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featuring the first Swimming Finals from the Olympic Pool. Introduced by Tony Gubba
Men's 200m Butterfly
Women's 4x 100m Medley Relay
Plus the best of the action from the first day in which there was competition in 14 sports.
And by satellite from Canada the latest Olympic news.

Contributors

Presenter:
Tony Gubba

featuring coverage of two more gold medal events from Montreal. Introduced by Frank Bough
Weightlifting Final
DAVID VINE reports on weightlifting's first gold medal of the Games
The Flyweight Championship
Olympic champion: Z. Smalcerz (Poland)
Shooting Final
PETER WEST reports on the first of seven Shooting Finals to take place during the Games' first week
The Free Pistol
Olympic champion and record: R. Skan akar (Sweden)
Modern Pentathlon
The contest to find the world's supreme all-round competitor begins with the horse-riding stage - over 1,000 metres and 20 fences. SGT ,riM FOX, who narrowly missed a medal at Munich and who took third place in the 1975 World Championships, once again carries Britain's hopes.
Commentator DAVID VINE
Other action and results including Gymnastics and Boxing.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Frank Bough
Unknown:
David Vine
Unknown:
Z. Smalcerz
Unknown:
Peter West
Unknown:
R. Skan

Cornwall and the Scilly Isles with John Noakes, Peter Purves, Lesley Judd
John joins the gruelling 'Gigs Race' which began when the men from the Scilly Isles rowed between the Islands to guide ships off the jagged rocks around the coast. In Cornwall Peter finds out how fireworks became lifesavers. At sea Lesley makes the terrifying journey by breeches buoy on to the Bishop Rock Lighthouse.

Contributors

Presenter:
John Noakes
Presenter:
Peter Purves
Presenter:
Lesley Judd
Director:
Sarah Hellings
Producer:
John Adcock

This week: a look at the customs and cultures of people from overseas who now live in Britain. Reporters at large: LUKE CASEY BERNARD FALK , DIANE HARRON JAMES HOGG , JOHN STAPLETON
PATRICK STENSON , MARTIN YOUNG
Deputy editor STUART WILKINSON Editor JOHN GAU

Contributors

Unknown:
Casey Bernard Falk
Unknown:
Diane Harron
Unknown:
James Hogg
Unknown:
John Stapleton
Unknown:
Patrick Stenson
Editor:
Stuart Wilkinson

Report
Action and up-to-the-minute news from the Olympic capital where it's now lunchtime, and the second day of competition is under way. Introduced by Frank Bough
The action includes Swimming, Weightlifting, Shooting, Gymnastics and Boxing. A special report from Kingston,
Ontario, on the Olympic Yachting regatta which begins today and could bring a handful of medals for Britain.

Contributors

Introduced By:
Frank Bough

Introduced by David Dimbleby
The Panorama correspondents at home and abroad are MICHAEL CHARLTON
, MICHAEL COCKERELL
RICHARD LINDLEY and TOM MANGOLD
Assistant editor DAVID HARRISON Editor PETER PAGNAMENTA

Contributors

Introduced By:
David Dimbleby
Unknown:
Michael Charlton
Unknown:
Michael Cockerell
Unknown:
Richard Lindley
Unknown:
Tom Mangold
Editor:
David Harrison
Editor:
Peter Pagnamenta

featuring four Swimming Finals live and Gymnastics.
Introduced by Frank Bough Swimming: 9.30 Heats:
Men's 200m Freestyle
Women's 200m Butterfly Men's 100m Breaststroke DAVID WILKIE 'S first race Men's 1500m Freestyle
Swimming Finals At 12.0 midnight Semi-final:
Men's 100m Breaststroke
ALAN WEEKS and HAMILTON BLAND report live on four more gold medal events
Women's 100m Freestyle
Olympic champion and record holder: S. Neilson (USA) 58.59
World record: K. Ender (DDR) 55.73 World best 1976: Ender 55.73:
B. Krause (DDR) 56.01; C. Hempel (DDR)
56.80
British best: D. Hill 1:00.1
Men's 100m Backstroke
Olympic champion and record holder: R. Matthes (DDR) 56.58
World record: Matthes 56.30
World best 1976: J. Naber (USA) 56.82; P. Rocca (USA) 57.05: Matthes 57.20 British best: G. Abraham 1:00.3
Women's 200m Butterfly
Olympic champion and record holder: K. Moe (USA) 2:15.57
World record: R. Gabriel-Kother (DDR)
2:11.22
World best 1976: Gabriel-Kother 2:11.22: U. Tauber (DDR) 2:12.78: A. Pollack (DDR) 21334
British best: J. Alexander 2:19.5
Men's 200m Freestyle
Olympic champion and record holder: M. Spitz (USA) 1:52.78
World record B Furniss (USA) 1:50.32
World best 1976: Furniss 1:50.32; J. Naber (USA) 1:51.12; J. Montgomery (USA) 1: 51.41
British best: B. Brinkley 1:53 56
Gymnastics
Women's Team Competition Commentator RON PICKERING
Boxing HARRY CARPENTER reports on the pick of today's bouts in the Olympic tournament which goes on throughout the next fortnight.
News ... action ... results from today's other sports which include Football, Rowing, Basketball, Volleyball and Hockey
Commentators JOHN MOTSON. PETER WEST, STUART STOREY , BARRY DAVIES Timings are subject to alteration
From Monday to Friday Late Night News Headlines will be at 11.15 approximately

Contributors

Introduced By:
Frank Bough
Unknown:
David Wilkie
Unknown:
K. Ender
Unknown:
B. Krause
Unknown:
C. Hempel
Unknown:
R. Matthes
Unknown:
P. Rocca
Unknown:
G. Abraham
Unknown:
K. Moe
Unknown:
R. Gabriel-Kother
Unknown:
A. Pollack
Unknown:
J. Alexander
Unknown:
M. Spitz
Unknown:
J. Naber
Unknown:
J. Montgomery
Unknown:
B. Brinkley
Commentator:
Ron Pickering
Unknown:
Boxing Harry Carpenter
Commentators:
John Motson.
Unknown:
Stuart Storey
Unknown:
Barry Davies

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