At 10:10 in the morning, two events were happening in the track and field stadium. The field competition was a qualifying match for women's shot put and the track competition was the first round of the men's 800 meters event. For both events, the U.S. team sent three athletes.
The American team originally had had a chance of winning gold in the women's shot put. They had a world-class star who was the runner-up in the Olympics and the winner of the World Championship. This star took the initiative to withdraw from the U.S. team after the outbreak of the drug scandal, on the grounds of a recurring back injury.
On the present U.S. team, the three female shot putters participating had never competed before. Two of them were personally selected by Dai Li.
As for the men's 800 meters, the United States wasn't weak, but the Kenyans were too strong. Kenya's strength was difficult to overcome.
