London gets rave reviews as Olympic host

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LONDON, ENGLAND (NEWS1130) – What do you think of London as an Olympic host?

Most of the reviews have been pretty positive, which is likely making organizers happy after shelling out $15-billion to put on the Games.

When you kick-off a party with Paul McCartney, James Bond and Mr. Bean, you’re setting the bar pretty high.

On that front, Ken MacQueen with Maclean’s Magazine says London delivered. And judging by the medal count, their athletes and their fans delivered too.

“[It’s called] the home field advantage and the fact that Britian’s are going nuts at every venue has had an amazing affect on athletes here,” MacQueen believes.

He adds the Brits showed a lot of patriotism.

“I’m not seeing quite the over-patriotism that we sometimes saw in Vancouver, but definitely there is a strong sense of British pride.”

As for his favourite Olympic moment at the Games, MacQueen is a Canadian so he picks the men’s eight rowers coming back after a tough heat to win silver.

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