| Who knew that building a web site and
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| | Olympic guide as far back as the 2000
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| active online community would be the path
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| | Games. The site, found at offers a wide
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| to qualifying for the Beijing Olympic
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| | range of information about the sport as
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| Games?
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| | well as up to date news, training tips,
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| Craig Harkins, the owner and operator of
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| | and a thriving community site where
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| Fencing.Net, recently learned that he had
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| | fencers can discuss the latest news and
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| become one of only 5,600 members of media
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| | share tips and gossip.
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| worldwide to earn a spot in Beijing
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| | "US Fencing is delighted to hear that
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| covering the Olympic Games. The Atlantan
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| | fencing.net will be making the trip to
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| will be going to Beijing in 2008 to
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| | Beijing. We know that the U.S. market
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| report on the progress of the US Olympic
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| | will be provided with real-time news and
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| Fencing Team as their members attempt to
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| | interviews with the U.S. team and
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| improve on the Gold and Bronze medal
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| | international athletes from across the
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| brought back from the 2004 Athens Games.
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| | world." said Cindy Bent Findlay, Media
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| "When I was reporting on the Olympics in
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| | Coordinator for the United States Fencing
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| 2000, I was staying up late, using my
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| | Association. "Fencing.net has taken
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| Internet connection to view the fencing
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| | reporting on our sport to a new level and
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| and relying on past interviews with the
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| | so we look forward to more great coverage
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| Olympians" said Craig Harkins. "After
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| | from Beijing."
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| that, my goal was to make it to the next
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| | Since 1995, Fencing.Net has provided
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| Olympics. When I learned that the USOC
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| | resources for beginning fencers as well
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| had awarded Fencing.Net a media
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| | as experienced fencers looking to improve
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| credential for the Beijing Olympics, I
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| | their level of competitiveness in the
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| did a little dance!"
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| | sport. Now the company site has extended
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| Fencing.Net has been featured in the most
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| | its services to help people find fencing
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| recent publication of the United States
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| | clubs and camps in their area and to
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| Fencing Association and recognizedas a
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| | provide the necessary equipment for
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| key site on Olympic Fencing by Yahoo!'s
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| | participation in the sport.
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