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Book recommendation; The Race for the 2012 Olympics
The Race for the 2012 Olympics
Mike LeeLondon bid leader and British Olympic hero Sebastian Coe, Tony Blair and David Beckham all played a part in winning the most competitive race for the Games in Olympic history. But it was far from plain sailing and the campaign was a rollercoaster ride of emotions: full of drama, controversy and tears from the moment businesswoman Barbara Cassani was given the task of launching the bid in 2003, to the fateful day in Singapore when her successor, Lord Coe, and the rest of the world was told London had won.
Mike Lee was at the heart of this intriguing journey through the entangled world of International Olympic Committee politics, international sport, British politics and the media as he travelled the world with Coe and other team members to present London’s bid.
ISBN: 9780753511527
Published: 01/10/2007
Imprint: Virgin Books
Extent: 240 pages
London 2012; 10th anniversary of winning the bid
Architecture of the Games Weekly – Issue #1/2015
News roundup: This week’s topics
- IOC Coordination Commission pleased with progress, as Tokyo 2020 embraces Olympic Agenda 2020 [IOC]
- Boston’s Revised 2024 Olympics Bid Criticized as Incomplete [The New York Times]
- Cost of Tokyo’s new stadium for 2020 Olympics rises to more than £1.3bn [The Guardian]
- IOC Evaluation Commission report released for YOG 2020 candidate cities [IOC]
- Almaty, Kazakhstan, Battles Perceptions and Beijing in 2022 Olympic Bid [The New York Times]
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This week’s most read articles
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- London 2012; Look of the Games
- Rio 2016; Concept Daily Competition Schedule (Update: version 1.3)
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (8) – Roof structure almost finished
- London 2012; Aquatics Centre diagrams and drawings
London 2012; Location of Olympic Bell, The Champions Statue and Champions Place revealed
This week’s most read articles (26/2015)
- London 2012; Transformation Olympic Stadium (8) – Roof structure almost finished
- Tokyo 2020; smaller design released for new national stadium
- 2024 Bid; Paris City Hall backs Olympic plans
- London 2012; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [June 2015]
- Rio 2016; Concept Daily Competition Schedule (Update: version 1.3)
News roundup; This week’s topics (26/2015)
London 2012;
- London 2012; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [June 2015] [AotG]
- Olympic Stadium: Barry Hearn wants West Ham deal made public [BBC]
- Labour calls for Olympic Stadium deal to be published [BBC]
- Britain’s Olympic legacy is a sedentary nation [The Guardian]
- London’s new-look Olympic stadium unveiled, as the final bill looks set to rise [ITV News]
- Frickley Athletic were successful in being granted 300 plastic seats from the Aquatics Centre
Tokyo 2020;
- Baseball and softball among eight sports shortlisted for Tokyo Olympics [The Guardian]
- Japan in twist over controversial ‘bike helmet’ design for Olympic stadium [CNN]
2024 Bid;
- Paris enters race for 2024 Olympic Games hosting [Reuters]
- 2024 Olympic Games hopefuls at a glance [EuroNews]
- Olympic plan includes seven events at Boston-area colleges [The Boston Globe]
- Boston’s most hated Olympic venue is officially dead [Boston.com]
The International Olympic Committee;
London 2012; Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [June 2015]
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