Sports
Illustrated Daily, July 25, 1996

Sports Illustrated Daily What's
Happening

Could be a wet one, with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms early on.

Women's all-around gymnastics (GA56581). Fresh off their historic team win, the U.S. women now go for individual gold. Kerri Strug is out with an ankle sprain, but Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller and Dominique Moceanu will compete. Svetlana Khorkina of Russia is the favorite. One for each ring: Krisztina Egerszegi of Hungary seeks her fifth career gold medal, in the 200 backstroke. Queen Krisztina, as she is known in her homeland, was 14 when she won her first gold in '88.


Cycling (1)

(9:30 a.m.) Stone Mountain Velodrome

Men's Individual Pursuit
Pick: Andrea Collinelli, Italy

Fencing (2)

(3:25 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

Women's Team Foil
Pick: Italy

Men's Team Foil
Pick: Cuba

Gymnastics (1)

(4:15 p.m.) Georgia Dome

Women's All-Around
Pick: Svetlana Khorkina, Russia

Judo (2)

(3 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

Men's 143 Pounds
Pick: Udo Quellmalz, Germany

Women's 114 Pounds
Pick: Legna Verdecia, Cuba

Shooting (2)

(11 a.m.) Wolf Creek Shooting Complex

Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone
Pick: Jens Harskov, Denmark

Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol
Pick: Ralf Schumann, Germany

Swimming (5)

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

Women's 800m Freestyle
Pick: Brooke Bennett, U.S.

Men's 50m Freestyle
Pick: Gary Hall Jr., U.S.

Women's 200m Backstroke
Pick: Krisztina Egerszegi, Hungary

Men's 200m Individual Medley
Pick: Jani Sievinen, Finland

Women's 4x200m Free Relay
Pick: Germany


WildWestFest
Wills Park Equestrian Center
Alpharetta, Ga.
10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily
Through Aug. 4

Gunfight exhibitions, bullfighting, barrel racing and country and western music are among the activities that highlight this festival in Alpharetta, which is located about 45 minutes north of Atlanta. There are also more than a dozen types of Native American craftwork and lots of food and other entertainment. Tickets are $19 for adults, $14 for senior citizens and children ages 6-12. Kids under six are free.


U.S. Softball

U.S. Softball

In an 18-hour span, Lisa Fernandez (left) and the Americans will find out how they stack up against two other medal contenders in this first-time Olympic sport. After meeting Canada tonight in Columbus, Ga., the U.S. will be back at it tomorrow morning with a game against Australia.

photograph by V.J. Lovero

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