Olympics: Bach hails ‘dynamism’ of Rio 2016 organisers

"Rio has made great progress in the last couple of months," says Bach.

BERLIN:

Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympic preparations are in full swing with organisers having rediscovered their dynamism after years of delays and the football World Cup boosting their confidence, said International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach on Tuesday.

Branded as the ‘worst preparations ever’ by IOC vice-president John Coates in April, work for the Rio Games was now much more coordinated, said Bach, adding his colleague has since revised his statements.

"Rio has made great progress in the last couple of months," said Bach in an interview a day before his one-year anniversary since taking over the IOC top job.

"You have seen the mayor and governor taking more responsibility and showing great dynamism and working closely with the organising committee."

Published in The Express Tribune, September 10^th, 2014.

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