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Olympic round up: swimming, judo, tennis, sailing

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 In the swimming, Novy was knocked out during the qualifying heats for the 100-metre freestyle final. The 20-year-old from Vevey had been looking to become the second Swiss swimmer to reach a final, following Remo Lütolf’s great performances in the 100-metre breaststroke. But after a good first length, in which he swam 50 metres in…

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Olympics: Röthenmund fastest in kayak heats

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 The 25-year-old completed both the qualifying runs without picking up any penalty points. His third place finish in the first run was followed by a second place finish in the last, making Röthenmund the fastest competitor overall. The Swiss paddler was just 15 hundredths of a second quicker than Germany’s Thomas Schmidt, but more than…

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Former hostages to foot bill for their release

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 The federal court in Lausanne rejected an appeal by the Swiss man and woman, who were seized by Bosnian Serbs in April 1995 and held captive for 34 days. The foreign ministry had to pay a ransom to set them free, and then sent them a bill for SFr7,700. That was later reduced to SFr5,670,…

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Swiss fencing team guaranteed gold or silver

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 The medal will be Switzerland’s second in fencing at this year’s Games. On Sunday Hablützel-Bürki won the individual silver medal, also in the épée discipline. It was the first time in 48 years that Switzerland had managed an individual medal in fencing, and the first fencing medal ever for a Swiss woman. Now Hablützel-Bürki will…

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Swiss fencers celebrate Olympic silver

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 “We didn’t lose the gold, we won the silver” one of the victorious trio, Gianna Hablützel-Bürki, told swissinfo. “We are very, very happy with the medal.” Sophie Lamon, who at 15 was the youngest Swiss ever to win an Olympic medal, described the success as a dream come true. After emphatic wins over Cuba and…

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Olympics: no medal chance for women rowers

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 Against the crews from Lithuania and the USA, Lüthi and Wicki were attempting to realise the almost impossible. “We had no other choice than to make a quick start and hope that the others made a mistake,” Wicki said after the race. But despite reaching a rate of 38 strokes per minute, the Swiss women…

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Language war hots up as parliament enters the fray

This content was published on Sep 19, 2000 Monday’s vote comes just five days after canton Zurich announced English would be taught before French as a second language in primary schools from 2003. Politicians voted by a narrow majority on a motion which was originally put forward more than a year ago by Social Democrat, Hans Zbinden. The federal government has no constitutional…

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Football: clubs draw in league action

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Before a crowd of 12,500 spectators, Grasshoppers took the lead in the 50th minute with a goal by Petric. Seven minutes later, however, FC Zurich equalised thanks to Bartlett. Meanwhile in Monday’s other match, St Gallen drew with Servette in a scoreless match. St Gallen were playing with a weakened team, with Guido suspended, and…

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Dimitri’s tiny Big Top museum

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 A far cry from the kind of dull places which tend to leave the visitor more drained than entertained, the museum is very much in character with the country’s best loved clown. It´s tiny, only four rooms. Flamboyant – the walls are the colours of a circus tent. It has funny opening hours – 5pm…

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Olympics: Friedli retires after coming ninth in kayak final

This content was published on Sep 18, 2000 Friedli was lying in sixth place after the first run, but was almost seven seconds slower on her final run, thanks to a number of penalties. The primary school teacher from Schaffhausen was taught a lesson in paddling by Stepanka Hilgertova. The Czech athlete finished almost five seconds ahead of the field to take the…

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