The largest corporate sponsors themselves will bring thousands of employees to the host nation.
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The host nation places for synchronised swimming depend on British athletes meeting British Swimming's selection criteria.
Second, the host nation tends to win more medals than it does at any other time.
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And how right he was, because, in the semi-finals, the host nation did win.
Security officials in the United States say they are supporting the host nation's efforts during the Games.
Some EU officials privately blamed the looming US presidential election for the host nation's failure to give ground.
More interestingly, he had with him his South African wife, who was backing the host nation to beat Ghana.
The host nation said Wednesday that its aim is to win at least 48 Olympic medals, reports the AP.
This qualifies 10 teams which, in addition to the host nation, creates a minimum of 11 for the Olympic event.
Aaron then impressed as the young Spaniards disposed of France to book their place in the final against the host nation.
The biggest event on the diplomatic calendar is the annual G8 summit meeting, especially since Japan is the host nation this year.
Craig Bellamy opened the scoring for the host nation in the 20th minute, but Stuart Pearce's team couldn't find a second goal.
In the name of egalitarianism, the tournament features the club champions of FIFA's six confederations, plus a representative from the host nation.
Sunday's events follow an action-packed Saturday that saw the host nation rake in six wins, bringing its gold medal count to 14.
Earlier, Team GB's women's team gave the host nation a rousing start to the festivities with a 1-0 victory over New Zealand.
He did, however, reserve his criticism for the host nation's team, saying he was disappointed with the recent performances of the Bafana Bafana.
"It would be foolish not to aspire to even greater heights, especially as the host nation, " said Lord Moynihan, head of the British Olympic Association.
The previous year's winner also automatically qualifies, as the host nation.
There will be five phases of ticket sales and buyers will only be able to pick up their tickets when they get to the host nation.
Harbhajan will now miss the June triangular series in Bangladesh against the host nation and Pakistan, along with the Asia Cup later on in the month.
Meanwhile, the BBC's Piers Edwards reports that the opening day of the Confederations Cup received mixed reactions in the host nation from fans and media alike.
Simpson won a gold medal in sailing's Star class at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and silver at last year's Olympics, when Britain was the host nation.
Admittedly, Finland were shot-shy in their 6-0 drubbing by the host nation, but the Nashville Predators goalie did keep out 23 shots, and looked in prime form.
If the formbook is to be believed, Warne's final one-day match in the green-and-gold will be the World Cup final itself, perhaps against the host nation South Africa.
They will be performing at the closing ceremony on Sunday, where the handover will officially recognise Scotland as the Host Nation of The Ryder Cup in September 2014.
The host nation needed to win all three rubbers in straight sets to snatch a final spot off the unbeaten Spanish pairing of Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez and Tommy Robredo.
The newcomer to the field is Kevin Daly, an economist at Goldman Sachs, who calculates that on average the host nation of an Olympics wins 54% more medals than usual.
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The host nation does not pay a performance bonus to medal-winning athletes, which is especially disappointing for the many British athletes predicted to medal in the next two weeks.
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And Slovakia, who had beaten top-ranked Russia in the group stage before knocking out defending champions Sweden in the quarter-finals, came within inches of taking the host nation into overtime.
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The talk and animated discussions were not about the game at hand against the then Zaire (Ghana won 1-0) but about the possible semi-final clash between the host nation and the much-fancied Ghanaians.
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