1.   World champions Sri Lanka, who left out experienced batsman Roshan Mahanama, need to score just over four runs an over to win the match.

2.   World Cup champion France expects its toughest warmup to date facing Russia.

3.   World Cup champion Per Elofsson of Sweden, who won two gold medals at the worlds in Lahti last year, will be the man to beat.

4.   World Cup champion Yulia Tchepalova placed ninth.

5.   World Cup defending champions Bjorn Daehlie and Elena Vaelbe both were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

6.   World Cup defending champions Bjorn Daehlie and Elena Vaelbe both were unexpectedly knocked out in the quarterfinals.

7.   World champion Maurice Greene, Olympic champion and world record-holder Donovan Bailey, Ato Boldon and Frankie Fredericks meet.

8.   World Cup champion Per Elofsson of Sweden finished fourth, keeping him off the medals platform for the third straight Olympics competition.

9.   World Cup defending champions Bjorn Daehlie and Elena Vaelbe both were knocked out in the quarterfinals.

10.   World Cup overall champion Hermann Maier is still sidelined following his motorcycle accident this summer which nearly cost him a leg.