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ATHENS STREET TALK

AFP, Athens
Ryk Neethling, a perennial international medal contender in freestyle distance events in the 1990s, saw his switch to sprint swimming pay off with Olympic gold in South Africa's stunning 4x100m recordbreaking relay in Athens.
Not only has the 100m free given the 26-year-old Neethling a longed-for Olympic title, it's not as much of a grind as the 1,500m.
"I wish I had gone down to the 100m a lot sooner," Neethling said.
"Two laps is a lot easier than thirty."
SPITZ'S SEAL OF APPROVAL
Mark Spitz, whose seven swim-
ming victories at the 1972 Munich Olympic remains the Olympic gold standard, was in the stands at the Olympic Aquatic Centre to see Michael Phelps try to take another step toward matching that feat. Phelps has won one gold already but having only taken bronze in the 4x100m medley, he must win six events in a row to achieve his aim of matching Spitz's record of seven golds at the 1977 Olympics.
"I hope he does it," Spitz said.
"He's entitled to it. He's got a lot of courage. I like that."
JAPANESE PM
HAILS JUDOKAS
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi telephoned Olympic judo champions Ryoko Tani and
Tadahiro Nomura to congratulate them on their gold medals.
Koizumi said he was so excited he could not sleep on Saturday night.
LAST ACTION HERO
United States water polo star Tony Azevedo scored on the buzzer to give his team a 7-6 win over Croatia and paid back his coach's faith.
Ratko Rudic had cleared Azevedo to take the shot during the last timeout.
"We knew that Tony would take the last shot, we just didn't know if he could make it. You can plan for it, but you can't always expect a goal in
SPORT
BULGARIAN OFFICIAL LOSES APPEAL
Suspended IOC member Ivan Slavkov's appeal to have his Olympic credentials returned to him so he can play his role as chef de mission of the Bulgarian Olympic team was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) here on Monday.
Slavkov, who was exposed in a BBC Panorama programme about votebuying for the 2012 Olympics, was suspended and stripped of all IOC membership rights by the IOC's Executive Board in a hastily held meeting last week.
"The IOC suspension was confirmed in full," said Matthiew Rebb, the general secretary of CAS.
He added that if Slavkov wanted to obtain chef de mission credentials he could go through the usual channels.
An IOC source said that he would not be able to get such credentials.
Slavkov, son-in-law of the late Bulgarian communist dictator Todor Zivkov, is under investigation by the IOC's Ethics Commission and risks being thrown out of the Olympic movement if found guilty of corruption.
The Ethic Commission's final findings are not expected until after the Athens Games finish on August 29.