Ready to run, wrestle, and hurl a javelin without breaking a sweat? A new project called Ancient Olympic Games transports you all the way back to eighth-century BC Olympia, the small Greek town where the very first games honoured Zeus. Designer Junglescream has packed 2,689 pieces into a diorama that celebrates the history behind the world's most famous sporting festival. And yes, the Olympic torch gets lit right where it should - at the Temple of Hera.

The build centres on a Greek temple perched atop a small hill dressed in Mediterranean greenery. Around it sit five dedicated areas, each showing off a classic discipline: running, wrestling, javelin, the chariot race, and discus. Every event even gets its own little plaque, so you know exactly which ancient athletes you are cheering for (my money is on the discus thrower).

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Now, let's talk techniques, because this is where things get fun. The temple roof lifts right off, giving you a peek inside. Beneath the wrestlers hides a gear mechanism that rotates the pair around their ring, so your grappling champions can actually circle each other mid-match. How clever is that? Tiles decorated with an ancient Greek pattern line the base of the diorama, tying the whole scene together with a proper Olympian flourish.

You also get 9 minifigures plus two horses pulling two chariots, giving you plenty of competitors to line up at the starting blocks. Sports fans, history buffs, and anyone with a soft spot for antiquity and Greece will find a lot to love here.

The project has gathered 336 supporters so far on its climb toward the 10,000 needed to reach the review stage. If a brick-built tribute to the games sounds like your kind of medal-worthy build, head to Junglescream's page and add your vote. May the games begin!