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Rio Olympic village 85 percent complete
Rio de Janeiro: Construction of the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic village is 85 percent complete and due to be concluded by the end of 2015.
There are 31 buildings, each with 17 floors, divided into seven condominiums. The 3,604 apartments and 10,160 bedrooms will have a total capacity of 18,000 guests, Xinhua reported citing the construction consortium Ilha Pura.
The village is being constructed next to Barra Olympic Park and will be at the heart of the Games.
“Eighty-five percent of the work has been completed and workers are focusing the final phase on the construction site,” said Mauricio Cruz, general director of Ilha Pura.
Temporary structures will include a health centre, a cafeteria with space for 5,000 diners and a gym.
“On July 24, 2016, the village will open to welcome the athletes. To make them feel more comfortable, the buildings include wider doors and elevators capable of handling up to two wheelchairs at the same time,” said Cruz.
“We will take charge of the village on March 1, 2016. At that moment, we will begin the structural transformation and the installation of cabling and furniture, among other things. We will have sufficient time for all the necessary structural testing and to allow the suppliers and the team that will work there to gain access,” said Mario Cilenti, the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic village director.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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