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Canoeing Olympic Champion Dies In Training, Wucherpreise For Opening Ceremony

Shock for Hungary's Olympic team: A canoe Star is in the preparations for the games died. Chinese basketball star Yao Ming will be fit again for the Olympics. Tickets for the opening ceremony cost as much as a small car.

Hamburg - The double Olympic champion György Kolonics is in training for his start in Beijing died. According to information provided by the Hungarian news agency MTI, the 36-year-old a sudden cardiac arrest impose. Kolonics should remain the upcoming Summer Games (August 8 to 24) with his partner György Kozmann Zweiercanadier in Hungary for each other. When testing World Cup in Szeged, the duo had last twice occupied second place.

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canoeists Kolonics (left) with partner Kozmann: death in training

"Kolonics felt ill during the morning training, has a Begleitboot leaned and then lost consciousness. All revival attempts were unsuccessful," said the Hungarian Canoe Association chief Etele Barath after the tragic death. The Kolonics, who was born in Budapest had at the Olympics Zweiercanadier gold in 1996 and four years later won gold in Einercanadier. The exception Kanut also won 15 World Championship title.

In the case of an illegal online sales moved a ticket for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing on 8 August for about 30,000 U.S. dollars to the owners. As the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported, the ticket price above the 40fachen its actual value. The organising committee BOCOG, the one-time transfer of tickets to other persons officially approved, but prohibited the sale of the actual price. Numerous tickets for the sold-out opening ceremony were black dealers and organized gangs have been acquired to them at higher prices to sell.

Basketball superstar Yao Ming is just five months after injury break in time before the Olympic Games in Beijing before his comeback. The 2.26-meter center of the Houston Rockets at the end of February had a fatigue fracture in foot and apply since paused. When starting on Thursday four-country tournament in Hangzhou Yao Ming will again be used. Besides China, Serbia, Angola and European champion Russia in the tournament.

Cameroon have basketball
Olympic qualifiers in Athens
with a strike threatened. "At the end, we are for our own glory on the playing field has gone," said Cameroon Bumtje Bumtje. "The situation in our country is very bad. The sports ministry is not interested in the slightest for basketball. Those who lead the association, are only there to defend themselves profile. Only one football with us and we remain without help" Said the basketball player of the Greek newspaper "Ta Nea". At 63:79-Cameroon defeat on Monday evening against Croatia were the Africans just before the whistle came to the floor.
The preparations for the Olympic sailing regatta in Qingdao are increasingly becoming a farce. After the organisers the training area on Monday evening without giving reasons were locked, they gave the courses go. Speculation that should the area during the lock with the help of chemicals from the still dominant algae plague free. "As someone seems to have been angry zurückgepfiffen. I have no idea how such a thing could happen. It is simply embarrassing," said the sports director of the German sailors Federation (DSV), Hans Sendes, sid. Before that the organisers in Qingdao for the "Fehlsendung of information" excused.

With almost 40 years plans to triple mother Irina Priwalowa
her Olympic comeback in athletics. "I'm still hungry for competitions. Even if my rights have changed. Profits is not a matter of life and death more for me," said the Russian newspaper Moscow Times in an interview. Priwalowa had eight years ago in Sydney with Olympic gold over 400 meters hurdles grßten the success of their eventful career celebrated. At the Russian championships will be the 39-year-old next weekend for the fourth time qualify for Olympic Games.

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