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World Athletics

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Live action from the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki.
4.35 Women's discus final
4.40 Women's 100m hurdles round one. How will
Scottish-born sprint hurdler Sarah Claxton fare?
5.25 Men's 200m round two. The British men's contingent negotiates another heat.
6.00 Men's 3,000m steeplechase final. Olympic and world steeplechase champ Saif Saaeed Shaheen defends the title he won in one of the most thrilling distance races ever seen, two years ago in Paris.
6.25 Women's 800m final. Kelly Holmes is not competing in Helsinki, so it's left to Susan Scott to mount the British challenge. Will the 27-year-old Glaswegian be in the medal standings today?
6.45 Decathlon 400m
7.25 Men's 400m hurdles final. The Dominican
Republic's Felix Sanchez attempts to eclipse the great Ed Moses with a third straight title, though he will have to contend with lively American Kerron Clement.
Introduced by Sue Barker , Jonathan Edwards ,
Colin Jackson and Michael Johnson. Commentary by Steve Cram , Paul Dickenson , Brendan Foster and Stuart Storey. Sally Gunnell and Hazel Irvine report. www.bbc.co.uk/athletics INTERACTIVE: digital viewers can access a news service and medals table via the red button
Live coverage on BBC Radio 5 Live in Sport on 5 from 5.20pm The ones to watch: page 18

Contributors

Unknown:
Sarah Claxton
Unknown:
Saif Saaeed Shaheen
Unknown:
Susan Scott
Unknown:
Felix Sanchez
Unknown:
Ed Moses
Unknown:
Kerron Clement.
Introduced By:
Sue Barker
Introduced By:
Jonathan Edwards
Introduced By:
Colin Jackson
Introduced By:
Michael Johnson.
Commentary By:
Steve Cram
Commentary By:
Paul Dickenson
Commentary By:
Brendan Foster
Commentary By:
Stuart Storey.
Unknown:
Sally Gunnell

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