However, Mr Doukas admitted that total spending on the Olympics was certain to rise to more than 7bn euros (&4.6bn) from an original estimate of 4.6 bn euros. Other reports put the figure at about double the original estimate.

• 但是，多卡斯承认这次奥运会的总投入必定会从最初预计的46亿欧元升至70亿欧元（46亿英镑）以上。其它报道认为这个数字大约将是最初预算的两倍。