- Title: UK: Olympic village opens its doors to first guests
- Date: 12th July 2012
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JULY 12, 2012) (REUTERS) VIEW OF OLYMPIC VILLAGE SIGN READING 'WELCOME TO THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE' PAN OF BUILDINGS IN OLYMPIC VILLAGE VARIOUS OF BALCONIES MORE OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS IN OLYMPIC VILLAGE VARIOUS OF WOMAN WALKING THROUGH SCANNER AND BEING CHECKED BY SECURITY SECURITY CHECKING ITEMS AS THEY COME THROUGH X-RAY MACHINES BACK OF JACKET READING 'SECURITY'/ MORE SECURITY CHECK POINT AT ENTRANCE TO OLYMPIC VILLAGE BALCONY ON APARTMENT BUILDING / GIANT OLYMPIC RINGS IN FRONT OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS VIEW THROUGH WINDOW INTO BEDROOM BED IN MOCKED-UP VERSION OF ATHLETE'S BEDROOM PILE OF TOWELS ON BED PAN OF MOCKED- UP BEDROOM FURNITURE EXTERIOR OF MAIN DINING HALL SIGN FOR DINING HALL ROWS OF TABLES AND CHAIRS INSIDE DINING HALL CLOSE ON SIGN READING 'BEST OF BRITISH' FOOD STALLS CHEF WORKING LONDON MAYOR BORIS JOHNSON WALKING INTO DINING HALL VARIOUS MORE OF DINING HALL JOHNSON POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AS EATS MEAL IN DINING HALL (SOUNDBITE) (English) LONDON MAYOR BORIS JOHNSON, SAYING: "I think they're going to have a fantastic time. I mean look at this, they've got food from around the world - they've got British specialties over there. Cornish pasties, fish and chips, all those British specialties. They're going to have an absolutely wonderful time. I've just been able to test the bed springs on the Olympic beds and they're fantastic. It's, I think without wishing to in any way deprecate the achievement of other Olympic cities, and I saw what they did in Beijing, this for me is the greatest Olympic Park there has ever been in the history of the Games. " CAMERAS/ JOHNSON BEING GIVEN MANICURE IN SALON VARIOUS MORE OF JOHNSON BEING GIVEN MANICURE OLYMPIC RINGS / SHADOW OLYMPIC SECRETARY TESSA JOWELL POSING WITH OTHER OFFICIALS LONDON 2012 BADGE (SOUNDBITE) (English) SHADOW OLYMPIC SECRETARY TESSA JOWELL, SAYING: "All the planning of the Games has had the athletes - their comfort, their pleasure, providing them with an environment which means they can compete at their very best, that's been the central preoccupation. And so many features of the park have been designed in response to the direct feedback from the athletes. Because all the evidence is that a successful athletes' village is one that is based on what athletes want, and a successful athlete's village is a prerequisite to the success of the Games. " WIDE OF GYM VARIOUS OF MACHINES IN GYM VARIOUS OF FREE WEIGHTS IN GYM CLOSE ON IPOD BEING SLOTTED INTO RUNNING MACHINE / SCREEN BEING ACTIVATED FEET RUNNING ON TREADMILL MAN RUNNING ON TREADMILL CLOSE ON SHELVES OF MEDICINE IN PHARMACY WIDE OF PHARMACY / BASKET OF CONDOMS CLOSE ON CONDOMS CLOSE ON ROAD SIGN READING 'CELEBRATION AVENUE' WIDE OF 'THE GLOBE' ENTERTAINMENT AREA NEON SIGN READING 'BOOGIE' EXTERIOR OF 'THE GLOBE' SNOOKER TABLES INSIDE NEON SIGN READING: 'LONDON CALLING' ON WALL MORE OF GAMES INSIDE 'THE GLOBE' TABLE FOOTBALL/ BAR SERVING POWER DRINKS
- Embargoed: 27th July 2012 13:00
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- Location: United Kingdom
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Sports
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