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- Fascinating OlympiansAbused, expelled, orphaned at eight months: how athlete Bob Beamon beat the odds – and became a legendIn 1968, in one of the top five Olympic moments of the last century, the long jumper made a leap so jaw-dropping it inspired the superlative Beamonesque. He discusses pride, pressure and the politics of that momentous Summer Games
Oliver WainwrightArchitecturePlastic-bottle seats and wooden pools: can Paris deliver the leanest, greenest Olympics yet?The Paris Olympics vowed to build as little as possible, using the city’s landmarks as a backdrop instead. Has it worked? We check out the bold new venues, upgraded old ones – and the athletes’ candy-coloured village