1.   As two of the few women traveling, Ms. Ochendo and Ms. Betancourt have banded together for the tense wait.

2.   After a tense wait, a supervising officer called for one of the State Department guards.

3.   The Arizona State sprinter overcame a tense wait at the start after officials held up his race following two fault starts.

4.   The Arizona State sprinter overcame a tense wait at the start after officials held up his race following two fault starts by his rivals.

5.   The previous few hours had been a tense wait.