Post by Taxigirl on Aug 19, 2004 10:13:01 GMT
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HIGHLIGHTS (all times BST)
Badminton:
Mixed doubles final (1450)
Swimming:
Men's 200m backstroke (1749)
Men's 200m ind. med. (1814)
Day six in Athens began with a double shock in the pool.
Pieter van den Hoogenband and Alex Popov failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 50m freestyle.
With only the 16 fastest to go through, 100m gold medallist Van den Hoogenband finished 17th while world and European champion Popov could only manage 18th.
Later, Great Britain's Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms go for mixed doubles gold in badminton against Jun Zhang and Ling Gao of China at 1450BST.
But the Athens Games continues to be dogged by controversy.
The International Olympic Committee has revealed that five unnamed weightlifters tested positive for drugs before the Games began.
The news follows Wednesday's decision by Greek sprint duo Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou to withdraw from the Olympics after they missed a drugs test.
And after the drama in Wednesday's three-day eventing the results should be determined one way or another.
Germany's Bettina Hoy was initially docked 12 points for a start-line error, but when the decision was later overturned British, French and American officials were left dismayed and are deciding whether to launch an appeal.
Back at the pool, Michael Phelps began another busy day by easing through qualifying for the 100m butterfly.
The American teenager is a firm favourite to win his fourth gold medal in the men's 200m individual medley in the evening session.
Britain's Rebecca Cooke bounced back from the disappointment of finishing last in the 400m freestyle by qualifying second fastest for the 800m final.
At the Schinias Centre, several rowing semi-finals have been completed on Thursday morning.
Britain will not have a boat in the women's lightweight double sculls final after Helen Casey and Tracy Langlands finished fifth in their semi.
The Romanian pair of Constanta Burcica and Angela Alupei qualified quickest for the final with victory in that race.
The British quadruple scull of Simon Cottle, Alan Campbell, Peter Gardner and Peter Wells finished last in their semi-final, which was won by Poland just ahead of Germany.
Laurence Godfrey continued Britain's archery success following team-mate Alison Williamson's bronze medal on Wednesday.
Godfrey is through to the quarter-finals where he will face Szu Yuan Chen, but South Korean pair Im Dong-hyun and Jang Yong-ho are the medal favourites.
The first medal of the day went to China's Zhou Mi, who took bronze in the women's badminton singles with victory over compatriot Gong Ruina in the play-off.
Great Britain continued to impress on the water on Thursday, with Shirley Robertson's Yngling crew finishing first in race eight to consolidate their overall lead.
Britain lead in two other classes, Ben Ainslie in the Finn and Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield in the 470s.
Later on Thursday, James Goddard and Gregor Tait carry British medal hopes in the pool when they go in the 200m backstroke final.
The other finals in the evening session are the men's 200m individual medley, the women's 200m breaststroke and women's 100m freestyle.
Elsewhere the women's individual all-round gymnastics will prove a big draw with Russia's Svetlana Khorkina favourite.
Further medals are on offer in judo, fencing, shooting and wrestling.
And the USA's basketball "Dream Team" is back in action against Australia as they look to continue their recovery from a shock opening-game defeat to Puerto Rico.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/schedule/3529618.stm
HIGHLIGHTS (all times BST)
Badminton:
Mixed doubles final (1450)
Swimming:
Men's 200m backstroke (1749)
Men's 200m ind. med. (1814)
Day six in Athens began with a double shock in the pool.
Pieter van den Hoogenband and Alex Popov failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 50m freestyle.
With only the 16 fastest to go through, 100m gold medallist Van den Hoogenband finished 17th while world and European champion Popov could only manage 18th.
Later, Great Britain's Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms go for mixed doubles gold in badminton against Jun Zhang and Ling Gao of China at 1450BST.
But the Athens Games continues to be dogged by controversy.
The International Olympic Committee has revealed that five unnamed weightlifters tested positive for drugs before the Games began.
The news follows Wednesday's decision by Greek sprint duo Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou to withdraw from the Olympics after they missed a drugs test.
And after the drama in Wednesday's three-day eventing the results should be determined one way or another.
Germany's Bettina Hoy was initially docked 12 points for a start-line error, but when the decision was later overturned British, French and American officials were left dismayed and are deciding whether to launch an appeal.
Back at the pool, Michael Phelps began another busy day by easing through qualifying for the 100m butterfly.
The American teenager is a firm favourite to win his fourth gold medal in the men's 200m individual medley in the evening session.
Britain's Rebecca Cooke bounced back from the disappointment of finishing last in the 400m freestyle by qualifying second fastest for the 800m final.
At the Schinias Centre, several rowing semi-finals have been completed on Thursday morning.
Britain will not have a boat in the women's lightweight double sculls final after Helen Casey and Tracy Langlands finished fifth in their semi.
The Romanian pair of Constanta Burcica and Angela Alupei qualified quickest for the final with victory in that race.
The British quadruple scull of Simon Cottle, Alan Campbell, Peter Gardner and Peter Wells finished last in their semi-final, which was won by Poland just ahead of Germany.
Laurence Godfrey continued Britain's archery success following team-mate Alison Williamson's bronze medal on Wednesday.
Godfrey is through to the quarter-finals where he will face Szu Yuan Chen, but South Korean pair Im Dong-hyun and Jang Yong-ho are the medal favourites.
The first medal of the day went to China's Zhou Mi, who took bronze in the women's badminton singles with victory over compatriot Gong Ruina in the play-off.
Great Britain continued to impress on the water on Thursday, with Shirley Robertson's Yngling crew finishing first in race eight to consolidate their overall lead.
Britain lead in two other classes, Ben Ainslie in the Finn and Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield in the 470s.
Later on Thursday, James Goddard and Gregor Tait carry British medal hopes in the pool when they go in the 200m backstroke final.
The other finals in the evening session are the men's 200m individual medley, the women's 200m breaststroke and women's 100m freestyle.
Elsewhere the women's individual all-round gymnastics will prove a big draw with Russia's Svetlana Khorkina favourite.
Further medals are on offer in judo, fencing, shooting and wrestling.
And the USA's basketball "Dream Team" is back in action against Australia as they look to continue their recovery from a shock opening-game defeat to Puerto Rico.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/schedule/3529618.stm