Olympics-IOC's Bach praises Paris preparations after athletes' village visit

Olympics - IOC Olympic Village visit - Olympic Village, Saint-Denis, France - December 1, 2023 IOC President Thomas Bach and President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tony Estanguet visit the Paris 2024 Olympic Village with members of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee Franck Fife/Pool via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach praised Paris 2024's preparations for the next year's Olympics after visiting the athletes' village on Friday.

Bach and members from the IOC executive committee completed a four-day visit in Paris with a visit of the village in the Seine Saint-Denis department, just north of central Paris, strolling through the 86 buildings that will feature more than 14,500 beds for the athletes.