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In
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Team
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Top
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Today's
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Thursday's
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Breaking
News: Wednesday's Latest Results |
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Olympic
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Basketball:
US survives scare to defeat Russia |
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Cycling:
Medal winners |
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Football:
Quarterfinal games decided |
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Gymnastics:
Queen of the Bars fights tears |
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Hockey:
China unexpected winners in women's hockey |
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Rowing:
Rowing legend Redgrave gets good draw |
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Swimming:
Favourites edged out of the pool |
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Tennis:
Davenport celebrates Australia return |
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Weightlifting:
Columbia wins first-ever gold medal |
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Sydney
2000
Meet
the Olympic Mascots |
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Athletes
Athlete
Spotlight: Peter Gade Christensen (Denmark) |
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Olympic
Interactives
Explore
the Site! |
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Sporting
Technique Infographics: Tennis |
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Chat
Live with USA Olympic Baseball Coach |
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IN
THE SPOTLIGHT
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A
silver in Archery and some great times in the pool were the
highlights for the US today. Victories in the quest for gold were
also seen in Tennis and Rowing.
Swimming:
Krayzelburg breaks Olympic backstroke record
Archery:
Silver to archer Victor Wunderle
Tennis:
Davenport celebrates Australia return
Rowing:
Big boats in photo finishes
Athletics:
US sprinter Miller out of 100m
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TOP
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Today's
Medal Tally
Click
here for the latest updates on the medal tally. |
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Thursday's
Top Medal Events
Can't
get enough of the Games? Then take a look at what's waiting on deck
for September 21.
Gymnastics
schedule:
Women's
Individual All-Around
Swimming
schedule:
Men's
200m Backstroke
Men's
200m Individual Medley
Women's
100m Freestyle
Women's
200m Breaststroke
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Breaking
News: Wednesday's Latest Results
Check
out the some of the latest results from Day 5 of the Sydney 2000
Olympic Games.
Swimming:
Hyman wins women's 200 butterfly gold
Swimming:
Fioravanti completes golden double
Fencing:
Korea's Kim Young-ho beats Ukraine's gold medal favourite
Gymnastics:
Nemov gives golden performance |
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OLYMPIC
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Basketball:
US survives scare to defeat Russia
Despite
trailing for most of the first half, the United States women's team bounced
back to defeat a determined Russia 88-77 while Brazil
proved too strong for Senegal, 82-48. |
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Cycling:
Medal winners
Wednesday
evening saw some thrilling Women
and Men's Sprint finals. Click here for today's medal winners. |
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Football:
Quarterfinal games decided
What
an incredibly exciting day for football fans! Some brilliant
performances and starring goals from the Men and Women's teams. See
here for the latest results. |
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Gymnastics:
Queen of the Bars fights tears
Svetlana
Khorkina, one of the most elegant athletes ever to grace the Olympic
arena, crashed
to the mat doing a move that she invented on the uneven bars,
while competition
was hot in the Men's Individual All-Around final. |
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Hockey:
China unexpected winners in women's hockey
China's
surprising run in women's hockey at the Sydney Olympic Games, which
has seen them knock
off two medal contenders, is remarkable considering there are
only six teams in the country to draw players from. For Wednesday
night's hockey results see here. |
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Rowing:
Rowing legend Redgrave gets good draw
Britain's
Olympic legend Steve Redgrave — aiming for his fifth
Olympic rowing gold medal in Sydney — could hardly have
asked for a better draw for the semi-finals of the coxless fours. |
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Swimming:
Favourites edged out of the pool
There
were 4
medals contested in the pool tonight. See here for the latest
results in breaststroke, freestyle, butterfly and individual medley. |
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Tennis:
Davenport celebrates Australia return
Top-seeded
Lindsay Davenport celebrated her return to Australia and the Olympic
stage by beating
Paola Suarez of Argentina 6-2 6-2. The evening matches also saw
some exciting
results in the Men's and Women's singles First Round. |
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Weightlifting:
Columbia wins first-ever gold medal
Maria
Isabel Urrutia won Colombia's first-ever Olympic gold medal
Wednesday, lifting
a total of 245 kilograms, while Bulgarian weightlifter Ivan
Ivanov has become the first competitor at the Sydney 2000 Olympic
Games to be stripped
of a medal for cheating with drugs. |
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SYDNEY
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Meet
the Olympic Mascots
Syd,
Millie and Olly. They're not Olympic athletes, but this platypus,
echidna and kookaburra definitely have a special place in Sydney. The
trio of captivating critters serves as mascots for the Olympics,
bringing childish delight to the sporting events. Get
to know these native Australian animals and let them guide you
through the Games. |
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ATHLETES
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Athlete
Spotlight: Peter Gade Christensen (Denmark)
At
age 6, Peter Gade Christensen made a wise decision. Although he
played and followed football, he decided a sport his parents played
— badminton — suited him best. Now almost 20 years later,
he has made his mark positioning himself as the
world No. 1 and winning titles as well as hearts. |
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Sporting
Technique Infographics: Tennis
With
almost all of the world's top players expected at the Sydney Games,
tennis will prove to be one of the most popular Olympic sports. Learn
some of the tennis techniques and serving secrets used by our
Olympic heroes. |
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Chat
Live with USA Olympic Baseball Coach
Tommy
Lasorda, USA Olympic Baseball Coach, chats live with the World
on his 73rd Birthday: Friday, September 22 11am Sydney ,Thursday,
September 21 8pm US EST. Click below for the chat site. |
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