OLYMPIC ACTION TO WATCH ON DAY 9:

Day 9 brings another big day of events in Beijing. But for Michael Phelps, it is the biggest day of his life. On Saturday he tied Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in one Olympic. Spitz's impressive record, set in Munich, stood for 36 years. Is Sunday the day Phelps does the impossible? He has looked like a man of destiny in the pool. The world will be watching Phelps race in the 4x100 medley relay at 2:58(GMT) 4x100.

41 year old Dara Torres' name has gotten lost in the wake of Phelps, but she also will be swimming for a medal in the 50m freestyle at 2:03(GMT). In tennis, both the men and women compete for gold. A Russian will win the gold on the woman's side. That is because country-women Elana Dementieva and Dinara Safina play each other at 6:00(GMT). Rafael Nadal looks to bring Spain a gold when he takes on Argentinian, Fernando Gonzalez at 7:30(GMT). On the track, the women hope they can have as a dramatic 100m race as the men did on Saturday. The planet's fastest women take off at 13:25(GMT). Right after that, at 14:00(GMT), the final race of the day will be the men's 10K.

MEDAL EVENTS: Athletics(6), Tennis(2), Swimming(4), Cycling(Track)(1), Gymnastics(Artistic)(4), Weightlifting(1), Rowing(7), Badminton(2), Wrestling(Freestyle)(2), Diving(1), Sailing(1), Table Tennis(1), Shooting(1), and Fencing(1)

NOTEWORTHY: Basketball, Boxing, Water Polo, Volleyball, and Beach Volleyball

OTHER EVENTS: Handball, Hockey, Softball, and Equestrian(Jumping)



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