Show f E A— ifWednesda9Maf 1 1 1 2720045SM B5 Athens turns 'credibility corner7 with roof progress ATHENS Greece (AP) — Progress on the main Olympic stadi- urn’s roof gave organizers the push they needed in their race to complete for the Summer Games a lead official said Tuesday “We turned a comer now” Gianna die chief Angelopoulos-Daskalafor Athens told Olympic organizer The Associated Press “It’s a credi- ki bility corner" During a visit by the International Olympic Committee workers con-tinued to slowly push half the stadium roof into place The installation began Monday the IOC had insisted the work begin with the team in Athens Officials said the 23 1 half-docould be moved at more glass-preparatio- ns and-ste- el -f- oot-high than 16 feet an hour and could reach its anchor spot later this week It had to move a total of 234 feet “Many of us thank God that this progress was finally achieved and I agree I believe though that many their attention turned high toward the roof and lost sight of the progress achieved here around them” Angelopoulos-Daskala- ki told IOC officials making iheir rial major review of preparations for the 9 Aug games The inspection team — led by Denis Oswald the chief IOC over seer of Athens — received a point-ha- d briefing Tuesday about ongoing delays and security efforts “We received answers to all our questions” Oswald said VWe are 13-2- by-poi- nt certain of the success of the games’ The IOC had warned it could consid- - er suspending the roof project by Spanish architect Santiago Calattava if it interfered with other work to have the stadium fully ready by the end of June “People were tempted just to say ‘OK OK you’ve done this and that and that but the Calatrava roof you haven't done it yet"’ she told the AP |