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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It may have been off the air for 16 years but The Games is finally back, with ITV rebooting the reality sporting show and inviting the likes of Love Island<\/a>\u2018s Wes Nelson, newsreader Lucrezia Millarini and former Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> pro Kevin Clifton to compete.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff, The Games will see 12 celebrities take part in a range of athletic, gymnastic, swimming and cycling events live on ITV across the week, with one man and one woman emerging as this year\u2019s champions.<\/p>\n

The show kicks off next week with the hurdles, the hammer, the 400m race and the mixed synchronised diving \u2013 but what is there to come?<\/p>\n

Read on for everything we know so far about The Games 2022.<\/p>

The Games 2022 start date<\/h2>\n

The Games 2022 begins on\u00a0Monday 9th May\u00a0<\/strong>at\u00a09pm\u00a0<\/strong>on ITV.<\/p>\n

The series, which is recorded live, will air nightly across the week until Friday 13th May.<\/p>\n

What is The Games?<\/h2>\n
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Lucrezia Millarini, Wes Nelson, Josh Herdman, Phoenix Gulzar-Brown, Max George, Christine McGuinness, Kevin Clifton, Rebecca Sarker, Ryan Thomas, Chelcee Grimes, Colson Smith, and Olivia Attwood,<\/span><\/figcaption> ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The Games is a reality sports show in which 12 celebrities will take on a number of sporting activities, with one of them being crowned the winner of the competition at the end of the week.<\/p>\n

The show originally aired for three seasons on Channel 4 from 2003 until 2006, however ITV is rebooting the show with a new line-up of famous faces.<\/p>\n

After undergoing several weeks of intense training, the celebrities will be going head-to-head in athletic, swimming, gymnastic and cycling events with the aim of earning medals.<\/p>\n

The male and female contestants with the most medals at the end of the week will be crowned the 2022 champions.<\/p>\n

The Games celebrity contestants<\/h2>\n

From reality stars and journalists, to actors and dancers, there\u2019s a broad range of celebrities taking part in this year\u2019s The Games and they are as follows:<\/p>\n