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Media of sports events are classified into two, those not widely accepted and those not recognized. Certified media can report on your country's games and team's biography. Unauthorized media may report everything. In the 2012 Olympic Games, London welcomed some 12,000 media staff. About 75% of people are uncertified. For the past two years before the London Olympic Games, the British Tourism Board has worked closely with the media from all over the world (certified and uncertified) to build a strong relationship. This includes a huge investment in familiarity with the media before the match. It also includes a detailed media package with carefully elaborately gathered stories that are also designed to highlight the British as a tourist destination. During the Olympics, the international media showed the UK to billions of viewers around the world.

My organization is under certification. We have created two detailed certification self-assessment reports documenting how the organization meets the certification criteria. These self-evaluations are the basis of a visit to the certification site and allow all eligible programs to be authenticated at record speed. The biggest mistake in my life is to take it as a matter of course that the sacrifices my parents did for me are considered as a matter of course. I noticed that what they did for me was to make me succeed in my life. I thank them for doing my best to make them proud. Because they are so thankful that they are always by my side.