Perhaps what is happening is that all the supporting infrastucture appears to be run by amateurs, but when the games actually begin, the people it is supposed to be about -the competitors- will prove they are miles ahead of the organisation, assuming they can get to their venues in time to compete. It looks like there may even be some sunshine by the time the games begin. I read somewhere the Sydney games got off to a sloppy start with delayed events, people getting lost etc. I am surprised a coach bearing a team of athletes and coaches from hasn't been found on the side of the road near the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre while the driver tries to work out where the Olympic Village is...