1. Project and Supervision byCopy !req
2. THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
FOR THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMESCopy !req
3. Production by
THE TOKYO OLYMPIC FILM ASSOCIATIONCopy !req
4. The Olympics are a symbol
of human aspiration.Copy !req
5. The first modern Olympic Games
were held in 1896Copy !req
6. in Athens, Greece.Copy !req
7. The second in 1900 in Paris, France.Copy !req
8. The third in 1904 in St. Louis, USA.Copy !req
9. The fourth in 1908 in London, England.Copy !req
10. The fifth in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden.Copy !req
11. The sixth were planned for Berlin in 1916,Copy !req
12. but were cancelled because of World War I.Copy !req
13. The seventh in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.Copy !req
14. The eighth in 1924, again in Paris, France.Copy !req
15. The ninth in 1928
in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Copy !req
16. The tenth in 1932 in Los Angeles, USA.Copy !req
17. The eleventh in 1936 in Berlin, Germany.Copy !req
18. The twelfth, in 1940,Copy !req
19. were cancelled because of World War II.Copy !req
20. The thirteenth, in 1944,Copy !req
21. were again cancelled
because war was still raging.Copy !req
22. The fourteenth in 1948,
again in London, England.Copy !req
23. But Japan was not allowed to take part.Copy !req
24. The 15th in 1952 in Helsinki, Finland.Copy !req
25. The 16th in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia.Copy !req
26. The 17th in 1960 in Rome, Italy.Copy !req
27. And now, in 1964, the 18th —Copy !req
28. in Tokyo, Japan!Copy !req
29. TOKYO OLYMPIADCopy !req
30. On the 21st of August, 1964,Copy !req
31. the sacred flame, kindled in Olympia,
left for Japan.Copy !req
32. ISTANBULCopy !req
33. BEIRUTCopy !req
34. The Olympic torch
passed through many hands —Copy !req
35. travelling along the shores
of the Aegean Sea,Copy !req
36. through the haze of the subtropics —Copy !req
37. TEHRANCopy !req
38. across the deserts of Syria
and the plateaux of IranCopy !req
39. and through Southeast Asia.Copy !req
40. LAHORECopy !req
41. The torch passed through many countries
it had never visited before.Copy !req
42. NEW DELHICopy !req
43. Some contemplated the significance
of the Olympic flameCopy !req
44. coming to Asia for the first time.Copy !req
45. Some greeted the torch
with a flurry of festivity.Copy !req
46. And some were just simply happy to see it.Copy !req
47. RANGOONCopy !req
48. We understand the Olympic Games
are dedicated to world peace.Copy !req
49. We understand they are dedicated
to the principle —Copy !req
50. HONG KONGCopy !req
51. that all humans are created equal.Copy !req
52. OKINAWACopy !req
53. The sacred flame
embodies the principles of Olympism.Copy !req
54. That is why we celebrate it.Copy !req
55. The torch reached Hiroshima
on September 20, 1964.Copy !req
56. More than 100 American athletes
arrive at Tokyo International Airport.Copy !req
57. They are very young.Copy !req
58. The runners are coming!Copy !req
59. It hurts.Copy !req
60. Delegations from all over the world arrive.Copy !req
61. We have never seen so many foreigners
visiting Japan.Copy !req
62. Welcome to Japan!Copy !req
63. A special plane carrying the
Soviet delegation arrives in Tokyo.Copy !req
64. Czechoslovakian...Copy !req
65. Italian...Copy !req
66. and German athletes.Copy !req
67. And Bulgarians.Copy !req
68. The buildings in Mongolia
are all European in style.Copy !req
69. Tokyo is an interesting city.Copy !req
70. Both of us will compete in the shot put.Copy !req
71. And now the Olympic torch arrives in Tokyo.Copy !req
