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Today at the Olympic Games
direct from Rome

11.0 Diving: Men's Highboard Final
Olympic Champion: Joaquin Capina (Mexico)
at the Stadio del Nuoto

3.0 Athletics: Ladies' 100 m. (semi-final)

3.20 Men's Long Jump: Final
Olympic Champion Gregory 8*11 (U.S.A.) Olympic Record : 26 ft. 5 1/2 ins., Jesse Owens (U.S.A.), Berlin, 1936

3.20 Men's 200 m. (2nd round heats)

4.0 Men's 400 m. Hurdles: Final
Olympic Champion: Glenn Davis (U.S.A.) Olympic Record: 50.1 secs. G. Davis; E. Southern (U.S.A.), Melbourne, 1956

4.20 Ladies' 100 m.: Final
Olympic Champion: Betty Cuthbert (Australia) Olympic Record: 11.4 secs. B. Cuthbert. Melbourne, 1956

4.30 20 Kilometres Walk (The Start)

4.40 Ladies' Putting the Weight: Final
Olympic Champion: T. Tishkyevich (U.S.S.R.) Olympic Record : 54 ft. 5 ins. T. Tishkyevich, Melbourne, 1956

4.45 Men's 800 m.: Final
Olympic Champion i Tom Courtney (U.S.A.) Olympic Record: 1 min. 47.7 secs. T. Courtney. Melbourne, 1956

5.0 5,000 m.: Final
Olympic Champion : Vladimir Kuts (U,S.S.R.) Olympic Record: 13 mins 39.6 secs. V. Kuts, Melbourne, 1956

6.0 20 Kilometres Walk: The Finish
Olympic Champion: I Spirin Olympic Record: 1 hr. 31 mins. 27.4 secs L Spirin, Melbourne, 1956

Commentators David Coleman and Norris McWhirter at the Stadio Olimpico

Contributors

Commentator (Diving):
Max Robertson
Commentator (Diving):
Harry Walker
Commentator (Athletics):
David Coleman
Commentator (Athletics):
Norris McWhirter

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