Saturday 9 July 2011

Ghana's Olympic ban could be lifted in the coming days

Ghana Olympic ban lifted in coming days may after government's efforts to amend a controversial law on sports, International Olympic Committee said on Friday.

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Pere Miro, director of relations with national Olympic committees said, "The president of the country has been in contact with the president of the IOC and the government has taken steps that the new sports law will respect the Olympic charter".

He said, "In the next weeks, probably in the next days, we will be in a position to propose lifting the suspension of Ghana".

In January, the IOC said it had suspended political interference Ghanaian National Committee.

Ghana, another country following previous year to ban Kuwait, is not eligible for any IOC funds and the Olympic athletes banned from competing until the suspension has been lifted.

Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee session of the IOC withdrew recognition of the autonomous regions within the State of the Netherlands in October last year was distributed.

IOC president Jacques Rogge said, "Of course we have accompanying measures to protect the athletes", London under the Olympic flag in the context of combat.

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