Shropshire Star

Olympics officials all cash in

What a coincidence to find that the top 10 officials responsible for the London Olympics have all qualified for the new Olympic event which will be introduced in 2012 - it will be called "Filling Your Boots".

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What a coincidence to find that the top 10 officials responsible for the London Olympics have all qualified for the new Olympic event which will be introduced in 2012 - it will be called "Filling Your Boots".

Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins received £631,000 last year, chairman Jack Lemon received £611,000 and Lord Coe received £285,000.

The directors of property, finance and design all received more than £200,000.

These officials have picked up these generous bonuses despite repeated increases in the budget of the Games which are "difficult to identify" - shall we give them a clue?

Bob Wydell, Oswestry