Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 17, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press skit mbah 2000 c1 last but not least two athletes triumphed yesterday despite finishing last they became the first competitors for their East Tim Orese weightlifter Martinho de Araujo managed a combined pounds in the snatch and the clean and Jerk of the 123pound 56kg he finished last in his which was won with a total of 605 making a first appearance by the Federated states of Tracy Ann route sliced three seconds off her personal Best but finished 49th out of 49 in the 100metre Butterfly three seconds off in said who had to train in Rivers and the Ocean for Lack of proper pools at Tommy terrific Tommy the old is having a great time As general manager of the olympic baseball this has rejuvenated Lasorda said yester in so Happy to be with this if you could give me this club and put it in the major leagues right now with me As in two years wed be in the fall medal Australia China United states France Japan Germany South Korea Russia Switzerland Britain Italy Canada Turkey Ukraine Bulgaria Netherlands Yugoslavia Belarus Belgium Brazil Cuba czech Republic Kyrgyzstan Romania Sweden the Sydney Lym for More olympic information go to unhappy loser not c4 Robert Bukaty press triumphant triathlete Canadas Simon Whitfield crosses the finish line in Victory to capture the Gold medal in the mens triathlon at the olympic games in Sydney for More on Whitfield Golden see aussies raise roof at Pool fans go crazy Over Star swimmers Sydney in standing at this moment in the bowels of the olympic games aquatic attempting to interview Winnipeg relay specialist Shannon but theres a Small problem we cant even hear each not a the Canadian women 4 x 100metre freestyle relay which includes had just finished seventh in the setting a new Canad an i want to quiz Shakespeare about her leg in the and get her thoughts about the canadians medal Hopes in the 4 x 200metre freestyle the teams stronger its a difficult i might As Well be interviewing Shakespeare where wed have a better Chance of hearing each Why because All around its this is not a swimming Pool its a mad its screaming their lungs burst ing with a cacophony of patriotic drown ing out any attempt of verbal communication As native son Ian a 17yearold sensation with size18 churns the water with unprecedented Power for his second Gold medal in about an hour last support no wonder swimming in this country is so Shakespeare finally in the Wake of the the support for their swimmers you can walk out on the Street and everybody knows who they this is my last Shakespeare and in glad in swimming it i knew it was going to be when i first came in i i dont know what were in just ask Canadian breaststroke Morgan who was asked live on Csc about his reaction to the forgetting himself on the fre Espir item 19yearold said he looked up into the rafters and said to holy but if you want to know what makes an australian tick what stirs their emotional juices to the same extent As a Canadian watching grown men Chase a rubber puck on ice look no further than this Pool of in the lords of the Pool Are they Are revered and placed on an untarnished Pedestal and not just once every four visitors probably cant understand our fascination with wrote Michael of the Sydney morning its the one olympic sport which has come to define us As a nation like Speed skating for the dutch and judo for the continued please see torpedo c2 Bobby no its Kara Solmundson holds Rock Star status among Badminton spectators by Scott Taylor Winnipeg free press archives Solmundson was an unlikely Sydney Kara Solmundson just might have been Canadas biggest win Ner at the Sydney olympics although the Winnipeg Badminton Star lost her opening singles match in just 18 she and Mike Beres won their mixed doubles match in a Mere 17 min but More Kara got a Les son about her own significance and the importance of her sport in this part of the yesterday shortly after shed been whipped in just 18 min utes by Indonesia 1 female Lidya she had the urge to Hook up with her on the other Side of Pavilion Home of Badminton at olympic sat her mom her father Gene and her Sis Ter however because of the often officious rules established by the her credential would not allow her to leave the mixed zone and head under Neath the bleachers to where her parents so she enlisted the help of a lets do this interview Over Here where its Kara As we walked past a number of cooperative what Day say we just keep maybe if in with you they wont say so we kept Over two roped barriers and past a Volunteer who was too stunned to say in about 10 Kara found herself right near her fathers seat in the As she was meeting up with her Fame a handful of asian teenagers spotted Kara in a place where an autograph might be easy to in a these kids were like bees on for 15 Kara looked More like Bobby Hull or Teemu signing tickets and pictures and autograph books and taking photographs with anyone who owned a please see Solmundson c2 ;