Thethreethemesfor the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games "ScientificOlympics, GreenOlympicsandHumanisticOlympics" arecloselyrelated to the developmentof science and technology.
"It's really difficult to predict what the future is going to bring, " says Gary Zenkel, senior VP of marketing and business developmentfor NBC's Olympics coverage.
The budget also commits "multi-million pound funding for the regeneration of Sighthill" area which has been earmarked fordevelopment as part of the city's Youth Olympics bid.