It was unclear whether there will be any deadlines set for negotiations after Sunday's preliminary round.
He reached the 400m semi-finals there and also took part in a preliminary round of the 4x400m relay.
Incidentally, Batumi is also the site of a preliminary round of talks between Georgia and the European Union starting today.
He reports that Iceland's preliminary round match against Denmark attracted nearly 60 percent of the country's 100, 000 televisions and a share of about 100.
"They were unbeaten in the preliminary round, they came into the final very confident and they deserved to win, " said Lara after a rain-hit match.
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Muluzi made his bold announcement following Bullets' 2-1 victory against SC Villa of Uganda in the first leg of the Champions League preliminary round matches.
Nigeria has never gone beyond the preliminary round at the Olympics, although they are the only African side to have reached the quarter-final of a World Cup.
Coulibaly is still arguably the Eagles' greatest goal threat, and he scored twice as they disposed of Guinea Bissau in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers preliminary round.
American diver Chelsea Davis, who hit the board face first during the preliminary round of the three-metre springboard event, could yet take further part in the World Championships.
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The bottom 10 African teams in the Fifa rankings have been drawn into five preliminary round ties, which are to be played over two legs in October and November.
Blatter remains undeterred and before Sunday's draw for the preliminary round of the 2010 World Cup finals, said Fifa must "convince the purists in the application of European law".
New Zealand looked impressive, but with no giant-killing having taken place in the preliminary round, every team will now consider they have an equal chance of making the final.
Spalding United are through to the next stage of the FA Trophy after a 2-1 win at home to Wakefield in the preliminary round, thanks to a brace from Martin Wormall.
Divers preparing for a competition have a sense of the point total they need to advance from the preliminary round to the next round and, ultimately, to place in a medalist position.
As well as getting Mali to the semis of the Cup of Nations he also guided them through the preliminary round of the 2006 World Cup and Nations Cup against Guinea Bissau.
The southern African country have played in the finals three times before but in the 2002 qualifiers did not even get past the preliminary round, beaten on penalties after drawing with lowly Lesotho.
Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) secretary general Alimu Bah told BBC Sport on Monday that Peters will take charge of the Leone Stars for their 2010 World Cup preliminary round tie against Guinea Bissau.
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The preliminary round of the 2006 Challenge Cup takes place this weekend, and the starting point for the BBC Sport website's Road to Wembley is just outside Leeds, as Normanton Knights take on Hull club Embassy on Saturday.
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At Germany 2006, Ghana became the only African survivor after the preliminary round, surprising the bookmakers with victories over the Czech Republic and the U.S. before losing 3-0 to Brazil in a match that was closer than the scoreline suggested.
In a preliminary round victory over Serbia, members of the men's team participated in 17 group hugs and exchanged a spectacular 56 low fives and 21 high fives for a total of 94 touches, or 3.76 per break in the action.
WSJ: Group Hug: Which Olympic Sport Wins Gold for Touchiest?
But the new proposal will surely motivate teams to finish first and avoid a preliminary one and done round.
Preliminary results from the first round of electronic surveys will be presented at the ASQ World Conference May 21-23.
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