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Hello and welcome to a special Olympics edition of The Essential List, ahead of the opening ceremony later today. Below you'll find a host of features related to Paris 2024, from a deep dive into "the most boring Olympic sport of all time" to a look at the young stars set to make history this summer. First up though, we explore whether Olympic villages actually make good on their promise to serve local communities after the Games have ended.
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 | ESSENTIAL FEATURES | Are Olympic villages actually sustainable? | Since 1924, cities hosting the Olympics have created vast areas of purpose-built dwellings to house athletes. These projects often aim to revitalise deprived areas – but such plans don't always live up to their promise. | |
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The lost Olympic sport of 'distance plunging' | Distance plunging holds the distinction of having been labelled the weirdest and most boring Olympic sport of all time.
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| How Lausanne became the world's Olympic capital | Visiting the picture-perfect Swiss city offers a unique opportunity to discover how the ancient Games were reborn.
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| From New York to Paris: What is breaking? | Breaking – a style of street dance that originated in 1970s New York City – is debuting at this year's Paris Games.
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| A visual guide to the Olympics | Let us take you on a journey through the history of the summer Olympics and how it became the spectacle that it is today.
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| What to expect from the opening ceremony | In a first for the Games, the spectacle will not be in a stadium, instead taking place on Paris's famous River Seine.
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| The Olympic journey that started in chemistry class | Team GB rower Rebecca Shorten's rise to the top may not have happened was it not for a chat with a teacher back in 2008.
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| The young stars to follow at this year's Games | A look at the rising stars and future champions set to shine, from Summer McIntosh to Quan Hongchan. | Keep reading > |
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| BBC team pedal to Paris to highlight sustainability | A BBC Sport team and sporting guests are cycling more than 500 miles to reach the French capital. | |
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| | 'Olympics can be redemption for Simone Biles' | The USA women's gymnastics coach Chellsie Memmel speaks to the BBC. | |
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| | How technology will power the opening ceremony | See how 5G technology on the River Seine will allow filming and streaming the event on water. | |
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING | Divorce: The art of breaking up |
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| |  | Lucy Hockings and expert guests interrogate some of the stats on divorce, and discuss how the process of dissolving marriage is portrayed in popular culture. |
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Medal Moments | Your daily newsletter guide to the Paris Olympics, from global highlights to heroic stories, throughout the Games. | |
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