The Rediffusion Gateshead Games BRENDAN FOSTER against LASSE VIREN in the two miles
GEOFF CAPES against American At, FEURBACH in the shot put and JOHN WALKER of New Zealand against MARTY LIQUORI of the US in the one mile are some of the attractions of a star-studded programme. British athletes include
ALAN PASCOE , STEVE OVETT
DONNA MURRAY , DAVID MOORCROFT DENNIS COATES and ANDY CARTER.
Other Olympic medallists competing are 400m world-record-holder IRENE SZEWINSKA , steeplechaser BRONISLAW MALINOWSKI and polevaulter TADEUSZ SLUSARSKI Of Poland.
Commentators
DAVID COLEMAN
RON PICKERING and STUART STOREY
TV presentation by JOHN SHREWSSURY