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Featuring the Athletics Finals in a thrilling day of sport introduced direct from Munich by Frank Bough, David Coleman and Harry Carpenter

12.30 Athletics
How the world's great athletes reached the finals of today's events.

12.50 Football
Sam Leitch introduces a report on this morning's match in Munich for the bronze medal in the Olympic Soccer championship, together with news and personalities of today's League matches in Britain.

1.10 Hockey Final
The world's two outstanding teams compete for the gold medal won at the last Olympics by Pakistan

2.10 Boxing
Harry Carpenter looks ahead to today's finals with the favourites in action in their semi-final bouts.

2.25 Athletics Finals
During the next three hours, the climax of the Olympic athletics competition with nine gold medals to be won
High Jump Final (Men)
Pat Matzdorf, American holder of the world high jump record, was left out of the US team when he failed in the American Olympic trials.
Olympic champion: R. Fosbury (USA) Olympic record: 7ft 4ins
3.0 The Marathon
The Olympic long-distance runners leave the Stadium at the start of their journey over 26m 385yds.
Olympic champion: M. Wolde (Ethiopia) Olympic record: 2 hrs 12 mins 21.2 secs
Discus Final (Women)
Romania's Lia Manoliu was a 37-year-old veteran of five Olympics when she won the discus gold at Mexico.
Olympic champion: L. Manoliu (Romania)
Olympic record: 191ft 2ins
3.10 5,000m Final
Britain's Dave Bedford had the best pre-Munich time for the 5,000m. He clocked 13min 17.2secs to set a British record.
Olympic champion: M. Gammoudi (Tunisia)
Olympic record: 13 mins 39.6 secs
3.35 1,500m Final (Men)
Kip Keino's winning time at Mexico was almost a minute better than the 4min 33.2secs by Australian Edwin Flack who took the gold at the first modern Olympics in 1896. Olympic champion: K. Keino (Kenya) Olympic record: 3 mins 34.9 secs
4 x 100m Relay Final (Women)
The British record for this event stands at 43.7secs and was set by the 1968 Olympic squad.
Olympic champions: USA Olympic record: 42.8 secs
4 x 100m Relay Final (Men)
Britain have only once won the 4 x 100m gold medal-at Stockholm in 1912. Olympic champions: USA Olympic record: 38.2 secs
4 x 400m Relay Final (Women)
The women's 4 x 400m is a new event for the Olympics. The world record stands to the powerful East Germans at 3min 28.8secs
4 x 400m Relay Final (Men)
Britain have won two golds in the 4 x 400m - at Antwerp in 1920 and Berlin in 1936. Olympic champions: USA
Olympic record: 2 mins 56.1 secs
5.10* The Marathon Finish
One of the memorable moments of the Olympics as the packed Stadium awaits the first man home to win the final athletics gold medal of the Games.

5.25 Results and Highlights
including today's classified Football results and League tables, Racing and Rugby results, and great moments from this afternoon's Olympic finals.
Timings are subject to alteration in order to keep up to date with events.
(Guide to the finals: pages 15-16)

Contributors

Presenter:
Frank Bough
Presenter/Commentator (Athletics):
David Coleman
Presenter/Commentator (Boxing):
Harry Carpenter
Presenter (Football):
Sam Leitch
Commentator (Hockey):
Peter West
Commentator (Athletics):
Ron Pickering
Commentator (Athletics):
Norris McWhirter
Director:
Richard Tilling
Director:
Brian Venner
Director:
Jonathan Martin
Director:
Fred Viner
Editor:
Alan Chivers
Editor:
Alan Hart
Editor:
Sam Leitch
Editor:
A.P. Wilkinson
Producer:
Bryan Cowgill

Tonight's adventure film stars Edward Judd, Yoko Tani, Valerie Gearon, Lyndon Brook, Tsai Chin and Eric Young

A strange nightmarish series of events follows a road accident at night in the English countryside.
(This Week's Films: page 11)

Contributors

Screenplay:
Roger Marshall
Producer:
Jack Greenwood
Director:
Alan Bridges
Dr Vernon:
Edward Judd
Sita - Lystrian woman:
Yoko Tani
Dr Harland:
Valerie Gearon
Brian Carter:
Lyndon Brook
Nurse Lim:
Tsai Chin
Lystrian man:
Eric Young
Muncaster:
Barrie Ingham
Sister Evans:
Ann Castle
Draycott:
Glyn Houston
Blackburn:
Anthony Sharp
Second Lystrian woman:
Cali Raia
Barbara Gough:
Jean Lodge
Sister Kelly:
Ann Martin
Elaine:
Stephanie Bidmead

Direct from the Olympic Arena, Munich, Harry Carpenter reports from the ringside as the best 22 boxers make their final effort after two weeks of intense competition.
At stake are 11 gold medals from light-flyweight to heavyweight. The winners will follow illustrious names like Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Floyd Patterson, George Foreman, and Britain's Chris Finnegan, all former Olympic champions.
(Guide to the finals; pages 15-18)

[Photo caption] L to r: Floyd Patterson, middleweight gold, Helsinki 1952. Lost world heavyweight title in 1962; tackles Ali this month. Muhammad Ali, light-heavyweight gold, Rome 1960 (as Cassius Clay). Lost world heavyweight title last year. Joe Frazier, heavyweight gold, Tokyo 1964. Beat Ali to become reigning World Champion. Chris Finnegan, middleweight gold, Mexico 1968. Now British and European Champ, meets World Champ Bob Foster this month. George Foreman, heavyweight gold, Mexico 1968. A leading world title contender.

Contributors

Commentator:
Harry Carpenter
TV Presentation:
Bob Duncan

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