Samaranch: Olympics Too Big, Expect Cutbacks

The Olympics are becoming too big, and some events and athletes are likely to be cut, President Juan Antonio Samaranch of the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday in Rome.

Samaranch said it is necessary to trim participation to 10,000 competitors. About 13,000 athletes and officials attended the 1988 Summer Games at Seoul, and 15,000 are expected at Barcelona in 1992.

He did not say which events might be eliminated.