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Thomson Reuters Newsmaker with Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson

Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson will be joining us in half an hour to be interviewed by Reuters Global Sports Editor Paul Radford.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:03:37 PM
Post your questions here, and we'll put as many of them as possible to our Olympic guests.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:04:49 PM
You can find the best of our Olympics 2012 coverage here: Olympics 2012

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:11:30 PM
...including the latest news that the demise of the News of the World could hit British athletes, as News International Group had agreed to provide support as the official media partner to Team 2012, an elite athlete fundraising body set up jointly by the London 2012 organising committee (LOCOG), the British Olympic Association (BOA) and UK Sport: News of the World demise could hit athletes

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:24:19 PM
The room is filling up here now - Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson will be taking to the stage in five minutes. Plenty of time to send in your questions for the duo, now or throughout the event.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:25:38 PM
Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson will be joining us soon to be interviewed by Reuters Sports Editor Paul Radford #newsmkr #LDN2012story

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:27:25 PM
One group with questions for the Games organisers is the British Medical Association, frustrated to see McDonald's opening it's largest ever restaurant within the Olympic Park: McDonald's super-size Olympics plan upsets health groups

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:28:32 PM
Reuters' Steve Clarke has taken to the stage to introduce the event.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:30:05 PM
London bureau chief Jodie Ginsberg introduces London Olympics 2012 chief Sebastian Coe #olympics #LDN2012story # #newsmkr / @jodieginsberg

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:32:35 PM
Jodie Ginsberg, Editor UK and Ireland, kicks off proceedings.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:32:58 PM
Sebastian Coe and Paul Radford at Thomson Reuters newsmaker in London #newsmkr yfrog.com

by jmollins via twitter 7/21/2011 5:34:42 PM
Paul Radford's interview with Sebastian Coe begins: Will it be the greatest show on earth? Sebastian Coe is confident it will indeed be rather good...

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:34:44 PM
Seb Coe referring to the next few months as the "killing zone" (800m term, apparently) #newsmkr #ldn2012story j.mp

by chris_parker via twitter 7/21/2011 5:36:17 PM
Coe asked asks what challenges he faces by Radford #newsmkr #LDN2012story

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:37:34 PM
More sporting analogies... practice is key for 2012... (guess athletes certainly agree) #newsmkr #ldn2012story

by chris_parker via twitter 7/21/2011 5:39:05 PM
Coe says "there's no tomorrow's in this event". Learning must be done before the event, not once it's started - identifies transport as one of the key challenges.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:39:32 PM
"Testing is the saviour, but also a challenge."

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:40:11 PM
Considering a roof for the stadium, suggests that a roof for the entire country might be a decent idea...

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:41:37 PM
Seb Coe on UK rain, "given half a chance I'd put a roof over the whole country" #newsmkr #ldn2012story

by chris_parker via twitter 7/21/2011 5:42:12 PM
Coe: We've built world class teams, we have the best people that the organising committee has ever assembled #newsmkr

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:43:26 PM
"What we have within our control is under control, but there's always things you can't foresee".

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:43:37 PM
RT @MarkJones: UK Minister for Sport Hugh Robertson late for reuters olympics #newsmkr due to tube -- ill omen for real thing? #ldn2012story

by jmollins via twitter 7/21/2011 5:43:47 PM
Minister for Sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson now joins Sebastian Coe and Paul Radford on stage.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:44:19 PM
More on practice for 2012, UK Minister for Sport Hugh Roberts arrives a little late #ldn2012story #newsmkr

by chris_parker via twitter 7/21/2011 5:44:30 PM
Robertson says everything possible is being done to make London transport cope, but concedes it would be impossible to say for certain that there will be no problems at all.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:46:58 PM
Robertson: You can't clearly in a busy city ... definitely say that there will not be probs, we r doing everything to mitigate it #newsmkr

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:47:30 PM
Identifies that dealing with the key junctions and hot spots is the way to deal with it.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:47:47 PM
Robertson commenting about London transport saying there are challenges in busy city, but planners are working to mitigate them #newsmkr

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:48:36 PM
RT @thomsonreuters: Tune in LIVE to our Newsmaker with Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson: bit.ly #newsmkr

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:49:08 PM
RT @thomsonreuters: Tune in LIVE to our Newsmaker with Sebastian Coe and Hugh Robertson: bit.ly #newsmkr

by jmollins via twitter 7/21/2011 5:49:08 PM
"This is not going to be business as usual. This is business unusual" -Sebastian Coe commenting on London transport for Olympics #newsmkr

by Thomson Reuters via twitter 7/21/2011 5:49:27 PM
Paul Radford turns the discussion in the direction of tickets...

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:49:41 PM
"No one has got within a country mile of this level of demand", Sebastian Coe says.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:50:19 PM
Coe: Extraordinary demand for tickets, we sold more tix at quicker rate than any event in history #ldn2012story #olympics #newsmkr

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:50:36 PM
Moving on from transport at #Olympics 2012, let's talk about tickets. Coe says been "most popular ticketing event in history" #ldn2012story

by chris_parker via twitter 7/21/2011 5:50:54 PM
"We've sold more tickets, at a quicker rate, than any event in history" -Sebastian Coe #newsmkr #olympics

by Thomson Reuters via twitter 7/21/2011 5:51:24 PM
Tickets to #Olympics 2012, Coe says "not the opening chapter of a fairytale story" but an amazing job has and is being done

by chris_parker via twitter 7/21/2011 5:51:59 PM
Coe says sports' organisers are delighted with their events having sold out when in previous events they've struggled to attract interest.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:52:20 PM
Robertson awkwardly answers that, no, he did not manage to secure any tickets...

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:52:37 PM
Radford asks about people feeling disconnected with the Games due to not being able to attend.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:53:05 PM
UK Minister for Sport Hugh Roberts did not get any tickets for #Olympics in round 1, his wife wasn't pleased #ldn2012story #newsmkr

by chris_parker via twitter 7/21/2011 5:53:28 PM
Robertson answers that the numbers make it impossible for everyone who wants to attend to do so, and points out that there is a variety of other ways to attend - events such as the marathon, the torch relay, and the separately ticketed Paralympic Games.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:54:09 PM
Radford asks about security risks at London Olympics 2012 #newsmkr #olympics #LDN2012story

by Reuters UK Online via twitter 7/21/2011 5:54:35 PM
Talking about security risks, Robertson says that the UK has a legacy of dealing with terrorist threats, and therefore there is experience to build on in protecting the city during the Olympic Games.

by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:55:37 PM
Robertson: ... we are absolutely to grips with security, we have done everything we can do. #newsmkr #LDN2012story

by Reuters UK Online via twitter edited by Reuters: Mark Kolmar 7/21/2011 5:56:07 PM