Return
to Story Page
To print: Select File and then Print from your
browser's menu
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
ATHENS, OCT 3: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) yesterday suspended Afghanistan's Olympic Committee on grounds that it can no longer function under the Taliban regime in Kabul. IOC director general Francois Carrard said another organisation with headquarters in Kabul, under Taliban rule, claims it is recognised as a National Olympic Committee.
The old committee, ``does not control the sport anymore,'' Carrard said. ``It's practically disbanded. Its president is in exile.'' The Taliban-run committee does not meet IOC requirements for recognition, he said. Among other things, the committee bans women from competing in sports.
Copyright © 1999 Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd.
------------------------------------------------------------
This story was printed from Net Express located at http://www.expressindia.com. Net Express provides a portal to India, with news from The Indian Express and The Financial Express along with sites on travel and tourism, the entertainment industry, the power sector, the environment and much more.
------------------------------------------------------------