71.   Gosper said Samaranch was keen to encourage young athletes in a era where older athletes were competing in top level competition for longer.

72.   As well as swimming, disabled athletes are competing in athletics and lawn bowls.

73.   But the IBF reduced the ban to two months on appeal, allowing the athlete to compete here.

74.   But let athletes compete.

75.   But the IBF reduced the ban to three months on appeal, allowing the athlete to compete here.

76.   Carrard added that while it might be difficult for Afghanistan to put together various national teams for Athens it might be possible that individual athletes could compete.

77.   Disabled athletes are competing in athletics and lawn bowls for the visually impaired as well as swimming.

78.   Disabled athletes are competing in swimming, athletics and lawn bowls for the visually impaired.

79.   These Games mark the first major international competition in which disabled athletes will compete as full members of their national teams.

80.   The hearings will be held sometime after the Games, meaning the two athletes compete in Atlanta.