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Olympic Grandstand

on BBC One London

Athletics
Semi-final: Men's 400m Hurdles Women's Javelin Final
On the eve of the Games, East Germany's RUTH FUCHS improved her world record to
69.12m (226ft 9ins)
Olympic champion and record holder: Fuchs 63.88m (209ft 7ins)
Men's Shot Put Final
GEOFF CAPES carries Britain's hopes in an event in which we haven't won a medal since 1908
Olympic champion and record holder: W. Komar (Poland) 21.18m (69ft 6ins) World record: A. Barvshnikov (USSR)
22.00 (72:2i> British best: Capes 21.55 (70:8½)
Semi-finals: Men's 100 metres Women's 800 metres
Quarter-finals: Women's 100 metres Semi-final: Men's 800 metres
Men's 100m Final at 9.55
VALERIY BORZOV 'S chance of becoming the first male sprinter to retain an Olympic title
Olympic champion: V. Borzov (USSR) Olympic record: J. Hines (USA) 9.95 Commentators DAVID COLEMAN
RON PICKERING , STUART STOREY Introduced by Frank Bough

Contributors

Unknown:
Ruth Fuchs
Unknown:
W. Komar
Unknown:
A. Barvshnikov
Unknown:
Valeriy Borzov
Unknown:
V. Borzov
Unknown:
J. Hines
Commentators:
David Coleman
Unknown:
Ron Pickering
Unknown:
Stuart Storey
Introduced By:
Frank Bough

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