One gymnastics move has been banned from the Olympics and fans have discovered why we'll never see it again

The Olympics have begun in Paris as the world's greatest athletes go for gold in a range of different sports and disciplines - but one gymnastics move will not be seen at the Games.

The latest multi-sport event is taking place in the French capital, with Paris becoming the second city - after London - to have hosted the modern Olympics on three separate occasions.

The opening ceremony took place on Friday night with boats making their way down the River Seine carrying the athletes who will be competing over the next fortnight.

Team GB have even won their first medal of these Olympics on the very first official day, with Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claiming bronze in the women's synchronised 3m springboard final.

The gymnastics will be taking place over a range of disciplines such as the vault, floor, pommel horse, uneven bars, rings, and all-round and begins on Saturday, with events due to run until August 5.

However, there will be one move in the gymnastics which will not be on show, as it has been banned since it was introduced at the 1972 Games.

Indeed, it was only performed once at the Munich Olympics that summer, and was banned swiftly after that event had taken place.

It was performed on the uneven parallel bars by Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut, with the highly dangerous move taking her name.

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The 'Korbut Flip' - also known as a 'Dead Loop' - saw her grip the parallel bars before performing a backflip, with the gymnast then regaining her grip to complete the move.

Belarusian athlete Korbut clinched three gold medals at the 1972 games, including in the team, balance beam and floor exercises.

But her performance of the Korbut Flip proved to be the only time it was on show at the Olympics, as it was later banned.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) took the decision mainly out of concern for the health and well-being of gymnasts, as the potential for injuries if the risky move was not completed successfully was too much to permit its continued allowance.

Korbut sold the medals she won back in 2017, saying at the time: "This is Olympic history, and I would like to share it with the whole world.

"They helped to make history and make it forever. This is how I wanted to share with the people."