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Gambia National Olympic Committee Headquarters Re-opens

(ATR) The Gambian Olympic Committee is back in control of its headquarters after a four-month tussle with the government. 

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Gambia's flagbearer Suwaibou Sanneh leads his delegation as they parade in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London on July 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/GettyImages)
Gambia's flagbearer Suwaibou Sanneh leads his delegation as they parade in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games in the Olympic Stadium in London on July 27, 2012. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOPHE SIMON (Photo credit should read CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/GettyImages)

(ATR) The Gambian Olympic Committee is back in control of its headquarters after a four-month tussle with the government

Local media reported on Wednesday that theGambia National Sports Council has re-opened Olympic House, the headquarters for the Gambia National Olympic Committee. The building was confiscated due to"internal differences and wrangles within the GNOC."

In the statement announcing its decision,the NSC saida series of meetings were held with the stakeholders to reach a "peaceful end to their longstanding disputes."

The group considered the re-opening of Olympic House a "break-through," but said that it will continue to work towarda "final and an amicable end to all internal differences" at the GNOC.

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