OLYMPIC GAMES.
AUHTKALIAN ANI) N f. CAULK ASSOCIATION LNSFIiANCK COMPANY PAYS ( I T. LONDON, July 28. The insurance companies pay two million francs loss on the Olympic Games. The (receipts did not reach the estimate of eight thousand millions. OLYMPIC GAMES A FA!LI.’RK PARIS. July 21). The newspapers acknowledge that the Olympic Games were not a success, and the general management’s errors of organisation are severely criticised. It appears to he generally agreed that the games are too long drawn out. and it is suggested that a more severe quali'icatiou test should be set competitors with ft view to eliminating all those whose certified achievements <h> not truly come up to Olympic standard. A number of competitors would thus he reduced to a quarter, thus obviating delays and ensuring a superior quality of sport.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1924, Page 3
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