Compiled by Globe Staff, 09/15/2000

100 METERS
WHEN: Sept. 23
US ENTRIES: Maurice Greene, Curtis Johnson, Jon Drummond
FAVORITES: 1. Greene; 2. Ato Boldon, Trinidad and Tobago; 3. Drummond
RECORDS: World, Greene, 9.79; Olympic, Donovan Bailey, Canada, 9.84; US, Greene, 9.79
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Greene's the favorite, but '96 champ Donovan Bailey (Achilles injury) is known for getting well at the right times. If he makes the final, don't count him out.

200 METERS
WHEN: Sept. 28
US ENTRIES: John Capel, Floyd Heard, Coby Miller
FAVORITES: 1. Ato Boldon, Trinidad and Tobago; 2. Obadele Thompson, Barbados; 3. Frank Fredericks, Namibia
RECORDS: World, Michael Johnson, US, 19.32; Olympic, Johnson, 19.32; US, Johnson, 19.32
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: With the spatting Michael Johnson and Greene felled in the US trials, the way should be clear for Ato Boldon.

400 METERS
WHEN: Sept. 25
US ENTRIES: Michael Johnson, Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew
FAVORITES: Johnson, Harrison, Pettigrew
RECORDS: World, Johnson, 43.18; Olympic, Johnson, 43.49; US, Johnson, 43.18
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Since the event was contested at the first Games in 1896, no man has ever repeated as 400-meter champion. That's about to change. With Johnson leading, a US sweep is not farfetched.

800 METERS
WHEN: Sept. 27
US ENTRIES: Mark Everett, Rich Kenah, Bryan Woodward
FAVORITES: 1. Wilson Kipketer, Denmark; 2. Andre Bucher, Switzerland; 2. Hezekiel Sepeng, South Africa
RECORDS: World, Kipketer, 1:41.11; Olympic, Vebjorn Rodal, Norway, 1:42.58; US, Johnny Gray, 1:42.60
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The mighty Wilson Kipketer was barred from Atlanta in a citizenship squabble with Kenya, so he is in no mood to be thwarted by recent injuries.

1,500 METERS
WHEN: Sept. 29
US ENTRIES: Gabe Jennings, Jason Pyrah, Michael Stember
FAVORITES: 1. Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco; 2. Noah Ngeny, Kenya; 3. Ali Saidi Sief, Algeria
RECORDS: World, El Guerrouj, 3:26.00; Olympic, Sebastian Coe, 3:32.52; US, Sydney Maree, 3:29.77
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: As it was in 1996, when he fell on the bell lap in Atlanta, this is Hicham El Guerrouj's race to lose. Since then, the Moroccan sensation has been unstoppable.

10,000 METERS
WHEN: Sept. 25
US ENTRIES: Mebrahtom Keflezighi, Alan Culpepper, Abdi Abdirahman
FAVORITES: 1. Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia; 2. Paul Tergat, Kenya; 3. Mohammed Mourhit, Belgium
RECORDS: World, Gebrselassie, 26:22.75; Olympic, Gebrselassie, 27:07.34; US, Mark Nenow, 27:20.56
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Paul Tergat asked the Kenyan federation to move him from the 5,000 to the 10,000 so he could get another shot at the great Haile Gebrselassi, who because of injury has been less dominant than in the past. They were 1-2 in Atlanta and should be again, with Tergat on a mission.

4 x 100-METER RELAY
WHEN: Sept. 30
US ENTRIES: Maurice Greene, Jon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Coby Miller, Bernard Williams, Brian Lewis, John Capel, Kenny Brokenburr, Terrence Trammell.
FAVORITES: 1. US; 2. Canada; 3. Great Britain
RECORDS: World, United States, 37.40; Olympic, US, 37.40; US, US, 37.40
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Revenge. If it can hang on to the baton, the US squad, anchored by Greene, should regain the title it bitterly lost to Canada in 1996. And if Bailey doesn't regain form, Nigeria could sprint in and send the Canadians home empty-handed much to the Americans' delight.

4 x 400-METER RELAY
WHEN: Sept. 30
US ENTRIES: Michael Johnson, Alvin Harrison, Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison, Ja'Warren Hooker, Danny McCray, Angelo Taylor
FAVORITES: 1. US; 2. Jamaica; 3. Great Britain
RECORDS: World, United States, 2:54.20; Olympic, US, 2:55.74; US, 2:54.20
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: A world record by the Americans, unless the weather is too cold. Remember, the US easily won in '96 even without Johnson, who begged off after his 200-400 double left him twingy.

