Olympics briefs

ARCHERY

Simon Fairweather of Australia beat Vic Wunderle of Chula Vista, Calif., for the gold medal in men's archery. Wunderle trailed from the start of the final round as Fairweather won in windy conditions, 113-106.

The two finalists were a surprise after the South Korean men were expected to dominate, going 1-2-3 in the individual rankings.

BADMINTON

Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat, the world No. 2 singles player, lost out in the quarterfinals to China's unheralded Ji Xinpeng, 15-12, 15-5.

Kim Dong-moon's quest for a third Olympic badminton gold failed when the world's top-ranked Indonesian duo knocked the South Korean and partner Ha Tae-kwon out of the men's doubles.

Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya took 59 minutes to beat the South Koreans in the semifinals, 15-3, 15-10.

Another South Korean pair did make the final. Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung beat Malaysia's Tan Fook Choong and Wan Wah Lee, 15-12, 7-15, 15-4.

BASEBALL

Netherlands beat Cuba 4-2 to give the Cubans their first Olympic baseball loss. Hensley Meulens' bases-loaded double drove in three runs and the Netherlands held on.

Cuba (3-1) had breezed through the first two official Olympic tournaments, winning the gold in Barcelona and Atlanta while going unbeaten.

BASKETBALL

Down by as many as eight points, the U.S. women finally went ahead to stay early in the second half and got three key baskets from Ruthie Bolton-Holifield en route to a 88-77 victory over Russia.

Now 3-0 in Sydney, the U. S. squad secured a berth in next week's quarterfinals and is just about assured of winning its pool. The Americans have only New Zealand and Poland left to play and neither has the talent to match the United States.

BOXING

Ricardo Williams Jr. of Cincinnati became the ninth American to advance.

Williams fell behind 3-0 to Australia's Henry Collins and was tied 3-3 after one round. The 19-year-old Williams then routed Collins and the 139-pound bout was stopped in the fourth round on the 15-point rule, 21-5.

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