GERMANY: JUDO - WOMEN'S WORLD SUMO CHAMPION SANDRA KOEPPEN IN TRAINING FOR THE 2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES IN JUDO.

Record ID: 950174

  • Title: GERMANY: JUDO - WOMEN'S WORLD SUMO CHAMPION SANDRA KOEPPEN IN TRAINING FOR THE 2004 ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES IN JUDO.
  • Date: 6th April 2004
  • Summary: SCHENKENBERG, GERMANY (APRIL 6, 2004) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SANDRA KOEPPEN AND COACH WOLFGANG ZUCKSCHWERDT IN ANIMAL ENCLOSURE, PAN TO DONKEY 2. WIDE OF CHICKENS IN STALL 3. KOEPPEN FEEDING LAMA 4. KOEPPEN TALKING TO ANIMALS 5. PIGS IN ENCLOSURE 6. ZUCKSCHWERDT AND KOEPPEN WALKING PAST BRANDENBURG, GERMANY (APRIL 6, 2004) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7. KOEPPEN AND ZUCKSCHWERDT ARRIVING FOR TRAINING 8. CLOSE-UP OF POSTER 9. KOEPPEN AND OTHER SUMO WRESTLERS WARMING UP IN RING 10. TRAINING IN PROGRESS 11. KOEPPEN WRESTLING 12. (SOUNDBITE) (German) SANDRA KOEPPEN, SUMO WRESTLER SAYING: "My coach was fascinated by sumo from the beginning and told me: Sandra do it, its something different and not boring. I was not even asked. I was told I would be doing sumo from now on. So I thought, great, what am I going to wear? All I knew was the naked men with their mawashi (body belt) and I thought: oh no! So he told me youll be wearing a wrestling suit and a belt and then you can particiapte in the training and decide for yourself whether or not you like it. Then I thought: super, super, super. We drove to Berlin and I participated in the training and I loved the Saturday and by Sunday I was unable to climb the stairs. I was totally exhausted". 13. WIDE OF ZUCKSCHWERDT AND OTHERS WATCHING 14. KOEPPEN DURING TRAINING 15. (SOUNDBITE) (German) SANDRA KOEPPEN, SUMO WRESTLER SAYING: "I think by the time sumo has become an olympic sport I won't be able to practice judo anymore. There comes a time when you become too old. I will continue with judo until 2008 but I hope that by 2008 sumo will become a token sport at the Olympics and that maybe in 2012 in Leipzig, sumo will be part of the Olympics". 16. KOEPPEN DURING TRAINING 17. (SOUNDBITE) (German) SANDRA KOEPPEN, SUMO WRESTLER SAYING: "My big goal and my dream is to win a medal which I basically gave away in 2000. At the time it was the worst experience I've ever had and I swore to myself that I would do this four more years. I trained a lot since and went through a lot and would like for this dream to come true". 18. KOEPPEN TALKING TO OTHERS 19. KOEPPEN DRESSED IN JUDO SUIT 20. ZUCKSCHWERDT WATCHING 21. KOEPPEN TRAINING 22. TWO LITTLE BOYS WRESTLING Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: SCHENKENBERG AND BRANDENBURG, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA1DUWSTR292YXPXR7PXJJIUKS2
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