72. SEATING CAPACITY: 71,715Copy !req
73. It's 2:00 p.m., October 10, 1964.Copy !req
74. At last the delegations
begin marching into the stadium.Copy !req
75. The first is Greece,
birthplace of the Olympic Games.Copy !req
76. The blue flag with a white cross
makes a stark contrastCopy !req
77. with the clay-and-cinder track
of Tokyo's National Stadium.Copy !req
78. 7,060 young people from 93 nationsCopy !req
79. participate in this parade
of strength and beauty.Copy !req
80. AUSTRALIACopy !req
81. CANADACopy !req
82. CUBACopy !req
83. ETHIOPIACopy !req
84. Cameroon, a small country in Africa.Copy !req
85. It's the first time they've been
represented in the Olympic Games.Copy !req
86. Although they have only two athletes,
they appear admirable.Copy !req
87. The Congo also has only two athletes,
but they are impressive.Copy !req
88. FRANCECopy !req
89. East and West Germany,Copy !req
90. brought together for the 1964 Games
despite their ideological differences.Copy !req
91. The country of Goethe and Beethoven.Copy !req
92. A display of friendship in sports
despite differences in ideology.Copy !req
93. What an impressive sight.Copy !req
94. Next to come are the athletes
of the African nation of Ghana,Copy !req
95. dressed in their traditional costume.Copy !req
96. Spectacular colours!Copy !req
97. Wonderful! Beautiful!Copy !req
98. GREAT BRITAINCopy !req
99. INDIACopy !req
100. ITALYCopy !req
101. KENYACopy !req
102. SOUTH KOREACopy !req
103. 135 delegates from Mexico,Copy !req
104. the nation that will host the next Games.Copy !req
105. We hope the 1968 Olympics
will be even better than these!Copy !req
106. Friends came from Asian countries too.Copy !req
107. The athletes of Mongolia.
It's their first time too.Copy !req
108. NEPALCopy !req
109. THE NETHERLANDSCopy !req
110. Welcome, Niger,
nation of forest, desert and sun!Copy !req
111. POLANDCopy !req
112. SWEDENCopy !req
113. UNITED ARAB REPUBLICCopy !req
114. The Stars and Stripes flutters in the wind.Copy !req
115. An overwhelmingly large contingent
from the USA.Copy !req
116. A giant country, America.Copy !req
117. Followed by a huge delegation of 470 athletes
and officials from the Soviet Union.Copy !req
118. The parade is reaching its climax.Copy !req
119. Vietnam.Copy !req
120. Here comes Japan,
the last of the 93 countries.Copy !req
121. They have toiled hard
for this day of glory.Copy !req
122. The proud young Japanese athletes,
walking tall and with confidence.Copy !req
123. It had been decided to hold the Games
in Tokyo in 1940,Copy !req
124. but the war smashed that dream.Copy !req
125. Five years ago, Tokyo was officially
selected to host the Games.Copy !req
126. Ever since, all the people of this countryCopy !req
127. have worked so hard
to prepare for this event.Copy !req
128. Now the Olympic Games begin in Tokyo!Copy !req
129. Peace, love and courage —Copy !req
130. this is the motto of the 18th Games.Copy !req
131. We have come a long and hard way
to accomplish this.Copy !req
132. It is both a pleasure and an honour for usCopy !req
133. to host the 18th Olympic Games
for the next 15 days.Copy !req
134. These Games bring us great joy.Copy !req
135. I have the honour of asking
His Imperial MajestyCopy !req
136. to declare open the 18th Olympiad.Copy !req
137. In celebration of the 18th Olympiad,Copy !req
138. I hereby declare open
the Olympic Games of Tokyo.Copy !req
139. Solemn Oath!Copy !req
140. In the name of all the athletes,Copy !req
141. I promise that we will take part
in these Olympic GamesCopy !req
142. in the true spirit of sportsmanship.Copy !req
