Greet Britain! Athletes hoist up their colours in Olympic village as the world makes itself at home in London... but patriotic joy hasn't stopped stars moaning about the 'tiny beds'
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- Athletes tweet pictures of their rooms and facilities - and some praise food
- But Argentinians moan about their small beds and beg for extensions
- Rise of Twitter as 27,000 tweets sent per second - compared to 27 in 2008
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' K, W S" d P' KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Olympic Village came to life today as athletes from around the world began to make their mark by displaying their national colours on buildings.
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Most striking of all was the Australian contingent's apartment block, where a series of banners fixed to balconies read 'Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi' in bold green and gold lettering.
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$ K) f4 p! F a% BProud: Patriotic banners hang from the balconies of Australian athletes' hotel rooms in the Olympic villagewww2.tvboxnow.com! r7 w* F* o) a: u, e( p
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Patriotic: The Australian banners and flags could be clearly seen by passers-by (left) and athletes from Slovenia also showed their national colours
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/ |1 u+ K& B- B% e# H9 Gwww2.tvboxnow.comBedecked: Athletes from all nations have begun decking the apartment balconies with flagstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 A }) ?2 l( {0 j. v! S% _$ [
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Slovenian athletes were also quick off the blocks to emblazon their building and proudly displayed their national flag from balconies along with a sign reading 'I feel love'.
% ^& W, F' s! i' V% h8 \Later the Canadian and Belgian teams hung flags from the balconies. Belgium's included one giant banner that was at least 60ft long.5 b: }2 H' w: X
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But despite the joyous spirit of some, there have also been a host of complaints from athletes who have taken to Twitter in droves to discuss their new surroundings. www2.tvboxnow.com. n8 V5 e4 Q7 i/ c9 w; e
* P7 S7 {; B# {9 p+ s4 i" s; @www2.tvboxnow.comWithin hours stars from around the world landing at Heathrow yesterday, gold medal-winning British swimmer Rebecca Adlington posted a picture of her untidy room in the athletes village, adding: 'Only been here a few hours and my room is a mess!!!'
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0 X' Y O' T# z6 \( Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'Messy': British gold medal-winning swimmer Rebecca Adlington tweeted a picture of her room in the village: a/ y4 Y# V/ Y9 a+ ]% g) ]* k
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Making a splash: Team GB divers Tom Daley and Peter Waterfield practice in the Aquatics CentreTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- L) ^9 ~+ i. c q5 e
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Picturesque: British diver Sarah Barrow's view from her roomtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 c$ X- F! Y, z+ T2 O/ S+ Q
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Walking tall: The Jamaica olympic team, including Usain Bolt (in blue) arrive today at the sports and athletic track at Birmingham University, where they will train ahead of the Gamestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb n1 U( ^+ q, h, ~2 h: [# G
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6 C Y7 B2 E8 Z6 [; O5 F& N1 zArgentinian rower Maria Gabriela Best, who is 6ft 1in tall, said she was forced to request an extension to her bed while her team-mate, Maria Laura Abalo, tweeted: 'The beds are small. I’ve got the feet to the edge.'
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However, the food in the village in Stratford was a lot more popular. It certainly cheered up Clemont, who won gold in Beijing four years ago.
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Once he finally arrived at the complex, he tweeted: “Eating at the Olympic Village. Love the variety of food choices. African, Caribbean, Halal cuisine, Indian and Asian and of course McDonalds.”
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1 m8 W4 q- L8 n; FFellow American 400 metre runner Tony McQuay tweeted repeatedly about the 'beautiful village', adding: 'OMG this place just got even better with the food ... I’m in heaven. I wish I could bring this village back to the US.'
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Huge following: Thousands turned out to watch Dame Kelly Holmes run with the torch at Tonbridge Castle, Kent
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Cheers: Dame Kelly Holmes with pupils from her old school Hildenborough School, at Tonbridge Castle
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They included men's football team, who had flown back to Britain after enjoying warm-weather training sessions in Spain.
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2 ^( H/ `/ o: Y6 t" x/ c, M公仔箱論壇All smiles: Members of the Great Britain team arrive at Heathrow after apparently training abroad
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4 f2 v; f: I1 e. z g0 P- q2 twww2.tvboxnow.comJourney: British team members prepare to be transferred to the Olympic village after arriving in LondonTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。( g4 L; ^+ A, V _* b8 Y$ D: H5 w
/ f! F% @! y; x2 h" h+ ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvband he and other hardened professionals among the outfit swept away by the experience and admitted they are looking forward to mingling with other athletes from other sports.
