Juan Antonio Samaranch, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) listens to some advise from IOC Director-General Francois Garrard (R) during a media conference in Sydney February 18. Samaranch said he remained confident the Sydney Olympic Games would be the best ever at the end of his four-day visit to Australia inspecting the facilities for the upcoming Olympic Games and participating in the IOC executives board meeting.

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