143. Athletes' Representative Takashi Ono.Copy !req
144. FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGERCopy !req
145. 100-METER DASH - MEN'S FINALCopy !req
146. Before they start the race,Copy !req
147. the runners' expressions become so tense
that they almost look sad.Copy !req
148. I wonder how much of that look on
their faces the spectator understands.Copy !req
149. A very long, tense moment continues
before they start.Copy !req
150. One hears only the sound of the wind
passing through the flagpoles.Copy !req
151. Lane 1: Number 702, Hayes, USA.Copy !req
152. Lane 2: Number 196, Schumann, Germany.Copy !req
153. Lane 3: Number 80, Figuerola, Cuba.Copy !req
154. Lane 4: Number 366, Koné, Ivory Coast.Copy !req
155. Lane 5: Number 56, Jerome, Canada.Copy !req
156. Lane 6: Number 493, Maniak, Poland.Copy !req
157. Lane 7: Number 33, Robinson, the Bahamas.Copy !req
158. Lane 8: Number 704, Pender, USA.Copy !req
159. These are the eight athletes
who will be competing.Copy !req
160. On your marks.Copy !req
161. Ready.Copy !req
162. And the race starts!Copy !req
163. Figuerola leads. But Hayes is catching up!Copy !req
164. Hayes is picking up speed
as he tries to catch Figuerola.Copy !req
165. Hayes now leads the race.
He's still picking up speed.Copy !req
166. At the 50-meter mark,
Hayes is in the lead.Copy !req
167. Figuerola is trying hard to catch up.Copy !req
168. Figuerola is gaining momentum.Copy !req
169. But Hayes is running strong.
He's still in the lead.Copy !req
170. Hayes is too strong.Copy !req
171. He has a comfortable lead
on his competition.Copy !req
172. First place: Bob Hayes, USA.Copy !req
173. Ten seconds flat —Copy !req
174. the fastest a man has ever run.Copy !req
175. How much faster can a human being run?Copy !req
176. This ties the world record
and sets a new Olympic record.Copy !req
177. The bar is 2. 14 meters high now.Copy !req
178. Twenty-eight athletes from 19 countries
have competed in the high-jump.Copy !req
179. Most have fallen out of the competition
by this point. Only five are left now.Copy !req
180. They are, as expected,
Brumel and Shavlakadze, USSR.Copy !req
181. Thomas and Rambo, USA,Copy !req
182. and Pettersson, Sweden.Copy !req
183. Shavlakadze is the gold medal winner
in Rome.Copy !req
184. An ambitious jump.Copy !req
185. Thomas, USA. A clean jump.Copy !req
186. Rambo, USA. His jump is good.Copy !req
187. Valery Brumel, USSR,
a star of the Moscow sports academy,Copy !req
188. began competing at age 11.Copy !req
189. He approaches the bar
with a quiet strength.Copy !req
190. Brumel clears the bar brilliantly.Copy !req
191. John Rambo fails at 2. 16 meters.Copy !req
192. Robert Shavlakadze also fails.Copy !req
193. He was the gold medal winner in Rome.Copy !req
194. Thomas, USA, and Brumel, USSR,
will face each other in the finals.Copy !req
195. John Thomas fails!Copy !req
196. Valery Brumel jumps!
Valery Brumel wins the gold!Copy !req
197. He's thrilled! He's won!Copy !req
198. Z. NAGY (HUNGARY)Copy !req
199. V. VARJÚ (HUNGARY)Copy !req
200. N. KARASEV (USSR)Copy !req
201. R. MATSON (USA)Copy !req
202. D. LONG (USA)Copy !req
203. LONG (USA)Copy !req
204. MATSON (USA)Copy !req
205. VARJÚ (HUNGARY)Copy !req
206. A. SALAGEAN (ROMANIA)Copy !req
207. E. DENNIS BROWN (USA)Copy !req
208. N. CRANWELL McCREDIE (CANADA)Copy !req
209. The ball for the women's shot put
weighs four kilograms,Copy !req
210. about half the weight
of the men's shot put.Copy !req
211. IRINA PRESS (USSR)Copy !req
212. V. YOUNG (NEW ZEALAND)Copy !req
213. G. ZYBINA (USSR)Copy !req
214. 17.45 meters, a new Olympic record.Copy !req
