I’ll be darned

They did it.

Organizers of this summer’s Olympic Games in Athens have breathed a sigh of relief after the main stadium’s roof began its long-awaited slide into position. …

The IOC had given the Greek government until May 20 to slide into place the two huge arches — or abandon the project.

The project, which has already missed one “final deadline” on April 28, was the latest to cause concern as the Greek capital races to finish work on dozens of Olympic venues ahead of the opening ceremony on August 13.

Yes, yes, I know, every Olympics has this sort of moment. It’s just that Athens, which was a bit shaky to begin with, has had more than most and still has heaps to do.

Should be quite a summer.

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1. Tobias Says:
   May 11th, 2004 at 6:13 pm

   For those who understand German, a fun little snippet from German SWR3 radio - “rechtzeitig fertig” (windows media or real audio).

   http://www.swr3.de/dynamic/lasshoeren.htms?typ=2&id=86626

2. george Says:
   May 12th, 2004 at 6:01 am

   I studied German in school and can proudly answer you - Nicht verstehe!

   George