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Olympic Grandstand

on BBC One London

With Steve Rider and Desmond Lynam from Barcelona.
Athletics
9.00 Men's 400m, first round
10.00 Women's 400m, first round
5.15 Women's 100m semi-finals
5.30 Women's marathon
5.35 Men's 100m semi-finals
5.55 Men's 800m, second round
6.20 Women's javelin final
6.25 Women's 800m semi-finals
6.45 Women's 100m final
7.00 Men's 100m final
7.50 Women's marathon finish
Today, the world's fastest men sprint for gold. Linford Christie makes another attempt to follow Harold Abrahams (1924) and Allan Wells (1980) and become only the third British sprint gold medallist. In Seoul, Christie took silver behind Carl Lewis, after Ben Johnson was disqualified for drug-taking. Such is the strength in the American sprint field that Lewis could not even make the US squad this time around. The men who did - Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell and Mark Witherspoon - will be favourites today.
In the women's 100m final, Jamaica's Merlene Ottey is still looking for her first major title. And can Tessa Sanderson, appearing in her fifth Olympics, add to her 1984 gold in the women's javelin final? Roger Black, who missed the Seoul Olympics through injury, starts out in the 400m heats.
And Tom McKean hopes to book his 800m semi-final place and erase memories of his disqualification in this round four years ago. Portugal's Rosa Mota defends her inaugural women's marathon title, and it's the first day of the heptathlon, featuring the American Jackie Joyner-Kersee. She is so much better than the other heptathletes that her coach invented a new opponent for her - 'Wilhelmina World-Record', who was well beaten in Seoul! With David Coleman, Paul Dickenson,
Brendan Foster, Stuart Storey.
Rowing
Today's seven finals should include world champions Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent in the coxless pairs. And could coxless pair Miriam Batten and Jo Turvey become the first British female rowing medallists in Olympic history? Plus men's coxed fours, women's coxless fours, women's double sculls, men's double sculls, men's single sculls. With Gerald Sindstadt and Chris Baillieu.
Canoeing
Men's Cl and women's Kl white-water finals. Gareth Marriott, 1991 World Cup champion at Canadian singles, goes for Britain. Commentary by Julian Tutt.
Plus highlights of last night's men's individual all-round gymnastics final, and news of shooting and table tennis. 0 SPORT: page 8
Racing
Final day of Glorious Goodwood.
2.00 Vodapage Maiden Stakes (6f)
2.30 Vodac Chesterfield Cup (1m 2f)
3.10 Vodafone Nassau Stakes (1m 2f). With commentary by Jimmy Lindley, Peter O'Sullevan and Julian Wilson.
Football
All the results from the first day of the Scottish league season.
Including at
1.00 pm News Summary
4.45 pm News and Weather
4.55 5.00 pm Regional News; Weather

Contributors

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Steve Rider
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Desmond Lynam
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Linford Christie
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Harold Abrahams
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Allan Wells
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Carl Lewis
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Ben Johnson
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Leroy Burrell
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Dennis Mitchell
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Merlene Ottey
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Tessa Sanderson
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Roger Black
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Tom McKean
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Rosa Mota
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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David Coleman
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Paul Dickenson
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Brendan Foster
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Stuart Storey.
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Steve Redgrave
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Matthew Pinsent
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Miriam Batten
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Jo Turvey
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Gerald Sindstadt
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Chris Baillieu.
Commentary By:
Julian Tutt.
Commentary By:
Jimmy Lindley
Commentary By:
Peter O'Sullevan
Commentary By:
Julian Wilson.

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