[ALBSA-Info] Re: Pak sport - Olimpiada

[Agron Alibali]

[02] NEW ATTACKS AGAINST GREECE ON THE 2004 OLYMPIC
GAMES
Athens, 3 November 2000 (18:17 UTC+2) 
Another International Olympic Committee, IOC, member
has launched an attack against Greece concerning the
organizing of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. IOC press
office head Franklin Shryber stated to the "Financial
Times" that the delay in the completion of the Olympic
projects is possible to reduce the demands on the
capacity of the facilities, bring about the withdrawal
of certain sports events and cause the reduction of
the number of the participating athletes. 

"Athens 2004" Organization president Ms. Yianna
Angelopoulou-Daskalaki has sent a letter to IOC
president Juan Antonio Samaranch asking for his
support against the anti-Greek propaganda by certain
IOC members. 

Referring to the issue, minister of environment, land
planning and public works, Kostas Laliotis pointed out
that IOC members should not involve Athens and the
2004 Olympic Games in their election aspirations
concerning the succession of Mr. Samaranch in the IOC.


Minister of culture Theodoros Pangalos said that such
comments are meaningless and curious, while commenting
on the view that the Olympic Games must be hosted only
by rich countries, he stated that the Olympic Games is
an affair that concerns the many and not the few. 



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