Post by Taxigirl on Aug 26, 2004 10:22:12 GMT
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/3581720.stm
Three athletes have opened up a sizeable lead after the second lap of the 10km run in the men's triathlon.
New Zealand's Bevan Doherty and Hamish Carter are setting the pace with Swiss athlete Sven Riederer.
Dzmitry Meliakh of Belarus leads the modern pentathlon after the shooting, the first of five disciplines.
Team GB's hopes of more medals have been buoyed by news Paula Radcliffe has entered the 10,000m and Ian Wynne has qualified for the K1 500m kayak final.
Radcliffe has put her name forward for Friday's final, but has yet to confirm whether she will actually race after the trials and tribulations of the marathon.
Wynne qualified for Saturday's K1 final with a dominant display, winning his semi and clocking the fourth fastest time.
Team GB have hopes of more success on the water later in the day.
Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks lie third in the 49er class, but could take gold if they win the final race and Spain finish 12th or lower.
There is also an outside chance of a British medal in the athletics.
Chris Tomlinson, the national record holder, is in the long jump final after a solid leap in qualifying.
But there will be no British representatives in the men's 200m final after Darren Campbell and Christian Malcolm failed to qualify. The favourite is the USA's Shawn Crawford.
The third final of the night is the men's 400m hurdles, in which Felix Sanchez is a firm favourite to win gold for the Dominican Republic. He is unbeaten since 2001.
Britain's Kelly Holmes will also go in the 1500m semi-finals as she bids for a middle-distance double.
And Steve Backley starts his final major championship in the javelin before retirement.
With the Games coming into the final days the taekwondo event finally starts, and Briton Paul Green has a good chance in the under-58kg category.
Another event to start with just four days remaining is the modern pentathlon.
The next element in a busy day is the fencing at 0900 BST, to be followed by swimming (1220 BST), riding (1410 BST) before the winner will be determined in the run which is scheduled to start at 1620 BST.
Other highlights include three women's finals in major team events.
Bitter rivals the Netherlands and Germany go head-to-head in the hockey, Brazil meet the USA in the football while hosts Greece will be roared on in the water polo against Italy.
Away from the action, a fourth Olympic medal has been stripped for drugs violations, according to an IOC source.
Ukrainian rower Olena Olefirenko failed a drugs test and as a result Ukraine's women's four have lost their bronze medals.
HIGHLIGHTS (all times BST)
Athletics: Men's 200m (2050)
Football: Women's final (1600)
Triathlon: Men's final (now)
Three athletes have opened up a sizeable lead after the second lap of the 10km run in the men's triathlon.
New Zealand's Bevan Doherty and Hamish Carter are setting the pace with Swiss athlete Sven Riederer.
Dzmitry Meliakh of Belarus leads the modern pentathlon after the shooting, the first of five disciplines.
Team GB's hopes of more medals have been buoyed by news Paula Radcliffe has entered the 10,000m and Ian Wynne has qualified for the K1 500m kayak final.
Radcliffe has put her name forward for Friday's final, but has yet to confirm whether she will actually race after the trials and tribulations of the marathon.
Wynne qualified for Saturday's K1 final with a dominant display, winning his semi and clocking the fourth fastest time.
Team GB have hopes of more success on the water later in the day.
Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks lie third in the 49er class, but could take gold if they win the final race and Spain finish 12th or lower.
There is also an outside chance of a British medal in the athletics.
Chris Tomlinson, the national record holder, is in the long jump final after a solid leap in qualifying.
But there will be no British representatives in the men's 200m final after Darren Campbell and Christian Malcolm failed to qualify. The favourite is the USA's Shawn Crawford.
The third final of the night is the men's 400m hurdles, in which Felix Sanchez is a firm favourite to win gold for the Dominican Republic. He is unbeaten since 2001.
Britain's Kelly Holmes will also go in the 1500m semi-finals as she bids for a middle-distance double.
And Steve Backley starts his final major championship in the javelin before retirement.
With the Games coming into the final days the taekwondo event finally starts, and Briton Paul Green has a good chance in the under-58kg category.
Another event to start with just four days remaining is the modern pentathlon.
The next element in a busy day is the fencing at 0900 BST, to be followed by swimming (1220 BST), riding (1410 BST) before the winner will be determined in the run which is scheduled to start at 1620 BST.
Other highlights include three women's finals in major team events.
Bitter rivals the Netherlands and Germany go head-to-head in the hockey, Brazil meet the USA in the football while hosts Greece will be roared on in the water polo against Italy.
Away from the action, a fourth Olympic medal has been stripped for drugs violations, according to an IOC source.
Ukrainian rower Olena Olefirenko failed a drugs test and as a result Ukraine's women's four have lost their bronze medals.
HIGHLIGHTS (all times BST)
Athletics: Men's 200m (2050)
Football: Women's final (1600)
Triathlon: Men's final (now)