USA: CHINESE GYMNAST SANG LAN IS LEFT PARALYZED AFTER TRAINING ACCIDENT DURING THE GOODWILL GAMES

Record ID: 996799

  • Title: USA: CHINESE GYMNAST SANG LAN IS LEFT PARALYZED AFTER TRAINING ACCIDENT DURING THE GOODWILL GAMES
  • Date: 22nd July 1998
  • Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JULY 21, 1998) (TBS) 1. GYMNASTICS: CHINESE GYMNAST SANG LAN RECIEVING MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER A SEVERE FALL 2. MENS 100 METRES: DONOVAN BAILEY (CANADA) WORLD RECORD HOLDER 3. MAURICE GREEN (UNITED STATES) REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION 100 METRES) 4. START OF RACE: MAURICE GREEN WINS IN9.96 SECONDS BAILEY STARTS BADLY AND PULLS UP AT THE FINISH 5. MEN'S 400 METRES: MICHAEL JOHNSON 6. JOHNSON WINS THE MENS 400 METRES 7. JOHNSON RECEIVES HIS MEDAL FROM HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER CHAMPION EVANDER HOLYFIELD 8. WOMEN'S HEPTATHLON: JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE WINS THE SHOT PUTT WITH THROW OF15.59 METRES (51 FEET 9. 100 METRES HURDLES (HEPTATHLON): JOYNER-KERSEE FINISHES 10. 1500 METRES (HEPTATHLON): JOYNER-KERSEE IS PASSED BY THE FIELD AND FINISHES FIFTH IN THE FINAL EVENT 11. POLE VAULT: SERGEI BUBKA (UKRAINE) RUNS OUT OF TIME AND IS DISQUALIFIED FROM THE POLE VAULT ON HIS FINAL ATTEMPT 12. AMERICAN GYMNAST VANESSA ATLER 13. ATLER'S SECOND ATTEMPT ON THE VAULT. SHE WON IN HER SENIOR INTERNATIONAL DEBUT 14. RUSSIAN GYMNAST SVETLANA KHORKINA 15. KHORKINA'S WINNING PERFORMANCE ON THE ASYMMETRIC BARS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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