VANOC Updates Virtually Unnoticed

To no surprise the issues surrounding the International Torch Relay for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics has consumed world media, the Beijing Organizing Committee, and of course the IOC.

In light of that when there was little dissection given to the reports given by VANOC at a conference of some 700 Olympic committee delegates in Beijing this past week.

VANOC CEO John Furlong and National Olympic committee services director Andreja McQuarrie gave a presentation to ANOC, the Association of National Olympic Committees, after which no questions were asked.

Later in the week, Furlong and Cathy Priestner Allinger gave a presentation to the IOC that again went without scrutiny.

The lack of questions could be merely due to members thoughts being focused on the torch relay and potential further issues that will come up as the Beijing Olympics approach, but it was also a sign of confidence in the steady, quiet progress of the Vancouver organizing committee.

Of further confidence in the Vancouver games is the high quality of not only the sports venues, 9 of which are now complete, but also in the Olympic Villages and other Venues. In the past, some athletes have refused to reside in Olympic Villages due to the sub-standard quality of housing.

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