He will have to watch from the sidelines. or from the bleachers. because Olympic rules state that an official team coach must be a citizen of the country he is representing. I have no quarrel with Olympic rules. I think coaches should be citizens of the country they represent. But Mr. Karolyi finds himself in a peculiar situation in which he will be eligible for citizenship less than 30 days after the 1988 Olympics have ended. Due to a mixup. his citizenship papers were not filed on time to complete the 5year waiting period required by U.S. immigration law. Mr. Karolyis 5year period will be up on October 25. 1988the Olympics will have ended on September 28.
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