Aussies admit Athens facilities will be better than Sydney

THE President of the Olympic Council of Ireland, Pat Hickey, is in agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who yesterday said it is satisfied with Athens’ preparations to host this summer’s Games.

"This morning I had a phone call from a senior member of the IOC who said the roof on the stadium will be in place at the weekend and I would predict that this will give the organising committee a gigantic psychological lift," Mr Hickey said.

He had spoken to the representatives from Australia and they admitted that the facilities for the athletes will actually be better than Sydney.