Article: Breaking news: Brett aims for medal

Article: Olympic Games: Britons survive a year of living famously Exactly 12 months ago the British team exceeded all expectations at the Olympic Games in Sydney by securing their best medal haul for 80 years, including 11 golds. Mike Rowbottom looks back at how the champions have coped with the demands and pressures that followed their triumphs
The Independent - London;  October 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Desert, competing with four others in the World Human Powered Speed Challenge. His target...triumph he won a bronze in the 1km at the World Championships on his home track in Manchester, and last...added a bronze in the Olympic Sprint at the World Championships in Antwerp. But the ...

Article: ATHS: Jana easily into semis at world championships
AAP Sports News (Australia);  August 27, 2007 ;     121 words ......Australia) 08-27-2007 ATHS: Jana easily into semis at world championships Former world champion JANA RAWLINSON has cruised into the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles at the athletics world championships in Osaka, Japan. The Australian easily won her heat...competition following the birth of her son ...

Article: Aths: Osaka to host 2007 world championships
AAP Sports News (Australia);  November 16, 2002 ;     376 words ...00-00-0000 Aths: Osaka to host 2007 world championships MONACO, Nov 15 Reuters - The 2007 world championships will be held in Osaka, the International...including the memorable 1991 world championships in Tokyo. I would also like to...

Article: ANDY'S BIG WEIGHT OVER; Then: Fordham at the World Championships in 2004 Now: on the non-alcoholic beer.
The Daily Mail (London, England);  November 14, 2007 ;     171 words ......10 stones since collapsing at the WorldChampionships 10 months ago and being rushed to hospital where he had 18 litresdrained...of days, said: 'To return to Lakeside next Januaryfor the World Championships would be magic and to get to the televised stagesof the...

Article: Yeoh omitted from World Championships
New Straits Times;  May 6, 2003 ;     277 words ......Times 05-06-2003 Yeoh omitted from World Championships Byline: Glen Peters Edition: Main...Union of Malaysia (Asum) for the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain on July 13-27...will not be recommended for the World Championships as the diver has missed training...

Article: ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Jackson faces his toughest hurdle Britain's finest hurdler tells Owen Slot how deeply he has been affected by the recent tragic death of his training partner and good friend, Ross Baillie
The Sunday Telegraph London;  August 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ...IF COLIN Jackson were to win the World Championships 110 metre hurdles this week, he will not only have...come to terms with the death of a friend. It was two months ago that Ross Baillie, a young hurdler of inestimable potential...subject that he chose to discuss on the eve of these World ...

Article: Annual affair for World Championships
New Straits Times;  July 30, 2003 ;     375 words ......07-30-2003 Annual affair for World Championships Byline: Vijesh Rai Edition...believes that making the World Championships an annual affair will...with the Olympics. "The World Championships,' said vice-president...

Article: Aths: Top athletes start focusing on world championships
AAP Sports News (Australia);  December 29, 2008 ;     423 words ......Top athletes start focusing on world championships SYDNEY, Dec 29 AAP - Beijing Olympic...selection for next year's Berlin world championships. Outstanding Olympic performances...of producing a medal at the 2009 world championships," Fitzgerald said. "They must also...

Article: FINA terminate agreement with Montreal for world championships
Xinhua News Agency;  January 20, 2005 ;     343 words ......terminate agreement with Montreal for world championships GENEVA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The...Montreal for organizing this year's world championships, the organization announced in a...the organization of the 11th FINA World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, FINA...

Article: Difference between trampoline world championships and Olympic competition
Xinhua News Agency;  August 20, 2004 ;     118 words ...Difference between trampoline world championships and Olympic competition ATHENS...differences between the trampoline world championships and Olympic trampoline competition...no qualification rounds for the world championships, however, there are strict qualification...

Article: Olympics: Maier to compete in World Championships.
Sports Network;  February 6, 2003 ;     212 words ......skiers of all time, is expected to compete in the downhill at the World Championships. Maier returned to competition last month following a motorcycle accident 18 months ago that nearly cost him his leg. Despite participating in only six...

Article: ATHS: Troop to skip world championships
AAP Sports News (Australia);  May 8, 2001 ;     554 words ......05-08-2001 ATHS: Troop to skip world championships By John Salvado MELBOURNE, May 8...right decision to skip the upcoming world championships when his coach Steve Moneghetti...career including four Olympics, six world championships and four Commonwealth Games, no...

Article: Chinese women's volleyball team leave for world championships
Xinhua News Agency;  August 22, 2002 ;     364 words ......women's volleyball team leave for world championships BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The...an entirely new line-up for the world championships, leaving veteran spiker Wu Yongmei...squad had played in any previous world championships. "Our far-reaching goal is neither...

Article: 100s there for the taking at world championships
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  August 17, 2003 ;     407 words ...100s there for the taking at world championships By ROB GLOSTER Associated Press...sprinting events at the track and field world championships that start Saturday in a Paris suburb...planned," Jones said. "What is the world championships when you can bring a life into this...