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Day at a Glance
Disputed races, collisions, broken prosthesis rule day
Posted: Sunday October 22, 2000 1:55 PM
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After his world-record performance in the 100 meters, American Marlon Shirley scratched on all three of his long jump attempts. AP |
By Luba Vangelova, Special to CNNSI.com
More than world records were falling at Olympic Stadium on Sunday, in a bizarre 11 hours full of disputed races, wheelchair collisions, and broken prostheses.
The men's 800-meter wheelchair race that had to be rescheduled after a nasty collision forced officials to stop it Saturday night, was contested Sunday in its entirety. But the second- and fourth-place finishers, American Bart Dodson and Italian Paolo D'Agostini, were both later disqualified for obstruction violations.
In the evening, the crowd gasped when a collision occurred halfway around the first lap of the 800-meter wheelchair race matching Australian Louise Sauvage against world-record-holder Chantal Petitclerc of Canada. The three affected competitors were at the back of the pack. Petitclerc ended up winning ahead of Sauvage, but a referree later called it a "no race." It has been rescheduled for Thursday.
American Roderick Green heard something crack in his prosthetic leg during the long jump, but continued competing and came away with the bronze.
There was also drama at the velodrome, where numerous riders suffered spills, including four-months-pregnant Australian tandem cyclist Kerry Modra. She collapsed after her second race and fell again during her third; she was taken to the hospital as a precaution. Another collision between cyclists from Norway and Australia damaged the wooden track; racing had to be suspended while the track was repaired.
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The American, Australian and Canadian men's wheelchair basketball teams all prevailed in their pool matchups. (The U.S. match against Great Britain was the closest; the Americans won 74-65 in overtime). The U.S. will play Canada Monday in the last day of preliminary action; both teams are then set to advance to the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Numerous world records fell again at the pool. American Jason Wening was among the winners; he twice broke the 400-meter freestyle record he first set in 1991 and had broken several times since. Trischa Zorn won her 51st Paralympics medal, a silver in the 100-meter breastroke. Spain surprised many people; it now stands second in the swimming gold medal standings behind Canada.
Goalball competition begins Monday. Crowds at this event must remain silent during play to allow the visually impaired competitors to hear the bell inside the ball.
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First, South Africa's Fanie Lombaard twisted the ankle of his good leg while warming up for the long jump portion of the pentathlon. Then he broke his prosthetic leg while running to throw the javelin. Fortunately, technicians fixed the limb in time for him to make his critical last throw. He went on to win the gold medal with a world-record point tally.
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The Olympic Stadium has been only about half full, at best, during the track and field events. But the crowd, concentrated in the lower tier, has at times cheered louder than many capacity Olympics crowds had just weeks earlier. Perhaps because the better seats weren't reserved for corporate guests who take watching elite sporting events for granted.
The words "boccia" and "capacity crowd" are not often used together in the affirmative. But boccia (and powerlifting, swimming and basketball) did indeed fill the stands Sunday at Olympic Park.
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The American women's wheelchair basketball team lost to Australia 36-44 in a game that put them out of medal contention. They will play two more games this week to determine their final standing.
Marlon Shirley scratched on all three of his long jump attempts. He blamed the fouls on running too fast before each jump. Perhaps he carried too much momentum from his two world-record-breaking, 100-meter runs on Friday and Saturday. Those races, he said, had emotionally drained him.
Jennifer Adams was hoping to snag the first American medal in the newly introduced sport of women's powerlifting. But two of the three judges decided that her last, world-record-tying lift was ineligible because her arms didn't remain even. The American team's celebrations were cut short.
Two more powerlifters, from Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria, failed their pre-competition drug tests and will be expelled from the Paralympics. The IPC will conduct about 600 in-competition tests during the remainder of the Games.
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Athletics - women's 1,500m, men's 800m, men's long jump, and other events
Track cycling - men's tandem 1km time trial, mixed tandem sprint, mixed individual pursuit (last day of competition)
Swimming - men's and women's 400m freestyle, 200m freestyle, and 4x100m freestyle relay
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Australia's favorite Paralympian, Louise Sauvage, will have another shot at the wheelchair 800-meter gold medal when it is re-run on Thursday. Meanwhile, she needs to recover from her disappointing second-place finish tonight in order to focus on Monday's 1,500-meter semifinal.
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