How do you get your kit? How mad is the Olympic Village? And what's the script with cardboard beds and condoms?
Paris is going to be my third Olympics and, let me tell you, I’ve learned a thing or two while waving a badminton bat around.
All the while training, in my case, for four-six hours per day in preparation for your final few tournaments and the Games themselves.You get a slot for kitting-out day. I’ve done a few of these now and they are wild. Accreditation is next and that laminated piece of paper will be glued to us for the next three weeks because we cannot go anywhere without it.It’s vast, but you still can’t miss the Team GB tower block. We like to make our presence felt and, for other countries, I imagine it could be a little intimidating.Bunting, cushions and even the deckchairs on an artificial lawn facing a massive screen to watch the Games are all red, white and blue. There’s even an iconic red telephone box.
The Paris one will be able to seat 3,500 people at any time and let me tell you, it definitely feels like it. There will be 14,250 athletes and up to 60,000 meals will be served each day. If we can’t be bothered with the hassle, the lounge areas back at our digs are loaded with shelves and shelves of cereal bars, popcorn, fruit, nuts, and porridge pots because, of course, Team GB has a supermarket partner.
But I can tell you that in Rio they were very readily available from dispensers akin to the ones you would put 20p in after the swimming and get jelly beans out.
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