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In the News (Thu 31 Dec 09)

  
  Lusis to run in the parliament elections
Lusis told BNS that he had run for the Riga City Council in municipal elections but agreed to run in the parliament elections on a suggestion by Labor Party leader Aivars Kreituss.
Lusis was among the ten best javelin throwers in the world from 1953 to 1970.
At present he is advising his son Voldemars Lusis, a member of the Latvian Olympic team.
www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/15825   (172 words)

  
 Observer | British hopes down in the dumps again
Having competed in the first group and thrown 81.50 metres he remained in a qualifying position until Canada's Scott Russell threw a national record of 81.66 to leapfrog him into 12th.
But their celebrations lasted only a few minutes before Latvia's Voldemars Lusis threw 19 centimetres further to move ahead of their man. Whatever.
It meant Backley was out, reawakening memories of Tokyo in 1991 when he had also failed to qualify for the final in these championships when one of the favourites.
observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4237710-110185,00.html   (1110 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport | Athletics: Backley crashes out on dark day for Britain
Backley, who has won five European and Commonwealth titles but always just missed out at world and Olympic level, was clinging onto a final spot with just three men left to make their last throw.
First Canada's Scott Russell shattered his national record with an effort of 81.66m before Latvia's Voldemars Lusis stepped up to claim a final spot with 81.85m.
Britain's javelin veteran Mick Hill made the final with a magnificent season's best throw of 84.88, but Backley's exit is a crushing blow to British medal hopes.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2001/08/11/uobackl.xml   (665 words)

  
 Olympic champions to earn more than a medal
Zorzs Tikmers, vice president of the Latvian Olympic Committee, said that preparation for the games was going very well and that Latvia's team was ready to do its best.
However, team member and javelin thrower Voldemars Lusis admitted that there would be much less support for Latvia in Athens than there was in Portugal during the European soccer championship.
Latvia!' because it's not a secret that any kind of support is going to help make better results," said Lusis.
www.baltictimes.com /art.php?art_id=10666   (409 words)

  
 American Track and Field -- Regional News Article
The Canadians had something to cheer about, as Scott Russell of Canada broke the Canadian record with an excellent throw of 81.66m.
Voldemars Lusis, on the last throw ends the Canadian's chance to make the javelin final, with a close throw of 81.85m.
Notable not making the final is multi medalist Steve Backley, who will finish 14th overall.
www.american-trackandfield.com /news/WCD8UP2.html   (3172 words)

  
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 Toronto Zinas (News)
The team also includes Ieva Zunda, a hurdler currently enrolled at St. Louis University in the USA.
Other hopefuls include javelin throwers Eriks Rags and Voldemars Lusis (son of 1968 Olympic champion Janis Lusis), and hurdler Stanislavs Olijars.
The games in Athens start on August 13 and end August 29.
www.torontozinas.com /index.php?id=arh&nr=76   (3802 words)

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