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Beijing - August 25, 2008
He will be part of the closing ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the official handover to London 2012. DB who helped in UK's bid to host the event is native to east London and passionate about promoting the Olympic spirit to youth. |
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Beijing - August 23, 2008
USA Olympic football team captain Christine Rampone said her team won women’s gold in Beijing because they stuck together and frustrated Brazil in the final. America beat Brazil 1-0 the only goal of the game was scored by Carli Lloyd in the sixth minute of extra time. |
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Beijing - August 22, 2008
The Kenyan is one of the favorites for the Olympic gold medal as is Jaouad Gharib of Morocco. Gharib would not talk about his tactics for the event although he did say that everybody in the field was a dangerous competitor as they could all manage to win the race on the day. |
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Beijing - August 22, 2008
Nigerian Olympic football coach Samson Siasia says the Argentina players ‘fall to the fall like little girls.’ Speaking ahead of Saturdays Olympic final Siasia’s controversial comments are sure to make for an exciting encounter between the two teams. |
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Beijing - August 20, 2008
Olympic 100m Hurdles Silver medalist Sally McLellan said her second placed finish was more than she could have ever expect in Beijing. The 21 year old from Queensland become the first Australian woman to make the 100m hurdles final since Glynis Nunn back in 1984. |
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Beijing - August 19, 2008
World High jump Champion Blanka Vlasic says it will not be the end of the world if she doesn’t win the Olympic gold medal. The Croatian who has been unbeatable this season admitted that the Beijing gold medal is a status symbol that she would like but she must take one jump at a time to get it. |
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Beijing - August 18, 2008
Women’s Shot put gold medalist Valerie Vili says she never thought she would win an Olympic gold medal. The Zealander who won Shot Put gold in Beijing gave thanks to her long time coach Kirsten Hellier for 10 years of advice and assistance. |
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Beijing - August 17, 2008
Double gold medal winning swimmer Britta Steffen says she swam the first 50 meters of the 100m Freestyle final with her eyes closed! The German admitted that she did not want to be distracted by her opponents and so choose to begin the race without looking. |
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Beijing - August 16, 2008
Wariner was in confident mood at the Sport in Art Exhibition in Beijing. The American was there to promote the sale of his painting that will make up part of a Sotheby’s lot in Hong Kong this October. |
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Beijing - August 15, 2008
Women’s 200m Olympic hopeful Marshevet Hooker says there is no reason to be ‘afraid’ as she has nothing to lose in Beijing. Title less Hooker can be confident that she has what it takes to win gold in her locker. The 23 year old clocked a time of 10.76 to win a heat of the 100 meters at the US trials. |
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Beijing - August 14, 2008
1500m medal hopeful Mehdi Baala of France says the heats and the semi-finals will probably be harder than the final. Baala who is widely considered the greatest French middle distance runner of all time believes there is a lot of competition for places in the final and not much to separate the athletes. |
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Beijing - August 13, 2008
CAN Communicate, on behalf of adidas, offer the following SPORTS NEWS VIDEO to all broadcasters FREE OF CHARGE AND WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS - Aspect: 16:9 & PAL
TAPE FORMATS: Copies will be available on mini DV & Digi Beta formats ONLY. |
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Beijing - August 12, 2008
Two-time Olympic and World Champion 400m track star Jeremy Wariner says he is looking forward to running better than he has so far this year. The US athlete is desperate to defend his Olympic title and to break Michael Johnson’s 400m World record. |
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Beijing - August 11, 2008
Two-time Olympic and World Champion 400m runner Jeremy Wariner will have some competition for the title he has made his own in recent years. Fellow American LaShawn Merritt produced a shock defeat of Wariner in the US Olympic trails in July and will hope to repeat the achievement in Beijing. |
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Beijing - August 11, 2008
America’s Darvis Patton has his work cut out if he is to win a medal in Beijing. The American who will run in the 100 meters is up against World Champion Tyson Gay, world record holder Usian Bolt and the former World record holder Asafa Powell. Hear his thoughts on the ‘impossible is nothing’ task in front of him. |
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Beijing - August 08, 2008
adidas Ambassadors, Donovan Bailey, Maurice Greene, Pyross Dimas & Nadia Comaneci preview the games. Greene and Bailey both give their thoughts on who will win the 100m mens sprint. Comeaneci gives her views on Chinese Gymnastics and who will take home the most gold medals this year. |
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Beijing - August 08, 2008
Novak Djokovic won the Australian Open this year the first man representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title. The world number three will be at the adidas Brand Centre talking about his draw, hopes of a Gold medal and who he thinks will be difficult to beat in China. |
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Beijing - August 08,2008
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Story: Australian Open tennis Champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia believes Andy Murray could be a big threat to both Rodger Federer and Rafael Nadel at the Olympics in Beijing. |
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Beijing - August 07, 2008
Ian Thorpe is just one of many adidas athletes to have taken part in the ‘impossible is nothing’ campaign. Thorpe’s artwork makes up part of the Sport in Art Exhibition on show in Beijing during the Olympic games canvases that will be auctioned for charity at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong this September. |
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Beijing - August 07, 2008
Ian Thorpe and seventy other Olympic athletes will sell their personal artwork to raise money for victims of the Chinese earthquake. Thorpe who won five Olympic gold medals three silver and a bronze before retiring from the pool in 2006 painted an abstract version of him swimming for the ‘right to play’ Charity. |
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