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SEPTEMBER 11, 2000 VOL. 156 NO. 10
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ALSO IN TIME
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COVER: Five-Ring Circus
Once again the Summer Games provide an opportunity to witness moments
of supreme human achievement--and the more quiet, steady beauty of
competition
Fu Mingxia: China's
diving prodigy returns to the Games an older, wiser and more liberated
woman
Daisuke Matsuzaka:
Fans expect Japan's phenomenal young fastballer to help bring home
the gold
Ian Thorpe: Is Australia's
"Thorpedo" the best swimmer ever?
SPECIAL SITE
TIME at the Olympics:
Sydney 2000
TIMEasia, TIMEeurope, TIMEpacific and TIME.com bring you our take
on the first Olympics of the new millennium
THE PHILIPPINES: Tangled Web
Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines seize an American hostage,
raising the stakes in a macabre kidnapping game
CAMBODIA: The Lost World
The Cardamom Mountains, formerly cut off by war, are proving to be
a fertile--and threatened--ecological zone
TELECOMS: Dangerous Game
A clash between the state-run phone company and its foreign partners
threatens to worsen Indonesia's investment climate
VIEWPOINT: For Love of Country
Straitlaced Singapore has good reason to push for more babies
CINEMA: Passionate Tributes
Several new books show off the fanaticism generated by Hong Kong's
irrepressible movie business
TRAVEL WATCH: Hotel Rooms That Let You Get the Job Done
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To
Our Readers
By DONALD MORRISON, Editor of TIME Asia
For years, they have been training, dreaming and waiting, and now comes
their appointment with destiny. This week, they and their competitors
from around the world will begin descending on Sydney for the 27th Olympic
Games. I am referring, of course, to the team Time has assembled to cover
this quadrennial celebration of excellence. We're sending nearly two dozen
editors, correspondents, photographers and logistics coordinators to the
Olympic Village, and every one is a champion.
For some of them, it's a short commute. Time's Australian edition has
its headquarters in Sydney, and editor Steve Waterson and his colleagues
have been working for years to get enough credentials, press-center space
and hotel rooms for the entire operation. He, Time Europe editor Chris
Redman and Time U.S. senior editor Bill Saporito will supervise our coverage
of the big contests and the standout athletes, several of whom we profile
in this week's issue.
We have a few standouts of our own. Vern Bowrey, publisher of the Australian
edition, was coxswain of that country's coxed fours at the 1972 Munich
Games (narrowly missing a medal). And some members of our team have been
to more Games than most athletes. Senior editor Bob Sullivan will be covering
his sixth Olympics, having spent time at our sister publication Sports
Illustrated. Washington correspondent Barry Hillenbrand has worked four
Games. And few journalistsor athletesin Sydney can match the
versatility of Susanna Schrobsdorff, who has not only handled our logistics
for numerous Olympics but also covers the gymnastic events. London staff
writer Kate Noble will be following the European competitors and Beijing
correspondent Hannah Beech the Asian entries. Senior editor Belinda Luscombe,
herself a Sydneysider, will be looking at the offbeat side of the Games.
You can see their efforts in this and the next few issues of Time, as
well as on our special Olympics website at www.timeasia.com/olympics2000.
In print and online we hope to capture all the drama, excitement and sheer
fun of the Sydney extravaganza, as well as a fair measure of the local
color. Says Sullivan: "I expect much good cheer, terrific Balmain Bugs
and weather so nice I can leave my Akubra and Dryzabone at the hotel."
For a translation, see our Olympics coverage.
Write to TIME at mail@web.timeasia.com
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