Drawing of lots for duet and team technical routines completed

(BEIJING, April 15) -- A Czech duet will be the first synchronized swimmers to compete at the National Aquatics Center as a result of the April 15 lot-drawing ceremony for the technical routines of the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Olympic Games Synchronized Swimming Qualification Tournament.

The tournament features duet and team events, with each consisting of a technical routine and free routine. Aggregate scores will determine the final duet and team rankings. The duet technical routine and the team technical routine will be held on April 16 and 17, respectively, while the duet free routine and the team free routine will be contested April 19-20.

According to the lot-drawing results, among 32 duets, those from the Czech Republic, Malaysia, Uzbekistan and Japan will compete first, followed by their counterparts from the Netherlands, Austria, Italy and France. China's Jiang Wenwen/Jiang Tingting will be the 31st to take the pool.

Olympic and World champion Japan will lead the team technical routine on April 17, followed by Spain, Greece, Canada, Italy and Ukraine.

All events will begin at 3 p.m.

(Credit: The Official Website of "Good Luck Beijing" Sport Events)