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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8763

6 August 2004
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 16
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/sport/olympic games

05/08/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European athletes taking part in the Olympic Games in Athens (13-28 August) will not be wearing the European colours on their gear alongside the national colours. This question had been raised last October by Noëlle Lenoir, who was European Affairs Minister at the time, during an EU Council. International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules are strict, Frédéric Vincent, the spokesman for European Commissioner Viviane Reding, said, confirming that only the...