East Timor looks for Olympic recognition this year

AP Worldstream | May 24, 2002| | Copyright

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Dateline: KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia It's been only a few days since East Timor celebrated its independence, but the island's sports leaders are already looking ahead to the 2004 Athens Olympics.

After a long history of brutal oppression by foreign occupiers, East Timor became the world's newest independent nation early Monday in a joyful ceremony in the capital, Dili.

Among those attending were three Australian members of an International Olympic Committee delegation assigned with helping East Timor set up its own national Olympic body and develop athletes to compete in ...

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