Olympics: Wood-framed facility at athletes' village nearing completion

The organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics said Wednesday that construction is largely on track for the Village Plaza, one of the main facilities of the athletes' village made with wood donated by 63 municipalities across Japan.In a media tour held Wednesday, organizers revealed the five wood-framed complexes of the Village Plaza, which will function as a social hub for athletes and visitors during this year's Summer Games.About 40,000 pieces of wood from 63 municipalities from Hokkaido in the north to Kagoshima in the southwest have gone into the floor and columns of th…READ FULL ARTICLE