The IOC President, Jacques Rogge, has given his support to China winning the most medals at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Quote:
"The results that you achieved at the Athens Olympics last year have shown Chinese sports is really getting to the top.
I would not be surprised if China leads the medals count in 2008 Olympics in Beijing."
In the 2004 Athens Olympics, China came third in the medals league after the USA and Russia with 32 gold, 17 silver and 14 bronze.
Rogge is on a six day tour of China, and has met with Chinese President Hu Jintao.
President Hu is quoted as saying:
"China will fulfill its promise and spare no efforts for a high-level Olympic Games in 2008."
Friday, October 14, 2005
Thursday, October 13, 2005
The Queen Visits Olympics Site
The Queen has visited the site of the London 2012 Olympics Park, she said that the project was "exciting" and "fascinating".
The 500 acre site will house an 80,000-seat stadium, together with other venues.
The Queen was accompanied by London 2012 chairman Lord Coe, who said afterwards:
"I was explaining the project and she said it was exciting. I told her that this is where we took the IOC members who were impressed by what they saw.
She said she could understand that and said it was fascinating. She asked where the stadium was and I pointed out all of the venues."
He added:
"The Queen and Royal Family were strong supporters of London's bid and it was a delight to show Her Majesty how the Olympic Park site has continued to develop since winning the bid."
The Queen was also shown the Channel Tunnel rail link at Stratford, and was told that it would provide a high-speed seven-minute shuttle service between central London and the Olympic Park.
Let us now see if the promises made can be achieved on time, and within budget.
The 500 acre site will house an 80,000-seat stadium, together with other venues.
The Queen was accompanied by London 2012 chairman Lord Coe, who said afterwards:
"I was explaining the project and she said it was exciting. I told her that this is where we took the IOC members who were impressed by what they saw.
She said she could understand that and said it was fascinating. She asked where the stadium was and I pointed out all of the venues."
He added:
"The Queen and Royal Family were strong supporters of London's bid and it was a delight to show Her Majesty how the Olympic Park site has continued to develop since winning the bid."
The Queen was also shown the Channel Tunnel rail link at Stratford, and was told that it would provide a high-speed seven-minute shuttle service between central London and the Olympic Park.
Let us now see if the promises made can be achieved on time, and within budget.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
US May Not Bid For 2016 Olympics
It seems that after New York lost its bid for the 2012 Olympics, there may be no US cities at all bidding for the 2016 Games.
Peter Ueberroth, Chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee, said that they would like to try. However, he noted that the international rules have changed and that they need to review their bid process.
Quote:
"We don't want cities spending an awful lot of money and not have a full chance to be victorious. You can't just have a city step up and show their skills and not get full support from the state, not get full support from the private sector, not get full support from (federal officials). It's really a joint bid.
I'm not saying we won't bid. I'm saying we're going to be very careful and understand it all before we get excited."
Peter Ueberroth, Chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee, said that they would like to try. However, he noted that the international rules have changed and that they need to review their bid process.
Quote:
"We don't want cities spending an awful lot of money and not have a full chance to be victorious. You can't just have a city step up and show their skills and not get full support from the state, not get full support from the private sector, not get full support from (federal officials). It's really a joint bid.
I'm not saying we won't bid. I'm saying we're going to be very careful and understand it all before we get excited."
Monday, October 10, 2005
Chicago Needs a New Stadium
Chicago is deciding as to whether it will bid to host the 2016 Olympics.
However, dependent on that decision is another decision as to whether a new stadium needs to be built to host the track and filed events.
Paul O'Connor, Head of World Business Chicago, believes that it is too early to know whether the lack of a stadium would ruin Chicago's chances.
However, dependent on that decision is another decision as to whether a new stadium needs to be built to host the track and filed events.
Paul O'Connor, Head of World Business Chicago, believes that it is too early to know whether the lack of a stadium would ruin Chicago's chances.
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