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Olympic Grandstand

on BBC One London

continues the live Athletics action.
Men's 200m Final at 9.50
Russia's VALERIY BORZOV is defending his title, but the Americans have produced the best times this year
Olympic and world record: T. Smith (USA) 19.83
World best 1976: M Hampton (USA) 20 10 D. Evans (USA) 20.22: M. Lutz (USA) 20.42 Britain not represented at Montreal
10,000m Final at 10.5
Despite Britain's tremendous reputation in this event, we have won only one Olympic medal - a bronze in 1920 Olympic champion and record holder: L. Viren (Fin) 27:38.4
World record: D. Bedford (GB) 27 30.8 World best 1976: Viren 27:43.0: C. Lopes (Port) 27:45 8; B. Foster (GB) 27:53.8 British best: Foster 27:45.4
Women's Pentathlon (200m)
Women's 800m Final at 11.20
Standards are soaring; reaching the Final may have required an Olympic record-beating performance
Olympic champion and record holder: H Falck (WGer) 1:58.6
World record: V. Gerasimova (USSR)
1:56.0
World best 1976: Gerasimova 1:56.0; S. Styrkina (USSR) 1:56.7; A. Weiss (DDR) 1:57.7
British best: L. Barnes 2:01 5
Commentators DAVID COLEMAN
RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
Boxing: HARRY CARPENTER describes the best of tonight's action.
Timings are subject to alteration.

Contributors

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Valeriy Borzov
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T. Smith
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D. Evans
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M. Lutz
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L. Viren
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C. Lopes
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B. Foster
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S. Styrkina
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A. Weiss
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L. Barnes
Commentators:
David Coleman
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Ron Pickering
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Harry Carpenter

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