PyeongChang Olympic village opens

The athletes' village at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games has opened with a small ceremony hosted by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.

"The Olympic village is the place for the athletes and any Olympian," he said. "This is where the Olympic spirit is coming alive.

"This is a great Olympic village. Now you get the feeling that the Games are starting. The village and the rooms are pretty spacious and comfortable."

The village in the mountains is made up of eight apartment buildings with 600 units and the Gangneung village on the coast is composed of 922 units situated in nine buildings, according to the IOC.