| U.S. Athlete injured in Greece returns home |
| PORTSMOUTH, RI-(27-8-2002) US Sailing Team - Athens 2002 Regatta |
| PORTSMOUTH, RI - After spending two weeks
hospitalized in Greece, US Sailing Team member Kimberly Birkenfeld (Miami,
Fla./Myrtle Creek, Ore.), has been transported via air ambulance back to her
native Oregon. Birkenfeld, the number one ranked Women’s Windsurfer on the
2002 US Sailing Team, will continue her recovery at the Oregon Health and
Science Hospital in Portland. |
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| Exciting climax to Athens 2002 Regatta |
| ATHENS-(23-8-2002) Athens 2002 Regatta |
| Athens - There was an exciting climax to the event for many of the Olympic classes racing at the 2002 Athens Test Event, except for the Mistral class who had a disappointing finish with no racing possible today. |
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| Remarks from the ATHENS 2002 Regatta Press Conference |
| ATHENS-(23-8-2002) Athens 2002 Regatta |
Athens - President Mrs Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, speaking at a press conference at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre, appeared pleased with the results from the first pre-Olympic Test Event. Referring to the event, she said:
“During the course of the regatta we tested in practice our transition from the planning stage to that of action. From this Test Event we gained lessons of critical importance for a series of operational areas of ATHENS 2004. Every such event will make us even better, allowing us to test in practice every activity concerning the Games. We are also gaining in self-confidence and in speed, as there are now only two years left before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.” |
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| Tsoulfa in top spot in the ATHENS REGATTA 2002 |
| ATHENS-(22-8-2002) Athens 2002 Regatta |
| Athens - Just one day before the end of the Pre-Olympic Sailing Test Event, the ‘golden’ twin Greek pair in the 470 class, Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa, has secured first place in the final standings. In the three races that took place today, the two champions held steady positions among the first ten competitors, which enabled them to maintain a comfortable lead over the rest. |
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| The ISAF President at the ATHENS 2002 REGATTA |
| ATHENS, GREECE-(21-8-2002) PRESS AND MEDIA OFFICE |
| Athens, Greece - “The facilities for the ATHENS 2002 REGATTA are even better than what we needed. The tents are the best possible solution for pre-Olympic test events’’. With this observation, the President of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF), Canadian Paul Henderson, demonstrated his satisfaction with the venue for the pre-Olympic Sailing test event. |
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| Tsoulfa and Bekatorou strike gold in the 470s! at Athens 2002 Regatta |
| ATHENS, GREECE-(20-8-2002) Athens 2002 Regatta |
| Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa, Greece's twin 'golden' team in the 470 class, is continuing to impress at the pre-Olympic Sailing Test Event at Agios Kosmas. They are in first place following today's 7th session and have increased their lead over the other crews. |
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| Sofia Bekatorou and Emilia Tsoulfa, Greece`s twin `golden` team in the 470 class |
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| Fourth day of the Races, with the wind as ally at Athens 2002 Regatta |
| ATHENS, GREECE-(19-8-2002) PRESS AND MEDIA OFFICE |
| Athens, Greece - After yesterday's unexpected rainstorm in Agios Kosmas, today the weather conditions were good for the athletes on Day 4 of the ”ATHENS 2002 Regatta”. |
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| Day 3`s races of Athens 2002 Regatta cancelled due to bad weather conditions |
| ATHENS, GREECE-(18-8-2002) PRESS AND MEDIA OFFICE |
| Athens, Greece - The races scheduled for Day 3 of the Sailing test event held at Agios Kosmas, were cancelled. |
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| Agios Kosmas Medical Services & Internet receive praise |
| ATHENS, GREECE-(18-8-2002) PRESS AND MEDIA OFFICE |
| Athens, Greece - As the “ATHENS 2002 Regatta”, the first ATHENS 2004 pre-Olympic Test Event, athletes and accompanying officials have expressed positive feedback for two vital Test Event areas: medical services and the internet. |
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| 2nd Day`s report of Athens 2002 Regatta`s 1st races |
| ATHENS-(17-8-2002) Athens 2002 Regatta |
| Athens - Nikos Kaklamanakis, Greece's gold medallist at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, took first place and climbed to the top of the general standings in the Mistral class following an impressive performance today at the Sailing Test Event, which is |
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| US Sailing Athlete injured in Athens |
| ATHENS-(17-8-2002) US Sailing Team - Athens 2002 Regatta |
| Athens - US Sailing Team member Kimberly
Birkenfeld (Miami, Fla./Myrtle Creek, Ore.), the number one ranked Women’s
Windsurfer on the 2002 US Sailing Team, was injured 8 August 2002 by a
motorboat propeller in an accident that occurred while she was sailing, in
Glyfada, Greece, in preparation for the Athens 2002 Regatta. |
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| Athens 2002 Regatta - Day 1 - 2nd session results |
| ATHENS-(16-8-2002) Athens 2002 Regatta |
| Athens - Nonika Oikonomopoulou climbed to the top of the general listings in the Europe class at the end of today’s second session, in the pre-Olympic test event taking place at Agios Kosmas. She started off in fourth place in the first race, but took fourth place in the second race, a result which catapulted her to the top. |
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| Athens 2002 Test event opens on first day with exciting results. |
| ATHENS-(16-8-2002) Athens 2002 Regatta |
| Athens - The pre-Olympic Sailing Test Event opened today with 5 class competitions. |
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| On the eve of the ATHENS 2002 Regatta |
| ATHENS-(14-8-2002) Athens 2002 Event |
| Athens - Exactly two years or 729 days to the Olympic Games, ATHENS 2004 – is about to host the first pre-Olympic Test Event: the “Athens 2002 Regatta” at the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre. |
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| ISAF inspects Agios Kosmas Venue at ATHENS 2002 Regatta |
| ATHENS-(13-8-2002) Athens 2002 regatta |
| Athens - A delegation of the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) visited the Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre in view of the Athens 2002 Regatta, the first pre-Olympic Test Event. Members of the delegation expressed their satisfaction with the venue and event organisation. |
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| Journalists shown round Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre for ATHENS 2002 Regatta |
| ATHENS-(12-8-2002) Athens 2002 regatta |
| Athens - Members of the sports delegations had a pleasant surprise when they arrived at the Agios Kosmas Venue where the first Pre-Olympic Sailing Test Event is to be held during Athens Regatta 2002, at the Olympic Sailing Centre, from 16 to 23 August. |
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