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Illustrated Daily, August 2, 1996

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Boxing semifinals (BX28111). Already guaranteed six medals, the U.S. sends out three more boxers trying to reach the finals: Floyd Mayweather at 125 pounds, David Reid (156) and Antonio Tarver (178).

THOSE USOC CONNECTIONS: U.S. javelin thrower Tom Pukstys, 28, who competes today, says he has been offered a pitching tryout by New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Pukstys last pitched in 1985.


Archery (2)

(12:15 p.m.) Stone Mountain Archery Center

Men's Team
Pick: South Korea

Women's Team
Pick: South Korea

Baseball (1)

(7 p.m.) Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium

Pick: Cuba

Diving (1)

(10 p.m.) Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Men's Platform
Pick: Dmitri Sautin, Russia

Field Hockey (1)

(7:30 p.m.) Morris Brown College

Men
Pick: The Netherlands

Gymnastics (1)

(3 p.m.) Coliseum, Athens

Rhythmic Team
Pick: Bulgaria

Synchronized Swimming (1)

(5 p.m.) Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Team
Pick: U.S.

Tennis (2)

(1 p.m.) Stone Mountain Tennis Center

Women's Singles
Pick: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Spain

Men's Doubles
Pick: Woodbridge-Woodforde, Australia

Track and Field (6)

(7:30 a.m.) Olympic Stadium

Men's 50-km Walk
Pick: Jesús García, Spain

(5 p.m.) Olympic Stadium

Pole Vault
Pick: Igor Trandenkov, Russia

Women's Shot Put
Pick: Sui Xinmei, China

Women's Long Jump
Pick: Jackie Joyner-Kersee, U.S.

3,000m Steeplechase
Pick: Moses Kiptanui, Kenya

Women's 10,000m
Pick: Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia

Wrestling/Freestyle (5)

(3:30 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

114.5 Pounds
Pick: Valentin Yordanov, Bulgaria

136.5 Pounds
Pick: Tom Brands, U.S.

163 Pounds
Pick: Kenny Monday, U.S.

198 Pounds
Pick: Rasul Khadem, Iran

286 Pounds
Pick: Mahmut Demir, Turkey

Yachting (1)

(Noon) Wassaw Sound

Soling
Pick: Schümann-Flach-Jäkel, Germany


Synchronized Swimming

Synchronized Swimming

Thanks to a pair of perfect 10s for technical merit and a third for artistic impression, the U.S. led the team competition after Tuesday's technical program. But today's freestyle routine accounts for 65% of the total score. Canada and Japan stand 2-3, respectively, in the eight-team field.

photograph by Richard Mackson

 


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