Thorpey blocks out false start 1 FIRST Edition

IAN Thorpe has his second chance to defend the Olympic 400m title and says any fear of another false start will be banished when he steps onto the blocks in Athens. "I don't want to be cautious at all . . . if I'm going to swim well at the Olympics I can't be (cautious) in the bl...

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Published inHerald-Sun news-pictorial
Main Author PHIL HAMILTON, Sydney
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Melbourne, Vic Nationwide News Pty Ltd 28.04.2004
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Stevens, Craig
Thorpe, Ian
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Summary:IAN Thorpe has his second chance to defend the Olympic 400m title and says any fear of another false start will be banished when he steps onto the blocks in Athens. "I don't want to be cautious at all . . . if I'm going to swim well at the Olympics I can't be (cautious) in the blocks," Thorpe said yesterday after accepting the 400m berth relinquished by Craig Stevens. Thorpe dismissed a sugges tions Stevens had effectively "sold" the 400m position.
ISSN:1038-3433