Sports
Illustrated Daily, July 24, 1996

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Another muggy day is on tap, with a high of 91° but only a 20% chance of rain.

China vs. U.S. in women's volleyball (VY81721). In a match pitting the top two teams in Pool A, the Americans get their sternest test of the Games to date against a Chinese team that swept them in four matches during a tour of California this spring.

WHAT IF ...the U.S. beats eight-time Olympic champion India in men's field hockey today at Morris Brown? It would be a huge upset and the first Olympic victory in the sport for the U.S., which is 0-21-4 overall in the Games and 0-2 in Atlanta.


Cycling (1)

(10 a.m.) Stone Mountain Velodrome

Men's 1-km Time Trial
Pick: Shane Kelly, Australia

Fencing (2)

(2:55 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

Women's Team Épée
Pick: Hungary

Men's Team Sabre
Pick: Hungary

Gymnastics (1)

(4:15 p.m.) Georgia Dome

Men's All-Around
Pick: Alexei Nemov, Russia

Judo (2)

(3 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

Men's 156.5 Pounds
Pick: Kenzo Nakamura, Japan

Women's 123 Pounds
Pick: Driulis Gonzalez, Cuba

Shooting (2)

(Noon) Wolf Creek Shooting Complex

Women's Small-Bore Rifle, Three-Position
Pick: Vessela Lecheva, Bulgaria

Men's Double Trap
Pick: Steve Haberman, Australia

Swimming (4)

(7:30 p.m.) Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

Men's 200m Breaststroke
Pick: Norbert Rózsa, Hungary

Women's 200m Individual Medley
Pick: Michelle Smith, Ireland

Men's 100m Butterfly
Pick: Denis Pankratov, Russia

Women's 4-100m Medley Relay
Pick: U.S.

Weightlifting (1)

(4 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

167.5 Pounds
Pick: Pablo Lara, Cuba


Alexei Nemov

Alexei Nemov

The 20-year-old Russian gymnast is expected to battle Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus for the all-around men's title. Nemov, the all-around titlist at the '95 world championships, already has a gold in hand, the result of leading Russia to the team title on Monday. Scherbo won the all-around in Barcelona.

photograph by Bill Frakes

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