AUG 01 The “ultimate” press result by Jörg Benner A summary of media sightings in Germany and Europe.
JULY 24 In the U.S. CSTV (College Sports Television) will air the Gold Medal game on tape delay - exact times to be announced by the UPA as soon as possible.
JULY 24 Germany vs. Canada VIDEO CLIP from ZDF (2nd German Public National TV channel) World Games: Ultimate Frisbee Bei den World Games in Duisburg gibt es mitunter auch kuriose Sportarten zu bestaunen. Ultimate Frisbee zum Beispiel. Gespielt wird mit gemischten Mannschaften, aber ohne Schiedsrichter. Das ZDF nutzt Material von REUTERS und APT (Thanks to
Daniel Wickeroth)
24. Juli - Opening sentence of today's WAZ (West German News) Online: "Fliegende Scheiben, Schirme und viele andere kuriose Sportarten
präsentieren sich seit einer Woche bei den World Games im Ruhrgebiet. Hier finden Sie, wann, was, wo zu bestaunen ist - stimmen Sie sich mit dem WAZ-Spezial ein und schauen Sie sich Fotostrecken zu den bisherigen Veranstaltungen an ... " ("Flying discs, parachutes, and many other curious sports presented this week at The World Games in the Ruhr area...." Special section title: "Fringe sports on center stage...")
Live broadcast of the Flying Disc gold medal match is scheduled on Eurosport 2 Sunday, July 24 at 16.00 o'clock central European time. (Oliver & Patricia VanHalteren and others)
A two-hour TV program of all World Games sports will be shown in Japan five times, first on August 6 channel BSi. TBS channel will show the program four times in August and September. At least 10 min. from this show will include Flying Disc. (Fumio Morooka)
From the Duisburg Organizing Committee News:
22.07.2005 11:00
Flying disc: Tips for the opponents after the game.
Ultimate flying disc proves to be one of the most sportsmanlike sports at the 2005 World Games. The field sport is not only exercised without a referee, but after the end of a game both teams get together. After the match Germany vs Canada the Canadian captain Andrew Lugsdin gave tips to their opponents: “The Germans played very well. They were often simply unfortunate in the second half. They should continue to play in that shape. Their strong point is gaining offensive space.” The rainy weather on Friday suited the flying disc athletes from usually warm Australia well. “It’s winter now in Australia with similar temperatures as we have here”, said David O’Brien, coach of the team from “Down Under.”
USA are leading in flying disc with three wins
After nine preliminary round matches in flying disc the USA are leading undefeated. The Americans crashed Japan 13-4, the 2001 bronze medallists at home in Akita. Even title holders Canada achieved only eight points against their North American neighbours.
July 22 evening: The German TV channel WDR covered flying disc ultimate - with special focus on "the spirit thing." Today, the moderator, Claus Lufen, visited the Germany-Japan game to include clips during the Tour de France on ARD, the first German public station. (Jörg Benner)
Day One by the Australian Flying Disc Association (AFDA)
Announcer Jörg Benner prepared an editorial about pre-games media coverage.
See a report in German covering the Deutschlandfunk interview that he mentioned.
JULY 15 The Boston Common features USA athlete Deb Cussen.
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