1996 Summer Olympics Basil Poledouris. Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic cauldron and later received a replacement gold medal for his boxing victory in the 1960 Summer Olympics. For the torch ceremony, more than 10,000 Olympic torches were manufactured by the American Meter Company and electroplated by Erie Plating Company. Each torch weighed about and was made primarily of aluminum, with a Georgia pecan wood handle and gold ornamentation. The 1996 Summer Olympic programme featured 271 events in 26 sports. Softball, beach volleyball and mountain biking debuted on the Olympic program, together with women's football and lightweight rowing. In women's gymnastics, Lilia Podkopayeva became
Bhutan at the 1996 Summer Olympics women's individual, also held on 28 July, she earned 580 points in the ranking round, earning herself the 60th seed. In the first round, she lost by a score of 153–126 to Olena Sadovnycha of Ukraine. In the event overall, the gold medal was won by Kim Kyung-wook of South Korea, the silver medal was earned by He Ying of China, and the bronze medal was taken by Olena Sadovnycha of Ukraine. Bhutan at the 1996 Summer Olympics Bhutan sent a delegation to compete at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States from 19 July to 4 August 1996.