Preparations at the Olympic Village for the upcoming Paris Games are in full swing, as the village is set to open its doors for the arrival of participating athletes in mid-July.
Pictures of 'the Phryges,' mascot for the Games which kick off on July 26, adorned walls at the village in Saint-Denis, which will welcome more than 20,000 athletes throughout the Olympics and Paralympics. Athletes are set to arrive from July 18.
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