London 2012 begins 'bedding in' at Olympic Village 6 months ahead of the Games

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has handed over the Olympic Village site to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) on 27 January. The handover of the Village, on time, marks the start of the huge process to fit-out the new apartments and Village site ready to welcome athletes and officials from around the world in six months’ time.

The Olympic Village will be able to house up to 16,000 thousand athletes and team officials during the Olympic Games and 6,200 thousand athletes and team officials plus 1000 referees and umpires during the Paralympic Games, all from 200 countries around the world. The fit-out and overlay work now underway to get the Village ready for the Games includes:

•    Installing 16,000 beds, 64,000 bed sheets and 21,000 pillows
•    9,000 wardrobes and more than 170,000 coat hangers
•    11,000 sofas, 5,000 bins and 5,000 toilet brushes
•    Equipping each apartment with a television and wi-fi services


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