For a country of 19 million, they produce a huge number of great athletes, from swimming to rugby to cricket to golf. And they are as fanatic about sports as Americans, maybe even more so given the high percentage of people who participate in outdoor sports. Nobody should suggest even for a minute that Australian people shouldn't cheer on their teams as passionately as is possible during these Summer Games. But the real attraction in a competition like this is the incomparable international smorgasbord. A Bulgarian weightlifter is stripped of his silver medal after drug test.
Australian fans are loud and proud.
Inger Miller pulls out of 100, is questionable for other events. U.S. eights rally, advance to Sunday's finals. Tom Malchow of the United States won the gold in the 200-meter butterfly Tuesday. The U.S. men's soccer team is going to quarterfinals for first time. An equestrian team from Virginia is still celebrating their bronze medal.