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Compiled by the Government Communication and Information System Date: 12 Aug 2008 Title: Germany's Grimm wins gold for Olympic canoeing -------------------- Beijing - Alexander Grimm of Germany on Tuesday won the Olympic canoeing slalom kayak single (K1) title in Beijing, winning his country's first gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. The world number three won the close racing with a combined result of 171.70 seconds, 1.60 seconds ahead of Fabien Lefevre of France, bronze medalist in Athens. Benjamin Boukpeti of Togo took the bronze with a time of 173.45, winning the first medal for the small western African country. Mr Grimm, who won a World Cup title in 2007, finished only fourth in the semifinal but a good-form in the final helped him to stand on the top of the podium. "It was my dream since I was a small child," the 22-year-old German said. "Everything just worked today. I've achieved my goal." The gold came as a little surprise for Mr Grimm. "I knew it was enough for a medal but I didn't know it was enough for Gold." Mr Lefevre also told reporters in the mixed zone that it was an amazing feeling to win a silver medal. "It's unbelievable to win a medal [silver]. This year was my year. It's taken me 10 years to get here," Mr Lefevre said. - BuaNews-Xinhua |
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