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Olympics: Beijing 2008

Olympics: 2008: Day 10

18/08/2008

Day 10

2008

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Day 10

Action from day 10, including athletics, women's triathlon, sailing, cycling and canoeing.

Action from day 10, including coverage of the athletics, women's triathlon, sailing, cycling, canoeing and beach volleyball.

Action from day 10, introduced by Adrian Chiles and Hazel Irvine, with Michael Johnson.

After a frantic weekend where 64 gold medals were decided, the pace is more subdued on day 10. Only 18 golds are at stake, including two at the sailing regatta in Qingdao. Athens silver medallists Nick Roger and Joe Glanfield are expected to be in contention in the men's 470, while in the women's 470, British hopes rest with Christina Bassadone and Saskia Clark.

Flatwater canoeing begins on the Shunyi rowing lake, an hour's drive north-east of Beijing. Sydney bronze medallist and current world and European champion Tim Brabants is in action in the heats of the K1 1000m.

Including a full round-up of all the overnight action and stories with a look forward to the rest of the day's competition, alongside analysis, features and interviews with the key figures making the headlines.

Olympics: 2008

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Coverage of events from the Beijing Olympics

Olympics: 2008: Cycling, Hockey and Canoeing: Day 10

Cycling, Hockey and Canoeing: Day 10

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Cycling, Hockey and Canoeing: Day 10

Hazel Irvine presents coverage from the velodrome, including a medal chance for Great Britain in the men's team pursuit, plus the women's points race final.

Hazel Irvine presents coverage from the velodrome, including a medal chance for Great Britain in the cycling men's team pursuit, plus the women's points race final and the men's and women's sprint heats. 

Also in women's hockey, Britain play their final pool match against the USA which could possibly affect the battle for semi-final places. Includes coverage of the canoeing.

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The latest national and international news stories, followed by Weather.

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Olympics: 2008: Athletics, Equestrian and Table Tennis: Day 10

Athletics, Equestrian and Table Tennis: Day 10

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Athletics, Equestrian and Table Tennis: Day 10

Athletics finals, equestrian, boxing quarter-finals and table tennis medal matches.

Live coverage of track and field events. Medals are decided in the men's long jump, featuring Great Britain medal hopes Chris Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford. With equestrian.

Live coverage of the Olympics, introduced from the Bird's Nest Stadium by Sue Barker, with Michael Johnson and Colin Jackson.
 
Medals are decided in the men's long jump, featuring Great Britain medal hopes Chris Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford, as well as the women's pole vault and discus, men's 3000m steeplechase, women's 800m, and men's 400m hurdles.

With equestrian action from the show jumping arena, featuring the final round of the team final, and coverage of the boxing quarter-finals.

And in table-tennis, China are the favourites to win the first ever men's team competition. A fantastic atmosphere at the Peking university gymnasium is guaranteed.

Rishi Persad is in Hong Kong and Jake Humphrey is in the studio.

Weakest Link

Anne Robinson hosts the quick-fire general knowledge quiz

Anne Robinson hosts the quick-fire general knowledge quiz in which contestants must decide at the end of each round which of their number should be eliminated

Weakest Link: 21/11/2007

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Nine contestants must play as a team to build up the prize fund.

Nine contestants must play as a team to build up the prize fund and then act ruthlessly to remain in the game as, round by round, the weakest link is removed.

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The latest national and international news stories from the BBC, followed by Weather.

The Games Today

The Games Today: Beijing 2008

The Games Today: Beijing 2008: Day Ten

Day Ten

Beijing 2008

BBC One - The Games Today, Beijing 2008, Day Ten

Highlights from the tenth day of action at the Beijing Olympics.

Action and analysis from the tenth day of action at the Beijing Olympics, including track cycling and women's triathlon.

Gabby Logan is live in the BBC Beijing studio with the best of the action, stories analysis and interviews on day 10 of the Games

18 medals were decided, including six at the Bird's Nest Stadium where the crowd enjoyed Kelly Holmes' successor being crowned.

The day had started with the women's triathlon and was followed by the penultimate day of the track cycling, where Britain was hoping for medal success in the men's team pursuit.

British interest also centred on the team show jumping, gymnastics, sailing, boxing and canoeing.

Daily round-up of action from the Beijing Olympics

BBC News and Regional News

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National and regional news bulletin from the BBC.

EastEnders 2008 - 2012

Classic years in the Square. Relive the dramas of Whitney's teen years, Janine's scheming, Kat and Alfie's return, Roxy and Ronnie's fights and goodbye to Peggy and Pat.

EastEnders

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Bradley is concerned by Stacey's behaviour and Christian earns Lucy's trust.

Bradley is concerned by Stacey's behaviour. Christian earns Lucy's trust but does he really want it? Tamwar blames himself when trouble hits Masala Masood.

