Olympic
Gold Medalists Among Swimmers to Compete For Team
USA at 2001 Goodwill Games - August 20, 2001
Two-time Olympic gold
medalist Gary Hall Jr. and Olympic gold and silver
medalist Stacianna Stitts are among the swimmers
scheduled to compete for Team USA at the 2001
Goodwill Games, officials announced today.
Youth
Athlete Ambassadors Selected for the 2001 Goodwill
Games - August 20, 2001
The 2001 Goodwill Games'
youth athlete ambassadors were selected today,
Goodwill Games officials announced. Out of thousands
of youth athlete ambassador hopefuls, five were
chosen.
Surf Lifesaving Makes International, Multi-Sport
Debut at the 2001 Goodwill Games - August 20,
2001
Award-winning Production Company
T-LINE TV Produces Historic, First-ever Goodwill
Games Video News Release for National Distribution
The Australian sport of
surf lifesaving will make its major international,
multi-sport debut at the 2001 Goodwill Games in
Brisbane, Australia, Sept 1-2 on host network
TNT, officials announced today. Previous Games
have featured the debuts of beach volleyball (1994),
triathlon (1994) and motoball (1986) into major
international, multi-sport competition.
Thirteen
Countries Confirmed to Participate in Weightlifting
Competition at 2001 Goodwill Games - August 17,
2001
Athletes from Australia,
Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Cuba, Georgia,
Hungary, Iran, Latvia, New Zealand, Poland, Russia
and the United States have been confirmed for
the weightlifting competition of this year's Goodwill
Games, to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1 at the Brisbane
Convention and Exhibition Centre, officials announced
today.
Boxing
Olympic Gold Medalists and World Champions to
Compete at 2001 Goodwill Games - August 14, 2001
Cuban Olympic gold medalists
Mario Mesa Kindelann (60 kg), Jorge Gutierrez
(75 kg) and Guiller Ortiz Rigondeaux (54 kg) are
among the world's best amateur boxers scheduled
to compete against Australia, Germany, Romania,
Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the United
States at this year's Goodwill Games in Brisbane,
Australia, officials announced today. The boxing
competition of the Games is scheduled for Sept.
6-9 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition
Centre and will be broadcast on Turner Network
Television (TNT).
Olympic
Historian to Pen Daily Columns on Goodwill Games
Website -
August 14, 2001
Steve Woodward to Cover All Daily
Activities in Brisbane for the 2001 Games
Olympic historian, Steve
Woodward will write an online column called "The
Sights and Sounds of Brisbane" for the 2001
Goodwill Games, begining on Aug. 14. The column
will change daily once the Games commence on Aug.
28 and will cover all aspects of the 2001 Goodwill
Games - from the athletic competitions and opening
gala celebration to the Games' concert series
and Turner Network Television's original network
programming. Woodward will cover breaking news
from the Games, which will kick-off with the opening
celebration on Aug. 28 and end on Sept. 9 with
a figure skating exhibition.
Goodwill
Games and Atlantic Records Join Forces for Entertainment
Festivities in Brisbane, Australia - July 27,
2001
Atlantic Records' stars
The Corrs, Collective Soul and Debelah Morgan
will take part in various off-the-playing-field
entertainment festivities in support of the of
the 2001 Goodwill Games, officials announced today.
The Corrs will be the headlining act the Opening
Gala taking place on August 28th at the Brisbane
Entertainment Center.
World-Class
Athletes Kick Off Series of Goodwill Games Youth
Days -
July 24, 2001
Local Heroes to Make Appearances
at Boys & Girls Clubs Around the Country
Super stars Jason Terry,
Cheryl Haworth and Angelo Taylor are set to kick
off a series of youth days on behalf of the Goodwill
Games on Tuesday, July 24, at local Boys and Girls
Club of America, officials announced today.
General
Mills Becomes Tenth Sponsor of 2001 Goodwill Games
- July 10, 2001
General Mills has signed
on as an official sponsor of the 2001 Goodwill
Games, it was announced today by Goodwill Game
officials. General Mills' Total® cereal brand
becomes the tenth sponsor of the Games, joining
previously announced exclusive sponsors America
Online; HBO; Subaru of America, Inc.; New Balance;
DaimlerChrysler's Jeep division; Gillette's Duracell
brand; Philips Electronics; Qantas Airway's and
Foster's.
