Olympic village

Olympic village

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Olympic village is also called Olympic village or athletes village. It refers to the centralized accommodation provided by the host city of the Olympic Games for athletes and coaches participating in the Olympic Games. The Olympic Village will be used two weeks before the opening of the games and will be closed three days later.

meaning

As the main residence of athletes and delegation members in various countries and regions, the Olympic village undertakes the service work of all athletes and officials of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in accommodation, catering, entertainment, leisure and other aspects. It is also a place where athletes from various countries and regions gather to hold international exchanges and get-together activities.

According to the Olympic Charter, the Olympic village should be located near the main stadium and driving range. The Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games shall bear all the meal expenses of the athletes and officials in the Olympic Village and the local transportation expenses.

As thousands to 20000 athletes and officials from different countries and regions live in the Olympic Village during the Olympic Games, it can be said that it is a small "United Nations" worthy of the name. The Olympic village of every Olympic Games will become one of the important criteria to judge whether the event is perfect or not, so the Olympic village also has the reputation of "the first village in the world".

Every delegation will hold a ceremony when they live in the Olympic village. In the early Olympic Games, some athletes and officials from all countries were scattered in various hotels, which was not conducive to the organization of the Olympic Games and the communication between athletes from all countries. In 1924, the 8th Olympic Games was held in Paris. For the first time, the organizers concentrated the participants in specially built wooden houses, which was the earliest Olympic village. Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1932, the city not far from the main stadium was built for athletes and official staff to live in the building complex, since then this practice has become a tradition, and in the "Olympic Charter" Article 42 stipulates: "in order to make all athletes, officials and other staff live together The OCOG shall provide an Olympic village which can be occupied at least two weeks before the opening ceremony and three days after the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games ".

The Olympic village is a special place for the athletes who take part in the Olympic Games. In 1924, when the 8th Olympic Games was held in Paris, France, the French built a row of wooden houses for the athletes in the stadium, which is the rudiment of the Olympic village. At the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games, the United States built a special dormitory for all the participants and staff for the first time, and later it was known as the "Olympic Village". This successful experience has attracted the attention of the International Olympic Committee. Later, the IOC clearly stipulated in the Olympic charter that the host country should provide good special accommodation for male and female athletes, so that athletes and team officials can live together. The location of the village should be near the main stadium and driving range.

The Olympic village should meet the requirements of the "instructions for Olympic Village" formulated by the IOC Executive Board. The number of officials and other staff living in the Olympic village is determined by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee. They may not exceed 50% of the number of athletes enrolled. "The location of the Olympic village should be near the main stadium and driving range.". In the Olympic Games, restaurants, hospitals, shops and cultural and entertainment centers are required as auxiliary facilities.

When the Chinese Olympic delegation arrived in Helsinki in 1952, the Olympic Games were almost finished, but a solemn flag raising ceremony was still held in the Olympic village. This is the first time that the five-star red flag appeared in the Olympic Games.

Beijing Olympic Village

Full name: Olympic Village

Beijing Olympic Village opening time: July 27, closing time: August 27

Beijing Paralympic Village opening time: August 30, closing time: September 20

(the transition period from Olympic Games to Paralympic Games is 26 hours)

origin

The real purpose of the Olympic village is to let athletes get the same accommodation treatment. In the summer Olympic Games from 1896 to 1920, athletes and officials from different countries were scattered in different hotels. Due to the different facilities and services, there are different treatment, and there are some opinions and differences. Therefore, in 1923, the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee made a resolution that the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games must provide reasonable accommodation for all the participants of the Olympic Games.

From May 4 to July 27, 1924, the 8th Summer Olympic Games was held in Paris, France. For the first time, France deliberately concentrated the athletes in the designated houses beside the Colombe stadium in Paris. The Olympic village is composed of many wooden bungalows, with three people in each room, toilet and shower equipment. At that time, 3092 athletes from 44 countries (including 136 female athletes) and their delegation were placed in these wooden buildings, so the name of Olympic village came into being.

At the 8th Olympic Games held in Paris in 1924, the former French rugby team leader v. djucharik proposed the idea of building an Olympic Village, which was approved by the Organizing Committee of the Paris Olympic Games. For the first time, the organizers concentrated the participants in specially built wooden houses, which was the earliest Olympic lining.

From July 30 to August 14, 1932, the 10th Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA, built a special accommodation area for athletes, which was composed of 550 wooden huts. The whole house is beautiful and comfortable. Each house has a shower, dressing room and other necessities. There are recreation halls, restaurants, shops and libraries in the 1012 Mu Olympic village. In view of this, the International Olympic Committee has decided that in the future, the host country of the Olympic Games must build an Olympic Village for the accommodation of athletes. The "Olympic Village" has also been written into the "Olympic Charter" and become an integral part of the Olympic Games.

facilities

According to the Olympic Charter, there must be restaurants, hospitals, shops and cultural and entertainment centers as auxiliary facilities in the Olympic Games. As the Olympic Games become more and more extensive and more countries and athletes participate in it, the area of the Olympic village is also larger and more supporting facilities are available

1. In 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the whole Olympic village covers an area of 1.24 square kilometers, including a hospital, doping testing center, several religious sites, restaurants, swimming pools, runways and two indoor training halls.

2. In 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the total construction area of the Olympic village is 370000 square meters. The per capita living area is more than 22 square meters. There are athlete clinic, restaurant, multi-functional library, entertainment center, leisure sports area and other related service facilities. The leisure sports area includes gymnasium, swimming pool, tennis court, basketball court, jogging track, etc.

layout

The Olympic village is composed of athletes village, media village and overstaffed official residence, which is generally divided into square area and residential area.

1. Square District

There is an Olympic square. The Olympic square also includes the flag raising square. During the Olympic Games, the flags of all participating countries and regions fly here together.

2. Residential area

It is the main part of the Olympic Village, with other auxiliary service facilities.

Check in

Check in ceremony

The delegation of all countries will hold a simple and solemn ceremony when they live in the Olympic village. First, the village head gives a welcome speech, the head of the delegation gives a thank-you speech, then plays the National Anthem of the delegation, and finally raises the national flag of the delegation.

Check in staff

The main people living in the Olympic village are athletes. The number of officials and other staff members is determined by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee. They may not exceed 50% of the number of athletes enrolled.

village head

Qualifications and responsibilities

Every village level unit will set up a village head. The "village head" of the Olympic village is probably the most famous and the most important "village head" in the world. The village head of the Olympic village is generally held by government sports officials or influential entrepreneurs, athletes, celebrities, etc., who are fully responsible for all the logistics affairs within the Olympic village. Due to the different languages, religious beliefs, living habits and cultural backgrounds of athletes, coaches and officials, the village head should not only have rich experience, but also have excellent diplomatic ability and management level.

In this small "United Nations" temporarily established, the village head of the Olympic village should be fully responsible for all logistics affairs within the Olympic village. It is not easy for athletes, coaches, officials and members of the Olympic family to have an unforgettable time and come back satisfied. Different languages, different religious beliefs, different living habits, different cultural backgrounds These differences require the village head not only to have rich experience, but also to have excellent diplomatic ability and management level. So, in the past Olympic Games, who was responsible for the responsibility of "the first village in the world"?

representative figure

The head of Sydney Olympic Village: an experienced political figure

The Olympic village of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games is a milestone in the development of the Olympic Village: it has been the Olympic village since 1924

Chinese PinYin : Ao Yun Cun