The decision by Olympic organizers not to install air conditioning in the athletes’ accommodation prompted the Finnish team to bring its own additional cooling equipment to the French capital.
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Shots of buildings in the Olympic Village.
As the website insidethegames.biz reports, athletes and teams want to feel comfortable. After the organizers decided not to install air conditioning in the Olympic village, several teams brought their own additional equipment to Paris. In addition to Finns, Mexicans, Americans and Spaniards also did so.
Organizers said they decided not to install air conditioners during the construction of the Olympic Village in order to reduce the carbon footprint.
“Since there is no air conditioning, heat pumps will be used to cool the athletes’ rooms,” commented sports daily L’Equipe.
While this was enough for some, others, including the Finns, found it insufficient and decided to bring their own air conditioners to the games.
The organizers of the athletes’ accommodation assumed that the interiors would be six degrees cooler than the outside temperature.
“We are six degrees Celsius below the outside temperature because of the way we built the buildings in the village. Nevertheless, some federations and athletes have decided to use air conditioning.
In the city of Paris, we are not in favor of this option, but everyone within this organization is free to do what they want,” said the city’s deputy mayor for sports, Pierre Rabadan.
Finns praise the decision to bring their own air conditioners. “In these scorching hot days, we have noticed that air conditioning is essential.
I can already say that it was the right decision,” said Leena Paavolainen, director of the Finnish Olympic team, to Yle public television.
Source: sportweb.pravda.sk
