REID, MAYWEATHER ADVANCE TO BOXING QUARTERFINALS.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Lawrence Clay-Bey, a 30-year-old prison guard from Hartford, Conn., and the oldest boxer on the U.S. Olympic team, lost 10-8 to Vladimir Klichko of Ukraine in a super heavyweight super heavyweight Noun an amateur boxer weighing over 201 pounds (91 kg) Noun 1. super heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs more than 201 pounds boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport fight Saturday, but David Reid David Reid may refer to:
``Smile, it's not the end of the world
It's Not the End of the World is a 1972 novel for teenagers; it was written by Judy Blume. ,'' Clay-Bey told reporters after his loss. ``It's the Olympics. Smile.'' Philadelphia's Reid scored with hard rights to the head for a 12-5 victory over Pavol Polakovic of the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. at 156 pounds. And Mayweather, of Grand Rapids, Mich., swarmed all over Artur Gevorgyan of Armenia for a 9-2 lead en route to a 16-3 victory at 125 pounds. Antonio Tarver, 178 pounds, and David Diaz, 139, today will try to become the seventh and eighth American boxers in the quarterfinals. TENNIS Agassi squeaks by: The U.S. had a big day at Stone Mountain, Ga., as Andre Agassi made a narrow escape, Monica Seles won in style and the doubles team of Gigi and Mary Joe Fernandez earned its first victory. The top-seeded Agassi, facing Italian Andrea Gaudenzi, lost the first set and trailed 3-0 in the second. But he rallied to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-2, then bowed to the partisan crowd in appreciation of its support. Seles, also seeded No. 1, swept Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina 6-3, 6-3. And the Fernandezes, who are not related, beat Nathalie Tauziat and Mary Pierce of France 6-4, 6-3. WEIGHTLIFTING Petrov takes gold: Two months after his lifetime ban from the sport was lifted following an ex-girlfriend's confession, weightlifter Aleksey Petrov of Russia is an Olympic gold medalist. Petrov totalled 887-1/4 pounds in the snatch and clean-and-jerk to win the 200-1/2-pound competition. Petrov won the 1995 world championships by 44 pounds but tested positive for a banned substance and drew a lifetime suspension from the International Weightlifting Federation The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), headquartered in Budapest, is the international governing body for the sport of weightlifting. The IWF was founded in 1905, and currently has 167 member nations. The current IWF president is Dr. Tamás Aján of Hungary. . But a former girlfriend later confessed in writing that shw slipped the substance into his food, and the IWF IWF Interworking Function IWF Internet Watch Foundation IWF Independent Women's Forum IWF International Weightlifting Federation IWF Internationaler Währungsfond (German; IMF) IWF Independent Wrestling Federation rescinded the ban. Yachting Smooth sailing: Light winds forced the postponement of six races, but they don't stop two American teams from their classes. Californians and Jeff Madrigali, Kent Massey and Jim Barton led in Soling. Kris Stookey and Louise Voorhis were tied for the first women's 470. ALSO The U.S. men's handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). team was eliminated from medal contention by a 35-26 loss to Croatia in the highest-scoring game at these Olympics. The Americans are 0-3 with three games left. . . . In cycling, American Marty Nothstein beat world champion Darryn Hill of Australia in consecutive races in the third round of the men's sprint competition. |
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