No budget 'risks' Olympic success
523521
The uncertainly over a budget for London's 2012 Olympic Games is a threat to its success, a report warns.
701945
NOVOIMERETINSKAYA BUKHTA, Russia  - The Russian city of Sochi can relish its victory in the race to host the 2014 Winter Olympics but some local residents fear for their homes ahead of large-scale construction work.
20376
Early fears of an Olympics disaster failed to materialize here in Athens, where the heightened security may have been obtrusive, but was not enough to keep away the crowds.
596367
Athens -- The venues didn&#39;t fall down. The terrorists were kept at bay. The US Olympians waved the flag anyway, and nobody got hurt.
284682
The United States had been confident of coming away from the first Olympic women&#39;s wrestling tournament with the maximum four medals.
192459
The expected cost of the 2012 Olympics has risen from Â£2.4bn to at least Â£3.3bn, the culture secretary tells MPs.
662390
The sensation of the Olympic boxing tournament learned yesterday that there&#39;s no substitute for experience. At least not in the ring.
311633
The expense of securing the Olympic Games has become so daunting for host cities and nations that it is now time for Olympic officials to consider international cost-sharing
266538
Geopolitically, the choice made sense. How could they not give the Winter Games to a place whose czar once declared that his two best generals were January and February? The Russians, who have more snow and ice than any country on the planet, have never staged this quadrennial sleighride. Clearly, they were overdue. But when the International Olympic Committee tapped ...
100269
The 2012 London Olympics faced fresh financial concerns on Tuesday after reports that a slump in land prices could leave a one billion pounds "black hole" in the budget.
231619
The Greek capital allayed all fears of a city not ready for the 28th Olympiad.
560824
The total cost of the Athens Olympics may exceed $14.6 billion, according to Greece&#39;s 2005 budget submitted to parliament Thursday.
220752
The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics yesterday -- about $11.6 billion, and it might climb higher. The tally announced by the government
411832
The British government is financially exposed over the 2012 London Olympics and should put in place a strong monitoring system to make sure preparations do not fall behind schedule, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
500202
VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Construction of venues at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver remains on budget, and deals with sponsors in Canada are generating more revenue than expected, organizers said on Tuesday.
313258
The final cost of the Athens Olympics has soared to about â¬9bn (Â£6.2bn), at least â¬2.4bn more than estimated, the Greek government said yesterday.
16879
The head of the IOC's watchdog for the 2012 London Olympics says he is happy with preparations, including the budget.