Current Affairs Prague Olympic bidders refuse to lose heart after “spectacular” Beijing games

26-08-2008 16:37 | Rob Cameron

The Beijing Olympics were generally regarded as one of the most spectacular in recent times, and were praised by the president of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge as ‘truly exceptional’. But were they perhaps a bit too spectacular – raising the bar so high that cities with more modest bids, such as Prague, can never hope to succeed?

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