Eqn: Aussies to battle Germans in gold medal showdown

AAP General News (Australia)
08-11-2008
Eqn: Aussies to battle Germans in gold medal showdown

Australia and Germany are battling it out for the equestrian eventing team gold medal
at the Beijing Olympics.

After the cross country -- the second of three stages -- the two nations are just 3.3
points apart.

That's less than one four-point rail penalty going into the show jumping.

None of the 68 cross country riders completed today's cross country course in Hong
Kong in the optimum time of eight minutes .. SHANE ROSE of NSW the quickest around the
boggy course in 8.23.

The best-placed Australian on individual points is MEGAN JONES .. in third spot behind
Germans HINRICH ROMEIKE and INGRID KLIMKE.

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KEYWORD: OLY08 EQN AUST (HONG KONG)

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