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Illustrated Daily, July 30, 1996

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Gold medal softball game (SB73701). They remain the favorite to win it all in Columbus, but the U.S. women aren't the overwhelming pick they were coming into the tournament, especially after losing to Australia and having to rally in their last at bat to beat both Canada and China. But can he LEAP tall buildings in a single bound? Russia's Dmitri Svatkovski, the favorite in the modern pentathlon, spends his free time working for the Russian circus and performing as a folk dancer.


Cycling/Mountain Bike (2)

(10 a.m.) Georgia International Horse Park

Men's Cross-Country
Pick: Thomas Frischknecht, Switzerland

Women's Cross-Country
Pick: Alison Sydor, Canada

Modern Pentathlon (1)

(7 a.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

(1 p.m.) Georgia Tech Aquatic Center

(5:15 p.m.) Georgia International Horse Park

Pick: Dmitri Svatkovski, Russia

Softball (1)

(7 p.m.) Golden Park, Columbus

Pick: U.S.

Table Tennis (1)

(1 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

Men's Doubles
Pick: Wang-Lu, China

Weightlifting (1)

(4 p.m.) Georgia World Congress Center

Over 238 Pounds
Pick: Ronny Weller, Germany

Yachting (1)

(1 p.m.) Wassaw Sound

Tornado
Pick: Ballester-Leon, Spain


Fiddler's Festival
Downtown Square
Decatur
4 p.m. to midnight
Today and tomorrow

A part of the Atlanta suburb's two-week Hometown to the World Festival, this event features internationally known fiddlers and local talent. It is hosted by Whispering Bill Anderson, a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Fiddlers will perform until 9 p.m., at which time the dance floor will be opened and a live band will play Cajun, swing and country music. Admission is free.


Centennial Olympic Park to reopen under increased security The 21-acre downtown public gathering place opens at 8 a.m. today, and two hours later former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, an ordained minister, will lead a memorial service for the victims of Saturday's bomb blast there. The security force in and around the park has been doubled, and police will conduct random searches of visitors' bags.


Mark Lenzi

U.S. Boxing

The competition moves into the quarterfinals with four Americans on the first day's schedule. Terrance Cauthen (left) faces Veongviact Phongsit of Thailand in a 132-pound bout, with Albert Guardado (106), Rhoshii Wells (165) and Nate Jones (201) also scheduled to fight today.

photograph by John Iacono

 


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