Everything you should know about the Paris Olympics village where Rafael Nadal and other tennis players will be staying

The Paris Olympics 2024 are set to begin on July 26, and athletes from various disciplines have already arrived in the French capital for the same. Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, and other tennis players were spotted brushing shoulders with other sporting icons as well.

Most of the athletes will be staying in the Paris Olympic Village, in a set-up specially designed for the occasion. If the previous edition of the games is anything to go by, then the Olympic Village is the place to be.

Hosting the Olympics always brings in a lot of revenue for the host country in various forms. However, the infrastructure specially created for it hasn't been utilized that often post the games in the past. To make sure this doesn't happen this time, sustainability has been the focal point of the Paris Olympics.

The Olympic Village consists of 2800 houses, with each country's delegation getting their own quarters. These homes will be utilized as public housing after the conclusion of the games for students and low-income workers.

Aside from the famous cardboard beds, the mattresses for the beds are made from recycled fishing nets and will be repurposed later on. The bedding materials will be donated to local communities, educational institutions, and other organizations once the games are done. Additionally, the entire Olympic Village is completely powered by renewable energy.

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The Paris Olympics 2024 has met most of the requirements set in the Olympic Agenda 2020

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Adopted in 2015, the Olympic Agenda 2020 puts the onus on host nations to utilize the existing infrastructure for the Olympic games instead of building something new. This is done to minimize the adverse impact on the environment and to benefit the local population.

The Paris Olympics has implemented the same quite effectively. The majority of the existing venues got a touch-up, such as the clay courts at Roland Garros, and only a handful of new ones were created. The new venues are also made out of recycled materials.

The Olympic Aquatics Centre in Seine-Saint-Denis, with a 5,000 seating capacity, is one such architectural marvel. It was built using timber, and the roof has a huge solar farm. The seats inside the venue were made out of recycled plastic bottle caps.

Given the large influx of people, travel is about to increase. However, most of the venues are quite close to each other, thus keeping the need to commute minimal, along with the resultant carbon emissions. The Paris Olympics has certainly set an example for future editions of the games to follow when it comes to sustainability.