Beijing Olympic Village

The Beijing Olympic Village (simplified Chinese: 北京奥运村; traditional Chinese: 北京奧運村; pinyin: Běijīng Àoyùn Cūn) is a complex of high-rise apartments in Beijing, People's Republic of China, which was opened to the public on July 27, 2008 and closed on August 27, 2008 in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3] As an Olympic Village it hosted the attendees, which included competitors and their coaches, during the event. The village consists of 660,000 sq m of land that will connect with the Olympic forest as well as the Olympic stadium. With that much space available there is also enough room for two media villages that can host up to 7,000 media personnel. [4] The village had the ability to host over 16,000 athletes with enough space for social and athletic aspects. With all of the space and amenities within the Olympic Village, there must be a large price tag. With a total of $14.257 billion budget, about $1.827 billion will be used on the Olympic Village. [5] The impact that will have on the economy is exponential. Safety, a topic that must be taken very seriously when discussing the wellness of our athletes. Extreme humidity was a problem as well as air pollution. Many precautions were taken by the Czech team, they decided to do their own air measurements to make sure they could keep there athletes healthy and safe. [6]

See also

References
  1. Olympic Village Briefing Press Conference. (2008). Chinese Law & Government, 41(6), 83-92.
  2. A glimpse of the Beijing Olympic Village Archived August 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Beijing's Olympic Village Court opens
  4. Olympic Village Briefing Press Conference. (2008). Chinese Law & Government, 41(6), 83-92.
  5. Owen, J. (2005). Estimating the Cost and Benefit of Hosting Olympic Games: What Can Beijing Expect from Its 2008 Games? The Industrial Geographer, 3(1), 1-18.
  6. Vetvicka, J., & Handl, M. (2011). Beijing 2008 olympic games meant danger for the health of athletes? Monitoring of air pollution during games of XXIX olympiade by PM10. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(4), 381-381.

Further reading
  • Vetvicka, J., & Handl, M. (2011). Beijing 2008 olympic games meant danger for the health of athletes? Monitoring of air pollution during games of XXIX olympiade by PM10. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 45(4), 381-381.
  • Olympic Village Briefing Press Conference. (2008). Chinese Law & Government, 41(6), 83–92.4
  • Owen, J. (2005). Estimating the Cost and Benefit of Hosting Olympic Games: What Can Beijing Expect from Its 2008 Games? The Industrial Geographer, 3(1), 1-18.

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