Almost five months before the start of the Summer Games in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated the Olympic Village. At the symbolic handover of the keys, Macron spoke of the “adventure of a century”.
The newly built 82 buildings in the north of Paris will accommodate over 14,000 athletes and their employees. According to the information, the project was carried out in record time and under exemplary social conditions. It should be particularly sustainable; cardboard mattresses are used in the bedrooms.
However, the work on accommodating the 206 Olympic delegations has not yet been completed. For example, the apartments still need to be furnished. After the Games, the Olympic Village will “become a real part of the city for the residents of Seine-Saint-Denis,” Macron previously said on X (formerly Twitter). Then several thousand people should be able to live there.
The Summer Olympics will take place in Paris from July 26th to August 11th.