ATHLETICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1927, Page 1

ATHLETICS.

BRITISH OLYMPIC TEAM. (By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) LONDON, Nov. 29. The Council of the Olympic Association has decided to send an official team to Amsterdam, believing the best interests of sport would he thus upheld. Mr Riclnhile presided over an attendance of forty members who discussed the 12.(111 rcolution, after which he made a statement that they did not intend to shelve the question of broken time. The next Congress would find Britain fighting on behalf of amateur sport. The Council felt that as a large majority of governing bodies desired to participate at Amsterdam. and so remain loyal to their international federations, no effort should he spared to succeed. The international federations not countenancing broken time, should he supported. In fact Britain supported them now, and they would he encouraged by Britain’s delegates’ protests when the Federations considered the question. The Council carried a resolution unanimously opposing the participation of “broken timers” in any guise. The Executive Committee had no power to depart from the Prague Congress principles of amateurism. The Council, appealing for financial support, declares it is unhesitatingly pursuing a policy to secure world-wide support for amateurism, ami will endeavour to have steps taken to ban " broken timers ’’ in future Olympiads. The Congress will appoint a commitfee to interpret its decisions.