Inside the Olympic Village

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Thought this was an interesting article about how they housed all the countries.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle31397785/

Mario Cilenti is the director of the Olympic Village, the one who oversaw who went where. It is a daunting task of mathematical and political calisthenics, keeping together 200 delegations (with nearly 18,000 athletes, coaches and officials) while placing them into mostly 17-story buildings, with 3,604 apartments of varying sizes.

And while some countries welcome random selection, others ask to stay away from specific delegations. Cilenti declined to name names but said several delegations had asked not to be with Caribbean and Latin American countries because of a reputation for loud music.

“It’s usually not discriminatory and not political,” Cilenti said of the requests. “It’s more the day-to-day happenings.”

Canada, though, likes the Caribbean countries; it shares a building, which it nearly fills, with Haiti and other island nations.