A statement from a meeting of Olympic stakeholders in Lausanne this weekend revealed that the Olympic movement would consider including esports in the Olympic games, but the sport needs a governing body.

Let’s face it; the Olympics have a problem.

In a world where attention is at a premium, and everything is turning Blade Runneresque, who wants to watch someone playing a game of who can jump the farthest.

Pretty soon old codgers like me will die and along with it any lasting memory of an event that used to enthral millions of people unless the International Olympic Committee (IOC) can find a way to get our children wanting to carry the Olympic torch.