Excited for the upcoming Olympics? While you may have a favorite athlete in mind or a specific team you’re rooting for, there is actually a lot more that goes into preparing for the Olympic Games than working out and training. To give you a better idea, here are 20 things you probably didn’t know about the upcoming Olympic games:
- There will be 26 featured sports from 39 disciplines
- The games will encompass 34 venues
- There have been 8.8 million tickets sold
- There will be 10,500 athletes competing
- 21,000 media and broadcasters will be present
- There will be 3,000 technical officials
- There will be 7,500 team officials
- One million pieces of sports equipment are being sourced by LOCOG
- 510 adjustable hurdles are being setup for Athletics
- 600 basketballs will be used
- 541 life jackets will be used for Canoeing, Marathon Swimming, Rowing, Sailing and the Triathlon
- 2,200 dozen tennis balls will be used for the games
- There will be 2,700 footballs used
- 53 sets of lane ropes will be set up for Swimming
- There will be 6,000 Archery target faces used
- For Boccia, 22 tape measures will be necessary
- 356 pairs of Boxing gloves will be needed for the games
- There will be 12 pairs of goalposts used for handball
- 120 head protectors will be needed for Taekwondo
- For Wrestling and Judo, 99 training dolls will be needed
- 375 doctors will be on hand, as well as 150 nurses, 200,000 pairs of gloves and 150,000 condoms
- 165,000 towels 22,000 pillows will be on hand in the Olympic Village accommodation
- For Games Maker uniforms, 766 miles of fabric will be necessary
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