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Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met this afternoon, with Israel Olympic Committee leaders; Science, Culture and Sport Ministry Director-General Eitan Broshi, tennis player Shahar Peer and yachtsmen Gidi Kliger and Udi Gal. The meeting was held as part of the preparations for the Beijing Olympics next year. The athletes discussed their training. The Israel Olympic Committee leaders requested additional budgetary assistance in order to finance their preparations.
Prime Minister Olmert said: “We will increase assistance – including budgetary – to you. Please continue to see to it that the funds that we will transfer go to the athletes themselves. It is important that our athletes train properly in order to attain achievements on behalf of the country.”
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