected for inclusion in a particular Games remains an Olympic sport and may be included again later with a simple majority Pankration: Pankration was an ancient Greek event held at some of the first Olympic Games. The fighting discipline combined elements of boxing and wrestling. With the popularity of MMA spread across the world and the natural tie-in to the ancient Games, it would make sense for a modified mixed martial arts event to be held in conjunction with the Olympics. Cricket: Cricket was held at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. There were two teams, one from England and the other from France, made up mostly of people from England. Cricket never appeared at the Olympics again. Now cricket is one of the most popular sports in the world. The main reason to include cricket in the Olympics, would be to involve the part of the world where the sport is most popular like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Including a sport like cricket would serve to bridge a gap between that part of the world and the rest of the Olympic countries, especially considering the sport's huge following in England and Australia. Squash or racquetball: Both sports are self-contained, they are played in a giant box, and can be played in both singles and doubles. The sports are extremely taxing physically. The structure of these sports, combined with the ease of scoring and ability for many countries to compete. The governing body of Squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is even recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Futsal: Futsal was denied entry into the 2016 Olympics with beach soccer, is a perfect Olympic sport. Futsal is indoor soccer played on a hard court with five players on a side. The depth of talent around the world would not be an issue to field a proper Olympic futsal tournament. The event could be held in a similar venue to volleyball or handball, fans would love it, as it has all the merits of outdoor soccer with far more action and scoring. Bowling: Bowling was a demonstration sport at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, Korea. Its surprising that it isn’t part of Olympics, as it has to be considered as "athletic" as archery and shooting. *The next are a joke* Sleeping: Who can sleep with extreme disturbance? Who can sleep the longest? Who can sleep to run from their feelings(sorry for the attack)? But wouldn’t it be fun to sleep as a sport? Eating: We all say we eat, but how much food can your body sustain? How fast? How unhealthy? Lemon spoon race: The 5 yearr old in me wrote this, sorry. Paintball: Many sports were originally created to prepare soldiers for battle. Today, it’s a relaxing and fun game which is played to ‘let off some steam’. Wouldn’t it be something to shoot other people as a sport, even if the bullets are balls of paint? E sports: So many people of all age groups are into gaming it would just be fitting to add a variety of them to the Olympic Games.