- Title: Youth Olympic Village construction picks up in Buenos Aires
- Date: 12th July 2017
- Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (JULY 11, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF BUILDERS WORKING ON DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS WHICH WILL HOLD THE ATHLETES AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING THE GAMES (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN BUENOS AIRES, FRANCO MOCCIA, SAYING: "This is an investment of between 200 and 230 million dollars which includes not only the construction, but also all the public infrastructure that wasn't in this area." VARIOUS OF CONSTRUCTION ON OLYMPIC VILLAGE GENERAL OF VILLAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WORKERS CROSSING STREET IN VILLAGE
- Embargoed: 26th July 2017 16:31
- Keywords: Buenos Aires Argentina Youth Olympic Games Olympics YOG contruction Olympic village
- Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
- Country: Argentina
- Topics: Olympics,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0036PEY153
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Construction at the Olympic Village for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires is under way as the city gears up to host athletes and fans.
The approximately 1,200 individual units under construction here will host athletes during the games and will later be sold as apartments in the Villa Soldati neighbourhood in south Buenos Aires.
The 2018 Youth Olympics Games are scheduled for October 6 to 18, 2018.
The games are expected to include athletes between the ages of 15 and 18-years-old from more than 200 countries. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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