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...watched the spectacle, I rejoiced that I am not the one responsible for organizing the Seoul Olympics in 1988. Anything T could do would pale in comparison with Los Angeles' magnificent show...
...where the scenery was being struck, the letdown was palpable. "I feel tike I have lost a friend," said David Provence, who in order to see the Games had taken off two weeks from his job as an industrial water-sprinkler installer. "I wouldn't mind going to Seoul in four years." In the manner of a beloved old ballpark being stripped for demolition, disposable slabs of vermilion and magenta will soon go on sale in a gigantic flea market. The saddest figure in Los Angeles was the honored policeman who wanted to be a hero or at least...
Could the celebration have been richer if the competition had been better? America's Olympics closed with the usual expressions of hope, as the five-ring flag was passed from Los Angeles to another neutral location, Seoul, Korea, where doom is expected again in four years, and the athletes will probably come through once more. The XXIII Olympiad was handsome and bright, not completely smog-free but, as British Runner Steve Cram said, "You should see it where I live," just outside Newcastle. Bringing a world of people to Los Angeles did seem a little like fetching coals...
...Games will be much less restrictive, but with the many committees in various sports that set the rules with the I.O.C. and with the advantage that Communist countries derive from the present structure, it is likely that problems will persist. Arguing about amateurism will still be part of the Seoul Games. Happily, so will athletes who rise above mean circumstance to sublime accomplishment...
...which represented the Ivy League, is a recognized leader in the sports television industry. It represented the city of Calgary, Alberta in negotiations for rights to broadcast the 1968 Winter Olympics. The $309 million contract with ABC was the largest television sports contract ever signed. Transworld is currently representing Seoul, South Korea, which will host the 1968 Summer Olympics in similar negotiations...