Olympic Village
Housing for athletes in an Olympic host city
Olympic Village
An Olympic Village is a residential complex built or reassigned for the Olympic Games in or nearby the host city for the purpose of accommodating all of the delegations. Olympic Villages are usually located close to the Olympic Stadium within an Olympic Park. Olympic Villages are built to house all participating athletes during the two weeks of the Games, as well as officials and athletic trainers. After the Games are over, the Olympic Village nowadays is typically sold or rented to the local population and turned into a new residential zone. The accommodation provided for the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles is considered to be the first official modern Olympic Village, and the first permanent Olympic Village was established at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Since the Munich massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Villages alongside the Olympic venues are guarded to ensure maximum security. Only athletes, trainers and officials are allowed to stay at the Village...
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