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Why Travel To France (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
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Idol Chatter (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
As I'm staying up late and watching coverage of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the spirit of the Games has once again taken hold over me: America's Jason Lezak chasing down France's Alain Bernard in the final leg of the...
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22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Sapa Roland Schoeman became the fifth South African swimmer to make a final in this morning's 50 metre freestyle semifinals. Drawn against Frenchmen Alain Bernard, the Olympic 100m gold medallist, and Amaury Leveaux, who set the Olympic record of 21.46 in last night's heats, it was always going to be a fast race with no quarter [...]
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
FRENCHMAN Alain Bernard completed his remarkable rise from obscurity when he took the Beijing Olympics 100 metres freestyle gold medal, overcoming nerves that left his legs sh
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
France's Alain Bernard made up for a week of heartache when he won swimming's blue riband 100m freestyle gold on Thursday, and China produced a new sensation.
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Beijing, Aug 14 (AP): Pieter van den Hoogenband announced his retirement Thursday after Alain Bernard took away his chance at an unprecedented third straight victory in swimming's signature race, the 100-meter freestyle.
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International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
On the same day that Alain Bernard won the event, Kosuke Kitajima won the 200-meter breaststroke to become the first man to have swept the 100 and 200 in consecutive Olympics.
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GalliaWatch (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
The French team now has 14 medals, including two gold. Alain Bernard just won the gold medal in the men's 100m freestyle. Hugues Duboscq won his second bronze in the men's 200m breaststroke. And surprisingly Benoît Caranobe won the bronze in the men's individual artistic gymnastics event. France's other gold medal was won yesterday by Steeve Guenot in the 66kg greco-roman wrestling.
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
BEIJING - Jason Lezak could not beat Alain Bernard to the wall this time. In a rematch of Sunday's 4x100 anchor leg, France's Bernard won the gold in the 400-meter freestyle this morning, last night in New York. Lezak tied for the bronze, a strong...
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Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
Frenchman Alain Bernard put aside the demons of an agonising relay defeat to win the men's 100m freestyle gold medal at the Beijing Games on Thursday.
