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Take A Glimpse Inside The Tokyo Olympic Village

With the 2021 Olympic Summer Games less than a month away, media on-hand were given a tour of the Olympic & Paralympic Village in Tokyo, where the athletes will eat, sleep and pass the time when they’re not competing.

The village, located on the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo, is expected to host 18,000 athletes and officials inside 21 residential buildings. The size of the village is approximately 44 hectares

Below, find a series of tweets from Tokyo 2020 International Communications Senior Manager Tristan Lavier with pictures of the village.

You can find more photos of the village on the Olympic website here.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will officially kick off with the Opening Ceremonies on Friday, July 23, though softball action will get underway two days prior in Fukushima. Swimming action will begin on July 24.

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About James Sutherland

James Sutherland

James swam five years at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ontario, specializing in the 200 free, back and IM. He finished up his collegiate swimming career in 2018, graduating with a bachelor's degree in economics. In 2019 he completed his graduate degree in sports journalism. Prior to going to Laurentian, James swam …

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