The Canadian Press reports Vancouver 2010’s organizing committee is suing Coast2Coast, a company reselling tickets for 2010 Games events. Organizers allege the company is misleading customers by promising tickets to the 2010 Games that it is not authorized to sell. The lawsuit also claims the company is breaking the law by using official Olympic trademarks to resell the tickets. Olympic officials not only want it to stop selling tickets, but also want the names of the people it purchased tickets from. According to the Canadian Press, organizers have said in the past they believe ticket brokers get their supply from national Olympic committees and sponsors, who are forbidden from reselling their tickets.
Tokyo 2016 announced Thursday its latest strategic partnership with Nippon Sport Science University (NSSU). The bid committee said the agreement with NSSU will help to strengthen understanding of the role of sport in society as well as explore the long-term benefits of Tokyo’s bid. The agreement focuses on the continuing development of Japan’s sports-related human resources and academic education capabilities as well as promotion of the Olympic Movement and will maximize the global awareness of Tokyo 2016.
The Principles of Co-operation was signed by Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) chairman John Armitt, London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) Chair Sebastian Coe and TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber this week, which forms the basis of positive partnership between the two groups on areas such as training, equality, health and safety, and fair employment standards. The agreement doesn’t supersede the Memorandum of Agreement between the ODA and construction unions or any existing national or workplace agreements. About 30,000 workers are expected to build the Olympic Park and Village over the different phases of the project until 2012.
It’s the first major project in the four-year Cultural Olympiad of the London 2012 Games which aims to showcase British art and culture. A 5.4 million pound contest has been launched to create 12 public works of art inspired by the 2012 Games. Artists will receive up to 500,000 pounds to create works for the Cultural Olympiad in the run up to the Games. The Cultural Olympiad will comprise 500 non-sport events aimed at involving and inspiring people across the U.K. reports the BBC. Entrants can devise works of art in any medium on condition that the art is inspired by the spirit of the Olympics and the part of the U.K. in which it is located.
