BEIJING, July 6: Beijing Olympic organisers opened to journalists on Sunday the Games media centre, the biggest in the history of the sporting movement, officials said.

The Main Press Centre, near the Olympic Stadium, will be formally inaugurated by Liu Qi, head of the Beijing Olympic organising committee, on Tuesday one month before the Games begin, centre director Li Jingbo said.

Covering 62,000 square metres (667,000 square feet) on four levels, the press centre is the biggest in Olympic history and is expected to house up to 6,000 accredited journalists and photographers.

Besides the many work stations and conference rooms, the press centre includes restaurants, a gymnasium, a massage parlour and even a barber shop.

Although the press centre opens on Tuesday, it will not operate 24 hours a day until July 25, Li said.—AFP