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09/09/02
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In portuguese:

Brasileiras ironizam chinesas com palmas em almo�o

Rio - Brasileiras e chinesas finalmente se encontraram ap�s as duas derrotas surpreendentes da equipe asi�tica no Campeonato Mundial de V�lei Feminino. Nesta segunda-feira, as delega��es se cruzaram em Stuttgart, cidade-sede do Grupo I nessa fase da competi��o, durante o almo�o comemorativo pelo 20� anivers�rio da atacante Sass�.
Brasil e It�lia j� estavam quase terminando de almo�ar quando o time chin�s apareceu na porta do refeit�rio. O time brasileiro aproveitou a ocasi�o para fazer algo que j� estava entalado h� algum tempo: aplaudiu n�o s� a jogadora brasileira, mas tamb�m toda a equipe da China.
As duas equipes se enfrentam �s 15h30 desta quarta-feira em partida v�lida pelas quartas-de-final da competi��o.
"Isso tudo est� atravessado. Quer�amos ter feito isso na noite em que a China perdeu para a Gr�cia, na primeira fase, em Leipzig. Mas elas se acovardaram e n�o voltaram para jantar no hotel. As palmas foram para elas numa maneira de protestar", desabafou a l�bero Fabi.
"O que a China fez foi uma vergonha para o voleibol. O esporte n�o merece isso. O pior de tudo foi que elas fizeram contra a Gr�cia e ainda repetiram contra a Cor�ia - disse a atacante brasileira Scheilla, lembrando as derrotas com sabor de arma��o que as chinesas sofreram para as gregas na primeira fase, e tamb�m para as coreanas na fase seguinte, ambas por 3 x 0. Os dois resultados colocaram a China em grupos teoricamente mais fracos.
As brasileiras receberam apoio de jogadoras da Alemanha, Estados Unidos e, principalmente, da Holanda, j� que o pa�s acabou sendo desclassificado gra�as ao resultado do jogo entre China e Cor�ia.
"No jantar de encerramento da etapa em Riesa, v�rias jogadoras de outras sele��es vinham nos dar for�a, dizer que n�s t�nhamos que vencer as chinesas e que estavam torcendo por n�s", contou a capit� brasileira Karin.

In English: translation from Dinctionary.com

Brazilians ironizam Chinese with palms in lunch

Rio - Brazilian and Chinese if they had finally found after the two surprising defeats of the Asian team in the World-wide Championship of Feminine V�lei. In this monday, the delegations if had crossed in Stuttgart, city-headquarters of Group I in this phase of the competition, during the commemorative lunch for 20� anniversary of the Sass� aggressor.
Brazil and Italy already were almost finishing to lunch when the Chinese teams appeared in the gate of the refectory. The Brazilian teams used to advantage the occasion to make something that already was entalado has some time: the Brazilian player not only applauded, but also all the team of China.
The two teams if face to 15h30 of this Wednesday in valid start for the fourth-of-end of the competition. "
This everything is crossed. We wanted to have done this in the night where China lost for Greece, in the first phase, Leipzig. But they acovardaram themselves and they had not come back supper in the hotel. The palms had been for they in a way to protest ", relieved l�bero Fabi.
" What China made it was a shame for voleibol. The sport does not deserve this. The worse one of everything was that they had made against Greece and still they had repeated against Korea - said the Brazilian aggressor Scheilla, remembering the defeats with flavor of scaffolding who the Chinese had suffered for the Greeks in the first phase, and also for the native of Koreas in the following phase, both for 3 x 0. The two results had placed China in theoretically weakker groups.
The Brazilians had received bracket from players of Germany, United States and, mainly, of Holland, since the country finished being declassified favours to the result it game between China and Korea.
" In the supper of closing of the stage in Riesa, some players of other selections came in giving force to them, saying that we had that to win the Chinese and that they were twisting for us ", counted Brazilian captain Karin.