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Organisers again delay installation of dome
Tuesday, 4 May 2004 12:06Athens organisers have again postponed the installation of a huge steel dome above the main stadium just 101 days before the Olympics' opening ceremony.
Government officials had said the sliding into position of the roof would take place at the weekend but contractors say more time is needed to prepare for the final assembly.
The operation is now expected to start on Friday at the earliest and there is little room for further delay.
The International Olympic Committee has said that if the two arches are not in place by May 20, the 150 million euro project, intended to be the Games' architectural centrepiece, would have to be scrapped due to time constraints.
Filed by Mark O'Neill-Cummins