110-METER HURDLES
WHEN: Sept. 25
US ENTRIES: Allen Johnson, Mark Crear, Terrence Trammell
FAVORITES: 1. Johnson; 2. Anier Garcia, Cuba; 3. Crear
RECORDS: World, Colin Jackson, Great Britain, 12.91; Olympic, Johnson, 12.95; US, Johnson and Roger Kingdom, 12.92
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Johnson earns second-straight gold if he can fight off recent injury.and is again overshadowed by Michael Johnson, winning on same night.

400-METER HURDLES
WHEN: Sept. 27
US ENTRIES: Angelo Taylor, Eric Thomas, James Carter
FAVORITES: 1. Taylor; 2. Llewellyn Herbert, South Africa; 3. Thomas
RECORDS: World, Kevin Young, US, 46.78; Olympic, Young, 46.78; US, Young, 46.78
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Taylor, just 21 years old out of Georgia Tech, has been hot all season but should be challenged by South Africa's Llewellyn Herbert. Keep an eye on '96 silver medalist Samuel Matete of Zambia, whose experience might pay off.

20-KILOMETER WALK
WHEN: Sept. 22
US ENTRY: Tim Seaman
FAVORITES: 1. Roman Russakov, Russia; 2. Bernardo Segura, Mexico; 3. Jefferson Perez, Ecuador
RECORDS: World, Segura, 1:17:25.6; Olympic, Jozef Pribilinec, Czechoslovakia, 1:19:57; US, Seaman, 1:23:40.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Russia's Ilya Markov was a favorite until he was hurt in a car crash last month, and could re-emerge. Seaman, the only US qualifier, trains with defending gold medalist Perez and recently broke American record, but will need huge PR to crack top 10.

50-KILOMETER WALK
WHEN: Sept. 29
US ENTRIES: Curt Clausen, Andrew Hermann, Phillip Dunn
FAVORITES: 1. Robert Korzeniowski, Poland; 2. Valentin Kononen, Finland; 3. Valeriy Spitsyn, Russia
RECORDS: World, Andrey Perlov, Soviet Union, 3:37:41; Olympic, Vyacheslav Ivanenko, Soviet Union, 3:38:29; US, Clausen, 3:48:04
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Clausen was a surprise fourth at last year's world championships and ended 1999 ranked No. 5 in the world, so a top 10 finish is not out of reach if Clausen isn't hobbled by recent injuries.

MARATHON
WHEN: Oct. 1
US ENTRY: Rod DeHaven
FAVORITES: 1. Lee Bong-ju, South Korea; 2. Abdelkeder El Mouaziz, Morocco; 3. Takayuki Inubushi; Japan
RECORDS: World, Khalid Khannouchi, (formerly Morocco, now US), 2:05:42; Olympic, Carlos Lopes, Portugal, 2:09:21; US, David Morris, 2:09:21
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: In what will almost certainly be the coolest Olympic marathon in decades, faster times and bolder tactics should prevail. Still, most of the speedsters are headed for Chicago rather than Sydney, thanks to a variety of political bungles.

HIGH JUMP
WHEN: Sept. 24
US ENTRIES: Charles Austin, Kenny Evans, Nathan Leeper
FAVORITES: 1. Austin; 2. Vyacheslav Voronin, Russia; 3. Javiar Javier Sotomayor, Cuba.
RECORDS: World, Sotomayor, 8 feet inch; Olympic, Austin, 7-10; US, Austin, 7-10
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Austin repeats as Olympic champion with dignity while Cuba's Javier Sotomayor, just back from a cocaine suspension, gets booed on the medal stand.

LONG JUMP
WHEN: Sept. 28
US ENTRIES: Melvin Lister, Dwight Phillips, Walter Davis
FAVORITES: 1. Ivan Pedroso, Cuba; 2. James Beckford, Jamaica; 3. Kareem Streete-Thompson, Cayman Islands
RECORDS: World, Mike Powell, US, 29 feet 4 inches; Olympic, Bob Beamon, US, 29-2; US, Powell, 29-4
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: After winning gold in 19 of 22 Games and without Carl Lewis, the US will need an upset to beat Ivan Pedroso of Cuba.A change of ownership. After winning gold in 19 of the 22 Games in which America has participated - including the last four in a row by now-retired Carl Lewis - Americans will need an upset to get near the podium this time.

