Big day in Sydney, 26 golds up for grabs

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Sydney: Twenty-six gold medals will be won at the Sydney Games on Saturday but the spotlight will inevitably fall on who takes the titles in the men's and women's 100 metres track showdowns.

Maurice Greene showed in Friday's opening two rounds that he is in top form for the men's race and the women's looks like a parade for Marion Jones.The other gold on offer in Stadium Australia is in the men's javelin, where world record holder Jan Zelezny is a strong favourite to win gold for the third successive Games.

Four swimming golds are on offer in the men's 1,500 metres, women's 4x100 metres medley relay, men's 4x100 metres medley relay and women's 50 metres freestyle.It is a big day for rowing with seven gold medals in the women's single sculls, men's single sculls, women's coxless pairs, men's coxless pairs, women's double sculls, men's double sculls and men's coxless fours.

The first diving golds will be in the women's synchronised 3-metres and men's synchronised 10-metres.

In shooting there will be golds in the men's 50-metres rifle 3-position and men's skeet.

Women's mountain bike cross-country, women's team foil, women's badminton doubles, men's weightlifting 85kg, men's trampolining, men's badminton singles, men's table tennis doubles and women's water polo provide the rest of the golden action.

(c) Reuters Limited.