71.   Berube had to pay her own way to championships after U.S.A. weightlifting had cut funding for American athletes because of security concerns amid U.S. strikes in Afghanistan.

72.   But for reasons of protocol the IOC vetoed a plan to have American athletes carry it into the stadium.

73.   But its scoreboard was wiped clean when American athletes, helped by five gold medals from the boxing team, passed the Soviets in the closing days.

74.   But since he met with Johnson in Monaco in December, Nebiolo has indicated he would try to accommodate the American athlete.

75.   Coates said he would also talk to Taurima regarding his comments in a training camp in Brisbane that have upset several black American athletes.

76.   Dick Schultz, executive director of the USOC, said other American athletes had been awakened by the ruckus.

77.   Five U.S. wrestlers will compete in an international meet in Tehran next month, the first time American athletes have been in Iran in almost two decades.

78.   Gostigian, a former high school and amateur champion golfer, was the only American athlete entered.

79.   He claims about half the American athletes who tested positive for prohibited substances have gone unpunished in the quest to win medals.

80.   He will also pursue better resources for American athletes in hopes that it will help them win more medals.