London faces a huge task

With the next Olympic Games to be held in London the Olympic flame will be returning to Europe. According to Dejan Kresnik, commentator for the daily Dnevnik, the British organisers face a huge task over the next four years: 2When the curtain fell on an Olympics of superlatives in Beijing yesterday, the headaches began for the organisers in London. ... The fears of the London organisers are justified, because a repeat of Beijing would be a 'mission impossible'. After Beijing broke all the records with a budget of 43 billion euros, the calls for more rational games are growing louder in the UK. The Mayor of London is convinced that the 2012 Games will be even more spectacular. If that is their goal they will have to work extremely hard!"

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