Neither Vancouver nor Toronto should be bidding for Olympic Games. So said Kevin Wamsley, Director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies, when he was interviewed Saturday on the Ottawa-based The Sports Journal. He said that neither city should bid for Olympic Games because of the cost of the Games and the fact that the facilities often sit empty after the Games are over. He cited the Sydney Games as an example.
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney will be attending the Salt Lake Games on Sunday. He plans to take in the men’s hockey gold medal game and the 2002 Winter Games’ closing ceremonies. Because the Olympics were already designated a National Special Security event, the high level of security for Cheney’s visit will not need to change dramatically, said U.S. Secret Service spokesman Tony Ball.
And finally, It’s time to move – from supermarket to factory. USA Today reports that organizers for the 2004 Summer Games have started moving out of their offices above an Athens supermarket for larger digs at a refurbished garment factory. Greek officials hope the shift will provide more space – and perhaps a more upscale image.
