featuring live coverage of Swimming and Cycling finals on the first day of competition in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Introduced by Desmond Lynam
Cycling Finals
HUGH PORTER and PHIL LIGGETT report from Mission Viejo on cycling's first gold medals of the games.
Women's 70km Road Race (New Olympic event)
Reigning British champion CATHY SWINNERTON heads the team hoping to emulate Mandy Jones , who won the World title for Britain in 1982. Men's 190km =Road Race Britain's riders try to win our first medal in this event since 1956.
Olympic Champion: S. Sukhoruchenkov (USSR)
Swimming Finals at 12 midnight
Women's 100m Freestyle
Who is the fastest woman swimmer at the Games?
World record: B. Krause (GDR) 54.79 1980 Olympic Champion and record holder: B. Krause (GDR) 54.79
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Can Commonwealth Champion ADRIAN MOORHOUSE , second fastest in the world in 1984, succeed David Wilkie and Duncan Goodhew as an Olympic Breaststroke Champion?
World record: J. Moffet (USA) 1:02.13 1984 Olympic record: J. Hencken (USA) 1:03.11 1976
Olympic Champion: D. Goodhew (GB)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
World record: P. Schneider (GDR) 4:36.10 1982
Olympic Champion and record holder: P. Schneider (GDR) 4:36.29
Men's 200m Freestyle
World record: M. Gross (FRG) 1:47.55 1984 Olympic Champion and record holder: S. Kopliakov (USSR) 1:49.81 1980
Commentators ALAN WEEKS and HAMILTON BLAND
News - action - results from tonight's other events which include:
Boxing: the opening bouts of the 13-day tournament, which now features 12 weight divisions.
Three-Day Event: the dressage phase gets competition under way in an event British riders will hope to win. Also news of the first gold medals in Shooting.