The Athens-based Olympian Press Agency (OPA) reports that Athens 2004 Olympic Games Organising Committee President Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki has categorically denied rumours of her resignation.
The Greek government has denied various press reports and front-page headlines on Thursday claiming that Angelopoulos-Daskalaki had tendered her resignation during her Wednesday meeting with Prime Minister Costas Simitis.
Government spokesman Christos Protopapas said the meeting between the two, one that ATHOC sources said was scheduled days ago, covered issues related to the inter-ministerial committee and the course of 2004 preparations, all in the wake of an upcoming visit by an IOC delegation on Nov. 21.
Meanwhile, sources within ATHOC and close to Angelopoulos-Daskalaki also denied the reports about an imminent resignation, saying that “preparations for the Games need work and all must work in a coordinated fashion”.