MEMBERS OF SLOVENIA'S NATIONAL TEAM REPORT FROM SYDNEY

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Portraits of our coaches - thanks to Stanka in Florjan
Sydney
27.10.2000

 
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Toni Marton
Finale matches of our goalball team
Sydney
27.10.2000

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Warming up before the match with Latvia

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Helena in action

 Technique and the touch:

No use if only the camera is perfect...
Here is an ideal combination of both!
Photo: Florjan Auser

 golbal30_440.jpg (29884 bytes) It's not easy to do it with one hand.
But that's what friends are for!
Erlend and Zlatko
 

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The latest advice from their coach Toni
"Watering" of the first two medals was successful - we've got the third one
Sydney
26.10.2000

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To Your health and your great win!
lapornik15_800.jpg (66180 bytes) Draga shaking the winner's (her German friend's) hand lapornik17_800.jpg (28875 bytes) Draga and Goran
It's been reported that Goran (her coach) survived
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Don't tell me he doesn't like her.
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Our national flag (for Dragica Lapornik's bronze medal)
Medals and flowers for Paralympic champions
Sydney
26.10.2000

 

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Introducing Andreja and Monike Sycora - semifinals

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Our goalball team encouraging themselves

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Danijel 25 m before finishing line at 100 m freestyle

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Behind the 200 m runners and behind the net our Janez Roškar throwing his discus
A wonderful day with our athletes as seen by  Stanka Gregorič
Sydney
26.10.2000

 

 

 
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lapornik11_560.jpg (19605 bytes) All the above portraits show our 48 y.o. bronze medallist Dragica Lapornik's happiness and joy after the winning ceremony in shot put

Photographer: Florjan Auser

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We "watered" Janez's medal good enough for another one to "grow"
Sydney
25.10.2000

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 Janez whilst trying to open the first bottle of champagne

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 Luckily he's better at javelin throwing

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 The ball goes with every our party

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 Ernest finishing his shooting

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Sydney
24.10.2000

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Andreja while giving support to Sašo


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roskar17_800.jpg (24081 bytes) roskar21_800.jpg (22831 bytes) To you health and you medal, Janez!

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 Andreja fighting for the finals with her Spanish rival

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 Sašo in his first match
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Whom is this "kiss" ment to?

dolinar09_440.jpg (25966 bytes) Andreja fighting for the finals with her Spanish rival sydney99_800.jpg (62001 bytes) The blind runners at 5.000 m - runners in the orange outfits are their escort
sydney97_800.jpg (36637 bytes) Coaches seem to be tired - even more than our athletes - will they need special training for the next games sydney88_440.jpg (17830 bytes) Gorazd at the barbers.
What kind of scissors did they use?

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Janez Roškar - our bronze medallist in javelin throw
Sydney
24.10.2000

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All those people gathered here to watch our medal being delivered

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Viki's throw

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 Srečko has finished his performances and now enjoys in the sun and with his coffee

roskar08_800.jpg (44765 bytes) Halo, folks! I found my medal! Some American borrowed it for a day only roskar09_800.jpg (68348 bytes) Janez Roškar being awarded bronze medal
roskar15_800.jpg (63904 bytes) Official announcement of he medal winners roskar14_800.jpg (85936 bytes) Kangaroo also came to shake bronze medallist's hand
roskar10_800.jpg (65754 bytes) Janez reaching the podium roskar11_800.jpg (64638 bytes) First three in javelin men's throw
roskar12_800.jpg (44198 bytes) First interview made by "our" Stanka - and the news of our second medal was spread all over Australia roskar13_800.jpg (48776 bytes) Secret Press Conference in the forbidden area
sever16_800.jpg (33933 bytes) Marko also likes to play - but the balloon was to fast for me to catch sydney89_800.jpg (47872 bytes) Our "fan club" awaiting the afternoon's goalball match with USA team
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They promised Helena a special treatment!
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 Šuli playing volleyball - funny, so many of them can play volleyball, yet we have no team here
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Our "chiefs" should practice a bit more - they are in a poor shape so they finished the game after second set