Paris 2024 village handed over to organizers "on time"

PARIS, Feb. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic Village for Paris 2024 was completed "on time" as French President Emmanuel Macron was present at the inauguration on Thursday.

The 52-hectare village, located just north of center Paris and spanning across the municipalities of Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen and Ile-Saint-Denis, will host some 14,500 athletes and their staff during the Olympics before welcoming 9,000 athletes and