Word: altius
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...examined to see if the follicle has the combination of chromosomes that is conclusive evidence of womanhood), one thing can be predicted with surety. The 8,500 men and the 1,500 women (almost double the number at Mexico) will among them reaffirm the Olympic motto of Citius, Altius, Fortius-setting new records that will be swifter, higher, stronger...
AFTER months of dreary infighting by rule-minded officials, the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, finally and refreshingly gave way to the athletes last week. Sparked by their youthful zest, the games more than lived up to the Olympic motto: "Citius, altius, fortius" (swifter, higher, stronger). Indeed, when the competition ended after ten days and 35 events, the Swiss had skied swifter, the Japanese had jumped higher, the Americans had come back stronger-and the Russians and East Germans had walked off with the lion's share of medals...