Gosper to lead IOC visit of East Timor

Sun, 18 Jun 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP): Beleaguered International Olympic
Committee vice president Kevan Gosper is to head a two-day
mission to East Timor from June 17, it was announced on Friday.

Gosper, who pulled out of the Oceanic leg of the Olympic torch
relay following his controversial decision to let his daughter
Sophie run in the flame lighting ceremony in Greece, will assess
which Timorese athletes are best prepared to appear at
September's Sydney Olympics.

East Timor athletes were given the go-ahead to compete in the
Olympics, but not under their national flag, by the IOC at a
meeting in Rio de Janeiro in May.

The agreement was arrived at after pleas from United Nations
secretary-general Kofi Annan and Australian Prime Minister John
Howard.

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