1.   The right wing carries the early finish time on the left and the late finish time on the right.

2.   Gunnar Krantz, skipper of Swedish Match, said in a telephone interview that he does not expect big differences in the finish time at Sydney.

3.   Others wanted to improve upon previous finish times.

4.   All runners and walkers had computer chips attached to their shoes to record their finish times.

5.   Barmasei also finished fast but finished third despite having the same finish time as Kiptanui.

6.   Organizers had considered shortening the leg after the eight boats battled light winds all day, and projected finish times grew later.

7.   The computer chip will enable organizers to record the exact start and finish times for each runner, the newspaper said.

8.   But Abdullah said on Monday night that the finish time was still up in the air.

9.   But Abdullah said late Monday that the finish time was still up in the air.