Panel's remarks after Toyko visit VERY similar to Chicago

The 13-member International evaluation committee wrapped up its Tokyo trip with a news conference on April 19 that echoed the one given in Chicago two weeks before.  Commission Chairwoman Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco:

Tokyo, April 19: "We have been most impressed to find what Tokyo could offer to the Olympic Games."

                      Chicago, April 7: "We have been most impressed to find what Chicago      could offer to the Olympic Games and the Olympic movement."
Read full account in Philip Hersh's Tribune column