Juana Wangsa advances to Athens<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: Indonesia's Juana Wangsa qualified for the Athens
\nOlympic Games in tae kwon do after winning a gold medal in the
\nOlympic pre-qualification tournament at the Stade Piere De
\nCoubertin in Paris.<\/p>\n
Juana defeated D. Contreras of Venezuela in the women's finals
\nin the 49-kilogram division 3-1 on Thursday. The 25-year-old
\nadvanced to the finals after Y. Boorapolchai of Thailand withdrew
\nwith injury during the pair's semifinal fight.<\/p>\n
Dery Darmansyah, Basuki Nugroho and Emerald Margaretha all
\nfailed to win a medal, meaning that Juana is the only Indonesian
\ntae kwon do athlete to advance to the Olympic Games in August
\n2004, the Indonesian Tae kwon do Association announced on
\nSaturday. --JP<\/p>\n
;AFP;
\nANPAs..r..
\nPutbriefs-Boxing-USA-Foreman
\nForeman wants to spend more time with family
\nJP\/11\/Briefs<\/p>\n
Foreman to spend more time at home<\/p>\n
HOUSTON, Texas: Boxing legend, pastor and businessman George
\nForeman plans to vacate his chair as a TV analyst in 2004 so he
\ncan devote more time to his family.<\/p>\n
"They were very happy years for me. HBO enabled me to enter
\nthe living rooms of millions of boxing fans throughout the
\ncountry," said the former heavyweight champ Foreman, who worked
\n12 years as a television analyst for HBO after his retirement.<\/p>\n
The former Olympic gold medalist and his wife, Mary, have a
\nhouse in Houston.<\/p>\n
He will continue to promote his George Foreman outdoor cooking
\ngrill and other kitchen accessories.<\/p>\n
Foreman is scheduled to broadcast Saturday's heavyweight fight
\nin New York between Kirk Johnson and Vitali Klitschko. --AFP<\/p>\n
;RTRS;
\nANPAs..r..
\nSport-IceHockey-NHL<\/p>\n
Flyers edge Coyotes to maintain sparkling home form
\nJP\/11\/Briefs<\/p>\n
Flyers edge Coyotes 3-2<\/p>\n
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Flyers extended
\ntheir unbeaten streak at home to 14 games after edging past the
\nPhoenix Coyotes 3-2 Friday.<\/p>\n
The Flyers, the NHL's top team with 38 points, are now 12-0-2
\nthis season at the Wachovia Center, the second best home start in
\nfranchise history.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia has won 11 straight home games, matching the
\nteam's third longest streak.<\/p>\n
Jim Vandermeer and Tony Amonte scored in the second period for
\nthe Flyers before John LeClair added the third goal early in the
\nlast session. Branko Radivojevic and Andrei Nazarov replied for
\nPhoenix.<\/p>\n
In Atlanta, Marc Savard notched two goals and Jeff Cowan,
\nSerge Aubin, JP Vigier and Slava Kozlov also netted as the
\nThrashers thumped the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 6-2. --Reuters<\/p>",
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