Sebastian Coe claims LOCOG fully on track

 　　BEIJING, China, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- With less than 38 weeks counting down towards London 2012 Paralympic Games, Organizing Committee chairman Sebastian Coe Sunday claimed that preparation progress was fully¹ on track.

　　"We don't have many weeks now before the Olympic and Paralympic Games start. But we are in a good shape," Coe, chairman of the London Organizing Committee (LOCOG), said during the 2011 International Paralympic Committee(IPC) General Assembly and Conference.

　　London Paralympic Games will start from August 29 to September 9 next year. Many of the Paralympic venues² were completed in construction ahead of the schedule but overlay project and high-tech³ facilities were yet to be finished.

　　"We also want to show the world that Paralympic sport has a chance not only to bring a new generation of sport fans to support paralympic sport, but also the paralympic sport can help us challenge some of the misconceptions about disability."

　　According to statistics⁴ from Coe, more than one third of UK adults believed the Paralympic Games would bring about a breakthrough for the way people with a disability were viewed in UK. Over half believed the Games would show the world how to treat people with a disability with respect and equality.

　　Coe also highlighted London Paralympics ticket sales success as a "good sign". Based on statistics from LOCOG, many sessions and some sports including Cycling and Wheelchair Rugby were sold out with over one million tickets available in the first ticket window. When tickets back on sale on December 2, around 15,000 tickets were sold in the first 15 minutes.

　　"Our ticket sales are breaking all records which is a very good sign. We've sold pretty much of the Paralympic tickets with still eight months to go, which is fantastic," said Coe by mentioning that Paralympic Games were created in Great Britain in 1948 at the time of London Olympic Games.

　　As to the big challenge over the next eight months, Coe admitted that LOCOG was in need of scale up the organization to deliver a Games "of great complexity⁵".

　　Currently⁶ LOCOG's workforce⁷ is increasing by 120 employees a month and will eventually reach a total of 6,000 people by the start of the Games.

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

3 high-tech   

adj.高科技的

参考例句：

• The economy is in the upswing which makes high-tech services in more demand too.经济在蓬勃发展，这就使对高科技服务的需求量也在加大。
• The quest of a cure for disease with high-tech has never ceased. 人们希望运用高科技治疗疾病的追求从未停止过。

4 statistics   

n.统计，统计数字，统计学

参考例句：

• We have statistics for the last year.我们有去年的统计资料。
• Statistics is taught in many colleges.许多大学都教授统计学。

5 complexity   

n.复杂(性)，复杂的事物

参考例句：

• Only now did he understand the full complexity of the problem.直到现在他才明白这一问题的全部复杂性。
• The complexity of the road map puzzled me.错综复杂的公路图把我搞糊涂了。

6 currently   

adv.通常地，普遍地，当前

参考例句：

• Currently it is not possible to reconcile this conflicting evidence.当前还未有可能去解释这一矛盾的例证。
• Our contracts are currently under review.我们的合同正在复查。

7 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。