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Top tennis players gather in Basel for Swiss Indoors

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 Around 60,000 spectators are expected to watch the six-day event, which brings together some of the world’s finest players. Among the big names this year are the winners of the singles titles for the past three years – Britain’s Greg Rusedski and Tim Henman, and Slovakia’s Karol Kucera. But the more than 20 players competing…

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Switzerland adds to gold medal haul at Sydney Paralympics

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 It was the most successful day so far for Switzerland since the start of the Paralympics last Thursday. It was a particularly good day for the cyclist, Beat Schwarzenbach. He was able to add a gold in the 4,000 metres Mixed Individual Pursuit to the bronze medal he won in the 1,000 metres on Sunday.…

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Renowned Swiss mountaineer and photographer, Dölf Reist, dies

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 In May 1956, Reist took part in the first Swiss expedition to conquer the Himalayan peak, Lhotse – the fourth highest peak in the world. Five days later, his team became the second to reach the summit of Everest, the highest mountain in the world. As well as being a mountaineer, Reist was also an…

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Switzerland adds to gold medal haul at Sydney Paralympics

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 It was the most successful day so far for Switzerland since the start of the Paralympics last Thursday. It was a particularly good day for the cyclist, Beat Schwarzenbach. He was able to add a gold in the 4,000 metres Mixed Individual Pursuit to the bronze medal he won in the 1,000 metres on Sunday.…

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Letters from a tormented artist come to life

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 “Vincent Van Gogh: Lettres à son frère Théo” is based on the artist’s prolific correspondence with his brother Théo during the final decade of his life, when he was at his most productive as a painter. It is directed by Georges Brasey, who says Van Gogh wrote as he painted. While reading the letters to…

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Swiss producers receive praise at environmental film festival

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 The festival, which shines a spotlight on environment-related films, was held in the German city of Fribourg. The golden lynx award for the best nature film was given to Frédéric Gonseth and Catherine Azads for their film “Stadt der Tiere” (City of Animals). Vadim Jendreyko’s film “Uralt und doch modern: Naturstoff Kork” (As old as…

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Lugano stay top after weekend games

This content was published on Oct 23, 2000 Grasshoppers lost at home to Basel 2-1 on Sunday in an ill-tempered match in which four players – three of them from Zurich – saw the red card. The loss meant they were unable to close the gap on leaders Lugano who could only draw 2-2 on Saturday against Lausanne. Grasshoppers remain third in the…

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Swiss athletes win Swiss marathon championship title

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 This was Krieg’s fourth Swiss title. The runner from Muri also won the Swiss championships in 1992, 1993, and 1998. She came third in the marathon which was dominated by Kazakova, who also won the Jungfrau marathon in 1998. Switzerland’s Heuberger came fourth overall in Sunday’s marathon in canton Vaud. Jonah Koech from Kenya came…

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Swiss athlete strikes gold at Sydney Paralympics

This content was published on Oct 22, 2000 On the fourth day of the Paralympics, Kolly brought home the gold in the long jump (amputee division) competition. In front of 40,000 spectators, he also set a new Paralympic record by jumping 6.19 metres. Kolly’s latest achievement marks his fourth Paralympic gold medal. He struck gold once at the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics in the…

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