2009
16
Feb
Is the Olympics sexist?
Tessa Jowell seems to think so. The Olympics minister has raised the spectre of “gender discrepancies” at the 2012 games in London, specifically the fact that men will compete in 164 events, compared with 124 for women. Perhaps predictably, the Daily Mail has already made a sneery reference to “the equality [...]
2009
30
Jan
It would seem that the long suffering British taxpayer may end up having to foot the bill for every major venue for the unwanted London 2012 Olympic Games.For why?Private finance has dried up.That at least is the view of John Armitt, the chairman of th…
2009
26
Jan
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) president, Jacques Rogge, has rather bizarrely claimed that the London 2012 Olympics has not overshot its budget.This is rather an “odd” statement given that the original “budget” for the games was £3.4BN, it …
2008
16
Dec
A major conference in Madrid promoting tourism through the Internet has provided a showcase for Madrid’s bid for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
Antonio Fernandez Arimany, Managing Director of the bid, told the TravelThink conference that the city would be the perfect Olympic host for the visitors from around the world.
He said, “for tourists Madrid [...]
2008
2
Dec
ZaNu Labour would still have us believe that the 2012 London Olympics (currently budgeted to cost us £12BN, including £2BN running costs) will produce tangible benefits for the ordinary people of Britain (not just those executives involved in the IOC…
2008
27
Nov
The International Olympic Committee is seeking to improve the ticketing system for upcoming Games in Vancouver and London to avoid the problem of empty seats that occurred in Beijing this year.
The IOC and London organizers, meanwhile, expressed confidence Thursday that the 2012 Olympics will be a success despite the global economic downturn. And London’s [...]
2008
26
Nov
The Beijing Olympics were an “indisputable success” that brought change to China in areas as diverse as press freedom, the environment and public health, according to an assessment released by the International Olympic Committee this week that activists criticized as ignoring human-rights violations that occurred during the Games.
The review, released by the Olympic committee [...]
2008
26
Nov
Given that the Olympics were cancelled during both world wars, why do the IOC and LOCOG not think outside of the box and cancel the 2012 Games?Could it be pride and personal gain comes before common sense?Olympic Medals won during the Beijing 2008 Olym…
2008
25
Nov
Kevin Gosper, a member of the Sydney Olympic organising committee and chairman of the IOC’s media commission, told Locog chairman Lord Coe at the four-day IOC conference:”I think you will be taking your team through the toughest challenge short of wart…
2008
9
Nov
The IOC are growing increasingly frustrated at Britain’s refusal to introduce legislation to outlaw the possession, supply and distribution of performance-enhancing drugs.
Their stance leaves them out of step with other European countries such as Sweden, France, Italy, Greece and Germany where anti-doping laws mean athletes and their suppliers can go to jail.
Arne Ljungqvist, the [...]