Tuesday, August 4, 1998
Andre Agassi triumphs
Andre Agassi, blunting Tim Henman's 130 mph-plus serves with whipsaw returns, rolled through the Brit 6-4, 6-4 to win the Mercedes Cup, his 11th consecutive match victory without dropping a set. Agassi needed just one hour, 20 minutes to win his fourth tournament of the year and second in as many weeks.
Malcolm, Kenyans leave US behind
The IAAF World Junior Athletics Championships which ended in Annecy threw up many impressive performers, particularly British sprinter Christian Malcolm. Incredibly, it also left Americas normally powerful men's team without a gold medal for the first time in the seven times the event has been held.
China's Yin wins second gold
Lili Yin of China claimed her second gold medal of the World Junior Championships when she won the 5,000 meters. Yin, an 18-year-old from Liaoning province, lifted gold in the 3,000 meter race on Thursday, and had little trouble in the 5,000, crossing the line in 15 minutes 29.65 seconds, nearly five seconds ahead of Faith Jemutai of Kenya.
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