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* Red hot favourites Iran go for gold
* Two gold, one bronze in Asian wrestling
* Iran third in Asian fencing
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* Asian karate final results
* Asian Games medals table
* Iran, Kuwait set up Asian Games final
* Soccer - Iran on track for gold
* Asia threatens World Cup boycott
* Daei leads Iran into semi-finals
* Monday's medals standings
* Weightlifter prays to prophets, wins gold
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Friday,
December 18, 1998
* Red hot favourites Iran go for gold
BANGKOK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The last time Iran won the Asian Games soccer
gold medal in 1990, they were giant-killing underdogs emerging from a decade
of war. On Saturday, they will be the red hot favourites as they battle
Kuwait under a pall of apprehension after U.S.-led missile and air strikes
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* Two gold, one bronze in Asian wrestling
BANGKOK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Results of finals in the free-style wrestling
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* Iran third in Asian fencing
BANGKOK, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Results of men's fencing finals at the 1998
Asian Games on Friday: Men's team sabre: South Korea beat China 45-44.
Third and fourth placing: Iran beat Kazakhstan 45-43.
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Thursday
December 17, 1998
* Asian karate final results
BANGKOK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Results of men's karate finals at the 1998
Asian Games on Thursday ... FULL
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* Asian Games medals table
BANGKOK, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Following are medal standings after the
twelfth day of competition at the 13th Asian Games on Thursday:
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Wednesday
December 16, 1998
* Iran, Kuwait set up Asian Games final
BANGKOK, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Kuwait beat Thailand and a packed arena
3-0 on Wednesday to set up an all Middle East Asian Games soccer final
against favourites Iran, 1-0 winners over China in the other semifinal.
It took the Iranians 49 minutes to break down a tough Chinese defence built
around Fan Zhiyi of English First Division side Crystal Palace, Ali Mousavi
pushing home a rebound from a low hard freekick into the penalty area by
Bayern Munich's Ali Daei ... FULL
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Tuesday
December 15,1998
* Soccer - Iran on track for gold
BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Favourites Iran appear on track for the
goldmedal as the Asian Games soccer tournament goes into the semifinal
stage onWednesday -- unless hosts Thailand can pull off new miracles or
China play abovethemselves. Iran, who brought their World Cup squad to
Bangkok, play China in one semifinalwith the comfort of a 2-1 second round
group victory over their rivals behindthem. The final is played on Saturday...
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* Asia threatens World Cup boycott
Dec 15, 1998, BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - Co-hosts Japan and South Korea
will play in the 2002 World Cup even if the rest of the Asian countries
boycott the event. Asian soccer officials said Tuesday, however, that the
boycott would proceed unless FIFA, the sport's world governing authority,
expands the number of slots allocated to Asia for the World Cup ... FULL
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Monday
December 14, 1998
* Daei leads Iran into semi-finals
BANGKOK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich striker Ali Daei lashed home
three goals in the last 10 minutes to lead Iran to an easy 4-0 quarter-final
win over Asian Games soccer champions Uzbekistan on Monday. Iranian coach
Mansour Pourhadari was delighted with his team's play but had special mention
for Daei. ``All my players are the best but Daei is the very best,'' he
said with a grin ... FULL
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* Monday's medals standings
BANGKOK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Following are medal standings after the
ninth day of competition at the 13th Asian Games on Monday ... FULL
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