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...cynicism and compromises that make up political life, and would prefer to keep her ideals intact. "I'll always fight for what I care about," she says, and hopes, in the meantime, that she can use her 15 minutes to help other activists. After being booted out off the equestrian event, Chan passed on three tickets - and her much-photographed Tibetan flag - to members of Students for a Free Tibet, who managed to wave it around for a full minute before they were also shown the door. This time, the flag was confiscated. Chan doubts she'll get it back...
Though no match for the missile launchers and shock troops that surround Beijing's Bird's Nest, security has been stiff at Hong Kong's Shatin complex. A tight knot of privately contracted guards have staked out the venue for the 2008 Olympics' equestrian events, as spectators watch horses undergo "dressage" and other genteel equine pastimes...
...summer Olympic preview of 100 athletes representing several countries in various sports seemed to focus on swimming, track and field, gymnastics and basketball. But sadly overlooked is equestrian. These three divisions: dressage, eventing and jumping test the mental and physical stamina of each partnership. There are millions of enthusiasts all over the world. It's high time the media realized that horseflesh is just as appealing as any bodies we see in the pool, on the track or on the court. Alma Lou Annab, AMMAN...
...July 7]. Polocrosse, a wild fusion of lacrosse and polo, has horses fitter than polo ponies and far more bruising action. Australian Rules, a cross between rugby league and Gaelic football, requires the utmost fitness, as there are virtually no stoppages and minimal reserves of replacement players. As for equestrian competition, when the Australian team won the Three-Day Event over the killer course at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, it was rumored that they practiced by hunting kangaroos across barbed-wire fences. J. Alice Hofler, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
...Sports like equestrian need gripping scripts to sustain them during the Games. "It would have been the greatest story in equestrian history if Teddy would have made it to the Olympics," says O'Connor. She's probably not far off. But the world never got to meet Teddy - and now may not get to meet O'Connor either. "The whole thing is sad," she says. "Very...