Well as the title suggests, the athletes Village for the 2010 Youth Olympics games has been shifted to NTU’s very own garden campus.
Athletes and team officials coming for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in 2010 will now be staying at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
In a surprise announcement yesterday, YOG organisers said the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved a proposal to site the Youth Olympic Village at NTU’s existing campus off Jalan Bahar.
So is this news to rejoice for NTU students? Well, on first look it definitedly seems like it.
Seems like a total of 11 halls will be used for accomodating the 5000 odd athletes and delegates. I’m guessing some of the older halls like 4,5 and 7 did not make the cut. And since only Halls 3 and 16 are air-conditioned, the rest will be renovated with air-cons and with new furnishing in bedrooms.
NTU said it might need to postpone the start of its new academic year by about two weeks, till after the Games in late August 2010, so as not to displace students who will be staying in those hostels.
More good news.. i think.
And now to see if the school admin actually passes on the cost of the construction by increasing rental fees. And even though there is no chance for me to take part in YOG 2010, at least i’m sure i’ll be a part of it.
