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11.0, 1.30, 2.10, 2.40 The First World Athletics Championships from Helsinki
Today the European and Commonwealth Champion Daley Thompson competes in the final five events of the decathlon, where his main rival for the gold medal is the world record holder Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany. There will be live coverage also of the 1500m where Steve Ovett and Steve Cram will be trying to reach tomorrow's final. Today's other finals include the men's high jump, where the new world record holder is Zhu Jian Hua of China, and the women's javelin, in which Britain's Tessa Sanderson and Fatima Whitbread tackle the Finnish world record holder Tuna Lillak, Who can expect ecstatic support from her home crowd.
Commentators DAVID COLEMAN, RON PICKERING STUART STOREY and BRENDAN FOSTER
Today's Finals 7.30 am Decathlon (Current World Record 8,777 points, JURGEN HINGSEN, West Germany, 1983) 4.0 Men's high jump (2.37 m, ZHU JIAN HUA, China, 1983) 5.0 Women's javelin (74.76 m, TUNA LILLAK, Finland, 1983) 5.10 Women's 100 m hurdles (12.36 sec, GRAZYNA RABSZTYN, Poland, 1980) 5.20 Men's 110 m hurdles, (12.93 sec, RENALDO NEHEMIAH. USA, 1981)

11.0, 1.40, 2.10,2.40 Cricket: Third Test: The Cornhill Insurance Test Series England v New Zealand from Lord's
Third day coverage of today's play in the Third Test.
Commentators RICHIE BENAUD, JIM LAKER TED DEXTER and TONY LEWIS

1.10 International Water Ski-ing from Thorpe Park: The Peter Stuyvesant 1983 European Championships
Team and individual medals are at stake as 18 nations compete in slalom, tricks and jumping. Great Britain, who have won the team title on the last seven occasions, have World Champions Mike Hazlewood and Kathy Hulme in their team.
Commentator BARRY DAVIES

1.30 Boxing Preview
Harry Carpenter reports from Las Vegas on the build-up to tonight's Welterweight Championship of the World between Britain's Colin Jones and Milton McCrory from the USA.

1.50, 2.20 Racing from Newbury
2.0 The St Hugh's Stakes (5f)
2.30 The Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 2. 1m 5f and 60yds)

6.0 Final Score

Television presentation: Cricket BILL TAYLOR, FRED VINER and MIKE ADLEY Athletics FINNISH TV SERVICE Racing KEITH PHILLIPS Water Ski-ing JOHN mcNICHOLAS Assistant editor Grandstand JOHN ROWLINSON Producer Grandstand MARTIN HOPKINS Editor Grandstand MIKE MURPHY

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