Rogge raves about athletes' village
February 09, 2010
VANCOUVER, British Columbia(AP) IOC president Jacques Rogge has rave reviews for the athletes' village, where he will reside for part of the Vancouver Olympics.
Rogge and members of the International Olympic Committee executive board toured the waterfront village Tuesday where thousands of athletes and team officials will be staying.
Rogge attended an Olympic Truce ceremony in the village plaza, inspected a residential apartment, toured the leisure and game room and ate lunch in the giant dining hall.
Rogge calls the facilities “outstanding.”
He says: “People who have experienced more games tell me that it's the best village they have seen.” He says the same goes for the athletes' mountain village in Whistler.
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