Athletes with San Diego connections competing in Beijing. (Olympic Training Center athletes in Chula Vista have OTC designation):

YESTERDAY

Baseball: Trevor Cahill (Vista) pitched three scoreless innings to start the game, and 2B Brian Barden (St. Augustine) was 1-for-4 as the U.S. beat Japan 4-2. Pitcher Stephen Strasburg (SDSU) also on team.

Canoe/kayak: Rami Zur (OTC) was seventh in his qualifying heat and did not advance in the men's K1 1,000-meter race.

Track and field: Sheena Tosta (OTC) won the silver medal in the women's 400m hurdles final; Ian Dobson (San Diego/OTC) had the 32nd-best time in men's 5,000m qualifying (14:05.47); Mike Hazle (OTC) was 25th in javelin qualifying.

TODAY:

BMX cycling: Kyle Bennett (OTC), Mike Day (OTC) and Jill Kintner (OTC) in semifinals, and possibly finals.

Canoe/kayak: Carrie Johnson (San Diego/OTC) in K1 500m semifinals; Rami Zur (OTC) in K1 500m semifinals.

Track and field: Philip Dunn (OTC) in 50k race walk; Monique Henderson (San Diego) in qualifying for women's 4x400m relay; Jen Rhines in women's 5,000m finals.

Volleyball: David Lee (Granite Hills High) on U.S. team vs. Russia in men's semifinals.

Water polo: Moriah van Norman (USDHS) on U.S. women's team in gold medal match vs. the Netherlands.

25. Mike Hazle, Chula Vista, Calif., (72.75), 238-8 1/4.