1.   Hannah Hardaway, the top American medal hopeful before the competition, executed her jumps without much energy or pizazz and finished fifth.

2.   Barcelona silver-medal runner Elana Meyer, pole vaulter Okkert Brits and swimmer Penny Heyns lead a handful of South Africans considered top medal contenders in Atlanta.

3.   Blacks get top medal for WWII valor.

4.   Bulgaria, Spain, Belarus, Russia and Ukraine are the top medal contenders.

5.   But her successor, Romanian-born Alina Astafei, is a top medal prospect.

6.   Chris Witty, a top American medal contender for the Olympics, said Heiden was a great addition.

7.   He received many top medals for his service, but kept a low profile after the war.

8.   He was decorated with a number of top medals for his service but kept mostly a low profile after the war.

9.   Included will be a feature on each major event, athlete profiles, a list of top medal contenders and sport-by-sport capsules.

10.   Japan came back to tie France for the top gold medal total in judo with three.