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There is only a day or two left before the opening of the Paris Olympics.
Surprisingly, the expectations for the Paris Olympics were not very high, and most people's focus was still on the facilities and environment of the Olympic Village.
Since athletes from all over the world have been moving into the Olympic Village one after another, the discussion about the Olympic Village on the Internet has never stopped.
In the face of France's "frugality" in the Paris Olympic Village, athletes and netizens from all over the world are really speechless.
No one expected that the Olympic Games, which cost $8.2 billion to build, would be so economical, which can be said to be very "shabby".
France really showed its face in front of the world this time because of "saving money".
No wonder the welfare of the France is so good, it seems that they must have spent all the money saved on their own people.
So, how "provincial" is France at the Paris Olympics?
Minimalist Olympic Village
As a place for athletes from all over the world to rest, the construction of the Paris Olympic Village is naturally a top priority.
At the beginning of the construction of the Olympic Village, the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic Games had already thought about the subsequent development in advance.
In order not to waste every brick of the Olympic Village and achieve sustainable development in the future, the layout of the Paris Olympic Village reflects France's "environmental protection" consciousness.
Covering more than 50 hectares, the Olympic Village was designed to sit directly on the banks of the Seine, so that it could be easily incorporated directly into the city in the future.
Make full use of the surrounding natural environment and geographical location, and even save money for greening.
In the various buildings in the Olympic Village, Paris has also made the best use of them, especially in the dormitories, and absolutely does not waste a little space.
No, after the Korea athletes moved into the Olympic Village, Korea table tennis player Tian Zhixi posted the environment of his dormitory for the first time.
As we can see from the photos, the dormitory rooms are really cramped, and the width may be more than one meter.
On the left side of the room are two simple hangers, while on the right side are two beds against the wall, and it's ridiculous that the distance between the two beds is so small that they have to be next to each other.
These alone already take up 80% of the room, and as long as you are putting down the athletes' luggage, there is really no place at all.
A dormitory where there is no place for even one person to put his feet in, and there are even two people to squeeze in.
Smaller female athletes may be fine, but taller male athletes may have to sleep on their feet.
Although double rooms also existed in the former Olympic Village, at least they were side-by-side or staggered, and this is the first time I have seen this kind of foot-to-foot arrangement.
In the face of the practice of not installing air conditioning in the Paris Olympic Village, although Korea also has ways to deal with it, it is really not on the table compared to China.
According to Tian Zhixi, the way they cool down is to rely on a shoulder that can be frozen, and artificially make an "ice vest" for themselves.
Compared with Korea's "miserable", the mainland's situation is relatively lucky.
The Chinese delegation was assigned a dormitory in a former office building in Paris, which was not luxurious, but it was better than Korea.
In order to cope with the high temperature in Paris, the mainland delegation also self-directed more than 300 air conditioners before departure, achieving self-sufficiency.
Some athletes even brought their own mattresses to cope with the cardboard beds in the Olympic Village.
The Paris Olympic Village really "forced" everyone to bring their own "tools".
It's good to be environmentally conscious, but saving to this point is really a bit "excessive".
Temporary grandstand on the banks of the Seine
In addition to finding ways to save money at various facilities in the Olympic Village, the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic Games also started the idea of the opening ceremony venues.
According to the idea of the Olympic Organizing Committee, the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will not be held in the venue, but on the banks of the Seine.
In other words, the Games will be held in the open air, and according to the Olympic Organizing Committee's vision, the athletes will have to arrive by boat.
No, the Olympic Organising Committee has set up temporary stands on the banks of the Seine.
In this way, the money for the construction of the stadium can be saved, and I have to say that Paris is really brainstorming in order to save money.
I hope that it will not rain on the day of the opening ceremony, otherwise everyone will become a "soup chicken".
In order to save money, the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee can be said to have squeezed out the use value of the Seine, and directly did not even build a swimming pool, and let swimmers compete in the Seine.
Both the triathlon and the mixed swimming competitions take place in the Seine.
If the Seine is clean and clear, that's fine, as long as it doesn't affect the game, you save money.
To the shock of the athletes, the Seine is a "river of sewage", not only does it smell far away, but even E. coli bacteria seriously exceeds the standard.
Even though the France government says it has invested heavily in its governance, the end result is not satisfactory.
At the crucial juncture of the opening ceremony, in order to prove that the water quality of the Seine is up to standard, France President Emmanuel Macron, the mayor of Paris and even the France Minister of Sports, Olympic and Paralympic Games personally went into the water to prove it.
Eco-friendly canteen
After the rudimentary dormitory and the "stinky river" swimming incident, the "eco-friendliness" of Paris's food is really the most shocking.
In order to carry out environmental protection to the end, in addition to the restaurant is converted from a factory, the meals provided by the Paris Olympics are mainly vegetarian, and there is no meat at a glance.
It's either a variety of vegetable salads or a variety of different types of bread, which is a joke for athletes who desperately need to recharge with protein after a workout.
What's even more speechless is that it says that it provides vegetarian food, but in the end it doesn't even provide French fries.
In order to get timely nutritional supplements after exercise, delegations from various countries also had to find ways to deal with it, and the only way was to bring their own "chefs".
Even Korea, known as a "food desert", could not tolerate the meals of the Paris Olympics, which shows how "poor" the diet of the Paris Olympics was.
The mainland is not far behind, and the Sichuan chefs have already arrived in Paris to prepare daily meals for the athletes to ensure that their nutrition is balanced enough.
Originally, frugality is a good thing, but if it is too much, excessive thrift will become "slamming the door", and even the diet is environmentally friendly, isn't it funny?
Even if you save money, you have to let everyone eat enough, and if you can't even eat enough, you can't talk about the competition.
epilogue
In this Olympic Games, Paris has indeed played a new trick of "environmental protection", and I don't know where all the money is spent.
If this continues, maybe everyone will have to look up to France in the future, and the main thing is an economic benefit.
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Globe.com: "Press the accelerator button! The Paris Olympics will open on the Seine, France police investigate the banks of the Seine"2024-07-22
Luzhong Morning News: "Paris Olympics Menu Exclusive Secret! See what athletes eat? 》2024-07-22
Douyin: Lightning Sports, "The Paris Olympics did not install air conditioning in the Olympic Village for environmental protection, many delegations moved into the Olympic Village with air conditioning, but the Korea team did not install air conditioning for their athletes"2024-07-20