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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
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Joe Svetlik

Want to liven up the Olympics? Play a game of Name Those Headphones

Spectacular graphic of Olympic athletes parade in front of the Eiffel Tower at sunset for how to watch Olympics 2024, the Summer Games in Paris, France.

I'm a bit obsessed with Olympic swimming at the moment. Not because of Leon Marchand's victory in both 200m butterfly and breaststroke just two hours apart, or the doping scandal swirling around the Chinese swimmers. Rather it's the walk-ons I'm glued to – specifically, which headphones the swimmers are wearing as they approach their lanes.

Not all of the swimmers wear headphones. While some opt for in-ear models, over-ears are far more common. And you can see why. They really complete the look, especially if the athlete has accessorised their cap and goggles with a puffer jacket, as many of them are doing. Add in a pair of over-ear headphones, and they look like they're DJing at a drum and bass rave.

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