ATHENS: Athens got a big thumbs-up from Olympic chiefs on Sunday and thousands queued in the streets for tickets for the Games.
After all the finger-wagging over delays, IOC President Jacques Rogge felt able to tell a news conference: These Games will really be very, very good.
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