CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — London Olympics chief Sebastian Coe says he’d like to see Sydney’s party atmosphere from 2000 repeated at the 2012 Games.
Organizing committee chairman Coe, a two-time Olympic track gold medalist in the 1,500 meters, tells a Parliament House breakfast on Wednesday that the Sydney Games were “the high-water mark for a sporting event.” Coe says the 2000 Olympics had a “party atmosphere that was driven by athlete-led performance in the venues.”
Coe says he’s also looking forward to five-time gold medalist Ian Thorpe returning to the Olympic pool next year, calling it a “fantastic prospect.”
