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The kind of songs that are anointed as official Olympics anthems - think Whitney Houston's One Moment in Time for Seoul 1988 or Katy Perry's Rise for Rio this year - tend to be broad-brushstrokes power ballads about doing your best, seizing your moment and reaching for the skies. But there's rarely a sense that the singers involved have any real affection for Olympic sport. It's hard to imagine Celine Dion (Power of the Dream, Atlanta 1996) getting up at the crack of dawn to watch the kayaking heats in her pajamas.
But there are pop stars out there who have chosen to display their love for the Olympics by featuring their favourite sport in one of their videos - occasionally even getting involved themselves. Only once you've seen Simon Le Bon on a sailboat or Gary Barlow squeezed into his rowing shorts can you know the true nature of Olympic sporting passion. With the BBC's coverage of the Olympics kicking off on Friday, here are the 12 music videos that are truly going for gold.
1. Pointer Sisters - Jump, 1984 (athletics)
2. Avicii - Broken Arrows, 2015 (high jump)
3. Bombay Bicycle Club - Luna, 2014 (synchronised swimming)
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