News To mark Olympic Day, the Rio 2016 athletes' village was unveiled to the world's media on Thursday (23 June) In one month's time, on 24 July, the first of thousands of athletes and team officials will start moving into the buildings that will be their home for the duration of the Games Every year, Olympic Day commemorates the official anniversary of the International Olympic Committee It is celebrated around the world with events that encourage people to become involved in sports and lead more active lives The Olympic and Paralympic Village consists of 31 apartment buildings, some as high as 17 storeys  In total, there are 3,604 apartments in the village, which will be home to more than 17,000 athletes and team officials during the Olympic Games and 6,000 people during the Paralympic Games Refugee athletes feel at home at Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Village Athletes will be able to relax on their balconies (Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro) The village will be more than just a place to sleep for athletes and their entourages During the Games, it will be a real home where people can relax, work out and access all the day-to-day services they need without leaving the site Facilities at the Rio 2016 village include a laundry, a florist, convenience stores, a bank, post office, ticket booth and even a hairdresser and beauty salon One of the rooms where athletes will be sleeping during Rio 2016 (Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro) A round-the-clock dining hall is expected to serve more than 60,000 meals per day during the Games There are 1,800 square metres of gym space, which will be open for athletes to use 24 hours a day A multi-faith centre will cater to the religious needs of nearly all major religions Athletes at Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Village to be offered a taste of Brazil With final touches being put to the village, a training exercise with the volunteers who will work there has been planned for next week "Having a well-prepared team is fundamental to the success of the village," said Mario Cilenti, director of the village The village has an extensive leisure area (Photo: Rio 2016/Alex Ferro) Meet the Mayor Brazilian basketball star Janeth Arcain has been appointed to the role of mayor of the village Her main duties will be welcoming athletes and officials to the village and ensuring that everything is in place so they can compete to their highest level A world champion with the Brazilian national side in 2004, Arcain picked up an Olympic silver medal at Atlanta 1996 and bronze at Sydney 2000 "For me, taking on this role is like winning a medal," she said No other woman has scored more Olympic basketball points than Arcain She was also the first Brazilian woman to play in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the USA, where she won four championships with the Houston Comets In 2015, Arcain joined the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Away from the courts, in 2002 she established the Instituto Janeth Arcain, which each year provides about 700 children with access to sporting opportunities Arcain in action at Athens 2004, where she won a silver medal (Photo: Getty Images/Michael Steele)