Summer Olympics


Toughest year of Olympic project ahead predcits Armitt

By Mike Rowbottom in London

February 9 - As the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) looks forward to what its chairman, John Armitt, describes as its "toughest year", with building work on the Olympic site reaching maximum complexity, further rises in the Anticipated Final Cost (AFC) of the project have been announced.









Paulo Coelho attacks Rio 2016 role for Tony Blair

By Duncan Mackay

February 3 - Tony Blair's new appointment as a paid advisor to the organisers of the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympics has been attacked by Paulo Coelho (pictured with Pele), Brazil's best-selling author, who has claimed the former British Prime Minister is a "war criminal" and has "blood-stained hands".







Rio 2016 team to quiz Blair

By Mike Rowbottom in London

January 29 - Less than 24 hours after facing the Chilcot Committee over  the legality of the Iraq war, former Prime Minister Tony Blair will face questions in a less hostile environment as he is quizzed by key advisers of the Rio 2016 team.