Post by Taxigirl on Aug 17, 2004 10:12:17 GMT
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Britain remain in contention for team gold in three-day eventing with Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt yet to go in the cross-country on Tuesday.
Mary King, on King Solomon, became the fourth competitor to beat the optimum time of nine minutes 46 seconds.
Leslie Law was just over a second outside it, while Jeanette Brakewell was first out for Britain and incurred four penalty points.
The best three scores will count towards the team total.
Funnell is due to set out at 0950 BST and William Fox-Pitt at 1040.
Great Britain's hopes of a men's hockey medal suffered a blow earlier in the day when they lost 3-2 to South Korea.
Britain twice came from behind to draw level with goals from Danny Hall and Niall Stott.
But Korea earned a penalty corner three minutes from time and Jung Seon Lee forced home the winner.
Away from the action, the drama surrounding Greek sprint duo Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou continues to dominate the headlines.
The pair will leave hospital on Tuesday at 1000 BST ahead of an IOC hearing into their missed drugs tests on Wednesday.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Britain's Richard Faulds got off to a nightmare start in the double trap shooting.
The 2000 gold medallist missed nine of his 50 shots in the opening round of qualifying and lies way down the field with 41, five shots off a medal position.
In the pool, Ian Thorpe began his campaign for a third freestyle gold medal by qualifying sixth fastest for the 100m semi-finals.
Pieter van den Hoogenband, who finished behind Thorpe in Monday's thrilling 200m final, qualified fastest but Britain's Matt Kidd missed out as did top American sprinters Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak.
There was better news for Britain in the women's 200m butterfly, with Georgina Lee finishing sixth quickest in the heats to make the semi-finals.
On Tuesday evening, Stephen Parry will aim to repeat his superb semi-final win in the men's 200m butterfly.
Parry beat Michael Phelps in the semi-final in a new British record time, although the American had already taken part in the 200m freestyle and remains a firm favourite for gold.
And Phelps will be doubling up again on Tuesday when he goes head-to-head against Thorpe again in the 4x200m freestyle.
Other golds on offer on Tuesday come in fencing, gymnastics and judo.
Ben Ainslie, currently leading the Finn sailing has the day off on Tuesday, but the Laser, Europe, 470 men and women, 49er and Mistral men classes are racing.
Elsewhere, in gymnastics it is the turn of the women in the team final and the action begins in the canoe and kayaking disciplines.
One of the most eagerly-anticipated events of the day will come in the Olympic Indoor hall where hosts Greece take on the USA in basketball.
HIGHLIGHTS (all times BST)
Swimming:
Men's 200m butterfly (1750)
Swimming:
Men's 4x200m freestyle (1851)
Gymnastics:
Women's team final (1900)
Basketball:
USA v Greece (2015)
Britain remain in contention for team gold in three-day eventing with Pippa Funnell and William Fox-Pitt yet to go in the cross-country on Tuesday.
Mary King, on King Solomon, became the fourth competitor to beat the optimum time of nine minutes 46 seconds.
Leslie Law was just over a second outside it, while Jeanette Brakewell was first out for Britain and incurred four penalty points.
The best three scores will count towards the team total.
Funnell is due to set out at 0950 BST and William Fox-Pitt at 1040.
Great Britain's hopes of a men's hockey medal suffered a blow earlier in the day when they lost 3-2 to South Korea.
Britain twice came from behind to draw level with goals from Danny Hall and Niall Stott.
But Korea earned a penalty corner three minutes from time and Jung Seon Lee forced home the winner.
Away from the action, the drama surrounding Greek sprint duo Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou continues to dominate the headlines.
The pair will leave hospital on Tuesday at 1000 BST ahead of an IOC hearing into their missed drugs tests on Wednesday.
Elsewhere on Tuesday, Britain's Richard Faulds got off to a nightmare start in the double trap shooting.
The 2000 gold medallist missed nine of his 50 shots in the opening round of qualifying and lies way down the field with 41, five shots off a medal position.
In the pool, Ian Thorpe began his campaign for a third freestyle gold medal by qualifying sixth fastest for the 100m semi-finals.
Pieter van den Hoogenband, who finished behind Thorpe in Monday's thrilling 200m final, qualified fastest but Britain's Matt Kidd missed out as did top American sprinters Ian Crocker and Jason Lezak.
There was better news for Britain in the women's 200m butterfly, with Georgina Lee finishing sixth quickest in the heats to make the semi-finals.
On Tuesday evening, Stephen Parry will aim to repeat his superb semi-final win in the men's 200m butterfly.
Parry beat Michael Phelps in the semi-final in a new British record time, although the American had already taken part in the 200m freestyle and remains a firm favourite for gold.
And Phelps will be doubling up again on Tuesday when he goes head-to-head against Thorpe again in the 4x200m freestyle.
Other golds on offer on Tuesday come in fencing, gymnastics and judo.
Ben Ainslie, currently leading the Finn sailing has the day off on Tuesday, but the Laser, Europe, 470 men and women, 49er and Mistral men classes are racing.
Elsewhere, in gymnastics it is the turn of the women in the team final and the action begins in the canoe and kayaking disciplines.
One of the most eagerly-anticipated events of the day will come in the Olympic Indoor hall where hosts Greece take on the USA in basketball.
HIGHLIGHTS (all times BST)
Swimming:
Men's 200m butterfly (1750)
Swimming:
Men's 4x200m freestyle (1851)
Gymnastics:
Women's team final (1900)
Basketball:
USA v Greece (2015)