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Even the sun won't stop Olympic athletes from sleeping
Author: Jonathan Warren
Blackout curtains will let Olympic athletes get a lie-in when they stay in the specially built Games Village in London this year.
Costing £1.1 billion to construct, the village contains 2,800 apartments and will be home to up to 16,000 athletes and officials between July 27th and August 12th. The Games Village with be back in use a couple of weeks later when the Paralympics begin.
The curtains will block out all light to ensure the athletes aren’t forced out of their guest beds at sunrise, affording them the sleep they need to perform at their best.
The feature is one of many forward-thinking plans put in place; others include "grab and go" food carts and dedicated jogging areas.
These luxuries are a far cry from the humble beginnings of the village's site; the area was a neglected industrial landscape before building began.
Triple jump world-record holder Jonathan Edwards, who heads the London 2012 Athletes' Committee, praised the Games Village, saying it is one of the best at any Games so far.
"It has been built around the specific needs of modern performance athletes", he said, "and I am confident they will benefit from the new features and initiatives the Athletes' Commission have helped deliver."
Costing £1.1 billion to construct, the village contains 2,800 apartments and will be home to up to 16,000 athletes and officials between July 27th and August 12th. The Games Village with be back in use a couple of weeks later when the Paralympics begin.
The curtains will block out all light to ensure the athletes aren’t forced out of their guest beds at sunrise, affording them the sleep they need to perform at their best.
The feature is one of many forward-thinking plans put in place; others include "grab and go" food carts and dedicated jogging areas.
These luxuries are a far cry from the humble beginnings of the village's site; the area was a neglected industrial landscape before building began.
Triple jump world-record holder Jonathan Edwards, who heads the London 2012 Athletes' Committee, praised the Games Village, saying it is one of the best at any Games so far.
"It has been built around the specific needs of modern performance athletes", he said, "and I am confident they will benefit from the new features and initiatives the Athletes' Commission have helped deliver."
