31.   She led almost throughout the two days of competition before tossing a week throw in the javelin and finishing three points behind Kelly Blair.

32.   Sjeng Schalken won the Ordina Open before a delighted home crowd Sunday, beating Arnaud Clement in the last grass court warm-up competition before Wimbledon.

33.   Spurs made it to the semifinal despite being banned from the competition before the start of the season.

34.   The Canadians claimed the gold medal in the gymnastics team competition before a small but vocal pro-Canadian crowd at Winnipeg Arena.

35.   The quad made three appearances during the last major international competition before the Olympics, to mixed results.

36.   The round-robin competition is the last international competition before the Atlanta Olympics.

37.   The Simtek team pulled out of competition before the Canadian race with financial difficulties.

38.   The U.S. team remained undefeated going into the last day of the final international competition before the Atlanta Olympics.

39.   With so many big names out of the prestigious competition even before the quarterfinal, some of the comparative minnows have made it to the last eight.

40.   Yagudin said he practiced early in the morning to be ready for his competition before noon.