2011
4
Apr
Lord Coe has waded into the dispute between the knobheads running the British Olympic Association (BOA) and Locog.The dispute is over how any post Games surplus (there’s optimism for you!) should be defined. The BOA argues that the surplus should be ca…
2009
1
Dec
Delegates attending ESA’s (a market research organisation) Future Sponsorship conference gave a 66% thumbs down to the International Olympic Committee’s TOP sponsorship programme, stating that it failed to deliver value for money.Chris Townsend, commer…
2009
17
Nov
The controversy over the “Lisa Simpson Gives Head” London 2012 Olympic logo continues unabated.This time Brett Gosper, president of McCann Worldgroup in Europe (the agency that is promoting the games), weighed into the controversy noting that he would …
2009
4
Nov
Locog CEO Paul Deighton proved that he is not the man for the job of running Locog, nor should he be entrusted with taxpayers’ money, when he said the other day:”We’re looking to put on a brilliant games that really works. To leave behind all those leg…
2009
15
Oct
As I have noted many times before, the Olympics is not about sport but about money and brand promotion.Coca-Cola demonstrates this point admirably as reports indicate that it is less than happy with Locog’s proposals for a £20M sponsorship deal with a…
2009
5
Oct
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), in an attempt to eliminate irregular betting, is to set up a new system to monitor corrupt betting practices linked to Olympic competitions. International Sports Monitoring, based in Switzerland, will monitor …
2009
2
Oct
I see that Boris Johnson is going into battle against the IOC et al, over plans to build a £40M temporary venue near the 02 in Greenwich.According to Adrian Warner of the BBC:”Expect plenty of rows on this for months yet. And also expect Johnson to di…
2009
5
Aug
Kevan Gosper, a member of the International Olympic Committee, has said that London faces the “toughest time – short of wartime” to stage the 2012 Games.Errmmm, I thought that these games were meant to be “fun”?Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 200…
2009
24
Apr
The IOC, having completed their two day inspection of London’s preparations for the 2012 Olympics, have magnanimously stated that the UK is justified in spending £12BN (including £2BN running costs) on the games.Given that the money is not coming out…
2009
1
Mar
Softball will seek to rejoin the Olympics alone after its governing body on Friday rejected baseball’s proposal to make a joint pitch for inclusion.
Softball and baseball were dropped from the Olympics after last year’s Beijing Games but are among seven sports targeting the 2016 event when two sports will be added to the lineup.
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