– Best bet: Heptathlon winner Jackie Joyner-Kersee takes center stage in the finals of the women`s long jump in prime time. Florence Griffith Joyner goes for a world record in the 200-meter final in the wee morning hours.
– Schedule: Morning coverage of track and field, women`s basketball and the preliminaries of rhythmic gymnastics begins at 6 a.m. with Jane Pauley, Jimmy Cefalo and Gayle Gardner. Ahmad Rashad anchors the 3 p.m. wrapup of the day`s events.
Bryant Gumbel will have his hands full with weightlifting, track and field, judo, volleyball, freestyle wrestling and tennis competition in prime time, which begins at 6:30 p.m.
Bob Costas will be on at 11:30 p.m. with plenty of live coverage of track and field events, including the men`s 5,000-meter semifinal and the women`s 1,500 heats with Mary Decker Slaney.
– Other athletes to watch: Bianca Panova and Adriana Dunavska of Bulgaria in rhythmic gymnastics. Alexander Pusch of West Germany in fencing.
– Quotable: ”If it`s true, that they have got a pool, I think they better disband that pool in a hurry. These are now the medal rounds, and you can`t afford foolishness like that. In plain and unvarnished words, that`s just plain stupid.” NBC boxing analyst Dr. Ferdie Pacheco on American heavyweight boxer Riddick Bowe`s postfight revelation that his teammates keep bets on who can knock out his opponent the quickest.
– Ratings: The Olympics on WMAQ-TV (Channel 5) rebounded locally Monday night, averaging a 21.2 rating and a 34 share during prime time. WLS-TV (Channel 7), which had the Los Angeles Raiders-Denver Broncos pro football game, had a 14.3/23.
