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Lessons from Greece One terrible truth has emerged from the last fortnight of jingoistic breast-beating in Athens, one that strikes fear and loathing in newspapers like the Times, whose Olympic team of journalists toiled so hard to predict disaster: the games in Athens have gone quite well. The transport system did not screech to a grinding halt. The roof was up and gleaming and almost everything else got built. Athletes and spectators were whisked around Athens in air-conditioned buses and trams, more efficiently than they would currently be in London or Paris. Athenians were polite and helpful. Their infamous taxi drivers did not rip off passengers and the security was not too intrusive. All of the dramas generated - doping scandals, the appeals, and the antics of an Irish ex-priest - were Olympic ones. If this Olympics set the record for the number of athletes kicked out or stripped of their titles for drugs offences, this had little to do with the host nation. But another nation emerges with some honour from the games - Britain. It was not simply the fact that Team GB had exceeded expectations by getting more medals than at any games since Paris in 1924, leaving aside the boycotted games in 1984. It was also the enthusiasm and number of British fans who turned up in Athens who became unofficial cheerleaders at every venue. If the International Olympic Committee likes to give the games to countries who are enthused by the Olympics, then British fans have made a large inroad into Paris's bid to stage the 2012 games.There were plenty of other nationalities - Russians, Chinese, Koreans, Ukrainians, Americans - but hardly any French fans to be seen. Who Are We ? | About THISDAYOnLine.com | THISDAY People | Contact Us © Copyright 2000 Leaders & Company Limited

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