Word: discusions
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Nicholas N. Sweeney '92 did not qualify for the discus finals for his native Ireland; J. Adam Holland '94 took first in the B finals of the men's pairs sculls; Cecile U. Tucker '91 took second in the B final of the women's quad sculls; and Pingtjan Thum '00 did not qualify for the finals in several swimming events for Singapore
...ideal, and it became a full tapestry in the Tradition of the Games sequence. A Greek temple rose up from the field and was then shrouded in white to give it the effect of a magic lantern. Next, giant silhouettes of classical Greek athletes appeared--archers, wrestlers, javelin and discus throwers, runners--and the crowd gasped as one. It truly was a beautiful sequence, connecting the ancient with the present...
...jump. If Carl Lewis makes the team and Cuba's formidable Ivan Pedroso isn't recovered from a recent operation, the grand old man of American track can collect his fourth straight long-jump gold medal, which would tie him with Al Oerter, who had four straight in the discus...
...that shooting, fencing, swimming, horseback riding and running make up this unique event--which, like just about everything else in Atlanta, is a sellout. French nobleman Pierre de Coubertin, who revived the Olympics in 1896, designed the pentathlon as a Napoleonic, soldierly evocation of the ancient game (which included discus, javelin or spear throw, jumping, running and wrestling...
...mean time, athletes are left to make the best out of a difficult situation. Freshman shotput and discus thrower Ken Hughes, who works out six to seven times a week, has had to make some minor adjustments...