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S Africa wants a larger Olympics squad

Mandela to meet Samaranch
LAUSANNE, Swi tzcrland. May 23 African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela is to visit the In-
ternational Olympic Committee on Monday for a meeting with IOC president Juan Antonio Samaranch reports Reuter.
IOC officials san I the two men would discuss sporting and political matters.
South Africa, re-admitted to the Olympic fold last July, is due to make its return at the Barcelona Summer Games.
But Is has been asked by the IOC to cut the number of off! cials and athk-tes it 1s sending to Barcelona to 68 because of expected overcrowding in the Olympic Village. South Africa had wanted to send 183.
It was not dear if Mandela would be accompanied by Sam
Ramsamy, head of the South African National Olympic Committee. The IOC said earlier this month It would be inviting Ramsamy to its Lausanne headquarters to discuss the size of the team.
An earlier report said:
South African Olympic chief Sam Ramsamy flics to Europe Thursday to plead for more places for the national team's return to Olympic competition in Barcelona.
Ramsamy. chairman of the National Olympic Committee of South Africa (NOCSA), said Wednesday he was confident the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would be sympathetic to his case.
I am very hopeful the IOC will understand the issues surrounding the South African team," Ramsamy said. Indicat-
ing he was optimistic the IOC would agree to the proposed 125 member team, not the 50 places allocated to the country.
The NOCSA chairman will meet with IOC officials, includ ing president Juan Antonio Samaranch, in Lausanne on Monday to discuss the size of llie team.
Ramsamy believes the team should be full-strength because of the historic nature of South Africa's return to the Olympic-fold after an absence of 32 years
While In Europe. Ramsamy will meet with the British Council and Commonwealth Sports Federation in U>ndon to discuss co-operation agreements aimed at boosting sports development in underprivileged ureas