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Judo means "the gentle way" in Japanese, but there's nothing gentle about Kosei Inoue as he grapples with a teammate at an Olympic training camp near Nagano in Japan. The stuffy gymnasium reverberates with the drum roll of bodies slamming off the mats as Inoue, an Olympic gold medalist and three-time world champion, grips his sparring partner, a baby-faced giant considerably larger than the 100-kg Inoue. The pair crashes together, then ricochets in a flailing knot off the mats and out of bounds, nearly crushing a Time reporter with a total of more than...
...Though few pugilistic pundits give Somluck a realistic chance in Athens (he was almost bounced from the team recently for missing training sessions), his teammate Somjit Jongjohor could well become Thailand's third-ever gold medalist. Somjit, the 2003 world amateur flyweight champion, is a slick boxer with a talent for weaving out of trouble and counterpunching his way to victory. But even if he stumbles in Athens, Somjit has a backup career?like Somluck, he's recorded his own album...
...arms churning like something out of a cartoon. The technique obviously works: in addition to his 200-m bronze last year, Suetsugu took a surprise silver in the 100-m at a Grand Prix meet in Zagreb in June, ahead of England's Darren Campbell, the world bronze medalist. Nanba is employed by athletes in other sports: veteran Yomiuri Giants pitcher Masumi Kuwata used the technique to come back from an injury...
...with since the Australian catapulted to stardom in the run-up to Sydney. Thorpe's status has isolated him from the camaraderie of the swimming circle, and inevitable jealousies have erupted over his special status. "We have never had a Michael Phelps before," notes Rowdy Gaines, a triple gold medalist in 1984. "He can swim a lot of events, and that can create a lot of jealousy." Phelps does not sound all that bothered. "If it comes up, it comes up," he responds with typical teenage aplomb. "I'll just deal with...
Left with no other recourse, Bassi trained with the Crimson, then offered her support from the sidelines, while competing in non-NCAA events. Already a silver medalist at the 2003 Pan American games, Bassi won the National Championship in the 200 butterfly earlier this year in her preparation for Olympic Trials...