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Kamis, 04 Maret 2010

BEIJING ; The torch relay for this year's 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou will not venture outside the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, organisers have said.

The torch for the last Asian Games in Qatari capital Doha in 2006 travelled 50,000 kilometres through 13 countries and 23 cities in Asia.

The relay for the last big sports event held in China, Beijing Olympics, was even more ambitious but became a focus for violent anti-Chinese protests, particularly in the U.S. and Europe. By contrast, the Guangzhou relay will be confined to 21 major cities in Guangdong before arriving in the provincial capital for the opening of the Nov. 12-27 Games, which will host more than 14,000 athletes and officials from 45 Asian countries.

Spotakova

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Spotakova breaks women's javelin world record

Women’s Javelin Throw

Olympic gold in Beijing

Olympic champion Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic broke the women's javelin world record at the World Athletics Final on Saturday.

"I was thinking about how I can throw a personal best today, I never really thought about the world record," Spotakova said, "I was really shocked. I didn't expect it. It's just unbelievable."

The Czech who won the Olympic gold in Beijing with her previous best of 71.42, made 72.28 meters in her first throw to break the world mark of 71.70 set by Osleidys Menendez of Cuba at the 2005 world championships in Helsinki.

Spotakova, also world champion, will receive a 100,000 U. S. dollars bonus for the record.