Top
Swimmers Named for 2001 Goodwill Games European
and World All-Star Teams - July 9, 2001
Top swimmers from around
the world will comprise the 2001 Goodwill Games
European and World all-star teams competing for
a prize purse of $508,000 (USD) at this year's
Goodwill Games competition in Brisbane, Australia,
officials announced today.
America
Online and HBO Log On as 2001 Goodwill Games Sponsors
-
June 28, 2001
America Online and HBO
have signed on as official sponsors of the 2001
Goodwill Games, hosted this year by Brisbane,
Australia, Goodwill Games officials announced
today. The AOL Time Warner companies become the
eighth and ninth sponsors, respectively, of the
Games. They join previously announced exclusive
sponsors Subaru of America, Inc., New Balance,
DaimlerChrysler's Jeep division, Gillette's Duracell
brand, Philips Electronics, Qantas and Foster's.
Subaru
Drives in as Sponsor of 2001 Goodwill Games -
June 25, 2001
Subaru of America, Inc.
has signed on as exclusive on-air import auto
sponsor for the 2001 Goodwill Games, it was announced
today by Goodwill Games officials. Subaru joins
previously announced exclusive sponsors New Balance,
DaimlerChrysler's Jeep division, Gillette's Duracell
brand, Philips Electronics, Qantas Airways and
Foster's. Additional sponsors will be announced
shortly.
Top
Names Confirmed, Prize Money Announced for Artistic
and Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition June 20, 2001
The top artistic and rhythmic
gymnasts and trampolinists in the world representing
Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Great
Britain, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Latvia, Netherlands,
Poland, Romania, Russia, Spain, Ukraine, the United
States and Uzbekistan will compete for a prize
purse of $286,000 (USD) at this year's Goodwill
Games competition in Brisbane, Australia, officials
announced today.
Track
and Field Legend Michael Johnson to Run Last Race
of Competitive Career at 2001 Goodwill Games -
June 14, 2001
Five-time Goodwill Games gold
medalist, five-time Olympic gold medalist and
nine-time world champion Michael Johnson will
run his last competitive race at the 2001 Goodwill
Games in Brisbane, Australia, officials announced
today. Johnson's relay race at the Games will
be the conclusion on his farewell "Golden Victory
Lap Tour."
Goodwill
Games Athletes Participate In Weekly Chats on
CNNSI.com -
June 15, 2001
Nine participating Goodwill
Games athletes will conduct online chats to promote
the 2001 Goodwill Games with sister AOL Time Warner
company CNNSI.com. CNNSI.com will kick off the
chat sessions Monday, June 18, at 1 p.m. (EDT)
with Olympic Gold Medalist Stacy Dragila, the
current indoor and outdoor world record holder
in women's pole vault. The chats will take place
from June 18 until the start of the Games on Aug.
29.
Figure
Skating World Champion Michelle Kwan to Participate
in 2001 Goodwill Games - June 7, 2001
World Champion Michelle Kwan will kick off her
Olympic season at the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane,
Australia, officials announced today. It will
mark the third Goodwill Games appearance for Kwan,
who won the event in 1998 and took home silver
in 1994. The figure skating competition will take
place Sept. 5-Sept. 8, with an exhibition of champions
event on Sept. 9 at the Brisbane Entertainment
Center. The figure skating exhibition of champions
event will close the 2001 Goodwill Games.
The
Corrs Headline the Opening Gala of the 2001 Goodwill
Games - May 29, 2001
Irish music sensation The
Corrs will headline the opening gala of the 2001
Goodwill Games at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre
on Aug. 28, in Queensland, Australia, Goodwill
Games officials announced today. The Corrs will
be joined by a collection of other big-name musicians
and local talents.
U.S.
Diving Team Set for Upcoming 2001 Goodwill Games
- May 31, 2001
The U.S. diving team for
the upcoming 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane,
Australia has been selected, it was announced
today. The United States is the first country
to disclose its entire diving roster for the Games.
The three-day competition is slated for Sept.
7-9 and will be broadcast in the United States
on Turner Network Television (TNT).
70
Sydney 2000 Olympic Track and Field Medalists
from 27 Countries Confirmed for 2001 Goodwill
Games in Brisbane, Australia - May 31, 2001
Michael Johnson,
Marion Jones, Maurice Greene and Ato Boldon, Heike
Drechsler, Noah Ngeny, Stacy Dragila and Tatiana
Grigorieva, Erki Nool and Roman Sebrle headline
the first group of international Track and Field
2000 Olympic individual medalists representing
27 countries who have committed to participate
in the 2001 Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia,
officials announced today.
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