TRIPLE JUMP
WHEN: Sept. 25
US ENTRIES: LaMark Carter, Walter Davis, Robert Howard
FAVORITES: 1. Charles Friedek, Germany; 2. Rostislav Dimitrov, Bulgaria; 3. Yoelbi Quesada, Cuba.
RECORDS: World, Jonathan Edwards, Great Britain, 60 feet inch; Olympic, Kenny Harrison, US, 59-4; US, Harrison, 59-4
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: World record-holder Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain has been out of synch lately, but if he puts it together could finally add a gold medal to his status as world record-holder. US has won gold in three of last four Games, but not this time.

DISCUS
WHEN: Sept. 25
US ENTRIES: Adam Setliff, John Godina, Anthony Washington
FAVORITES: 1. Virgilijus Alekna, Lithuania; 2. Lars Riedel, Germany; Vladimir Dubrovshchik, Belarus
RECORDS: World, Jurgen Schult, East Germany, 243 feet; Olympic, Riedel, 227-8; US, Ben Plucknett, 237-4
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: All three Americans should finish in the top 10, but Lithuania's Virgilijus Alekna looks unstoppable.

HAMMER
WHEN: Sept. 24
US ENTRIES: Lance Deal, Kevin McMahon, Jud Logan
FAVORITES: 1. Tibor Gecsek, Hungary; 2. Vasiliy Sidorenko, Russia; 3. Deal
RECORDS: World, Yuriy Syedikh, Sedykh, Soviet Union, 284 feet 7 inches; Olympic, Sergey Litvinov, Soviet Union, 278-2; US, Deal, 270-9
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Less than 10 feet separates No. 1 and No. 20 in the world this year, so it should be a tight contest. 1996 silver medalist and nice-guy Deal could get a bronze on the way out to retirement after four Olympics.

JAVELIN
WHEN: Sept. 23
US ENTRIES: Breaux Greer
FAVORITES: 1. Jan Zelezny, Czech Republic; 2. Konstandinos Gatsioudis, Greece; 3. Aki Parviainen, Finland
RECORDS: World, Zelezny, 323 feet 1 inch; Olympic, Zelezny, 294-2; US, Tom Pukstys, 285-10.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Can Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic overcome nagging rib injury to win his third straight gold?

POLE VAULT
WHEN: Sept. 29
US ENTRIES: Lawrence Johnson, Nick Hysong, Chad Harting
FAVORITES: 1. Maksim Tarasov, Russia; 2. Danny Ecker, Germany; 3. Michael Stolle, Germany
RECORDS: World, Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, 20 feet 1 inches; Olympic, Jean Galfione, France; Andrei Tivontchik, Germany; Igor Trandenkov, Russia (all 1996), 19-5; US, Jeff Hartwig, 19-9
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Sergey Bubka is back for a curtain call, but injury has left him far short of his past glory. Tarasov has been struggling, which could open the door to a German sweep (adding Tim Lobinger) or a bronze by Hysong. World-leader Hartwig is missing, having failed to clear a height at the US trials.

SHOT PUT
WHEN: Sept. 22
US ENTRIES: Adam Nelson, C.J. Hunter, Andy Bloom
FAVORITES: 1. Nelson; 2. Yuriy Belonog, Ukraine; 3. Oliver-Sven Buder, Germany.
RECORDS: World, Randy Barnes, US, 75 feet 10 inches; Olympic, Ulf Timmermann, Germany, 73-8; US: Barnes, 75-10.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Nelson, a newcomer and former NCAA champion from Dartmouth, is on fire and might have won even if C.J. Hunter hadn't pulled out with an injury.

DECATHLON
WHEN: Sept. 28
US ENTRIES: Tom Pappas, Chris Huffins, Kip Janvrin Favorites: 1. Tomas Dvorak, Czech Republic; 2. Erki Nool, Estonia; 3. Frank Busemann, Germany Records: World, Dvorak, 8994 points; Olympic, Daley Thompson, Great Britain, 8847; US, Dan O'Brien, 8891
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: Tomas Dvorak of the Czech Republic could break his world record and, finally, the 9,000-point barrier. Defending gold medalist O'Brien isn't here, after missing the US Trials with an injury but Huffins, the 1999 world bronze medalist, has an outside chance to get another one here.