7,000 rooms and a post office: Inside the Paris Olympic Village • FRANCE 24 English
after 5 years of a race against the clock the Olympic Village is ready to open its doors and right on time while the athletes won’t arrive for another two weeks it’s now tour time for journalists from around the world we are from Brazil away from Australian [Music] television SE Phoenix TV there’s a visit of the rooms in total there’s 7,000 of them with their cardboard beds and the gyms with 1,800 Fitness machines nearby there are the training areas the practi basketball courts are inside what’s normally a film studio I know famous TV shows like the bureau and S were shot here we rented all of these Studios for the game so they could be training sites in total there are nine Sports here including basketball it’s here that the athletes will work up a sweat but the Olympic Village is also a place to hang out with a cafe in the Central Square there’s also a small Supermarket a salon and a post office to send letters and Gifts back home it’s like a normal post office with a counter and a scale away packages the post office of course has stamps and the traditional yellow mailbox already draped in blue white and red the French athletes complex is located between the health services and the dining Halls which will serve 40,000 meals a day with 50 different dishes per day here we’re entering into a big space why big because it’s our largest thematic restaurant here the theme is Asian food there are 900 seats for the athletes with the goal of being environmentally friendly transport is electric most of the restaurants in all of the rooms do not have air conditioning they do have fans and geothermal cooling floors though but some Olympic teams bulked So at their own cost they ordered some 2500 portable air conditioning unit to make sure that they feel right at home
The Paris Olympic are just a few weeks away, and the Olympic Village, which will house some 10 thousand athletes is finally ready. Solange Mougin and our colleagues from France Television take a look at where the athletes will be staying while in the French capital for the Games.
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35 comments
Well, that’s ugly
Very nice – but good luck doing well if you're an Olympic athlete after sleeping on those cardboard beds (!), and with no air conditioning.
What happens in the Olympic Village stays in the Olympic Village.
Those that will stay in this village will be supporting social cleansing.
When are they coming in the rental market?
It's laughable that new construction is happening almost anywhere in Europe without air conditioning. How many little old ladies have to die each summer for them to wake up. It can get very hot in Paris.
If National Rally showcases uniquely French sports and artistry I would be more interested
The french team apartment location has very convenient access to dining hall
Cardboard beds? Interesting.
And what would be there after the Olympics? A place for those who needs a place? If so, how much the rent will cost??
no AC, what a joke. These Europeans are out of control
Thanks France 🇫🇷 for putting life back 🔙 into the games. 🏟📧📱🥤🍔🍟
I'm curious about the French security. Is it like caledonia
The way the speaker talks makes me aggressive
Cardboard beds
They had cardboard beds at the Tokyo games as well. I honestly wouldn’t mind getting a fresh bed to be honest. 😊
Sounds like an AI voiceover…
You know the little boy that says “apparently” when he’s being interviewed? The way the narrator talks is the adult version of that.
I remember that the Tokyo games mentioned that the flemsy beds were to prevent sex😂😂😂
How is the commentator employed? What is with her deliberately emphasized words?
The no air conditioning situation is a big hassle since it’s summer.
Pickpocket is every were in Olympics
The absence of air conditioning has nothing to do with environmental concerns. Air conditioning in summer is a primary need for these busy athletes. It's a pathetic cost cutting measure
Paris Olympic village Stay SAFE , never ever like MUNICH !
It’s a burden to host the Olympics. Have to build an Olympic village, house about 7000 athletes, build Olympic size pool and stadium, etc. It bankrupts the hosting city/ country, not to mention the tourists who trash the city.
Imagine enough athletes bringing their own AC units, how it's going to overtax the electrical grid… Gonna be interesting 🤷🏻♀️
IN ALL MY HEART, I WISH THE PARIS OLYMPIC NOT SUCCESS
No way bro said “SHina” instead of China
How many condoms will be distributed? 👀
No air conditioning, cardboard beds? Hell naw, I’d be booking into a hotel if i were an athlete.
MariUS Grigonis missed all shots USA agent I demand Wildcard because I catch USA cheating in Puerto Rico or else 🐲
The scale of the Olympics doesn't make economic, environmental, and logistical sense for any city. I honestly believe it's better for sports to just have their own world championship event rather than combine everything into this monstrosity of a mess
This narrator sounds very woke.
I would never go to Paris. And I live in France.
Finished watching 2:03