Olympics London 2016
May 21st, 2014, 10:26 AM
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Olympics London 2016
I understand that London is now offically on "standbye" in case the Brasilians cannot pull it off. Given that London is the only place with most of the kit not being used or fully mothballed. Just thought those who plan stuff a long way out should be aware of the risk
May 21st, 2014, 10:56 AM
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Where have you read that?? Got a link to a reliable source?
There has been a rumour about it for a while (mostly from DM and it's ilk I think) but the IOC has always strenuously denied it. As dotheboyshall says the site has largely been recycled into it's new uses as was always intended for the "sustainable Olympics".
There has been a rumour about it for a while (mostly from DM and it's ilk I think) but the IOC has always strenuously denied it. As dotheboyshall says the site has largely been recycled into it's new uses as was always intended for the "sustainable Olympics".
May 21st, 2014, 11:26 AM
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I can actually believe this. Didn't something similar happen with the Olympics in Greece - Sydney being put on standby because there were concerns about the facilities not being ready. I might get a bloody ticket this time too!
May 21st, 2014, 10:29 PM
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Most of the kit was only ever temporary anyway, and substantial sums have been spent converting the main park into an ordinary urban park, the media centre is on course to be taken over by media company offices, the housing is converted and being let (and new housing being built over various practice arenas and the like) - not to mention the saga of all the legal complications of the main stadium (where work is, I think, already in hand). So it couldn't be done without vast additional expense - would the IOC be vounteering to pay all that?
Thought not.
Thought not.
May 22nd, 2014, 01:33 PM
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Pal, Glasgow is hosting the Commonwealth Games this year, and so has Olympic standard facilities available. It isn't such a daft idea, no dafter than believing the Olympics will move to London.
And I find it hard to believe Glasgow is a more dangerous city for the average tourist than Barcelona, Madrid or Paris.
And I find it hard to believe Glasgow is a more dangerous city for the average tourist than Barcelona, Madrid or Paris.
