China opens'Athletic' village for Bejing olympics 2008
The athlets village for the Beijing olympics was opened on Sunday in the presence of Chinese star athletes Yao Ming and Liu Xiang.
The village close to the key venues for athletics and swimming will accommodate 16,000 athletes and officials from 204 countries for the August 8-24 Games.
The 66-hectare village has 42 buildings, swimming pools,tennis and baskletball courts, a library, shopping zones, as well as a hospital and fire station. Worship rooms are available for Christians, Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus and Jews.
Located in the Qingdao Olympic Sailing Center, Qingdao Olympic village is the closest to the Olympic venues among the three Olympic villages for the Beijing Olympics. Its 400 rooms will accommodate 700 athletes and officials from more than 60 countries and regions for the 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta on August 9-23.
