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
Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint of the first two races. Winners advanced to the finals, losers competed in the bronze medal match. The bronze medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner. The gold medal match was contested in a set of three races, with the winner of two races declared the winner. Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint The men's 200m Sprint at the 1996 Summer Olympics (Cycling) was an event that consisted of cyclists making three laps around the track. Only the time for the last 200 metres of