Dynamos Extend Lead

Da Nang Dynamos further asserted their dominance Thursday - they entered the day in first place and closed the day having scored a league-high 37.5 points.  Three more golds for Team USA swimming led the charge, and the Dynamos were also helped by South Korea's 12.5-point gold medal in women's archery.

Golden Girls, who got another gold from Italy's fencing team but didn't do much else, remain in second.  The Dynamos' Achillies flaw, though, could end up being the fact that swimming competition ends after Saturday.  Athetics will dominate the schedule, and there's no home field advantage in pure athletics.

Paragons had the only other 30-point day, moving into third on the strength of China's gold and silver in table tennis.

STANDINGS THROUGH THURSDAY, AUGUST 2

1.  John Binz, Da Nang Dynamos
160.6 Points
Swimming 92.7 (11G, 7S, 5B)
Archery 28.1 (2G, 1B)
Judo 14.2 (2G)
Fencing 12.5 (2S, 1B)
Gymnastics 7 (2S, 1B)
Diving 6.2 (2S)
Rowing 3.6 (1S)
Canoeing 3.2 (2B)
Table Tennis 3.1 (1B)

2.  Theresa Yerger, Golden Girls
129.2 Points
Weightlifting 33.4 (4G, 2S)
Fencing 32.5 (2G, 2S, 1B)
Diving 25.2 (4G)
Shooting 21.7 (2G, 2S, 1B)
Rowing 7.2 (2S)
Equestrian 4.2 (1S)
Judo 3.6 (1S)
Gymnastics 1.4 (1B)

3.  Dave Spence, Paragons
95.1 Points
Table Tennis 37.6 (2G, 2S)
Shooting 13.4 (2G)
Rowing 10.7 (1G, 1S)
Canoeing 9.4 (1G, 1S)
Swimming 8.8 (1G, 1S)
Judo 7.2 (2S)
Archery 6.3 (1S)
Weightlifting 1.7 (1B)

4.  Lucas Tanglen, Postmodern Pentathlon
91 Points
Equestrian 18.7 (2G, 1B)
Swimming 16.3 (2S, 7B)
Shooting 13.4 (2G)
Canoeing 12.6 (2G)
Cycling 12.6 (1G, 2S, 1B)
Judo 10.7 (1G, 2B)
Archery 6.3 (1S)
Gymnastics 1.4 (1B)

5.  Brian Schwartz, The Jim Thorpes
84.7 Points
Swimming 23.4 (1G, 5S, 2B)
Judo 19.7 (1G, 2S, 3B)
Fencing 12.5 (1G, 1B)
Rowing 8.9 (1G, 1B)
Diving 6.3 (1S, 2B)
Canoeing 4.7 (1S, 1B)
Weightlifting 3.3 (1S)
Gymnastics 2.8 (1S)
Shooting 1.7 (1B)
Cycling 1.4 (1B)

6.  Christina Binz, Zurich Zebras
72.4 Points
Weightlifting 21.8 (2G, 1B)
Gymnastics 12.6 (2G, 1B)
Archery 12.5 (1G)
Judo 7.1 (1G)
Fencing 5 (1S)
Swimming 4.4 (1S, 1B)
Canoeing 3.1 (1S)
Table Tennis 3.1 (1B)
Cycling 2.8 (1S)

7.  Craig Emmert, Chariots of Fire
63.5 Points
Swimming 19.1 (2G, 2G, 1B)
Judo 14.3 (1G, 4B)
Rowing 8.9 (1G, 1B)
Shooting 6.6 (2S)
Gymnastics 5.6 (1G)
Equestrian 4.2 (1S)
Diving 3.1 (1S)
Weightlifting 1.7 (1B)

8.  Ellis Kunka, Los Cornballers
41.9 Points
Cycling 15.4 (2G, 1S, 1B)
Rowing 12.5 (1G, 1S, 1B)
Gymnastics 8.4 (1G, 1S)
Equestrian 2.1 (1B)
Judo 1.8 (1B)
Shooting 1.7 (1B)