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Welsh midfielder Craig Bellamy, who celebrated his 33rd birthday last week, joked he doesn’t know anyone outside football, but said he wants to meet Usain Bolt.* k; M6 `4 u$ O4 R/ q" J& f9 i
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Giggs, whose preference is Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, said: ‘I hope this isn’t a one-off. I hope in future there will be more Great Britain teams. tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ e: o" }% X' |2 {( i* D& a. U0 P, i
# {% w- L. S1 Xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'I hope fellow British footballers can experience what I’ve experienced so far this week and, hopefully, will go on to experience in the next few weeks.’ www2.tvboxnow.com, @& ?" r8 \! U# r/ _/ M
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Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington was one of the 44 British swimmers checking in for a two-night stay before they go to a holding camp in Edinburgh.www2.tvboxnow.com% Q4 Y/ p2 C* V; [
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The swimming team had a ‘date night’ on Monday night as they were paired with someone to go to dinner. Adlington got David Carry, who is engaged to her close friend Keri-Anne Payne.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, L! F; N* W' v# i6 H- V2 d
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Payne was matched with fellow open water swimmer David Davies. ‘I’ll be keeping an eye out,’ tweeted Carry.) k! E" L/ `& u; k v4 ]; C4 L
London 2012 will be the first Olympics to be influenced heavily by Twitter, which has more than 500 million users across the globe.
% X9 T# G; l. |' G9 j8 v公仔箱論壇During the last Games in Beijing four years ago, the site was processing about 27 tweets per second. Today, that figure has leapt to a near-incomprehensible 27,000 per second.
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Team GB’s section is called Seaside, in keeping with the holiday-camp feel portrayed by many British athletes as they excitedly tweeted pictures of their homes for the next few weeks.www2.tvboxnow.com! x) B+ d: r- S' V
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Fans and tourists have started to arrive in London, too. You can spot them a mile off: those sports enthusiasts in over-sized ponchos with fold-up maps; their battered rucksacks emblazoned with pin badges and embroidered with ‘Athens 2004’ and ‘Barcelona ’92’.
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2012: OLYMPICS BY NUMBERS公仔箱論壇5 e- i/ w Y, G/ V/ ^# E
3 The number of times London has held the Olympic Games (1908, 1948 and 2012)! h8 M2 j, ]- Q* C$ b, z- e
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200 Number of buildings that had to be demolished to accommodate the site
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200,000 Total workforce needed
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Arriving: Members of the Cuban Olympic weightlifting team file through Heathrow to be transported to the athletes' village
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GB footballers Tom Cleverley and Ryan Giggs relax in the athletes' village (left) and Dutch beach volleyball players Madelein Meppelink and Marlene van Iersel arrive at Heathrow (right)tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 {2 @9 {( Y8 N( z+ w# W4 _, Z
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Medal push: Russian competitors take their luggage through Heathrow on trolleys
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Throng: Russian competitors make their way through Heathrow's arrivals lounge, watched by media and onlookers
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Ready: A Russian sailor receives his accreditation pass for the Games
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Stars: The Great Britain men's Olympic football team pose for photographs in the reception area of the athletes' village& V( k$ d0 e' x; g) R) {
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Getting ready for the kick-off: The British women's football team also posed for pictures
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The‘Games Makers’, the smiley band of London 2012 volunteers, are out in force as well. Thankfully, their distinctive deep purple and ‘poppy red’uniform includes a cap, waterproof jacket and an umbrella.www2.tvboxnow.com5 ^* N8 H; A0 Z! [
@5 J7 f) z% y公仔箱論壇‘It can’t rain for the next month, can it?’ said one of the volunteers, a man in his late 50s who was happy to chat as we tried to make our way around the warren that is Stratford’s Westfield shopping centre on Monday.
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8 z( @1 }7 P' h: y, h公仔箱論壇‘I’m helping with the transport,’ he added. ‘No, I’m not driving athletes or officials: I don’t like driving manual cars and didn’t really fancy being in all that traffic in central London.’( I0 I1 ^+ U! g: J1 A/ D9 \5 [6 {
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