<tt id="6hsgl"><pre id="6hsgl"><pre id="6hsgl"></pre></pre></tt>
          <nav id="6hsgl"><th id="6hsgl"></th></nav>
          国产免费网站看v片元遮挡,一亚洲一区二区中文字幕,波多野结衣一区二区免费视频,天天色综网,久久综合给合久久狠狠狠,男人的天堂av一二三区,午夜福利看片在线观看,亚洲中文字幕在线无码一区二区
            Home>News Center>Sports
                   
           

          Games to breathe life into London economy
          (Agencies)
          Updated: 2005-07-07 09:49

          A study by Arup that was commissioned by the Mayor's office a few years ago estimated that the games would cost 1.8 billion pounds and leave a 494 million pound deficit. But it estimated non-financial benefits of between 350 and 680 million pounds.

          That compared with estimates of 3.2 billion pounds generated in additional tourism in Atlanta and 2.4 billion pounds in tourism to Sydney -- cities which did not already figure high on destination lists.

          For London, where tourists already flock all year round, more visitors will come just to see the facilities as they did in Barcelona after 1992.

          Hosting the games will also by definition create in London a whole sector of expertise on sports facilities and construction which will be worth a fortune in consulting business in the years after 2012.

          "There is always a big economic legacy after the games," said Holger Preuss, professor of sport economics at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz and author of "The Economics of Staging the Olympics".

          "One year after the Sydney games (in 2000) ... all of the organising committee costs were coming back through expert knowledge."

          RISKS FROM BIG PROJECTS

          But there are also risks to building Olympic infrastructure. Greece is now left with colossal venues that have fallen into neglect and a purpose-built tram for the games is now carrying half as many passengers a day as planners had expected it would.
          Page: 123



          Armstrong wears the leader's yellow jersey
          Blair and Beckham lead UK's Olympic bid
          Arsenal striker Thierry Henry in China
           
            Today's Top News     Top Sports News
           

          After Beijing, see you in London

           

             
           

          New Party chief starts mainland visit

           

             
           

          Nanjing Massacre survivors found overseas

           

             
           

          US targets Boeing over China technology

           

             
           

          Hu arrives in Scotland for G8 summit

           

             
           

          SARS vaccine trial runs smoothly to 2nd stage

           

             
            London wins right to host 2012 Olympics
             
            Gerrard explains Liverpool U-turn
             
            McEwen snatches Tour sprint victory
             
            Injured Davenport out of U.S. Fed Cup tie
             
            Crespo is to return to Chelsea for next season
             
            Horry to stay 3 years: Spurs reach agreement with shot-making veteran
             
           
            Go to Another Section