Seoul Olympic games preview

Title

Seoul Olympic games preview

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Jul 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:13:33

Description

Ahead of the 24th Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea the General Secretary of the British Olympic Association, Richard (Dick) Palmer speaks to Steve Jones. Topics include the security in the Olympic village; role of the Chef de Mission; boycotting of the Olympics as a political statement; British sports facilities; introduction of synchronised swimming and tennis; blurring between amateur and professional athletes; and Palmer’s medal prediction.

Contributors

Steve Jones; Richard Palmer

Keywords

Politics; Sports competitions; Tennis; Olympic games; Athletes; Swimming; Security; Korea; Seoul; Korea R; British Olympic Association

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