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International Grand Prix Athletics

on BBC Two England

Live coverage of the meeting at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena. With the World Indoor Championships due to be held at the same venue in three weeks'time, the Grand Prix provides the perfect opportunity for some of the global stars of track and field to gauge their progress. Among the highlights are local hero Mark Lewis-Francis contesting the 60m and European triplejump champion Ashia Hansen taking on the woman she robbed of Commonwealth glory - Cameroon's Frangoise Mbango.
Presented by Roger Black. Commentary comes from
Steve Cram , Stuart Storey , Paul Dickenson and Brendan Foster , with trackside interviews by Sally Gunnell.
7.40 The men's triple jump kicks off tonight's action, with world and Olympic champion Jonathan Edwards set to continue his intense rivalry with Sweden's Christian Olsson.
8.00 Britain's Daniel Caines and Jamie Baulch go head to head in the men's 400m.
8.10 In the women's 1,000m, Jolanda Ceplak of Slovenia is hoping to break the world record.
8.20 The men's two miles line-up includes Ethiopa's Haile Gebrselassie as he tries to set a new world indoor record.
8.55 Commonwealth champion Ashia Hansen heads a strong field in the women's triple jump.
9.00 The men's 60m includes Britons Dwain Chambers, Mark Lewis-Francis and Jason Gardener.
9.15 Kelly Holmes competes in the women's 1,500m.
9.35 Marlon Devonish , Christian Malcolm and Darren Campbell lead the way for Britain in the men's 200m.
9.45 Britain's Colin Jackson , who retires after the World Indoor Championships, competes in the men's 60m hurdles. Executive producer Helen Kuttner ; Editor Michael Cole www.bbc.co.uk/sport

Contributors

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Mark Lewis-Francis
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Ashia Hansen
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Frangoise Mbango.
Presented By:
Roger Black.
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Steve Cram
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Stuart Storey
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Paul Dickenson
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Brendan Foster
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Sally Gunnell.
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Jonathan Edwards
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Christian Olsson.
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Daniel Caines
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Jamie Baulch
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Jolanda Ceplak
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Haile Gebrselassie
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Ashia Hansen
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Mark Lewis-Francis
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Jason Gardener.
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Kelly Holmes
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Marlon Devonish
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Christian Malcolm
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Darren Campbell
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Colin Jackson
Producer:
Helen Kuttner
Editor:
Michael Cole

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