Featuring live athletics from Los Angeles with DALEY THOMPSON , DAVID MOORCROFT , and ZOLA BUDD in action-and four finals.
Introduced by Desmond Lynam Boxing
The second day of quarter-final bouts with the emerging stars of the tournament in the ring, and a medal assured for the winners.
Commentator HARRY CARPENTER
Athletics Finals
At midnight, DAVID COLEMAN ,
RON PICKERING , STUART STOREY and BRENDAN
FOSTER are your commentary team in the Olympic Stadium for tonight's session of track and field, starting with event three of the Decathlon, the high jump -a critical event for DALEY THOMPSON. 0 FEATURE: page 64
Pole Vault (at 12.10 am)
World record: S. Bubka (USSR) 5.90m 1984 Olympic champion and record holder: W. Kozakiewicz (Pol) 5.78m 1980
Women's 400m Hurdles (at 12.25)
World record: M. Ponomaryeva (USSR)
53.58 1984. New Olympic event
Men's 400m (at 12.45)
World and Olympic record: L. Evans (USA)
43.86 1968. Olympic champion: V. Markin (USSR)
Men's 200m (at 2.45)
The third of four events which triple World Champion CARL LEWIS is attempting in these Games-and the one he missed in Helsinki's World Championships last year.
World record: P. Mennea (Ita) 19.72 1979
Olympic record: T. Smith (USA) 19.83 1968 Olympic champion: P. Mennea (Ita)
Men's 200m: semi-finals
Men's 5,000m: first round
Women's Long Jump: qualifying Decathlon: high jump; 400m Women's 3,000m: semi-finals
ZOLA BUDD aiming for a final place. Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
Diving Final Men's Springboard
Major British challenge comes from
CHRIS SNODE Commentator
HAMILTON BLAND
Olympic champion: A. Portnov (USSR)
Synchronised Swimming
The second phase - the figures - of the duet event. Canoeing from Lake Casitas
GERALD SINSTADT reports on the 500m semi-finals for men and women.
News - Action - Results from other Olympic competition including archery, football, hockey, judo, and yachting - the final day's racing off Long Beach.
Reporters BOB FISHER, TONY GUBBA, ARCHIE MACPHERSON, KEVIN COSGROVE, KIERAN PRENDIVILLE
including at 11.30* News Headlines; Weather
(to 4.30am)
