220,000 condoms for 9,000 athletes

The first athletes and coaches have been living in their Paris residences since Thursday. The massive project is intended to become a showcase project for the city. Not every idea has worked out.

That's it Olympic Games AxisAlthough no medals are awarded here. But the successes may be ready while you sleep.

We are talking about Olympic VillageWhere thousands of athletes and support staff will live, eat, recharge and of course sleep during the mega event.

The Paris-based centre was officially opened on Thursday morning. A week before the fire, the first 100 athletes received their keys or smart cards. First Austrian womanwho will be moving to the Olympic Village, is the archer. Elizabeth Straka Saturday. The boats left on Thursday. Corinna Conley, Victoria Wolfhardt And Felix Ochmautz But the trio is located in the greater Paris area.

Children's rooms

Overall it will It covers an area of ​​52 hectares and includes 40 multi-storey residential buildings. It seats 14,500 people, including 9,000 athletes. It's not the only impressive numbers: the dining room, which serves cuisine from around the world, has 3,300 seats, and the condom dispensers are stocked with some 220,000 condoms.

For athletes who have taken a more active approach to planning for children in the past, Paris 2024 has something new in store: in a kind of crèche, there is no childcare, but there are several “play spaces” that can be reserved to allow them to spend time with their children.

Located in one Paris suburb After the Games and Paralympics, the Olympic Village aims to become a model project for the city, which has suffered from a severe housing shortage for many years. Where Novak Djokovic and his teammates will live will be decided in the coming days after the Olympics 2800 housing units It will be built – one third will be sold, rented or used as social housing. 646 million euros The city and state provided funding for it, while the rest of the billion-dollar project comes from France's largest real estate companies.

And there is Paris with her Mayor Anne Hidalgo Wanting to play a leading role in climate protection in major cities, the environment also played a central role in the construction of the Olympic Village. The installation of classic air conditioning systems was avoided and an alternative cooling system was installed instead.

fear of heat

But the geothermal system, which uses cold water from deep within the earth, appears to have reached its limits given the athletes’ needs. With some sports federations concerned about the Parisian summer heat, organisers then equipped the apartments with 2,500 temporary mobile air conditioning units.

There is still time to protect the climate even after the Olympics.