¡¡¡¡ATHENS, Aug. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- President of the Athens 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC) Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki scored a personal triumph on Thursday in Lausanne where she gave a detailed briefing to the International Olympic Commission (IOC) Executive Board over the progress of preparations for the 2004 Olympic Games.

¡¡¡¡According to a dispatch by the official Athens News Agency (ANA)from Lausanne, both IOC President Jacques Rogge and President of the Coordinating Committee of the IOC Dennis Oswald had the best things to say at the briefing over the management of ATHOC during the past two years.

¡¡¡¡ANA said IOC President told Angelopoulos-Daskalaki "after everything that I heard about the organization of Regatta 2002, I believe that you can stop preparations for the sailing event. I amimpressed by your progress".

¡¡¡¡Oswald reportedly said that with the new management of the organizing committee, especially after the test sailing events that were recently held at Aghios Kosmas near Athens from 15 through 23 August, the international federations felt especially confident in her efforts.

¡¡¡¡"Obviously you are on the right track", Oswald told Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.

¡¡¡¡After receiving congratulations from Rogge and Oswald, the ATHOC chief referred to her presentation before the IOC Executive Board regarding the on-going Olympic projects, the construction of17 athletic installations and the security of the Olympics.

¡¡¡¡She especially mentioned the Greek police arrest of 15 suspected members of the "November 17" terrorist group, reiterating that security at the Olympics remained top priority for Greece. Enditem