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Olympic Grandstand

on BBC One London

Introduced by Desmond Lynam. Live coverage of the opening day's action in the 26th Olympiad from Atlanta, Georgia.
10.30 Gymnastics, boxing, weightlifting
12.25am Swimming
12.31 Women's 100m freestyle
12.45 Men's 100m breaststroke
12.55 Hockey
1.00 Great Britain v South Korea
1.09 Swimming
1.09 Women's 400m individual medley
1.39 Men's 200m freestyle
2.25 Volleyball, basketball, boxing Timings are subject to alteration
Swimming
Are Britain's Karen Pickering , Sarah Hardcastle and Paul Palmer in the finals? Commentary by Hamilton Bland , Sharron Davies and Andy Jameson
Hockey Great Britain 's women hockey players begin their Atlanta campaign with a match against South Korea. Commentary by Nigel Starmer-Smith and Cathy Harris.
Basketball
Live coverage of the United States' basketball "dream team", who begin their bid for another gold medal. Commentary by Clive Tyldesley.
Gymnastics
The men's team competition starts tonight. Vitaly Scherbo , a star of the Barcelona Olympics with the Unified
Team, will be looking to add to his gold medal haul, this time for Belarus.
Plus, action from boxing, weightlifting and women's volleyball and a roundup of the latest Olympics news.
Videoplus code for 10.20-12.55

Contributors

Introduced By:
Desmond Lynam.
Unknown:
Karen Pickering
Unknown:
Sarah Hardcastle
Unknown:
Paul Palmer
Commentary By:
Hamilton Bland
Commentary By:
Sharron Davies
Commentary By:
Andy Jameson
Unknown:
Hockey Great Britain
Commentary By:
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Commentary By:
Cathy Harris.
Commentary By:
Clive Tyldesley.
Unknown:
Vitaly Scherbo

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