Australia's Olympic hopes were dented Sunday as road cyclist Simon Gerrans withdrew from the Rio Games with an injury and Lleyton Hewitt was set to pull out as tennis coach.
Gerrans Air Max Shoes Sale , 36, was due to ride in his third Games, but was forced to quit the Tour de France on Thursday after breaking his collarbone in a crash. He later underwent surgery in Spain.
"With my current injury my [Olympic Games] preparation would be seriously jeopardized, and so too my performance at the Games," Gerrans wrote in a letter to team officials.
"For Australia to have the best chance to achieve the best result possible Air Max Sale , I feel I should be replaced by one of the riders in the squad."
Cycling Australia will select a replacement rider later this week, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) said.
Also representing Australia's men road cycling team are London Games track silver medallist Rohan Dennis and Richie Porte, a regular Grand Tour contender. A fourth rider has yet to be named.
Meanwhile, Tennis Australia informed the AOC they would be applying to Olympic chiefs to replace coach and former world No.1 Hewitt with Mark Draper at the Games.
The formal process was expected to take several days as Draper was currently in the US, AOC's Mike Tancred told AFP on Sunday.
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BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing transport authorities set up car free zones and opened new bus routes Friday, marking World Car Free Day.
Vehicles were banned from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in three zones near Wangfujing Street, Nanluoguxiang Lane and the Beijing Olympic Sports Center, said the Beijing municipal commission of transport in a statement.
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September is known as the most congested month as shopping sprees and family visits begin in the run up to the National Day (Oct. 1) and Mid-Autumn Festival (Oct. 4), in addition to school-related traffic.
The traffic index is expected to reach 8.2 on Friday, according to the commission.
The traffic index ranges from 0 to 10, with the number increasing as congestion gets worse.
With more bus lanes, new subway lines and the emergence of shared bikes Nike Air Max Mens Sale , traffic congestion in Beijing has eased recently.
According to traffic statistics, the average traffic index in the first half of 2017 was down 3.8 percent from the same period last year.
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HONG KONG, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Sotheby's Hong Kong presented here Thursday an oil painting named "Wheels: Industrial New York" from Chinese-American artist Yun Gee Nike Air Max Womens Sale , with the estimated price of up to 120 million HK dollars (about 15 million U.S. dollars) in its autumn sale, 2017.
Being over two meters tall, the painting is not only Yun Gee's largest work, but also the creation in response to the invitation to the reopening show of New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in 1932, making Yun Gee the first Chinese artist to exhibit at MoMA Nike Air Max Shoes Sale , according to Sotheby's Hong Kong.
The painting reflected America's rapid industrialization and modernization since World War I, Vinci Chang, Sotheby's head of Modern Asian Art, told a press conference, adding the work is appearing on the market for the very first time since its creation 85 years ago.
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STOCKHOLM, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (Nevs) held a ceremony on Monday in its Trollhattan factory, western Sweden, to commemorate the start of production of Saab 9-3 Aero.
Minister of the Enterprise Annie Loof, Qingdao Vice Mayor Li Chenggang Air Max Black Sale , Chinese Ambassador to Sweden Chen Yuming, and Mayor of Trollhattan Paul Akerlund attended the ceremony, celebrating the event in the Saab history.
Annie Loof, Minister of Enterprise praised the significance of the Saab's factory in Trollhattan, and said Air Max Sale Online , "Although Nevs has made its stay possible in its own means, we from the Swedish government hope that our policies along with other competitive things will be a solid foundation for Nevs to prosper here in Sweden."
The car produced is a high-spec Saab 9-3 Aero Sedan with a 220 hp 2.0-liter turbo, a previously recognized high-performance engine of the Saab cars. Sales are initially focused in China with a small number of vehicles being sold directly from Nevs to Swedish customers via the Nevs' website.
The electric car based on the Saab 9-3 will be launched in spring 2014, with China as the first market. Nevs' partner and pa.
