Thursday, September 16, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 13
Sports
Greene wants Olympic gold
The Associated Press
TOKYO — Sprinter Maurice Greene added to his growing list of victories yesterday in the 100-meter dash at the Super Track and Field meet.
Greene, who won three golds at the World Championships last month, edged fellow American Curtis Johnson and promptly looked to the future.
"My main focus is to win the Olympic gold," Greene said. "That comes first, not a record. Right now, I have a goal of 9.76 and the coach said I am capable of running faster but I take small steps at a time. The most important thing is to win the Olympic gold. That's something I haven't done and I
want to do."
The world-record holder won yesterday in 10.35 seconds in a competition geared toward fun.
Now that the season has ended for Greene, he'll go home to rest and visit his grandmother in Kansas.
His season included keeping the world record with a time of 9.79 seconds.
"I am happy I had a very good year." he said.
"This is a dream come true," he said on his status as the world's fastest runner. "Now I can say I was a No. 1 once. Records are made to be broken and anything can happen in a 100-meter. I am thankful and try to be the best. I believe I am the best and as long as I keep
beneving in myself, I can improve myself."
In the 100-meter hurdles, American Larry Wade edged world-record holder Colin Jackson with a time of 13.50 seconds. Jackson placed second in 13.55 seconds with Japan's Satoru Mizuno third in 13.95.
Kazuhiko Yamazaki of Japan won the 400-meter hurdles in 48.98 seconds, followed by Joey Woody who finished second in 49.16. His fellow American Torrence Zellener was third.
Bulgarian Petya Pendareva swept the 100- and 200-meter races. Pendareva took the 200 meters in 23.27, before winning the 100 meters in 11.36 seconds.
Schedule helps Johnson, Jones
The Associated Press
LONDON — Michael Johnson and Marion Jones have been given the chance to win multiple gold medals at next year's Sydney Olympics.
Under the long-delayed competition schedule approved for track and field events in Sydney, Johnson will be able to attempt a repeat of his historic Olympic double in the 200 and 400 meters, and Jones can bid for an unprecedented five golds.
The schedule released yesterday also allows for tries at doubles by spinner Maurice Greene, the world champion in the 100 and 200; Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie, world and Olympic champion at 10,000 and world record-holder at 5,000; and Russia's Svetlana Masterkova, the 1996 Olympic champion in the 800 and 1.500.
The International Amateur Athletic Federation, the sport's governing body, arranged the schedule specifically so top stars could compete in more than one event.
In Atlanta, Johnson became the first man in history to complete a
double, setting a world record in the 200 in the process. After two relatively modest seasons, At last month's W o r l d Championships in Seville, Spain, Johnson broke the 11-year-old world record in the 400.
Johnson said his next goal is to defend both titles in Sydney, where he could face Greene in a highly anticipated 200-meter showdown.
Johnson: Has chance of multiple golds in Sydney
Jones, meanwhile, has said she intends to win a record five gold medals: in the 100, 200, long jump and both relays. She won the 100 in Seville, but her bid for four golds was dashed when she settled for bronze in the long jump, her weak
est event. Jones' season came to an end when she collapsed with back spasms in the 200 semifinals.
Track and field events in Sydney will be held from Sept. 22 to Oct.1, with a day off on Sept. 26.
The timetable allows at least one rest day between semifinals and finals of races of 800 meters and more, and the 400 meter hurdles. A rest day was also incorporated between the qualification rounds and finals of jumping events.
"This schedule protects the rights of the'athletes to compete at the highest level without incurring any risks to their health, while offering spectators a balanced distribution of finals throughout the nine days of competition," IAAF president Primo Nebiolo said in a statement yesterday.
The schedule was approved Tuesday in Monte Carlo, Monaco, by the IAAF's technical delegates and representatives of the Sydney organizing committee (SOCOG), ending a protracted dispute between the two sides.
Daly loses endorsement deal, sobriety
The Associated Press
John Daly walked out of alcohol rehabilitation two years ago and found a father figure in Ely Callaway, who offered Daly a second chance as long as he stayed away from the addictions that sabotaged his talented but troubled career.
Callaway severed his relationship with Daly on yesterday, saying the former PGA and British Open champion reneged on his deal not to drink or gamble and then turned down an offer for help.
"We care a great deal about John as a person, the golfer and a friend," said the 80-year-old chairman of Callaway Golf. "Regrettably, we cannot continue to have John as a company representative when he is not prepared to take the future steps that we feel are necessary to deal with the alcohol and gambling problems facing him."
Daly was returning from Callaway headquarters in
Carlsbad, Calif., to his home in Arkansas and couldn't be reached for comment. His agent, John Mascatello, referred questions to a statement posted on Daly's Web site — gripitandripit.com.
"My commitment to live a sober life remains strong." Daly said. "Alcoholism is a disease which will continue to challenge me the rest of my life. I accept the difficulties presented and hope that I will overcome whatever obstacles I face."
Daly, who says he started drinking when he was 8, first went through alcohol rehabilitation in Arizona at the end of the 1992. He returned to win the British Open at St. Andrews in 1995. Two years later, he trashed a hotel room after a drinking binge during The Players Championship, and it cost him. Wilson Sports canceled its contract, and Daly's second wife filed for divorce.
Callaway took him on when everyone else abandoned ship, putting its Big Bertha products
into the hands of a player who has led the PGA Tour in driving distance every year but one since 1991.
Daly's recovery has been very public, some of it chilling. He walked on the course midway through the second round of the 97 U.S. Open without so much as telling his caddie. He later said he had the shakes.
And last year in Vancouver, Daly got the shakes so bad on the 15th hole in the first round that he cried uncontrollably. He gathered himself, made the par nut and finished the round.
In 19 events this year, Daly has missed the cut seven times, withdrawn four times and finished in the top 50 only four times.
He has shown glimpses of his skill, though. He had a 68 in the first round of the U.S. Open and was one off the lead. By Sunday, the other Daly showed up. Frustrated by the domed greens of Pinehurst No. 2, Daly swatted a moving ball with his putter and took an 11 on the par-4 eighth hole.
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