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If the swimming world didn’t know him before, they do now. Pieter van den Hoogenband -- better known as the Flying Dutchman -- won his second gold medal of the 2000 Games Wednesday. The 22-year-old outswam an all-star field in the 100-meter freestyle that included two-time defending Olympic champion Alexander Popov of Russia, who finished second, and two-time gold medalist Gary Hall of the United States, who took the bronze. The three medalists meet again Friday in the 50-meter freestyle.
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Two in a row
Michele Smith set an Olympic record with 21 strikeouts, but the U.S. softball team lost for the second-straight time. China scored in the seventh extra inning to win the longest game in Olympic history 2-0.
Softball Results | Softball Coverage
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Next step
Norway advanced to the quarterfinals and eliminated 1996 Olympic runner-up China with a 2-1 victory. The United States also advanced to the quarterfinals.
Soccer Results | Soccer Coverage
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No match
American Marty Nothstein won the men's match sprint, the first U.S. cycling gold at the Olympics since the boycott-marred Los Angeles Games in 1984. Nothstein was a silver medalist in 1996.
Cycling Results | 10 Questions: Armstrong
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Ladies first
U.S. Open champion Marat Safin was defeated in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament by Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 1-6, 6-1, 6-4. American Lindsay Davenport advanced as the U.S. women improved to 3-0.
Tennis Coverage
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