लेखक: John Furlong

John Furlong was the leader behind the team that organized and delivered the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games to positive reviews the world over. Prior to his appointment as CEO of the Vancouver Olympic Committee in 2004, he was the President and Chief Operating Officer for the Vancouver 2010 Bid, clocking more than 1.2 million miles in his effort to promote Vancouver”s candidacy. Furlong has been involved with athletics all his life, having competed at the international level in basketball, European handball and squash. He became Canadian Squash Champion in 1986. Born in Tipperary, Ireland, Furlong has five children and ten grandchildren.Gary Mason is a national affairs columnist for the Globe & Mail, based in Vancouver. Previously, Mason spent 19 years at the Vancouver Sun in various capacities, including a seven-year stint as a popular sports columnist. He has received the prestigious Jack Webster Award for journalism six times and has won two National Newspaper Awards.