The athletes' village for the 30th
Summer Universiade World University Games to take place in
Naples in July 2019 will be made up of "self-supporting,
non-impacting" structures at the Mostra d'Oltremare, said
Giuseppe Oliviero, managing director of the Naples convention
centre, speaking on the sidelines of the Motor Experience trade
fair.
"We're talking about two weeks of activity in a place in the
city where many other sporting activities take place, including
the San Paolo Stadium, the Scandone pool, the Mostra itself, the
University Sport Centre (CUS)," Oliviero said.
"This way, the impact the athletes will have on the city as
they move to and from events and practices will also be
limited," he said.
"At the steering committee meeting on May 10 with the
regional government we will present the proposal again; it's not
that we wanted to take on an additional burden, but we simply
found out that there were difficulties, and with Commissioner
Latella we shared the idea of finding an alternative solution to
the port, which had raised doubts, certainly not with us, but
with the organizers," Oliviero said.
"At Mostra d'Oltremare, on the basis of site inspections
conducted by FISU and CONI, we have advanced a proposal and a
feasibility study that would allow for hosting between 6,700 and
7,200 athletes," he said.
Oliviero said the athletes' village will not be composed of
"houses like the ones used in areas hit by earthquakes" because
they are more difficult to implement.
"We're talking about housing modules that have already been
used in other sporting experiences such as in Sydney, Athens, or
Russia," he said.
"They are temporary housing modules that will then remain
with the regional government for housing emergencies or moves.
We're thinking, for example, of when the Vele housing project
will be demolished, which could require temporary housing for
the families. We're thinking of the uses that the regional
government could make of the housing modules. There are 2,400
housing modules that will expand the Region of Campania's assets
for emergencies, but also for other activities".
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