s New Roman” size=3>Cara,(27) who is currently ranked as the world’s top female doubles player, is likely to face a problem in finding a Zimbabwean partner for the doubles competition at the Beijing Games.
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Who will partner Cara Black? (02-08-07)
THE Zimbabwe Olympic Committee are yet to identify who will partner tennis ace Cara Black at next year’s games in Beijing China.
Although Zimbabwe currently have a number of promising young female players such as Fadzai Mawisire and Fadzai Masiyazi, they all have not yet attained some recognised world rankings that would make them eligible to partner Black in the doubles in Beijing.
Cara who is also currently ranked outside the top 200 in the world singles rankings is likely to play in both the doubles and singles.
Cara who is also currently ranked outside the top 200 in the world singles rankings is likely to play in both the doubles and singles.
Promising tennis stars Mawisire and Masiyazi are still to attain some “respectable” world rankings that would enable one of them to play doubles with Black at the Beijing Games.
Both played at the just-ended All-Africa Games in Algeria but they struggled with their game on the clay surface which they are not used to playing on.
At the Algiers Games, both Masiyazi and Mawisire failed to go beyond the second round in the singles.
The two United States-based players also played together in the doubles but they were dumped out in the second round.
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At the Algiers Games, both Masiyazi and Mawisire failed to go beyond the second round in the singles.
The two United States-based players also played together in the doubles but they were dumped out in the second round.
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TOP clay target shottist Mike Nicholson would get a special invitation from the International Olympic Committee to compete at next year’s Olympic Games in Beijing.
Nicholson won a bronze medal at the just-ended All-Africa Games in Algeria but failed to attain the required scores for automatic qualification for the Beijing Games.
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) said the shottist could still go to Beijing, courtesy of a Tripartite Commission Invitation from the IOC.
Nicholson won a bronze medal at the just-ended All-Africa Games in Algeria but failed to attain the required scores for automatic qualification for the Beijing Games.
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) said the shottist could still go to Beijing, courtesy of a Tripartite Commission Invitation from the IOC.
The 2008 Olympic Games will run from August 8-24 in Beijing.
Nicholson did improve on his points score at the Algiers Games as compared to those that he registered when he came second at the African Shooting Championships in Cairo, Egypt, in March.
But (his scores in Algiers) will still help his cause for him to receive a Tripartite Commission Invitation from the IOC that would enable him to compete at the Beijing Olympics.
“He is improving on his minimum qualifying scores for the Games,” ZOC said.
The IOC extends the Tripartite Commission Invitation to those athletes who would not have achieved automatic qualification standards for the Games in their different disciplines.
There are 24 Tripartite Commission Invitation places for next year’s Beijing Games and the idea is to get all 203 National Olympic Committees that are recognised by the IOC to participate in the Olympic Games so that the Games will be seen as a truly universal event.
Post published in: Zimbabwe Sports News Nicholson did improve on his points score at the Algiers Games as compared to those that he registered when he came second at the African Shooting Championships in Cairo, Egypt, in March.
But (his scores in Algiers) will still help his cause for him to receive a Tripartite Commission Invitation from the IOC that would enable him to compete at the Beijing Olympics.
“He is improving on his minimum qualifying scores for the Games,” ZOC said.
The IOC extends the Tripartite Commission Invitation to those athletes who would not have achieved automatic qualification standards for the Games in their different disciplines.
There are 24 Tripartite Commission Invitation places for next year’s Beijing Games and the idea is to get all 203 National Olympic Committees that are recognised by the IOC to participate in the Olympic Games so that the Games will be seen as a truly universal event.