On the Road to the Sydney Olympics
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Viewer's Guide to Olympic
Racewalking
The race schedule, the rules, the records
Men's 20K Stunning
Results
Heartbreak for Mexico's Segura as he thinks he finishes gold, but was DQ'd just
outside the stadium, and Poland's Korzeniowski takes it instead.
Women's 20K Gold,
Sweat and Tears
The first-ever Olympic Women's 20K Walk came to a heart-wrenching conclusion as
the three leaders were each disqualified in turn in the last minutes of the
race. China's Wang Liping won the gold with a time of 1:29:05 as hometown
Australian favorite Jane Saville, in the lead by 14 seconds, was disqualified
right before entering the stadium.
Korzeniowski Makes
it Double and Triple Gold in the 50K Walk
Poland's Robert Korzeniowski makes Olympic history as he takes the gold in the
50K Walk to match his gold in the 20K Walk. But wait, there's more - he
was the gold medal winner in the 50K in 1996 as well.
No Respect for
Olympic Racewalkers
They are getting dissed on NBC, in Time Magazine and the Sydney Morning
Herald. Makes us long for the good old days in the 1800's when
walking was the top money-making sport!
Racewalkers
Running Into More Strife
Discussion of Olympic racewalking judging from The Times.
Yueling Chen Earns US Slot, Nixed by
Chinese
China plays the citizenship card to keep their former gold medalist out
of the Sydney Olympics 2000.
China Reverses Decision, Grants
Waiver for Chen
August 10, 2000: After a personal request by USOC official Bill Hibyl, the
Chinese National Olympic Committee decided to allow Yueling Chen to compete for
the US at the 2000 Olympic Games.
Michelle
Rohl Rolls on to Sydney
An interview with the leading US women's 20K walker - three time
Olympian and mother of three, Michelle Rohl
Hermann
Wants to be like Mac
50K US walker Andrew Hermann is inspired by his cousin, discus Olympian
Mac Wilkins.
Clausen
Sleeps in Hypoxic Tent in Training
US 50K walker Curt Clausen began sleeping in a hypoxic tent two years ago, to
get the effect of altitude training at any altitude.
Dunn
Races With the Brave and the Stupid
Philip Dunn figured the 50K walk was only for the brave or the stupid, but he is
on his way to the Olympics on the US team.
Liu Yunfeng
(China 20K Walk) Tests Positive for Drugs
A positive drug test may boot both the walker and his coach from the Sydney
Olympics. From BBC Sports.
Xerox Provides Rewards to Record
Setting Racewalkers
In a move perhaps to get athletes to repeat their performances, Xerox is giving
a WorkCentre 480cx to athletes who set records at the US Olympic Trials in 2000,
a short list including racewalkers Michelle Rohl and Tim Seaman.
Men's 20K | Men's 50K | Women's 20K
