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Dec 20, 2011 · John Furlong has been described as a Visionary Leader, Sports Hero and Nation Builder, who has become well known for his masterful storytelling and inspired ...
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- Games Would Be Funded 'Entirely' by Private Sector
- Bid For 2030 Would Be 'Fraction' of $36M For 2010
- Fewer Cities Stepping Up to Plate
- 'I Think We Qualify'
Vancouver and Whistler would remain among host sites because of 2010 sport venues still operational, such as the speedskating oval in Richmond, and the sliding track and ski jumps in Whistler. "There will be no taxpayer money requested for venue construction," Furlong said. "The premise for a 2030 Olympic and Paralympic Bid is rooted in the fundame...
The cost of 2010 was roughly $4 billion when the expansion of the highway from Vancouver to Whistler is included. Those Winter Games essentially broke even, according to VANOC, the Vancouver Games' organizing committee. The B.C. government built a downtown rail line to the airport and a convention centre in Vancouver with the Winter Games the deadl...
Calgary contemplated hosting the 2026 Winter Games for $5.1 billion, but 56 per cent of those who voted in a 2018 plebiscite said "no" to pursuing a bid. Calgary initially budgeted $610 million for security before dropping that forecast to $495 million. Security costs for 2010 went over well over budget and ballooned to $900 million. WATCH | Bring ...
The IOC has been forced to pivot and give cities more control over how Games are staged. The IOC also committed $925 million US of its own money to the winning 2026 bid city, which was Milan and Cortina, Italy. Furlong does not intend to be the face of a British Columbia Olympic Organizing Committee, or BCOOC. "I'm not looking for a new job and hav...
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In this exclusive interview with Global News, former Vancouver Olympic Committee CEO John Furlong explains why the rules are different now for Olympic bids and why a bid for the 2030 Winter...
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Apr 14, 2021 · A 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games that encompasses more of B.C. than the Lower Mainland and a ski resort town will be part of John Furlong's pitch to the Vancouver Board of Trade on...
John Furlong, OBE is an Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oxford and an Emeritus Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford. Between 2004 and 2009 John Furlong was Director of Oxford’s Department of Education, having previously held posts at Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea and Cambridge Universities.
