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Ethnic Tensions Hurt Belgrade's Candidacy;Though Facilities in Place, Chances Slim Series: OLYMPICS 1996 Series Number: 4/6
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In the intense competition to host the 1996 Olympics, Belgrade
has joined Manchester, England, as the candidates with perhaps the
least chance to be awarded the Games.
As the International Olympic Committee gathers in Tokyo Tuesday
to choose from the six candidate cities, officials in the Yugoslav
capital are pinning their hopes on the exceptional state of readiness
of Belgrade's facilities-nearly 90 percent of the city's Olympic
venues are in place and in use.
Privately, however, officials admit the odds are heavily stacked
against them. Although Belgrade has a good track record as host of ...
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