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Olympic Village will open July 27 and accommodate 16,000 athletes

According to reports, the deputy director of the Beijing BOCOG Olympic Village and Paralympics Village construction teams, Yu Debin, said on the 5th that the Olympic Village is complete. The Olympic Village will officially open on July 27 t ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Mar 06 2008

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