TOKYO: For athletes competing at the Tokyo Games, the Olympic Village will be almost all they see, with strict coronavirus rules preventing them from leaving the compound except to train and compete.
Their stay in the village will also be shorter than usual: competitors can only arrive five days before their event, and must leave within 48 hours of winning or losing.
Here’s what a typical day might look like at Tokyo 2020’s waterside mini-city:
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The village is built to sleep up to 18,000 Olympians, coaches and officials. They should wake up refreshed, despite Tokyo’s 4:40am sunrise, thanks to thick black-out curtains.
As in many Japanese homes, space is limited, however — single rooms measure just nine…
