East Germany formed an Olympic committee in 1951 but was not recognized.

The deals are agreed in principle with 118 in place between facilities around the country and national Olympic committees.

He was also the chairman of Saudi Arabian olympic committee during his tenure.

Efforts to reach representatives of the Cuban government and Olympic committee for comment were unsuccessful.

Our Olympic committee, it exists only as persons.

Even Sweden, with a government and national Olympic committee made up of about 40 percent women, sent only one female coach to Atlanta.

But if both countries' Olympic committees agree, that requirement is waived.

What a cynical sentiment from a man running an Olympic organizing committee.

"At first there was a definite no from their Olympic committee," Easton said.

He also served on the United States olympic committee for a number of years.