Cluster: Swiss Identity

Olympics: Judgement day for Bucher

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 Bucher knows that he has run quicker than anyone else in the world this year, following his win in July at Lausanne’s Athletissima. But when he lines up in lane four for the Olympic final he won’t have to look far to see the quality of his opposition. To Bucher’s left will be Denmark’s Wilson…

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Ambri crush La Chaux-de-Fonds

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 Kristen Cantoni scored the first goal against the canton Neuchâtel team, just nine minutes into the first period. The second point came eight minutes later, courtesy of Paolo Imperatori. The second period saw Manuele Celio shooting the puck home before the 2,300-strong crowd at Les Mélézes. The crowning goal for Ambri came in the final…

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Olympics: Bachmann scrapes into canoe semi-finals

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 Bachmann’s qualifying route reflected his entry into the Games themselves – the 24-year-old was the last canoeist to be granted an Olympic spot after a number of countries failed to fill their allocated spaces. As a student of micro technology Bachmann seems well used to tight squeezes. After the first heat he said that he…

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Olympics: Swiss women struggle in road race

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 Zurich’s Nicole Brändli had been tipped before the race as one of the young hopefuls with an outside chance of a medal. But the former junior world champion saw her plans literally washed away by the heavy Sydney rain. A cyclist who performs at her best in warm and dry conditions, Brändli said after the…

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Olympic round up: Synchro pair happy with tenth

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 Having reached their original goal in qualifying for Tuesday’s free routine final the Swiss women managed to climb above the swimmers from Korea and Brazil in the final rankings. For 19-year-old Schmid it was an incredible Olympic debut. “I never thought I would reach such a level,” she exclaimed after the final. Having got this…

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Olympics: Motzer misses out on bronze

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 Chachua came into the under 63 kg bout having already beaten Motzer once, during the 1998 European Championships in Minsk, and the Georgian wasted little time reasserting his authority. Within seconds of the start, Chachua had thrown Motzer off his feet and into the danger position to take a three point lead. Motzer responded quickly,…

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Olympics: Stückelberger calls it a day

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 A long-time resident of Kirchberg, St Gallen, Stückelberger has won no less than five Olympic medals during her extraordinarily long career. After winning an individual gold at the Montreal Games in 1976, she went on to win three silver medals in the team event (1976, 1984, 1988) and an individual bronze (1988). Her participation in…

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Prolific artist Cuno Amiet on show in Geneva

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 The paintings demonstrate the importance of vibrant colour and experimentation in his work. Amiet, born in Solothurn in 1868, forms a unique bridge between two of the most important movements in art: He was the only artist to belong to both the post-impressionist school of Pont-Aven, set up by Paul Gauguin, and Die Brücke, the…

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Olympics: Federer’s dreams turn to bronze

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 After a closely fought start, the 22-year-old German took control of the match with a five-game winning sequence. Breaking Federer to go 5-3 up, Haas held his serve to take the first set 6-3. He then broke the Swiss player once more to take an early lead in the second set. Federer’s service game was…

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Caritas worker freed by Slovenian authorities

This content was published on Sep 26, 2000 Naci Öztürk, an employee of the Swiss Catholic aid group, Caritas, was allowed to walk free on Monday, after the authorities in the Slovenian town of Koper opted not to heed demands by Turkey that he be extradited. Speaking after the verdict, Öztürk’s Swiss lawyer, Marcel Bosonot, said his client would immediately leave the country…

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