Bruce Lowitt's predictions for the Olympic track and field competition:
100 meters: Donovan Bailey, Canada; Dennis Mitchell, United States; Ato Boldon, Trinidad and Tobago.
200 meters: Michael Johnson, United States; Frank Fredericks, Namibia; Mike Marsh, United States.
400 meters: Michael Johnson, United States; Derek Mills, United States; Samson Kitur, Kenya.
800 meters: William Koech, Kenya; Wilson Kipketer, Vebjorn Rodal, Norway.
1, 500 meters: Noureddine Morceli, Algeria; Venuste Niyongabo, Burundi; Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco.
Steeplechase: Moses Kiptanui, Kenya; Eliud Barngetuny, Kenya; Christopher Kokei, Kenya.
5, 000 meters: Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia; Salah Hissou, Morocco; Paul Tergat, Kenya.
10,000 meters: Khalid Skah, Morocco, Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia; Josephat Machuka, Kenya.
Marathon: Martin Fiz, Spain; Dionicio Ceron, Mexico; Luiz dos Santos, Brazil.
110-meter hurdles: Colin Jackson, Wales; Allen Johnson, United States; Mark Crear, United States.
400-meter hurdles: Derrick Adkins, United States; Danny Harris, United States; Samuel Matete, Zambia.
20K walk: Mikhail Shchennikov, Russia; Valentin Massana, Spain; Michele Didoni, Italy.
50K walk: Valentin Kononen, Finland; Jesus Garcia, Spain; Miguel Rodriguez, Mexico.
400-meter relay: United States; Canada; Jamaica.
1, 600-meter relay: United States; Kenya; Britain.
High jump: Javier Sotomayor, Cuba; Troy Kemp, Bahamas; Tim Forsyth, Australia.
Pole vault: Okkert Brits, South Africa; Sergei Bubka, Russia; Maxksin Tarasov, Russia.
Long jump: Carl Lewis, United States; Mike Powell, United States; Kareem Strette-Thompson, United States.
Triple jump: Jonathan Edwards, Britain; Brian Wellman, Bermuda; Yoelbi Quesada, Cuba.
Shot put: John Godina, United States; Mika Halvari, Finland; Randy Barnes, United States.
Discus: Lars Riedel, Germany; Dmitry Shevchenko, Russia; Anthony Washington, United States.
Hammer throw: Andrey Abduvailyev, Tajikhistan; Igor Astapkovich, Belarus; Balazs Kiss, Hungary.
Javelin: Raymond Hecht, Germany; Jan Zelezny, Czech Republic; Steve Backley, Britain.
Decathlon: Dan O'Brien, United States; Eduard Hamalainen, Finland; Tomas Dvorak, Czechoslovakia.
_ BRUCE LOWITT