Mia carries the torch after Susi is dethroned<\/p>\n
ATLANTA, Georgia (Agencies): Susi Susanti of Indonesia, the
\nbadminton gold medalist in Barcelona, crashed out of the Olympics
\nyesterday losing to her old nemesis Bang Soo-hyun of South Korea
\nin the semifinal 9-11, 8-11.<\/p>\n
But Indonesia's miracle teenager Mia Audina picked up the
\ntorch for Indonesia as she cruised to the final by beating
\nanother South Korean, Kim Ji-hyun 11-6, 9-11, 11-1.<\/p>\n
Susi, the number two seed, committed so many errors and never
\nreally settled in the match which was a replay of the Barcelona
\nfinal. In contrast, Mia played an almost flawless match, and was
\nalways in command with the exception for the second set.<\/p>\n
To the sound of a mournful trumpet refrain and gospel singing,
\nAtlanta claimed back its Centennial Park early yesterday, three
\ndays after a bomb blast that bloodied the Olympics.<\/p>\n
But even as the Games recovered and got back on track with a
\nsparkling night of athletics, a new dope scandal cast yet another
\ncloud over the ill-starred Atlanta Olympics.<\/p>\n
Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis greeted thousands of people for
\na brief but poignant opening ceremony at the park before Andrew
\nYoung, a former aide of Martin Luther King, led a stirring
\nservice for the two dead and 110 injured.<\/p>\n
The emotional occasion followed a night of compelling track
\nand field drama in which Carl Lewis claimed a special place in
\nOlympic history and ensured the Atlanta Games would be remembered
\nfor more than the bomb and their bungles.<\/p>\n
But another setback hit the ill-starred sports extravaganza
\neven as the park reopened. Officials announced Russian swimmer
\nNina Zhivanevskaya had been disqualified after failing a dope
\ntest.<\/p>\n
Zhivanevskaya, who finished eighth in the 200-meter backstroke
\nfinal last week, tested positive for the stimulant-cum-masking
\nagent bromantan. It was the fourth doping case reported at the
\nGames and the third involving Russians.<\/p>\n
Lewis leapt to a special place in Olympic history and fellow
\nAmerican Michael Johnson cruised to 400-meter gold on Monday as
\nsports fans put a nightmare bomb blast behind them and enjoyed a
\nvintage night of athletics.<\/p>\n
Lewis, 35, soared 8.50 meters to clinch the long jump title
\nand equal two monumental Olympic records -- winning a fourth
\nconsecutive title in the same athletics event and a ninth gold in
\nany sport.<\/p>\n
Johnson, running in gold shoes, set up a unique track double
\nwhen he raced home unchallenged to win the one-lap race in an
\nOlympic record time of 43.49 seconds. He is hot favorite to add
\nthe 200m gold on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Lewis joins discus thrower Al Oerter, also from the United
\nStates, as the only track and field athlete to win gold at four
\nsuccessive Games.<\/p>\n
He also matched Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi's record of nine
\nOlympic golds.<\/p>\n
On a golden night for the host nation, American Allen Johnson
\nwon the 110m hurdles in 12.95 seconds, also an Olympic record.<\/p>\n
France's Marie-Jo Perec ran the third fastest women's 400m
\never to retain her Olympic title. The Guadeloupe-born runner
\nclocked 48.25 seconds, yet another Olympic record.<\/p>\n
Russia's Svetlana Masterkova sprang a surprise when she
\nclaimed the 800 metres, relegating pre-face favorites Ana Fidelia
\nQuirot of Cuba and Mozambique's Maria Mutola to second and third
\nrespectively.<\/p>\n
On the tennis court, Yugoslav-born American Monica Seles saw
\nher Olympic dream shattered as three of the top four seeds went
\nout at the quarterfinal stage. Seles went down in three sets to
\nJana Novotna of the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n
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