Oly: Spain's national anthem once again without lyrics

AAP Sports News (Australia), January, 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia) 01-17-2008 Oly: Spain's national anthem once again without lyrics MADRID, Jan 16 AFP - Hopes that Spain's athletes would soon have more to do than hum or stare at the sky when their wordless national anthem is played were dashed today when the nation's Olympic Committee said it had dropped the lyrics which it proposed last week. "The lyrics generated controversy and were criticised on a number of occasions.

We still intend to have lyrics but have withdrawn our proposal and have postponed its presentation ceremony," the committee's ...