Winter Olympic Games 2010
Ready for athletes from all over the world, 02/04/2010
The Olympians can come: in the Olympic villages in Vancouver and Whistler, everything is ready for the guests to move in. And that includes making sure of the medical supplies. In addition to extensive equipment for carrying out x-rays or computer and magnetic resonance tomography, the two lavishly equipped polyclinics also offer an orthopedic service from Bauerfeind.
The organizers were busy bees indeed, working right up to the end in the newly constructed Olympic villages in Vancouver and Whistler. The two villages will each accommodate more than 2700 athletes, trainers and support staff. The first teams will be moving into the villages today - and they'll be able to feel entirely at home.
In the event of illness, the Olympians should not and will not lack for anything, and rightly so. Rapid assistance will be provided by the doctors and physios of the two main polyclinics, among others. The "village clinics" are designed and structured along the same lines as small urban hospitals. From opticians to dentists, almost all specialties will be represented.
Last week the Bauerfeind teams also clapped eyes for the first time on their workstations in the two polyclinics. Each has an area set aside wholly for orthopedic supplies. Bauerfeind supports and orthoses are to hand. "We are all here to help the athletes quickly and in the best possible way," explained Bauerfeind project manager Lars Birnbaum during the training course for doctors and physios. Senior orthotist Dirk Schwager cast an eye over the products, which will also be provided at the competition venues.
The Olympic competitions will begin February 13. To ensure that athletes and visitors get around quickly and safely, the hosts also had to upgrade their transport provision. Whistler, for instance, normally has 39 buses in operation. For the Games, however, the 10,000-strong town expects some 2.1 million passengers - and this throng of people will now have 135 buses available. There are eight new routes, and on the main lines the buses will even run on a 5-minute cycle. Only in the Olympic village will it be faster, with shuttles permanently in operation.
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Simone Gebler
Corporate Communications
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