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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - American athletes will prepare for the 2008 Beijing Olympics at a headquarters located at the Beijing Normal University.
The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Sunday it has entered an agreement with the university, located about 15 minutes from the Olympics' athletes village. The U.S. team and staff will be provided with housing, training and restaurant facilities for about 400 Olympians. The games will be from Aug. 8-24.
"This complex at Beijing Normal University will establish a base for our athletes to prepare in their final stages prior to competition," said Steve Roush, USOC chief of sport performance. "It allows the U.S. Olympic athletes to train in conditions that are conducive for high performance, and it provides the comforts of home with great facilities, good restaurants and sleeping space for our team before the games."
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