Flexing and fine art: Louvre introduces Olympic sport sessions

French choreographer Mehdi Kerkouche poses as he presents the dress rehearsal of his creation 'Run In The Louvre', a series of sports visits to the Louvre, halfway between a visit guided, dance and sports training at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Photo: Reuters

The Louvre museum in Paris announced recently that it planned to organise yoga and sport sessions in its famed galleries as part of a city-wide cultural programme ahead of the Olympics.

The world's biggest museum is to offer visitors the chance to take part in dance, yoga and work-out sessions with instructors and coaches while gazing upon its world-renowned paintings and sculptures.