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Political leaders not invited to Games

Olympic Games

Olympic Games

Atlanta Olympic organisers said yesterday they would not invite any world political leaders to the Games in an effort to head off any threat of a Chinese boycott. Billy Payne, the Organising Committee president, said he had assured International Olympic Committee officials that Atlanta was doing all it could to avoid a potential row with China.

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