Thursday 14th August, 2008 13 Champions Trophy Phelps, Chinese cut to two venues by Rizwan Ali within Pakistan, as well as signif- RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - icant resources, to turn that aim The International Cricket into a reality,” Lorgat said. gymnasts win again Council has cut Rawalpindi as Two ICC delegations will one of the venues for next visit the concerned countries BEIJING (AP) - With world swim my own race under month’s Champions Trophy in ahead of the Sept. 12-28 tourna- records falling all around pressure.” Pakistan on security grounds. ment to give assurance on securi- him, Michael Phelps stood Federica Pelligrini of Rawalpindi was excluded ty. Logart will lead the delegation tall - twice - on the top of the Italy then set a world record because there had not been a to England, where South Africa’s Olympic medal podium in the women’s 200 free, win- chance to fully verify its security team is currently touring, while Wednesday. ning gold in 1:54.82. In the 200 arrangements, leaving Lahore ICC general manager David The American swimmer individual medley, Stephanie and Karachi to share all 15 Richardson will travel to won his fourth and fifth gold Rice of Australia completed matches. Australia and New Zealand. medals of the Beijing Games, her IM sweep with another Lahore will host eight match- Chief executive of the setting two world records world record of 2:08.45. es including the opening match Federation of International along the way. That brought Kristin Armstrong won between Pakistan and the West Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) his career total to a record 11 the gold medal in the Indies on Sept. 12 and the final, Tim May and Pakistan coach golds with three more events women’s time trial, making with seven to be held in Karachi. Geoff Lawson will be in New to go for him to become the her the second American “Concentration on two ven- Zealand and Australia along with first to win eight gold medals woman to become an ues will provide extra level of Richardson. at a single games. Olympic champion cyclist comfort for all stakeholders,” ICC ICC President David Morgan “There is still something after Connie Carpenter- chief executive Haroon Logart said “our desire is to ensure that left in the tank,” Phelps said. Phinney. said in a statement Wednesday. every stakeholder is content with “I’ve got three races left, so Fabian Cancellara of “During the recently com- arrangements and is comfortable there had better be something Switzerland won the men’s pleted Asia Cup there were no with the ICC Champions Trophy left in the tank.” time trial. fixtures at Rawalpindi and that taking place in Pakistan”. In women’s gymnastics, In diving, China complet- didn’t allow us the opportunity to China won the team event, ed its monopoly of the syn- check the security arrangements, Schedule: outscoring the favored United Michael Phelps chronized events with a dom- so there has been no way for us Group A: Australia, India, Pakistan, States by more than two inating victory in men’s 3- to formulate an opinion on the West Indies points. It was the first made by the U.S. team.” Spitz is the only man to meter springboard, putting venue.” Group B: South Africa, New Zealand, Olympic gold for the Chinese, Phelps won the 200-meter win seven golds at a singles the host nation on course for Security concerns had been Sri Lanka, England who beat the Americans for butterfly at the Water Cube in games, the 1972 Munich a golden sweep. high on the agenda for this Sept 12: Pakistan v West Indies, Lahore their first world title in 2006. a record time of 1 minute, Olympics, and Phelps will Wang Feng and Qin Kai Champions Trophy, with players Sept 13: Australia v India, Karachi The error-prone 52.03 seconds, lowering his need to win the 200 individual had the highest-scoring dive and boards from Australia, Sept 14: England v Sri Lanka, Lahore; Americans struggled for con- old mark of 1:52.09 from the medley, 100 butterfly and 400 in each of the six rounds, pil- England and New Zealand rais- South Africa v New Zealand, Karachi sistency, falling off the beam 2007 world championships. medley relay to surpass him. ing up a total of 469.08 points. ing doubts as to whether Sept 15: Pakistan v Australia, Karachi and stepping out of bounds. He later led off the United In the semifinals of the Railway worker Steeve Pakistan should host the tourna- Sept 16: South Africa v Sri Lanka, That meant China’s final States team’s win in the 4x200 100 free, Eamon Sullivan of Guenot won France’s first ment. Sri Lanka was put on Lahore three routines were mere vic- freestyle relay, helping set a Australia and Alain Bernard Olympic Greco-Roman standby as an alternative venue Sept 17: England v New Zealand, tory dances for Deng Linlin, record of 6:58.56 as the of France exchanged records. wrestling gold medal in 84 before Pakistan was affirmed as Lahore Jiang Yuyuan and Cheng Fei. Americans became the first Bernard won the first heat in years by taking the 66-kilo- host. Sept 18: West Indies v India, Karachi “This is the most impor- team to break the 7-minute 47.20, but Sullivan won the gram weight class. Logart headed an ICC delega- Sept 19: New Zealand v India, Lahore tant gold medal,” China coach barrier. second heat in 47.05. Liu Chunhong broke tion that met security officials in Sept 20: Pakistan v India, Karachi Lu Shanzhen said. “This Phelps is alone at the top “Records don’t mean three world records in the the federal capital Islamabad, Sept 21: Australia v West Indies, Lahore proves, once again, the of the career golds list, now much,” Sullivan said. “They women’s 69-kilogram divi- getting assurances that there will Sept 22: England v South Africa, Chinese women’s team is the two ahead of Mark Spitz, Carl don’t win medals at the end of sion, defending her Olympic be the requisite security provid- Karachi best and most excellent. I was Lewis, Paavo Nurmi and the day, unfortunately. But it title to win China’s sixth gold ed. Sept 24: First semifinal, Karachi also surprised at the mistakes Larysa Latynina. gives me confidence that I can in weightlifting. “What is clear from our visit Sept 26: Second semifinal, Lahore is that there is a huge desire Sept 28: Final, Lahore.