Cluster: Swiss Identity

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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Ogi defends China visit in parliament

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 Ogi said on Monday that he had merely shown recognition for the positive impact that social and economic development had had in China over the past 20 years. The president was speaking in parliament in response to demands for clarification requested by the Radical Party and the Greens, regarding Ogi’s allegedly positive tone towards Beijing…

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How foreigners can be better integrated in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 Of all the Swiss cantons, Geneva voted in the greatest numbers to throw out Sunday’s initiative, which would have cut the number of foreigners in Switzerland to 18 per cent. Some 76 per cent of Genevans voted no. This is hardly surprising as Geneva’s population contains the highest proportion of foreigners – around 37 per…

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Olympics: Bucher cruises into 800 metres final

This content was published on Sep 25, 2000 Clearly conserving his energy for the final, Bucher ran the semi-final in a time of 1’44″38, the second-slowest of the six automatic qualifying times. “Fifty metres from the finish line there was no doubt in my mind that I had qualified, so I didn’t need to sprint at all,” he said. The fastest man this…

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