IOC chief puts London 2012 on par with Sydney, Beijing

International Olympic Committee, IOC, chief Jacques Rogge has put London 2012's readiness for the Games on a par with Sydney 2000 and Beijing 2008.



The Belgian visited London's Olympic sites yesterday to mark exactly one year until the opening ceremony.



Rogge says regarding operation readiness; he put London 2012 Olympics on par with Sydney and Beijing.



He paid particular praise to the Aquatics Centre, which saw Tom Daley take the first dive into the pool.



The IOC president said he believes that London 2012's only "major challenge" is to have an efficient transport system in place, although he added that all Olympic hosts cities had been faced with that problem.