LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Reuter: The Olympic governing body said today it had plans to shift the 1988 Summer Games from Seoul, South Korea’s riottorn capital.
“For us there is no change”, Michele Verdier, spokeswoman for the Lausannebased internatioral Olympic Committee (IOC), told Reuters. “The Games were awarded to Seoul in 1981 and will be held in Seoul next year”.
Antigovernment protests by students have hit South Korea Cities and thrown into question the country’s ability to host the games. Los Angeles has offered replacenent facilities.
MELBOURNE, Reuter: Ausxalian longjumper Gary Honey, silver medalist at the Los Angeles Olympics, will miss the World Cup Championships in Rome next August after undergoing surgery on his feet.
WELLINGTON, Reuter: The future of the rugby union world cup, a concept greeted with much scepticism in some quarters, now seems assured following the success of the initial tournament.
Shortly after New Zealand confirmed their superiority over the other 15 competing nations by trouncing France 299 in the final yesterday, the chairman of the organization committee, John Kendall carpentar, said the tournament had proved its worth.
“As far as I am concerned, the future is assured”, he said. “We will have an unstoppable base fora tournament in 1991.”
Argentina has already applied to hold the cup in 1995 and the next one is likely to take place in the British Isles and France.
EAST BERLIN, Reuter: Astrid’Strauss set a world best time for this year in the 800 meters freestyle to win her fifth national title in succession at the East German _ swimming championships. Strauss, who also won the 400 meters freestyle title at the sixday championships. clocked eight minutes 28.07 to compare to the 8:28.24 that won her a gold medal at the World Championships last year. FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, Brazil scored an easy 41 victory over a jaded Ecuador ina warm up match for next week’s South American soccer championship
EAST BERLIN, Reuter:
Daniela Hunger, a 15yearold shoolgirl, dealt another defeat to Kristin Otto with a winning time in the women’s SO meters freestyle of 25.81 seconds on the last day of the East German National Swimming Championships.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 26, 1987
