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Earlier we reported both food supply issues and bus shortages with the onset of the 2024 Olympic Games and now one nation’s swimmers are taking action.
Six South Korean swimmers, including medal contenders Kim Woomin and Hwang Sunwoo, have moved out of the athletes’ village today and will instead stay at a hotel near their competition venue. (The Korea Times)
The hotel is just a 5-minute walk from Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre as opposed to the two-hour trip to get from the village to the pool described by other athletes. Although the arena is just 10 miles away from the village, bus shortages and traffic tie-ups have increased travel time exponentially.
Of the Koreans’ move, Chong Chang-hoon, president of the Korea Swimming Federation (KSF), told the media, “We just want to make sure they will be at least a bit more comfortable.” (The Korea Times)
After Thursday’s training session, Kim described that the windows on the athletes’ shuttle bus were taped shut, an inconvenience considering the bus also did not have air conditioning.
Hwang added, “It’s cooler outside than inside the bus.
“It usually takes about 40 to 45 minutes from the village to the arena, but it took us more than an hour and a half today. Windows were taped probably because they are worried about terrorist attacks. But something has to be done.” (The Korea Times)
Kim’s first event is the 400m freestyle right off the bat on Saturday while Hwang’s initial swim comes in Sunday’s 200m freestyle race.
I’m honestly just grinning we could all this coming from a mile away lets admit it and just all enjoy a beer or whatever while this fire burnsssssssszx
Taxi!
This is getting ridiculous from an operational and logistics standpoint. What an embarrassment for the organizers. Terrible planning overall
Wonder if any of the wealthier athletes in other delegations will follow suit. Not feasible for USAS to accommodate a 50 person team like this.
The USA basketball team never lives in the Olympic village they always rent out a boat or an expensive hotel so this is bound to happen
FRANCE SLANDER RAHHHHHH
What is France always so useless at everything
at everything ? are u truly sure about that ? what about Food gastronomy ? what about Great spots to discover ? They have surely been awful in preparing the Olympics : I saw a few of the rooms they had for the athletes & they totally suck + all those nasty barriers in Paris + the Seine Chaotic nonsense .
Ridiculous!
How do you get a hotel room in the middle of the Olympics at the last minute?
$$$
All other business and tourism has ground to a halt in Paris.
I can get an Airbnb in Paris starting tonight for the next 9 days for like $130/night.
I can get a Hotwire Mystery Rate hotel right now for the next 10 nights for $135/night in Montmarte.
Correct I was in Paris back in March and stayed at two different Airbnb and they both asked if I want to come back for the Olympics because they were not booked. One had Eiffel Tower view form the balcony and that host said all of July was open. People anticipated a shhh show and it’s starting that way