Being an Olympic athlete is one of the highest honors bestowed upon an athlete by his/her country. They usually are number one in their sport in their country. Most of the athletes participating in the Olympics also participate in other competitions, like Rafael Nadal, who also plays in all the major tennis tournaments around the world.
In Beijing, the athletes live in their own Olympic village. Their family members can't stay there and most family members either live in rented apartments or with friends in the city. The Olympic Village is on the Olympic shuttle bus route to the tennis venue and it was fun to see how they had decorated their sections with their country's flags on the balconies.
With world-class athletes comes world-class catering, also known as McDonalds (well, for this Olympics). There are five McDonald's total in the Olympic Green, two for spectators, two for athletes and one for the press. See how crowded it was at this McDonald outlet.
In Beijing, the athletes live in their own Olympic village. Their family members can't stay there and most family members either live in rented apartments or with friends in the city. The Olympic Village is on the Olympic shuttle bus route to the tennis venue and it was fun to see how they had decorated their sections with their country's flags on the balconies.
With world-class athletes comes world-class catering, also known as McDonalds (well, for this Olympics). There are five McDonald's total in the Olympic Green, two for spectators, two for athletes and one for the press. See how crowded it was at this McDonald outlet.
We never got to eat there, but later, made it to the bigger McD's at
the north end of the Olympic Green and the lines were shorter there.
My mom met someone who works for McDonald's and he told her that Usain Bolt (winner of the 100m and 200m races) likes Chicken McNuggets. He eats them for breakfast and lunch! Coca Cola is also a sponsor and they give each athlete a Coke bottle-shaped key chain that allows them to have free Coke products. Every athlete also gets a free t-shirt made from cotton & five recycled Coke bottles (PET) to raise environmental protection at this "Green Olympics".
My mom took me to a party last weekend where I got to meet Gabe Gardner who is on the USA volleyball team.
He
said that the facilities in the Olympic Village and the Olympic venues
are excellent. He let me look at his badge and told me that
when it is scanned (it has a computer chip inside it), his picture
shows up on the computer, so no one else can compete in his place. The
badge also has his identifying number and address in the Olympic
Village. On the bottom of the badge are boxes with letters on it. these
tell you which venues he has access to (i.e. "VO" means volleyball and
"OG" would mean you can go on the Olympic Green where the Water Cube
and Bird's Nest are). Gabe said that because he had a game the next
morning, he had a curfew of 8:30 p.m. That's earlier than my bedtime!
My mom took these photos!
If you want to know more about Gabe, you can check out his website at www.gabegardner.com.
My mom met someone who works for McDonald's and he told her that Usain Bolt (winner of the 100m and 200m races) likes Chicken McNuggets. He eats them for breakfast and lunch! Coca Cola is also a sponsor and they give each athlete a Coke bottle-shaped key chain that allows them to have free Coke products. Every athlete also gets a free t-shirt made from cotton & five recycled Coke bottles (PET) to raise environmental protection at this "Green Olympics".
My mom took me to a party last weekend where I got to meet Gabe Gardner who is on the USA volleyball team.
He
said that the facilities in the Olympic Village and the Olympic venues
are excellent. He let me look at his badge and told me that
when it is scanned (it has a computer chip inside it), his picture
shows up on the computer, so no one else can compete in his place. The
badge also has his identifying number and address in the Olympic
Village. On the bottom of the badge are boxes with letters on it. these
tell you which venues he has access to (i.e. "VO" means volleyball and
"OG" would mean you can go on the Olympic Green where the Water Cube
and Bird's Nest are). Gabe said that because he had a game the next
morning, he had a curfew of 8:30 p.m. That's earlier than my bedtime! My mom took these photos!
If you want to know more about Gabe, you can check out his website at www.gabegardner.com.
Great writeup!!
That is SSSOOOO cool!!!! We go to McDonalds a lot. When we eat at home, my dad makes the best spam and potatoes!! It's really good!
that is crazy at the mcdonalds but the 2002 olympics are awesome too
WOW! THAT LOOKS LIKE A REALLY COOL PLACE TO GO! I WISH I COULD GO THERE! WAS BEIJING WAY DIFFERENT THEN AMERICA?i WOULDNT KNOW! WELL,GOTTA GO!
UR FRIEND, GREEN
The McD's here are never crowded.
SHEW!!! TO CROWED FOR ME. WE NEVER HAVE TO WAIT IN MY TOWN EXCEPT ON SATURDAYS WHEN EVERY ONE EATS THERE. ANYWAYS IVE ALWAYS LIKED RAFAEL NADAL BUT IM DISSAPPOINTED HE BEAT FEDDERER. THANKS FOR THE INFO OF NADAL LOVE HIM. BYE.
That's alot of people. I want to go there.
that is a lot of people.
that is a lot of people.