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Closing ceremonies (ZC99471). The festivities include the extinguishing of the Olympic flame and the passing of the Olympic flag from Atlanta
mayor Bill Campbell to Sydney mayor Frank Sartor. Which reminds usonly 1,502
more days until the 2000 opening ceremonies.
Wheaties watch: General
Mills reveals which Olympian will grace the front of its famous cereal box. Michael Johnson and the U.S. women's gymnastics team are the favorites. What, no Matt Ghaffari?
Basketball (1)
(6:35 p.m.) Georgia Dome
Women
Pick: U.S.
Boxing (6)
(1:30 p.m.) Alexander
Memorial Coliseum
112 Pounds
Pick: Bolat Zhumadilov, Kazakhstan
125 Pounds
Pick: Serafim Todorov, Bulgaria
139 Pounds
Pick: Hector Vinent, Cuba
156 Pounds
Pick: Alfredo Duvergel, Cuba
178 Pounds
Pick: Vasili Shirov, Kazakhstan
Over 201 Pounds
Pick: Vladimir Klichko, Ukraine
Canoe (2)
(9 a.m.) Lake Lanier
Men's 500m Singles
Pick: Nikolay Bukhalov, Bulgaria
Men's 500m Doubles
Pick: Horvath-Kolonics, Hungary
Equestrian (1)
(2 p.m.) Georgia International Horse Park
Individual Jumping
Pick: Ludger Beerbaum, Germany
Gymnastics (1)
(1 p.m.) Coliseum, Athens
Rhythmic All-Around
Pick: Ekaterina Serebryanskaya, Ukraine
Handball (1)
(1 p.m.) Georgia Dome
Men
Pick: Sweden
Kayak (4)
(9 a.m.) Lake Lanier
Men's 500m Singles
Pick: Mikko Kolehmainen, Finland
Women's 500m Singles
Pick: Rita Koban, Hungary
Men's 500m Doubles
Pick: Bonomi-Scarpa, Italy
Women's 500m Doubles
Pick: Portwich-Fischer, Germany
Track and Field (1)
(7:05 a.m.) Olympic Stadium
Men's Marathon
Pick: Martin Fiz, Spain
Volleyball (1)
(Noon) Omni
Men
Pick: Italy
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Michael Matz
A three-time Olympic rider, Matz, 45, was chosen by a vote of U.S. team captains to carry the American flag at the closing ceremonies. Matz, who has been riding at the international level since 1973, won a silver in the show jumping team event and finishes his competition today in individual jumping.
photograph by John Bazemore/AP
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