11.   With its sporting venues concentrated in a small waterfront area, Toronto is positioning itself as the most athlete-friendly Games.

12.   Booklets on transportation, traffic guides and sporting venues will also be published.

13.   Food will be available at three restaurants in the village, and at sporting venues and press centers, organizers have said.

14.   SABC officials have said they decided to accept the losses because each match would be good for overseas exposure of South Africa as a sporting venue.

15.   Sporting venues already hosted big international competitions.

16.   The weighty job of keeping peace at the Olympics will mean long waits for visitors outside sporting venues and a visible police presence on city streets.