マリア・シャラポワの「北京五輪の旗手を務めたい」との希望はかなわなかった。シャラポワはリクエストしていたが認められなかったとのこと。
シャラポワは旗手になりたかったが、ロシアの監督のタルピシュチェフ氏が反対したようだ。
監督は「入場行進のために、暑い中を3時間も4時間も過ごして欲しくはない。彼女には疲れて欲しくないし、フレッシュでいて欲しい。」と語った。
またシャラポワの希望で、選手村には宿泊しないことも明らかになった。
北京五輪にはロシアからはシャラポワの他、クズネツォワ、デメンティエワ、サフィナが出場する。デメンティエワも選手村には滞在せずにホテルに宿泊するとのこと。
監督は「ホテルに泊まるのは問題ないが、そこからテニスの会場までの往復の渋滞が心配だ」と話している。
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Russia turn down Sharapova's request to carry flag
By Gennady FyodorovWed Jun 25, 11:04 AM ET
Officials have rejected Maria Sharapova's request to carry the Russian flag at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
"She wanted to be a flag-bearer (on August 8) but I advised against it," Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev told reporters on Wednesday.
"I don't want her to spend three or four hours in hot weather waiting to march in the opening ceremony. We want her to be fresh, not tired, during her matches."
World number two Sharapova has decided against living in the athletes village during the Games.
"She said she didn't want to stay in the Olympic village because it's very noisy there and she needed plenty of rest between matches," said Tarpishchev.
Sharapova will lead the Russian women's tennis team in China. She is joined by Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina, ranked number four, five and nine in the world respectively.
Tarpishchev said Dementieva, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, also turned down a chance to stay in the athletes village.
"That's not a problem for us and we will book a hotel room for them," he said. "The problem might be the traffic and transportation from the hotel to the tennis venue and back."
(Editing by Tony Jimenez)
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シャラポワは旗手になりたかったが、ロシアの監督のタルピシュチェフ氏が反対したようだ。
監督は「入場行進のために、暑い中を3時間も4時間も過ごして欲しくはない。彼女には疲れて欲しくないし、フレッシュでいて欲しい。」と語った。
またシャラポワの希望で、選手村には宿泊しないことも明らかになった。
北京五輪にはロシアからはシャラポワの他、クズネツォワ、デメンティエワ、サフィナが出場する。デメンティエワも選手村には滞在せずにホテルに宿泊するとのこと。
監督は「ホテルに泊まるのは問題ないが、そこからテニスの会場までの往復の渋滞が心配だ」と話している。
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Russia turn down Sharapova's request to carry flag
By Gennady FyodorovWed Jun 25, 11:04 AM ET
Officials have rejected Maria Sharapova's request to carry the Russian flag at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
"She wanted to be a flag-bearer (on August 8) but I advised against it," Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev told reporters on Wednesday.
"I don't want her to spend three or four hours in hot weather waiting to march in the opening ceremony. We want her to be fresh, not tired, during her matches."
World number two Sharapova has decided against living in the athletes village during the Games.
"She said she didn't want to stay in the Olympic village because it's very noisy there and she needed plenty of rest between matches," said Tarpishchev.
Sharapova will lead the Russian women's tennis team in China. She is joined by Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina, ranked number four, five and nine in the world respectively.
Tarpishchev said Dementieva, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, also turned down a chance to stay in the athletes village.
"That's not a problem for us and we will book a hotel room for them," he said. "The problem might be the traffic and transportation from the hotel to the tennis venue and back."
(Editing by Tony Jimenez)
Copyright © 2008 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
