P283 2X3 YLE TEKSTI-TV 20.07. 2003:11    NEWS IN ENGLISH Saturday   23 countries to stay away: Commonwealth k!mes boycott ex0ands So far 23 British Commonwealth count- ries have announced that they äill vot take part in the Commonwealth Games. A total of 58 countries and regions are entitled to partici0ate in the Games. The boycott is a 0rotest ag inst Brit- ain's refusal to adopt economic sanc- tions against South Africa. 1O of the boycotting countries are from Africa, 1O from the Carri"ean and 3 from A3ia. Palace denies rift with Thatcher 2X4 INDEX 2XO