Olympic Games: David Ashdown's Atlanta portfolio

THE OLYMPICS IN CAMERA; A magnificent seven from the lens of the Independent's award-winning photograph er

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(Clockwise from above): Mandy Davis takes a short corner for Great Britain versus Argentina in the hockey at Morris Brown University; Donovan Bailey of Canada, the world 100m champion, adds the Olympic title and world record; Shannon Miller of the United States in the gymnastics floor exercises; baseball at the Fulton Stadium as USA take on Cuba; Xiong Ni of China on his way to gold in the men's 3m springboard diving competition; the Jamaican flag is flanked by those of the USA at a victory ceremony; Michelle Smith of Ireland in the 200m individual medley