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The mass boycott of the Edinburgh Commonwealth Games by 27 countries has not deterred all possible applicants for the 1994 festival. The Welsh city of Cardiff plans to launch Its bid to win selection as the 1994 Games venue at a reception in Edinburgh early next week. Details of Cardiff’s bid will be given by members of the Commonwealth Games Cardiff 1994 Steering Committee. The application will be made by the Com-
monwealth Games Council for Wales, which is supported by the Cardiff City Council, the Wales Tourist Board, the Sports Council for Wales, and South Glamorgan County Council. A formal presentation will be made at the Olympic Games in Seoul In 1988, when the decision on the venue is expected to be made. Cardiff, the capital city of Wales, has a population of 281,000. It was host to the Empire Games of 1958.
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Press, 23 July 1986, Page 3
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