• Where: Olympic Stadium • When: Aug. 20-29 • Medals: The track events include sprints (100 meters, 200m, 400m), middle-distance running (800m and 1,500m) and long-distance running (5,000m and 10,000m), hurdles (100m and 400m for women, 110m and 400m for men), relays (400m and 1,600m) and the men's 3000m steeplechase. Field events, for men and women, include the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, shot put, discus, javelin and hammer throw. Road events consist of the men's and women's marathons, the men's 20km and 50km race walks and the women's 20km race walk. Men compete in the decathlon and women in the heptathlon. • Outlook: Marion Jones was the darling of the 2000 Olympics after winning five medals. This time around, she qualified in just the long jump at the U.S. trials, where doping stories dominated the headlines. Though the United States has a young team, it will battle Russia in the medal count. Allen Johnson goes for another gold in the 110-meter hurdles but faces tough competition against China's Liu Xiang. Gail Devers made her fifth Olympic team, but is going for her first gold medal in the 100 hurdles. The women's pole vault could provide the best competition, with former world record holder Stacy Dragila going against top Russians Yelena Isinbayeva and Svetlana Feofanova - current record holder and the first woman to vault over 16 feet. Felix Sanchez has not lost in the 400 hurdles in two years, and goes for gold there, while the latest Ethiopian sensation, Kenenisa Bekele, tries for a double in the 5,000 and 10,000.
Track and Field
