Medal Picks

Singles

[Gold]Gong Ruina, China
[Silver]Zhang Ning, China
[Bronze]Mia Audina, Netherlands
Gong and Zhang were both world champions.

Doubles

[Gold]Yang & Zhang, China
[Silver]Gao & Huang, China
[Bronze]Lee & Ra, South Korea
Chinese pairs swept the medals at the Sydney Games.

Mixed

Doubles

[Gold]Ra & Kim, South Korea
[Silver]Gao & Zhang, China
[Bronze]Emms & Robertson, Great Britain
Ra Kyung Min and Kim Dong Moon are 12-0 since winning the 2003 worlds.

BASEBALL

U.S. OUTLOOK: In a stunning upset the defending Olympic champs failed to qualify, losing to Mexico in regional play. Some U.S. faces will be on hand, as the Greek team, financed by Baltimore Orioles owner Peter Angelos, has 22 North Americans on its roster, including former New York Yankees utilityman Clay Bellinger.

[Gold] Cuba
[Silver] Japan
[Bronze] Canada
Three of the eight teams in the field come from Europe.