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Survival in Doubt as Politics Threaten the Olympics
James Gilkes, a 27-year-old Guyanese sprinter denied entry to Montreal due to national affiliation, voices a bleak view of Olympic fate. IOC leaders warn political interference may reshape the Games, with Taiwan, Red China, apartheid Africa, and cost after Montreal’s overrun budget stirring calls for centralized sites and fewer events.
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