Lord Coe assures safety of London 2012 Olympics after riots
Lord Coe, the chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games, has recently stated that the riots that have engulfed London and the rest of England will not have an impact on the London 2012 Summer Olympics as the event’s security is the
top priority.
Lord Coe expressed himself in the following words: "Everything we do at an Olympic Games is underpinned by security. It has been in my lifetime of watching the Games. We do security very well and we have helped major sporting events in the past with policing,
either officially or unofficially home and abroad. We have a very good record in that. We will go into next year with very tight contingency plans which will cover all eventualities."
Despite Lord Coe’s assurances of the security of the international sporting event that is to be held in London next year, he admits the fact that the riots have had a damaging affect on the image of the city. According to Coe who was had a conversation with
the president of the IOC, Jacques Rogge does not believe that the riots will negatively affect the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The riots have caused a cancellation or postponement of quite a lot football matches that were supposed to take place. This includes a match between the England as well as the Holland football teams. However, the Olympics test events that were scheduled
to take place have not been cancelled because of the violence that has taken place. For one, the Horse Guards Parade is playing host to the FIVB “Road to London” Visa International beach volleyball tournament that is acting as the test event for the beach
volleyball tournament that will take place during the Olympics next year.
It will be the third time that the Olympic Games will be finding themselves in the city of London, making it the first city in the world of having the honour to host the prestigious sporting event thrice in its history. The first time that London played
host to the Olympic Games was in 1908 while the second time was in 1948.
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