EastEnders 2008 - 2012: 2008

It's a classic year in the Square with new arrival Whitney making a splash, sibling rivalry between Ronnie and Roxy, and the knives out for Max.

Panorama

Investigative documentary series revealing the truth about the stories that matter.

Panorama: The NHS Postcode Lottery: It Could Be You

The NHS Postcode Lottery: It Could Be You

BBC One - Panorama, The NHS Postcode Lottery: It Could Be You

Shelley Jofre discovers how the quality of treatment by the NHS depends on where you live.

Shelley Jofre takes a road trip around the UK and discovers how the quality of treatment from the NHS very much depends on where you live.

Thirty-four-year-old Naomi has bowel cancer but has been refused life-prolonging medication because she lives in the wrong part of Manchester. 

Two Birmingham pensioners suffering from a degenerative eye condition share the same hospital consultant, but only one gets the drug to stop her losing her sight.

Best-selling author Terry Pratchett tells Panorama how he was forced to source and pay for his own Alzheimer's medicine after being denied it on the NHS.

It's supposed to be the National Health Service, free at the point of need. But, as Shelley Jofre discovers on a road trip around the UK, the treatment you get still very much depends on where you live.

New Tricks

Drama about a police unit made up of retired detectives looking at unsolved crimes.

There's no case too cold for these detectives. They're anarchic, eccentric and old-fashioned - but they get things done. Warm-hearted drama with a host of familiar faces.

New Tricks: Series 5

New Tricks: Series 5: Episode 7: Communal Living

Episode 7

Episode 7: Communal Living

Series 5

Communal Living

BBC One - New Tricks, Series 5, Communal Living

Brian finds refuge from his drink problems as the team investigates a student's death.

As Brian struggles to control his desire to drink again, he finds refuge in a commune at the centre of the team's investigation into a student's death.

As Brian Lane struggles to control and conceal his desire to drink again, he finds the perfect refuge in a commune at the centre of the team's investigation into the death of a university student. 

The case also helps Gerry face up to his relationship with Emily, who has not spoken to him since she discovered the truth about the DNA test at Ricky Hanson's trial.

Drama featuring an eccentric group of ex-police officers brought out of retirement

Drama featuring an eccentric group of ex-police officers brought out of retirement to investigate unsolved crimes

BBC News at Ten

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The latest national and international news, with reports from around the world.

The latest national and international news, with reports from BBC correspondents around the world.

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The Man Who Cycled the World

The Man Who Cycled the World: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC One - The Man Who Cycled the World, Episode 1

Story of Mark Beaumont's solo attempt to smash the record for cycling around the world.

The inside story of 24-year-old Scot Mark Beaumont's extraordinary solo attempt to smash the Guinness World Record for cycling around the world.

The inside story of Mark Beaumont's extraordinary solo attempt to smash the Guinness World Record for cycling around the world. 

In August 2007, 24 year-old Scot Mark Beaumont left Paris at the start of an 18,000 mile journey across four continents, one of the greatest endurance challenges ever attempted. Aiming to cover 100 miles a day, he faces the challenge of finding food and water while racing against the clock.

Crossing Europe, he battles with broken spokes, faces soaring temperatures and tackles the terrifying traffic of rush-hour Istanbul.

The story of Mark Beaumont's solo attempt to smash the record for cycling around the world

The inside story of Mark Beaumont's extraordinary solo attempt to smash the Guinness World Record for cycling around the world

Grosse Pointe Blank

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BBC One - Grosse Pointe Blank

A hitman returns to his home town to murder someone and attend his school reunion.

Black comedy, starring John Cusack and Minnie Driver, about a hitman who returns to his home town to carry out a murder and arrives just in time for his high school reunion.

Black comedy about a hitman who returns to his home town to carry out a murder and arrives just in time for his high school reunion. 

There he encounters the girl he stood up at the senior prom ten years earlier and, while trying to make amends, faces the problem of explaining where he has been and his current choice of profession. To make matters worse, two FBI heavies and a rival hitman are hot on his trail.

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Olympics: 2008: Athletics and Beach Volleyball: Day 11

Athletics and Beach Volleyball: Day 11

BBC Sport - Olympics, 2008, Athletics and Beach Volleyball: Day 11

Men's triathlon, women's javelin and long jump, and women's beach volleyball semi-finals.

Clare Balding presents live coverage of the men's triathlon, with Tim Don and Will Clarke holding Britain's best medal chances. With women's beach volleyball semi-finals.

Clare Balding presents live coverage of the men's triathlon, with Tim Don and Will Clarke holding Britain's best medal chances.

Also, qualifying in the women's javelin and long jump, the first rounds of the women's 1,500m and 200m, and the women's beach volleyball semi-finals.

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