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Sports Features: 27 July 1996 (Day 8)

Two More Seeds Fall in Olympic Badminton Men’s Doubles Tournament
SILVA/PIRES Accomplish Beach Volleyball Medal Mission
Consistency Pays Gold for HILGERTOVA and MARTIKAN
JOYNER-KERSEE Withdraws From Heptathlon
Longest 30 Seconds of Their Lives Gives Australians the Gold
SMITH Joins Illustrious Group in Swimming
Former World Champion GATIEN Eliminated from Men’s Singles Competition
Surprising Egyptians Remain Undefeated in Handball
BAILEY Stuns With 100 Meter World Record in Athletics
REDGRAVE Pens Name in Rowing Record Book
Netherlands Softball: Nothing Gold But Their Hearts
Defending Gold Medalist ROSSET and No. 3 ENQVIST Fall; AGASSI Advances
Germany’s STRUSE Happy to be in Women’s Singles Quarterfinals
Croatia, Spain Stun Opposition in Water Polo Tournament to Advance to Gold Medal Game


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More tickets were sold to the competitions of the 1996 Games than to any other Olympic Games or sports event in history. The 8.6 million ticket sales figures topped sales to the Los Angeles and Barcelona Games combined.