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‘I cannot see the Olympics coming to the Arab world any time soon’
Feisal is absolutely sure that Arab culture is not anti sport. "In the Arab world we have an old saying : the sound mind in a sound body and it's an essential part of human development." Image courtesy of The Independent
IOC member Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan talks about the success of London 2012 and whether the Arab world is ready to hold the Olympics
We may be living the Olympic dream as Team GB racks up medals, but spare a thought for Jordan which has never ever won an Olympic medal.
This explains why for Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan the most memorable moment of London 2012 is yet to come.
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IOC reject president Seb Coe but David Cameron must let him shape our next generation
Evening Standard
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We can take it as read that the nation will express its gratitude to our Olympians, starting with the victory parade in London next month.
But how can we thank the man who created this marvellous stage for Team GB: Mr London Olympics, Seb Coe?
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Don’t blame London for the empty seats. It’s a family issue
Evening Standard
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Lord Coe and Locog should stop trying to pretend they can solve the problem of empty seats at Olympic venues. They cannot.
Coe hinted as much at his press conference yesterday as the swathes of empty seats led to a public outcry.
His explanation: “There are tens of thousands of people at this moment within the accredited ‘family’ that are trying to figure out what their day looks like, where they are going to be asked to go to, frankly working out how you divide your time.”
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Let the London 2012 party begin
London gets everything, moans the rest of the country. Mihir Bose explains why this has to be the Olympic case
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The start of the Olympics, with the women’s football match between Great Britain and New Zealand at Cardiff’s Millennium stadium, has ignited the old controversy: why are the Games given to a city and not a country? Why does the International Olympic Committee not follow FIFA and take its events round the country?
When you put this argument to the IOC, their answer is always the same: the format works so why change it? That is exactly what Sir Craig Reedie, the Briton who sits on the executive of the IOC, said to me. I had prefaced my question by making the same point that quite a few critics have made: that the IOC format of one city takes all, devised back at the end of the 19th century, does not work for the 21st.
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Sir Craig Reedie is ready for the London party to begin
Britain’s voice at the IOC is thrilled that city has ‘guarded and cherished’ the Olympic spirit and is sure the cynics will be proved wrong
Evening Standard
We mean business: Sebastian Coe (left) and Craig Reedie (right) guide Jacques Rogge through Heathrow on his arrival for the Olympics. Image courtesy of Evening Standard
Sir Craig Reedie is often asked whether it is impossible for London to match Beijing’s amazing Olympics. “We don’t need to,” answers the only Briton on the executive of the International Olympic Committee.
“The Beijing Games were the greatest celebration of national pride by the biggest country in the world. We will do it differently.
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Other IOC tagged articles
- London 2012: Commercialisation of the Games - July 11, 2012
- Sport v human rights - June 14, 2012
- Sir John Armitt: We’ve made a magical place in London for the next 100 years - February 7, 2012
- The Games? It was Cherie who won it, says Tony Blair - July 25, 2011
- We’re in the money! (and it’s all thanks to Gordon Brown) - July 6, 2011
- Pulling out of FIFA is FA’s nuclear option - July 5, 2011
- Have we maligned FIFA or, for that matter, the IOC? - March 4, 2011
- Samaranch and Blatter face nepotism charges - May 18, 2001
