Michael Klim, Chris Fydler, Adam Pine and Todd Pearson would not surprise with a medal in the 4 x 100 relay either. Susie O'Neill and Petria Thomas in the 100-metre butterfly have heats and semis on Saturday, with the final on Sunday night. Recent experience says that the Dutch sensation Inge de Bruijn will win, but O'Neill and Thomas are tough competitors. He has a bit to prove, though the cycling world is not very senti-mental. Watch out for the world champ, Arnaud Tournant, from France.
Cycling takes place with other events in the evening peak-hour crush.
Olympic football has been going on in Melbourne since last night, but next week will have to be followed on the Olympic cable channels, which, once again, is a raw deal for soccer fans in Australia. In the women's event, Australia plays Sweden on Saturday and, in the men's, Australia plays Nigeria - both on C7 Olympics. For basketball fans, the situation is worse. For example, at 5pm on Saturday, Australia plays Canada in the men's and has an hour of coverage, sandwiched with women's weightlifting and canoe and kayak qualifying events. Over on cable at the same time is some shooting, the women's football against Sweden, and some boxing.