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...wait in extra-long lines, as several entrances were closed. And at Lake Lanier, where rowing finals were taking place, soldiers toting machine guns patrolled the grandstands. It did not look much like America. But it was. --Reported by Mark Coatney, Adam Cohen, Sally B. Donnelly, Barry Hillenbrand, Lawrence Mondi, Robert Sullivan, David E. Thigpen, Steve Wulf and Richard Zoglin/Atlanta and Elaine Shannon and Douglas Waller/Washington...
...help promote the sport--and will do so. "It's an excuse," he says. "Somebody in Togo doesn't want me to go." If so, Togo will be losing not just an Olympian but also a parable of persistence. Says Senakwami: "I refuse to give up." --By Lawrence Mondi...
Wulf, who edited the issue and wrote two of the stories, says, "The work was made much easier by the writers to whom we assigned the stories and by our good fortune in having what I consider an editorial Dream Team." Working alongside Wulf were reporter LAWRENCE MONDI, deputy picture editor MARYANNE GOLON and deputy art director JANE FREY, and they weathered the inevitable crises of creation beautifully. Adds Wulf: "It was such an enjoyable, cooperative effort that there were times I felt we were competing in the quadruple sculls...
...Mondi brought his years of experience on TIME's Olympic beat to the project, putting together the Viewer's Guide, making sure of the facts in each story and keeping everything on schedule. "I can't think of anyone more piped in to the modern pentathlon community than Larry," says Wulf. "Seriously, I don't know what we would have done without him. Actually I do know--we would have blown deadlines and looked like fools...
...Pont, an heir to the chemical fortune, helped start and finance Gostigian's career. In the wake of the tragedy, Gostigian slipped in the rankings. "It's been tough," he says. "But in Atlanta, I just want to put together a great performance in honor of Dave." --By Lawrence Mondi...