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...springboard, old Xiong Ni kept hanging around, hanging around - fifth place, fourth, third - and then nailed his last dive and won again, just like in Atlanta. He's the Chinese guy Greg Louganis barely beat in Seoul, way back in '88, and now he's the only man beside Louganis to win back-to-back titles off the springboard. Good...
...three people booed the Brazilians. I didn't even hear it, but the announcer did, so he said, "Now, now - we're sportsmen here and we don't boo. Let's try that again. Give it up for Brazil!" And the crowd gave it up hugely. Imagine that at Atlanta...
...some Australians were trying to change the country's thinking on this issue, and slowly Cathy developed into an admired character - not least because she continued to succeed, winning two more world championships and a silver medal at Atlanta. Meantime, she enjoyed a really messy personal life - lawsuits by a former coach/lover, stuff like that. During the messy years she was in shape, then out, too heavy or too thin, on form or off. So Cathy was becoming more of a symbol and more human at the same time. She became a vulnerable crusader...
...accomplished gymnast but didn't make an Olympic team. She picked up volleyball and basketball and then zeroed in on soccer, making several national teams. She failed to make the team that competed in the 1996 Olympics, but a job with the Games' organizing committee got her to Atlanta anyway, and she took up weight lifting to stay in shape. "Tara's athletic background, mental toughness, physical gifts give her a great foundation for any sport, including weight lifting," says U.S. women's team coach Mike Cohen...
...double thumbs-up for your articles on the Games [SUMMER OLYMPICS, Sept. 11]. Here in Nigeria just as much fuss is made about them as everywhere else. That is true despite the fact that we just won our first gold medals in 1996 in Atlanta. We would count ourselves lucky if our athletes as a group could win the five gold medals that runner Marion Jones is aspiring to capture all by herself. The joy of competing and interacting with other nations, cheering the winners and even agonizing over the losses makes it all worthwhile--gold or not. YEWANDE FAMUYIRO...