Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 17, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba C4 the Sydney 2000 winnow Fhi Iii Siitam Hijii 2000 slow swim no reason to die for Malar by Randy Turner Sydney it want Joanne Malars Best it want her finest the bubbly 24yearold Hamilton swimmer conceded no regret after finishing seventh yesterday in the 400metre individual Medley final at the Sydney olympic aquatic in not going to say in Digap said who also competing tonight in her the 200metre in not going to give you Guys that in seventh in the in not Digap it Means the world to me to be in the olympic added who said her ninth place finish in Atlanta in 1996 was a huge to look up and see my family in the in not going to go Home tonight and in not Happy with my but in not going to who swam in the final after posting a qualifying finished Well Back of Ukraine Yana who also set a new world record time of on her race to Malar knew she was finished Long before the race after burning out in the backstroke leg of her this i was really she i dont know How to explain Felt Good up until the then my legs were now Malar will concentrate on her strongest the 200 where Shes ranked fifth in the i think for me to have this race Over and done downhill from she in going to put it behind get a Good nights sleep and get on with the till be Nice just to go in and enjoy Canadian press Malar salutes her romanian lifters face banishment Sydney Romania faces the Prospect of banishment from inter National weightlifting Competition for the rest of the year after two lifters failed drug tests at the under International weightlifting federation any nation is banished for the rest of that year if three or More of its weightlifters test positive for banned a third romanian weightlifter tested positive earlier this ban the federation is expected to announce Romanias ban although the country four remaining weightlifters would be allowed to continue competing in the Traian a Bronze medal list at the Barcelona and Adrian Mateias failed dope tests that were administered to All 257 olympic they were expelled from their according to the weightlifting is the Only olympic sport in which All athletes were tested for drugs before the Sydney earlier this Razvan a 1999 world Champion in the tested positive and was thrown off the team before the associated press tomorrow women cycling Canadian press Winnipeg Tanya Dubnikoff grimaces in an Effort to gain Speed during her disappointing time trial Dubnikoff feeling no Shes going after Gold today by Scott Taylor Sydney this is Tanya Dubni offs its her and if Shes at her this is her Chance to win that elusive olympic and it just might be her last during the past has been one of the dominant Cana Dian athletes on the world Shes won pan am and Commonwealth Gold Shes won the world championship and the world cup Points Cham she in not Only become Manitoba greatest track but along with training perhaps one of its Early this morning Dubnikoff will attempt to qualify for the women her specially event and the race in which sports illustrated predicted shed win a Bronze the women sprint will be one of the highlights of abcs Day 3 in the time i did eighth and while that not what i its Dubnikoff shortly after the 500metre women time trial yester but the sprint is my i didst come to Sydney expecting to win a medal in the time but the sprints i feel in not Only capable of winning a but i feel in capable of winning Dubni offs Kurt would be the last to the time trial is about Flat out Speed and lets face Tanya int As fast As Michelle Australia Ferris or Felicia Frances superwoman Shes a very very smart strategic rider and the sprints Are As much about strategy As they Are about she can watch the other riders spokes and she can find her opening and Shes a very smart rider and Shes fast enough to be a great sprint Dubnikoff will be one of three Mani Toba athletes to compete on abcs coverage of Day 3 of the besides the Newsham Sisters Sandy and Heather will play one of the biggest softball games of the olympic at Canada will meet new zealand in its second game of the the Rangy left believes Shell Start this one and its a game she knows she needs to i figure ill Start against new China and maybe Japan in this tournament although we wont be told until late the Day Sandy it probably Doest make any sense going after the and Australia with your Best Arm during the preliminaries because although you want to play Well and win every the Odds Are against you in those we just need to be in the top four so that Means we need to play Well against teams like new we need to get in that position where its a on game showdown and anything can we know out of 10 Australia will beat us nine we just want that one time to be when it matters right Here in while cycling and softball will be two of the televised highlights for a number of families Back in there will be some other interesting As on Day Csc plans to telecast the Canad Kazakhstan women water Polo the Canad Senegal women basketball game a must win for Canada and the Canad Germany mens Field hockey on top of All Canadas swimming Joanne Malar and Marianne Limpert will both compete in heat 4 of the women 200metre individual Medley at the massive Sydney aquatics Centre while a fellow competitor and Friend of Winnipeg Theresa Brick Maryse Turcotte will take on the world in the women 58kilogram weightlifting Wal Towall Day 3 coverage begins at 5 Cost with olympic hosted by Terry and olympic prime hosted by Brian Tanya shrugs off rough ride by Scott Taylor Sydney Tanya Dubnikoff didst look like a she certainly didst talk like i and with the sprint coming up she want going to let an eight place finish in the women 500metre time trial at the 2000 Sydney games affect her preparations for the race that has become her i have another these olympics Arent Over by any said the supremely confident Dubnikoff after Fin Ishing the time trial a race in which she won the Gold medal at the 1999 pan am 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