FED: Chat online with Olympians and coaches from tomorrow

AAP General News (Australia)
07-18-2000
FED: Chat online with Olympians and coaches from tomorrow

SYDNEY, July 18 AAP - As of tomorrow night you can chat with your favourite Olympian
or team coach about their hopes to win gold or if they have any pre-meet superstitions.

Some of Australia's leading Olympians - including Ian Thorpe and Susie O'Neill - will
share their life, hopes and dreams over the Internet with the Australian public in the
run up to the Games.

Telstra has organised a series of online chat sessions with Australian Olympians and
Paralympians, starting tomorrow and going right through to the closing ceremony of the
Paralympic Games.

The program of who's on will be regularly updated online at www.telstra.com/chat

To kick off the chat sessions, Hockeyroos coach Dr Ric Charlesworth will online from
6pm tomorrow (Wednesday July 19) giving fans an insight into the team's hopes to win Olympic
gold.

Upcoming chat sessions will also involve leading coaches, team doctors and team members.

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