OLYMPIANS ARE TOURISTS, TOO

8.20.08

Source: NBC By the Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - The U.S. weightlifting team is hoping for at least one medal in the Beijing Olympics, and Melanie Roach has the best shot in the women's 53-kilogram category on Sunday. It would take a very strong performance, though, to put the 33-year-old mother of three within reach of the bronze, which is all the (read more)

Source: WTOC  By Tim  Guidera SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) - She's familiar with the way years of preparation disappear into days of waiting. But as she started on her way to Beijing today, Cheryl Haworth's third Olympics will be about their differences from her first two, the personal and competitive changes that have occurred in the last four years and will (read more)

Source: SPARTAN DAILY By Mark Powell Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited SJSU for roughly 20 minutes Friday to socialize with U.S. Olympians at the official Olympic processing center, held in the Student Union. Schwarzenegger shook hands and quickly took photos with some of the Olympians before he addressed a crowd that included athletes, university officials, members of local media and event volunteers. "You are (read more)

Source: WOTC by Tim Guidera SAVANNAH, GA. (WTOC) - The routine of going to the Olympics will never become routine for Cheryl Haworth. The familiar thrill has not grown old for the Savannah weightlifter, now 25 and preparing for her third trip to the Games. "I'm extremely excited about going to Beijing,'' she said. "I really (read more)