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Monday, March 27, 2006

Blair Predicts Fantastic Games

Prime Minister Tony Blair, whilst attending the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, claimed that the London 2012 Olympics would be "fantastic".

Quote:

"I think you can see from a stadium like this what it would be like in London. It would be fantastic."

Adding:

"There can't be anything better than having an Olympic Games. Countries bid very fiercely for the right to host them and it is a great showcase for a country and a city.

You couldn't have a better advertisement for a country than to host a great sporting event and that is why we are pushing very strongly for Glasgow in 2014 (Commonwealth Games bid) and I think they have got a great chance actually
."

The trouble is that politicians try to use the Olympics as their own personal political memorial.

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