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Unworn Olympic kit: What happens to the surplus?

Original: Unworn kit: What happens to it and why is there so much?

BBC examines the fate of unworn athlete kit from the Olympic Games, asking why teams and suppliers are left with large quantities of unused uniforms and equipment. The report looks at how surplus kit is stored, redistributed or discarded, and the waste questions this raises for sports bodies and manufacturers after each Games.

Why now: Attention on sustainability and waste in the wake of the Olympics has put leftover team kit in the spotlight.

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