2,818 apartments on the north-east boundary of the Olympic Park in Stratford have been built for the London Games. The rooms are equipped with cosy simple furniture which makes them look like a student digs.
Jonathan Edwards, who won triple-jump gold in 2000, advised on the internal fit-out of the apartments.
"A track is a track and a swimming pool is a swimming pool but this is where the athletes will spend most of their time. It has the greatest possibility to impact their experience of the Games," he said.
"Perhaps the most memorable athletes committee (meeting) was when we brought in eight different mattresses and we tested them all one by one and then ranked them so that we could get the right mattresses.
"Another simple but basic thing for the athletes is that we have looked at the design of the beds so the athletes can put their suitcases underneath.
"Just little things like that are things that matter to athletes. We are not looking for a five-star resort experience. We are actually looking for the basics to be taken care of to make sure they can do their very best."
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