DAILY
BULLETIN Editor: Mark Horton Web Editor: George Georgopoulos |
No.1 Monday 30 October 2000 |
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Tournament
of Champions For the last sixty days, the eyes of the world have been on Sydney, as the Olympic and Para-Olympic Games have unfolded in all their splendour. Now attention moves to Lausanne, the headquarters of the IOC, where the Olympic Museum plays host for the third time to the Generali IOC Grand Prix. More than twenty world champions, have assembled by the shores of Lake Geneva to contest the Men's and Women's series.
At the official opening, the Master of Ceremonies,
Panos Gerontopoulos, intoduced the principal
speakers. Welcoming the World's outstanding teams to Lausanne,
the President of the World Bridge Federation, José
Damiani acknowledged the magnificent support of the Generali
Group and the IOC and thanked the players for giving their time to
this prestigious event, while the President of the International Olympic
Committee, Juan Antonio Samaranch, wished
the organisers and competitors every success in this important event.
Many other key figures were present including IOC Vice-President
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