Compiled by Globe Staff, 09/15/2000

WHEN: Sept. 27 (49 kg), Sept. 28 (57 kg), Sept. 29 (67 kg), Sept. 30 (67 kg)

US ENTRIES: Barbara Kunkel, Kay Poe

FAVORITES:

• 49 kg: 1. Chi Shu-Ju, Taipei; 2. Xuan Mai Nguyen Thi, Vietnam; 3. Dondu Guvenc, Turkey and Fadime Helvacioglu, Germany
• 57 kg: 1. Jung Hae-eun, South Korea; 2. Hsu Chih-Ling, Taipei; 3. Hieu Ngan Tran, Vietnam and Carmen Silva, Brazil
• 67 kg: 1. Elena Benitez, Spain; 2. Mirjam Mueskens, Netherlands; 3. Lee Sun-hee, South Korea and He Lumin, China
• 67-plus kg: 1. Dominique Bosshart, Canada; 3. Natalia Ivanova, Russia; 3. Chen Zhong, China and Natasa Vedmar, Croatia.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The story of Esther Kim giving her Olympic spot to Kay Poe, who was injured at the time of the US trials. If Poe's knee is sound, she's on the podium.

MEN

WHEN: Sept. 27 (58 kg), Sept. 28 (68 kg), Sept. 29 (80 kg), Sept. 30 (80 kg)

US ENTRIES: Steve Lopez, Juan Miguel Moreno

FAVORITES:

• 58 kg: 1. Huang Chih-Hsiung, Taipei; 2. Sekkat Younes, Morocco; 3. Gabriel Esparza, Spain and Kiyotenu Higuchi, Japan;
• 68 kg: 1. Sin Joon-sik, South Korea; 2. Zas Francisco, Spain; 3. Hsu Chi-Hung, Taipei; 3. No Hyun-goo, South Korea and Tuncay Caliskan, Turkey
• 80 kg: 1. Madjid Aflakikhamseh, Iran; 2. Faissal Ebnoutalib, Germany; 3. Victor Manuel Estrada Garibay, Mexico and Muhammed Dahmani, Denmark;
• 80-plus kg: 1. Kim Kyong-hun, South Korea; 2. Zhu Feng, China; 3. Pascal Gentil, France and Daniel Trenton, Australia.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR: It's a medalfest for the Koreans, who invented this martial art and lobbied hard for medal status, but Moreno has a shot.