Parisian word-of-mouth reversal! Chinese volunteers said they didn't need air conditioning much, and Quan Hongchan showed the room in the Olympic Village
The countdown to the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics has begun, and most of the athletes of the Chinese sports delegation have already moved into the Olympic Village. Many domestic and foreign athletes have also posted their news in Paris, and some athletes will feel that the room is too small and there is no air conditioning installed.
Some athletes will feel that the host country is very frugal, not only reducing the cost of the Olympic Village rooms, for example, 60% of the dishes in the Olympic Village are vegetables, but the food provided by the Olympic Village is still relatively nutritious, but the menu is not much, only 50 dishes per day. The video of our Chinese volunteers eating baguettes in the scorching heat has also been on the hot search.
It is understood that a total of 8.2 billion US dollars has been invested in this Paris Olympic Games, and the host country informed the sports delegations of various countries in advance that they will not install air conditioning in the rooms of the Olympic Village, and provide cardboard beds, and there are only two bathrooms in the rooms of 9 people. In addition, in the design of the Olympic medals, the host country specially hired designers to inlay the raw metal of the Eiffel Tower, and the gold, silver and bronze on the medals are also extracted from "electronic waste". In addition, single-use plastic containers have been banned for the Paris Olympics, and seats in many aquatic venues are made from recycled plastic.
The Paris Olympics boast of a "least carbon-emitting" Olympics, so some restaurants and buses don't have air conditioning, and despite the loud slogans, it is expected that more than 40% of drinks will still be made in plastic containers. The media has also revealed that the Paris Olympic Organizing Committee has leased and sold 2,500 air conditioners, and the national teams of United States, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Germany, Italy, and Japan have chosen to bring their own air conditioners to stay in the Paris Olympic Village, which is also to provide athletes with a good rest environment, if the indoor temperature is higher than 26 °, then the quality of athletes' sleep will be difficult to guarantee.
However, at this moment, the reputation of the Paris Olympics seems to have undergone some reversal. It turned out that after Wei Wangcong, a Chinese college student volunteer, arrived in Paris, he really felt the local temperature and the concept of "green environmental protection".
I personally checked the local temperature in Paris, and the maximum temperature in the past 15 days was 29°C and the low temperature was 16°C, if the temperature can be maintained on the day of the competition, then it is also good news for the athletes. After all, not every sports delegation brings its own air conditioning, and some national teams with average sports development may not purchase or lease air conditioning because of their expenses, which is "unfair" to these athletes and can only rely on fans provided by the host country to cool down.
But if it is true, as Wei Wangcong said, that the temperature can be stable in the future, then the air conditioning in the Olympic Village is not a "necessity". Of course, weather forecasts are not always accurate, and experts have long predicted that the maximum temperature during the Paris Olympics could be close to 40°C. Last summer, 5,000 people died in France due to high temperatures. Therefore, we do not reject the "unreasonable" choice of various delegations to buy their own air conditioners, on the contrary, I personally feel that this is a wise decision made by each delegation to be serious and responsible and for the sake of their national athletes.
After all, the role of air conditioning is not only refrigeration, but also provides functions such as dehumidification, air supply, and air circulation. Quan Hongchan, an athlete of the Chinese diving team, has already moved into the Olympic Village, and Quan Hongchan's coach showed the apprentice's room, which can be seen to be very small, and the two cardboard beds are also very small.
Moreover, a reporter revealed that many rooms in the Olympic Village are still under construction, and the room decoration smell is very strong, and the air supply effect of air conditioning can be reflected at this time. The Thailand team athletes also posted that the weather was very hot and wanted to come to the Chinese team dormitory to rub the air conditioner. Australia netizen athlete Dara also praised the air-conditioned Olympic Village as great, and she felt that the Australia team's decision to bring its own air-conditioning was great and very effective.