Olympics-Athletics-Kipketer bids to set the record straight
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Wilson Kipketer's bid for a first Olympic title is
expected to keep the Sydney Games athletics programme on the boil on Wednesday.
After a series of high-profile yet predictable sprint finals, Tuesday's events
produced some classic action, including the closest-ever Olympic finish in the
men's 10,000 metres....
Olympics-Weightlifting-Rezazadeh breaks total lift world record
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran set a men's weightlifting
over 105 kg category total lift world record of 472.5 kg at the Olympics on
Tuesday.
He beat the previous record of 467.5 kg set by Ronny Weller of Germany earlier
in the competition....
Olympics-Trampoline-From circus trapeze to new Olympic sport
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - It was once known as the ``magic carpet,'' and its
inventor got the idea from the flying trapeze at a circus.
Now, exactly 64 years after George Nissen's bouncing contraption was created,
the trampoline has made its debut at the Olympics in Sydney....
Olympics-Weightlifting-Iranian wins superheavyweights
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Hossein Rezazadeh of Iran broke two world records to
take the gold medal in the men's superheavyweight division of the Olympic
weightlifting competition on Tuesday.
Rezazadeh broke his own world snatch record of 206 kg with a stunning lift of
212.5 kg and then made 260 kg in the clean and jerk section for an overall world
record of 472.5 kg....
Olympics-Gymnastics-Raducan appeals to get gold back
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Romanian gymnast Andreea Raducan appealed on Tuesday
against the loss of her all-round Olympic gold medal after she tested positive
for a banned drug contained in a remedy she took to cure a cold.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said three arbitrators would meet in Sydney
on Wednesday to hear the case....
Olympics-Drugs steal headlines from sport
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The embarrassing stigma of drugs again dragged the
spotlight away from sport at the Olympics on Tuesday with a high profile U.S.
athlete and a petite Romanian gymnast at the centre of a new furore.
With the athletes taking a rest day there was little to distract from the doping
controversy except a convincing victory by Cuban boxing great Felix Savon and
the warm afterglow of Aborigine runner Cathy Freeman's 400 metres triumph on
Monday....
Olympics-Diving-Xiong keeps title as Sautin challenge collapses
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China's Xiong Ni pulled off the narrowest and most
dramatic of victories on Tuesday to retain his Olympic three-metre springboard
diving title as world champion Dmitry Sautin saw the gold slip from his grasp in
the last minutes.
Sautin, the reigning Olympic highboard champion, had looked invincible as they
went into the final round. The 26-year-old Russian led by more than 10 points
and appeared set to add an Olympic crown to the world and European titles he
already holds....
Olympics-Boxing-Asloum wins first French boxing gold in 12 years
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Brahim Asloum said after offering France their first
Olympic boxing medal in 12 years that soccer great Zinedine Zidane had been his
inspiration.
The French light-flyweight, like Zidane the son of north African immigrants,
outpointed South Korean Kim Ki-suk on Tuesday to reach the semifinals and make
sure of at least bronze....
NBCOlympics.com Offers Customized Version of eSynch's Media Player for 2000
Olympic Games Using
ChoiceCaster, the First All-in-One Broadband Media Player, is Available for
Download
TUSTIN, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- eSynch Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board:
ESYN) today announced that NBCOlympics.com is using a customized version of
ChoiceCaster(TM), eSynch's streaming multimedia player for broadband Internet
users to access video. Produced by a joint venture between NBC and Quokka
Sports (Nasdaq: QKKA), NBCOlympics.com is the home of NBC's online coverage of
the 2000 Olympics and part of NBC's overall strategy to deliver the Complete
Olympic experience via NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, and NBCOlympics.com.
Utilizing eSynch's all-in-one media player, NBCOlympics.com offers daily
coverage of the prior day's coverage, consisting of up to 20 minutes of
streaming video, including up to 10 minutes of highlights of Olympic
competition, interviews and features. Streaming video of competition highlights
on NBCOlympics.com is available to broadband users in the residential United
States that are connected to the Axient Communications Network. All other video
features are available to all internet subscribers.
"This is a very exciting time for us," says Tom Hemingway, chief executive
officer of eSynch. "What ChoiceCaster(TM) is providing for NBCOlympics.com fits
perfectly into eSynch's mission of delivering the most compelling environment to
interact with streaming media."
