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The government body in charge of delivering the Olympic Games has been criticized for letting their budget spiral out of control. The original Olympic budget was £9.3 billion but the true cost of the games to the British taxpayer could be as high as £24 ...
May 26, 2012 at 16:02 | Source: Presstv
From skyrocketing ticket sales to Facebook fans crawling up to 3 million, the hype surrounding the upcoming Olympic Games is impressive. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is busy at work, creating a presence on multiple social media ...
May 25, 2012 at 11:24 | Source: business2community.com
The United States put itself in position to once again win a bid to host an Olympic Games after Olympic leaders this week ended their longstanding, contentious debate about how to divvy some of the Games’ revenue, two people close to the ...
May 23, 2012 at 18:08 | Source: New York Times
FERNLEY, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) - The Lyon County Olympic Games in Fernley started a year ago. "In one year, we have grown tremendously," says director of the games Julie Shoemaker. Shoemaker came up with the idea a year ago. "Kids helping ...
May 24, 2012 at 14:46 | Source: msnbc.com
The British prime minster, David Cameron, will hold a summit on food security during this summer's Olympic Games in London. In a statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday, Cameron announced his intention to hold "a major event" during the ...
May 23, 2012 at 15:23 | Source: The Guardian
NGONIDZASHE Makusha -- one of Zimbabwe's brightest medal prospects at this year's London Olympic Games -- has all but been ruled out of the world's biggest sporting showcase through injury. Long jumper Makusha, a bronze medallist at last year's World ...
May 24, 2012 at 11:26 | Source: AllAfrica.com
Here is a list of 5 of some of the most inspirational moments in the Olympics. The best amateur athletes in the world match skill and endurance in a series of contests called the Olympic Games. Almost every nation in the world sends teams of selected ...
May 23, 2012 at 15:59 | Source: Catholic Online
FORTUNE -- The U.S. Olympic Committee needed a better way to raise money. Until recently, direct mail -- the USOC's primary source of private donations -- yields on average a $20 gift from those who donated. "We were raising less in private ...
May 24, 2012 at 08:55 | Source: CNN
When London 2012 organisers put their final batch of tickets on general sale on Wednesday, they will again confront two issues that have dogged the fraught process so far. On one hand, they will hope Ticketmaster's technology, a constant source ...
May 22, 2012 at 18:37 | Source: The Guardian
The Director-General of the Nigeria Tourism Development Commission (NTDC), Otunba Runsewe, has said that Nigeria can successfully host the Olympic Games going by the country's history of successfully hosting major sporting events in the past. Runsewe, who ...
May 25, 2012 at 06:24 | Source: AllAfrica.com