OLYMPIC ACTION TO WATCH ON DAY 15:

Day 15 might as well be called "Medal Day." That is because 15 different sports will be competing for a total of 31 medals. It is the largest amount of medals to be awarded in one day. Every event is for a medal on Saturday!

Athletics, canoe/kayak, and boxing combine for more then half of the day's finals with seven, six and five respectively. Most of the days attention will be on the soccer pitch where the talented men from Argentina look to win their second Olympic gold in a row. Nigeria beat Argentina 3-2 in the Atlanta Olympic's final and will be trying to be the spoilers again at 4:00(GMT). In women's basketball, American Lisa Leslie will be looking for her forth straight Olympic gold. The USA plays Australia for the third Games final in a row at 14:00(GMT). Brazil will play the United States in the Women's Volleyball final at 12:00(GMT), while China faces Cuba in the bronze medal match at 4:30(GMT). In Men's Hockey, the Netherlands will play Australia at 10:00(GMT)in a bronze medal game that is also a rematch of the Athens final (which Australia won), before Germany and Spain compete for the gold at 12:30(GMT).

MEDAL EVENTS: Football(1), Basketball(1), Athletics(7), Boxing(5), Volleyball(1), Cycling(Mountain Bike)(1), Hockey(1), Handball(1), Baseball(1), Table Tennis(1), Diving(1), Kayak(Flatwater)(6), Gymnastics(Rhythmic)(1), Taekwondo(2), and Synchronized Swimming(1)



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