2012 Weve Got it

[the duncan]

its top tastic,

just can't believe how many miserable bastaards there are out there, moaning about their tax. Clearly they have no passion or idea about sport and the way it makes lives.

I say we sell them, or just give them to France where they will be at homw with miserable moaning gits!!

Chircac, suck on that tasty haggis!!!

[Guest]

big fat zero

I think BOF should at least try. We shouldn't wait until the Swedish host the game before introducing Orienteering
I doubt it'll be kept after but would be great to have it in the London Olympics

[PorkyFatBoy]

big fat zero

Well, I'm not so sure. It is a "recognised" sport (i.e. the IOF subscribes to the Olympic ideals and out of competition drug testing). I think that we could reasonably attempt to get at least a park race in Victoria Park (Thanks Graeme) as a demo event. It might happen!

[Ed]

yes, but the most likely thought process will run along the lines of "does it look good on tv?" and "will it attract lots of sponsors to bring some money in?". orienteering's not likely to do well on that criteria - more likely to be something like waterskiing or some such (which if my memory is correct was the only over non-olympic sport to be getting lottery funding)

[SeanC]

If it's not possible to use Victoria Park, Greenwich Park has the best views in London and overlooks most of the competition sites. There are even some contours.

Great news.

[distracted]

Fantastic news - seems like London were always ahead of Paris in the voting from the lastest on the BBC site. Saw the final presentation video they gave - very clever and very well done. and why not push to get orienteering involved in some way? - it's a bigger sport in the UK than any of the other recent Olympics venues. There must be plenty of venues suitable for a park/sprint race nearby - maybe even the new Olympic village and surroundings?

My boss has done nothing but moan for the past 1/2 hour about how it will cost her in taxes etc. etc. Strange how anybody in my office who does any form of sport is dead chuffed and the lazy ones are annoyed!

people moan when the services aren't good enough, yet they moan when they have to pay higher taxes as well...

[Mrs H.]

I have half a suspicion that the host nation has some discretion over what demonstration sports are included - does anyone know if that is the case - and do demonstration sports have to have the required number of member countries (60 is it?)

[mharky]

this is the worst news i have heard in a few years

[RJ]

Whatever happens I've always thought apathy not funding to be the biggest danger and this must surely raise levels of general enthusiasm for sport throughout the country which must in it self be good. It's up to us how we can turn that to our specific advantage.

Yep, great news. The media is going to be full of it for quite a while. Mrs H is right about apathy vs funding. So, now we have the government drive to get people active, to bridge links between schools and clubs, and the planning for Olympic London.....

Are you all ready to put extra effort into selling your club and the SPORT of Orienteering. It is up to us all to get this going... don't just assume it is BOF who should be doing it.

Also, don't be feeling good about things just because you get half a dozen new members. We need 6000 to begin with....

[Carnage Head]

If synchronised swimming has been allowed in, all sports should be in with a chance. Time for a delegation from BOF to persuade London 2012 to demo orienteering (making the most of international success stories)?

Plus, much could be made of the 'free' (ie no permanent stadium) use of tourist-friendly 'Royal Parks', and stress the 'have-a-go' element before and after the events (as at the Surrey 5-O)...

Great news. The tax issue will surely be minimal. The govt will gain from the tax revenue from construction companies and the tourist pound anyway. Just no more domes... everything should have a purpose after the games as well as during it!

[Carnage Head]

If synchronised swimming has been allowed in, all sports should be in with a chance. Time for a delegation from BOF to persuade London 2012 to demo orienteering (making the most of international success stories)?

Plus, much could be made of the 'free' (ie no permanent stadium) use of tourist-friendly 'Royal Parks', and stress the 'have-a-go' element before and after the events (as at the Surrey 5-O)...

Great news. The tax issue will surely be minimal. The govt will gain from the tax revenue from construction companies and the tourist pound anyway. Just no more domes... everything should have a purpose after the games as well as during it!

[Carnage Head]

Great news!

If synchronised swimming has been allowed in, all sports should be in with a chance. Time for a delegation from BOF to persuade London 2012 to demo orienteering (making the most of international success stories)?

Plus, much could be made of the 'free' (ie no permanent stadium) use of tourist-friendly 'Royal Parks', and stress the 'have-a-go' element before and after the events (as at the Surrey 5-O)...

The tax issue will surely be minimal. The govt will gain from the tax revenue from construction companies and the tourist pound anyway. Just no more domes... everything should have a purpose after the games as well as during it!

[Carnage Head]

Great news!

If synchronised swimming has been allowed in, all sports should be in with a chance. Time for a delegation from BOF to persuade London 2012 to demo orienteering (making the most of international success stories)?

Plus, much could be made of the 'free' (ie no permanent stadium) use of tourist-friendly 'Royal Parks', and stress the 'have-a-go' element before and after the events (as at the Surrey 5-O)...

The tax issue will surely be minimal. The govt will gain from the tax revenue from construction companies and the tourist pound anyway. Just no more domes... everything should have a purpose after the games as well as during it!

[Carnage Head]

Great news!

If synchronised swimming has been allowed in, all sports should be in with a chance. Time for a delegation from BOF to persuade London 2012 to demo orienteering (making the most of our success stories)?

Plus, much could be made of the 'free' (ie no permanent stadium) use of the Royal Parks / 'Great British' countryside, and stress the 'have-a-go' element before and after the events (as at the Surrey 5-O).

The tax issue will surely be minimal. The government will gain from the tax revenue from construction companies and the tourist pound anyway. Just no more Domes - everything should have a purpose after the games as well as during it!

[Guest]

the website is definitely playing up - lots of multiple posts due to error notices and no update on the forum page!