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Rigamonti swims to Antwerp gold

This content was published on Dec 14, 2001 The 20-year-old from Ticino knocked more than four seconds off her previous best time in a 25-metre pool to win Friday’s race in 8’17″20. Rigamonti’s time also set a new European short course record and was enough to see her beat her nearest opponent, Slovenia’s Anja Carnan, by more than three seconds. Disappointment for Strasser…

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Rwanda seeks more development aid from Switzerland

This content was published on Dec 14, 2001 During bilateral talks in Bern with the Swiss foreign minister, Joseph Deiss, Bumaya appealed for a return to the level of aid provided by Switzerland prior to the 1994 genocide. Seven years ago, extremist Hutus massacred an estimated 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda. “The situation in our country is now stable and…

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Swiss fail to make a big splash

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 Not one of the 14 Swiss taking part in the championships made it into the final race of an event, being eliminated in the preceding heats. The Swiss 4 x 50m medley relay team missed their chance to compete in the event’s final race by 7 hundredths of a second. They finished the semi-final heat…

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Swiss have no plans to leave Jerusalem

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 The head of the SDC’s office in east Jerusalem, Rosemarie Schelling, said that despite the increased tension following Israel’s decision to sever all contacts with the Palestinian Authority, the SDC had no plans to withdraw from the region. “I don’t see any reason for that at all,” Schelling told swissinfo. “As long as we can…

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Curlers into semi-finals

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 A 7-2 defeat at the hands of the host nation had put Switzerland’s place in the final four in doubt on Wednesday. But Andreas Schwaller’s men bounced back on Thursday, making sure of a semi-final spot with a 9-2 thrashing of the Czech Republic. The Swiss women, made up of curlers from the Bern AAM…

Does Bern have a pulse?

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 The report, which was carried out by a business research unit in Basel, immediately aroused a great deal of consternation in the Swiss capital, with the tourist office coming in for a hefty broadside from the city’s Bund newspaper. The paper accused tourist officials of failing to exploit Bern’s potential as a “trendy” place to…

Saas-Fee’s golden oldie

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 The traditional image of a ski instructor is of a young, nubile male, who skis hard during the day and plays even harder at night. But Arnold Andenmatten has completely broken the mould, in fact many in Saas-Fee would say he comes from a different mould altogether. First and foremost, Andenmatten loves the mountains and…

Swiss to stage U-21 finals

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 Switzerland’s candidature for the 2002 tournament appeared to benefit from a lack of serious interest among the other possible host nations, although UEFA president Lennart Johansson said the organisation had nevertheless been impressed by the Swiss bid. “After looking at their record, it made sense to offer the organisation of the championship to the Swiss…

Swiss team race for Beltrametti

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 Beltrametti’s continuing encouragements gave wings to Swiss skiers during Wednesday’s practice runs. Franco Cavegn, Didier Cuche and Bruno Kernen finished respectively third, seventh and ninth. The 22-year-old skier became paraplegic after crashing out of Saturday’s World Cup downhill race in Val d’Isère. “We must accept what happened and not fall into self-pity,” said Beltrametti’s regular…

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Grasshoppers dump coach

This content was published on Dec 13, 2001 In a statement released on Thursday, the club said they would not be renewing Zaugg’s contract when it runs out next June. Grasshoppers thanked Zaugg for the “spirited and disciplined leadership” shown during last season’s championship-winning season, but said that the team had failed to meet the targets set by the club this season. Koller…

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