81.   Australians continued to strike gold outside of the pool, as well.

82.   But Italy, who have replaced long-serving Fauner with world sprint silver medallist Christian Zorzi, remain hopeful they can strike gold.

83.   But the Chinese skater had been there before, having been tipped to strike gold in the last Games in Nagano four years ago.

84.   The title triumph provided Dorfmeister with the perfect consolation prize after she flopped at the recently concluded Winter Olympics, where she had hoped to strike gold.

85.   Johnson believes he can strike gold in Atlanta, but wants Colin Jackson to find his old form and push him to the limit.

86.   Kieren Perkins and Samantha Riley struck gold with two world class performances in the Commonwealth pool on Monday.

87.   Russian athletes who strike gold at the Atlanta Olympic Games will be well-rewarded for their efforts.

88.   Suzuki, from Niigata, struck gold at the Japanese inter-college championships at Nagano in January.

89.   The Dutch struck gold with their first penalty corner in the eighth minute when Teun de Nooijer received a pass from Bram Lomas and slammed the ball in.