Olympic money to fund travel

Press, 22 May 1978, Page 6

Olympic money to fund travel

NZPA Athens The International Olympic Committee has approved a plan to hand Out some of its tele\islon revenue to help athletes around the world and subsidise their travel to the Olympic Games, the Associated Press reported. Each of the 133 national Olympic committees may ask for yUSJCtW a year from the 1.0.C.’s solidarity fundFrom 1930 onwards the 1.0. C. will pay for part of athletes’ travel expenses and part of their accommodation costs in Olympic villages. The amount available for this is still to be set. In addition to this aid, the 1.0.C.v.111 bo ready to hand out big sums to each continent for helping sports on a regional basis. From 1979. Europe will be entitled to gV6100,00» a year, Autriiasia to JUSl(»,000, Asia to SCS2ee,OM. Africa to »U5225,0»0 and the American continent to SVSI7S,#«O. The proposals were made in a report by Mr Giulio Oenesti, president of the solidarity commission. Lord Killanin, president Of the 1.0. C., lightly turned aside

charges that he haft misled 1., i Angeiea, the bidder tor the Iso. Games. The 1.0. C. prox isionaii.v (ranted Loe Angeles the Games out insisted the city signs a contract in line with 1.0. C. rules by July SI, or • now rity will be sought to take tae Games. Loro Kilianin insisted that the rules must be observed. Los Angeles has refused to sign a contract so far because it eb jects to a three-part agreement involving the city, the 1.0. C. and the U.S. Olympic Committee, as required by 1.0. C. rules. The 1.0. C. also decided t» set i tip a commission to study the I China question and voted ! against ordering the Taiwan based ‘Republic of Chino I Olympic Committee" to change* I its name, Reuter reported. Lord KiUanin said a majority iof the 1.0. C. members decided It would be premature to force the Taiwan organisation, to change its name to reilecK the territory it represents be fore the commission its report. The 1.0. C. decided there had. not been enough progress in* ending apartheid In sport in South Africa to consider restoring the republie te the Olympi - movemant.