Monaco's Prince Albert visits DeKalb Olympic training center

ATLANTA - Monaco&#39;s Prince Albert, the most prominent supporter of DeKalb County&#39;s new trainng center for Olympic athletes, visited DeKalb on Friday to tour the facilities and meet with potential financial supporters. <br> <br> Prince Albert had been scheduled to arrive in May for the center&#39;s grand opening, but did not attend, raising doubts about the future of the nonprofit program. His visit was a significant boost for the fledgling effort, called the DeKalb International Traning Center. <br> <br> The center has agreed to welcome 57 athletes from 10 nations for the 2004 and 2008 Summer Games. The athletes will train at Emory University and Georgia Tech. <br> <br> Organizers estimate the program will cost $1.2 million a year. They won&#39;t say how much has been raised so far, but say they expect to meet fund-raising goals. <br> <br> ``It&#39;s one thing to see it on paper, but to actually see it up and active, with everybody that&#39;s helped and the corporate sponsors, it&#39;s very satisfying,&#39;&#39; said the prince, the center&#39;s honorary chairman and former Olympic bobsledder.

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