IOC Gives London 2012 Glowing Review
The International Olympic Committee has given London 2012 organisers a positive review following a three-day inspection visit.
The monitoring team awarded near-perfect marks to London with IOC co-ordination commission chairman Denis Oswald stating he’d give London ‘9.75 out of 10.’
London 2012 organisers marked the end of the visit by announcing construction has officially started on the Olympic Stadium, three months ahead of schedule.
Funding has been one area of concern for the 2012 Games as has the fact that work on the Olympic Village is due to start next month without a contract with the constructors.
However Oswald says that there are no areas that the IOC should be massively concerned with.
‘I have difficulty in finding any area where we have concerns but if we had to mention something which will be challenging it is traffic and transport.
‘There will be additional people coming in to watch the Games and going from one place to another will be a challenge but we know LOCOG has made plans already and with the quality of people on board we are confident this will be resolved in a satisfactory manner.’
The IOC visited venues including Wembley Stadium as well as meeting the main London 2012 project leaders as well as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, leader of the opposition David Cameron, Liberal Democrat MP Don Foster, Olympic Minister Tessa Jowell and the newly elected Mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
