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7 TO WATCH THIS WEEKEND

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USAIN BOLT THE 100m semi-final is at 7.05pm tonight and the final is 9.45pm. The hottest ticket in town as Bolt brings down the curtain on his extraordin­ary career in the blue ribband event. LAURA MUIR THE semi-finals of the 1500m are at 7.35pm tonight, and the Scot has been drawn alongside Caster Semenya of South Africa and Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia, both major threats for the gold medal. WAYDE van NIEKERK THE 400m heats start at 10.45am today, kicking off the title defence of Wayde van Niekerk (right), the world and Olympic champion and world recordhold­er at the distance. Assuming he has no problems, his semi-final is at 7.40pm tomorrow. ELAINE THOMPSON THE Jamaican is Olympic champion at 100m and 200m. She starts her 100m campaign at 11.45am. LUVO MANYONGA THE long jump final is at 8.05pm today. Manyong, Olympic silver medallist from South Africa, is favourite having overcome an addiction to crystal meth. ANDREW POZZI BRITAIN’S best medal hope in the 110m hurdles. The heats start at 1.15pm tomorrow. Omar McLeod starts as favourite after winning in Rio. SOPHIE HITCHON BRIT won Olympic bronze in the hammer in Rio. Starts qualifying in Group A at 10.35am today. FINALS THIS WEEKEND TODAY 8.05pm — Men’s long jump final; 8.10pm — Women’s 10,000m final; 9.45pm — Men’s 100m final. TOMORROW 10.55am — Men’s marathon; 2pm — Women’s marathon; 8.40pm — Women’s heptathlon finishes with 800m; 9.50pm — Women’s 100m final.

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