Fort Lauderdale track star Sanya Richards-Ross will make her run for Olympic gold in the women’s 400 meters final Sunday, after she easily won her semifinal heat Saturday night.

Richards-Ross set a blistering pace Saturday before coasting at the end.

On Sunday at 4:10 p.m, she’ll try to win the gold medal she failed to win at the 2008 Bejiing Olympic Summer Games, when she faltered and took home the bronze in the 400.

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Also on the track, Orlando resident Justin Gatlin competes in the men’s 100 meters semifinals. He raced to a preliminary round win in 9.97 seconds Saturday.

Back on the women’s side, Miami resident T'erea Brown is set to compete in the first round of the 400-meter hurdles at 2 p.m.

The USA women’s basketball team tips off at 11:45 a.m. against China. Liberty City’s Sylvia Fowles has missed the last three games with a sore left foot, but the team hopes to have the center back on Sunday.

On the volleyball court, Foluke Akinradewo of Plantation and the women’s volleyball team plays Turkey at 3 p.m. They beat Serbia in their last match.

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Copyright Associated Press / NBC 6 South Florida

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