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Olympic Grandstand

on BBC Two England

Introduced by Sue Barker , Steve Rider and Sharron Davies.
6.00-6.55 Swimming
6.00 Women's 200m butterfly semi-finals.
6.15 Men's 200m breaststroke semi-finals.
6.35 Women's 200m individual medley final.
6.45 Men's 4x200m freestyle final. The highlight of this evening's coverage sees a powerful Australian team, led by Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett , aiming to defend their
Olympic title. Their main challengers will be a Dutch team spearheaded by Pieter van den Hoogenband - who swam the fastest leg in relay history to help his side to bronze in Sydney - and a USA team including Michael Phelps , who is aiming to better the record seven gold medals won by the legendary Mark Spitz at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
6.55 Sailing A round-up of the action on the fourth day of the Olympic regatta. With Suzi Perry and Richard Simmons.
7.00 Gymnastics The medals for the women's team event will be decided tonight, with the dominating forces of Russia and Romania likely to be in the running again, and the USA and China outside bets for the title.
9.15 Boxing Preliminary action from the flyweight and bantamweight divisions. With Jim Neilly and Richie Woodhall.
9.45 Basketball/Hockey/Football Following their footballing success at Euro 2004, Greece aim to cause an upset of similar proportions in the basketball competition, as they take on reigning champions the USA. In the men's hockey, Spain and Germany - two of Britain's group opponents - face one another, while in the men's football tournament, quarter-final places are at stake. DIGITAL AND INTERNET VIEWERS: digital satellite and cable viewers can choose from four extra Olympic events, and Freeview viewers from two extra events, by pressing the red handset button. Internet users can watch five streams of live footage at www.bbc.co.uk/olympics
RT's interactive Olympic TV planner: centre pages

Contributors

Introduced By:
Sue Barker
Introduced By:
Steve Rider
Introduced By:
Sharron Davies.
Unknown:
Ian Thorpe
Unknown:
Grant Hackett
Unknown:
Michael Phelps
Unknown:
Mark Spitz
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Suzi Perry
Unknown:
Richard Simmons.
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Jim Neilly
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Richie Woodhall.

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