Trying to keep from falling, she ripped Szabo's number off, then was shoved out of the way by Malgorzata Rydz of Poland. Boulmerka came to a near stop, then resumed running and finished a distant last. Szabo and Rydz went on to qualify for the final Saturday night. After leg cramps forced Butch Reynolds out of qualifying for the men's 400, he consoled himself by thinking about the gold medal he was assured of getting as a member of the 1,600 relay team. But Reynolds admitted Thursday that his hamstrings were still sore and that he probably would not compete in the relay.
Heats begin today.
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