About ChoiceCaster
ChoiceCaster from eSynch is the exclusive media player to view broadband
streaming video of competition highlights on nbcolympics.com, delivering
full-screen, full-speed, high-resolution video with clear stereo sound and crisp
graphics for residential broadband users connected to the Axient Network.
ChoiceCaster is the first all-in-one broadband media player. It seamlessly plays
all existing media formats, from Microsoft Media to Real Networks to QuickTime,
from entertainment to news to shopping. It features a fully advanced media
search engine that enables users to look through over 2 million quality
streaming and downloadable audio and video files, making ChoiceCaster the only
media player able to search and play streaming media content of all types and
formats within the same graphical interface. ChoiceCaster also imports playlists
from selected media players; intelligent interactive windows management; and a
programmable media guide that resizes automatically to channel partners
programming needs.
Users may download ChoiceCaster from www.nbcolympics.com and
www.choicecaster.com, as well as other leading download sites worldwide
beginning September 11.
Olympics-Weightlifting-Iran gold breaks Russian spell
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Iranian weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh broke two
world records to take gold in the men's Olympic superheavyweight division on
Tuesday and bring Russia's four-decade domination of the event to an end.
Rezazadeh shattered his own world snatch record of 206 kg with a stunning lift
of 212.5 kg and then made a personal best of 260 kg in the clean and jerk
section for an overall world record of 472.5 kg....
Olympics-Boxing-Uzbek heavyweight Chagaev goes out
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Ruslan Chagaev, the Uzbek heavyweight who won the
1997 amateur boxing world title and was then stripped of it for fighting
previously as a professional, went out of the Olympics without a medal on
Tuesday.
Chagaev lost 18-13 to Georgian Vladimir Tchantouria, who qualified for the
semifinals and is assured of at least a bronze....
Olympics-Volleyball-Cuban women storm into final
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Cuba stormed into the semifinals of the Olympic
women's volleyball tournament on Tuesday, taking a step closer to a third
successive gold medal with a straight sets win over Croatia.
Stung by a rare 3-2 loss to Russia in preliminary round play, the Cubans quickly
reasserted their authority, sweeping their next three matches without dropping a
set....
Olympics-Soccer-Spanish coach praises Jose Mari after semi win
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Spanish coach Inaki Saez Ruiz singled out AC Milan
striker Jose Mari for a brilliant display which saw him score once and create
two more goals as Spain defeated the United States 3-1 to reach the Olympic
soccer final on Tuesday....
Olympics-Boxing-Savon leads Cuban medal rush
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Cuba's Felix Savon won the battle of heavyweight
champions at the Olympics on Tuesday and stayed on course for a third successive
title.
The six times world champion beat 1999 world champion Michael Bennett, who
became the second of two U.S. boxers to be outclassed in the quarter-finals....
Olympics-Boxing-Cuba dominant as U.S. fighters crash
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Cuba's Felix Savon downed his big American rival in
the battle of the heavyweight champions at the Olympics on Tuesday and stayed on
course for a third successive title.
The two amateur boxing super-powers clashed in the most eagerly-anticipated
fight of the tournament between the 1999 world champion and Savon who has won
that crown six times....
Olympics-Softball-U.S. ``voodoo games'' help win gold
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - United States staged a dramatic comeback in the
Olympics softball final on Tuesday, to edge unfancied Japan 2-1 and win their
second straight gold medal after turned to ``voodoo games'' to change their
luck.
The win was a remarkable turnaround for the United States, who, despite coming
into the tournament as comfortable favourites, had qualified fourth for the
playoff round with a 4-3 record....
Olympics-Handball-Sweden win as Egypt cry foul
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - World and European champions Sweden are through to
the semifinals of the Olympic handball tournament after beating Egypt 27-23 on
Tuesday amid anger from the Egyptians at the refereeing.
Egypt, fourth in their pool and up against undefeated Sweden, finished the game
two players short and with their bench officials involved in angry exchanges
with tournament officials....
Olympics-Athletics-Sydney race was my toughest -- Gebrselassie
SYDNEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie said on Tuesday his
gold medal winning 10,000 metres race at the Sydney Games had been the toughest
of his career because of injuries that have plagued him for a year.
Gebrselassie, 27, the greatest long-distance runner of all time, landed his
second 10,000 metres Olympic gold by nine-tenths of a second from Kenyan Paul
Tergat after a battle royal down the home straight....
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