International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge said he was happy with London’s progress for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, although he warned organizers to be ready for the unexpected.
Rogge said London has progressed well in almost every area ahead of the London 2012 Opening Ceremony which takes place in 1,000 days, but he warned that the preparations could be disrupted by unforeseen events like the 2002 Salt Lake Games when security preparations had to be reviewed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks a few months earlier.
He said London 2012’s challenge now is to move from the construction phase of the preparations into the detailed organization of the Games.
He said, “organizing the Games is always a very difficult and complicated task and there are definitely always issues that are not foreseen. But I think the preparation has been excellent and we are moving forward now from the construction phase to the management phase and the organization of the Games. There needs to be a shift of attitude and that is the switch London are going to have to do. I remain very confident it’s going to be a success”.