215. R. GARISCH-CULMBERGER (GERMANY)Copy !req
216. 17. 61 meters, another Olympic record.Copy !req
217. TAMARA PRESS (USSR)Copy !req
218. 18. 14 meters.Copy !req
219. Tamara Press wins the gold medal!
Her second, following the one in Rome.Copy !req
220. Seven hours have passed
since the competition began.Copy !req
221. The remaining participants are Hansen, USA,
and Reinhardt, Germany.Copy !req
222. The bar is 5. 10 meters high.Copy !req
223. Hansen's first attempt.Copy !req
224. Ouch!Copy !req
225. Reinhardt.Copy !req
226. He fails on his first attempt.Copy !req
227. 5. 10 meters, the second attempt.Copy !req
228. Hansen.Copy !req
229. He fails again. His leg brushes the bar.Copy !req
230. Germany's Reinhardt's second try.Copy !req
231. His leg caught the bar.Copy !req
232. It's nearly 10:00 p.m.Copy !req
233. The temperature is 66 degrees,
with no wind in the stadium.Copy !req
234. The third and final attempt
at the 5. 10-meter mark.Copy !req
235. They are allowed to try three times.
This is their final attempt.Copy !req
236. Will Hansen bring America
its 15th consecutive win in this event?Copy !req
237. His last chance.Copy !req
238. Hansen did it! He clears 5. 10 meters!Copy !req
239. Fred Hansen of the USA finally made it!Copy !req
240. He's overcome overwhelming pressure
to make a spectacular jump.Copy !req
241. Now, Reinhardt, is put on the spot.Copy !req
242. Last chance for the 21-year-old blond.Copy !req
243. If he can make it,
the bar will be raised even higher.Copy !req
244. This is his final attempt.Copy !req
245. He goes up, but fails, fails in the end.Copy !req
246. Hansen wins! USA gets the gold medal again!Copy !req
247. He's a student at Rice University
Dental School in Texas.Copy !req
248. He is studying the elasticity
and resilience of glass fibre.Copy !req
249. What has he learned from today's
tough struggle to add to his studies?Copy !req
250. It was fought out over nine hours,
pushing the limits of human endurance.Copy !req
251. It is going to be one of the most memorable
competitions in Olympic history.Copy !req
252. Final results for the pole vault.Copy !req
253. First place: Number 737, Fred Hansen, USA.Copy !req
254. 5.10 meters.Copy !req
255. A new Olympic record.Copy !req
256. U. BEYER (GERMANY)Copy !req
257. G. ZSIVÓTZKY (HUNGARY)Copy !req
258. The hard work of the officials
and the ground crewCopy !req
259. make this event possible.Copy !req
260. They, too,
are participants in the Olympics.Copy !req
261. R. KLIM (USSR)Copy !req
262. Klim throws, and it flies through the air!Copy !req
263. He wins!
Another gold medal for the Soviet Union.Copy !req
264. They are strong again!Copy !req
265. 10,000-METER RACE - MEN'S FINALCopy !req
266. They're off.Copy !req
267. Czechoslovakia's Josef Tomas, Number 85,
takes the lead.Copy !req
268. About 50 meters from the starting line,
Tomas is already pushing ahead.Copy !req
269. Ivanov and Bolotnikov, USSR,
are ahead of the pack, chasing Tomas.Copy !req
270. They're passing the 150-metre point now.Copy !req
271. Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japan,
is in the middle of the group.Copy !req
272. He's about 20th now,
and Tsuburaya is running.Copy !req
273. Already they're passing
the 300-meter mark,Copy !req
274. nearing the end of the first lap.Copy !req
275. They will complete 25 laps
on this 400-meter trackCopy !req
276. for a total of 10, 000 meters.Copy !req
277. A Soviet, two Americans,
a Frenchman and a Pole are in the lead.Copy !req
278. Ireland's Hogan-the-barefoot
is in the lead group.Copy !req
279. Ronald Clarke, Australia,
takes the lead now.Copy !req
280. Clarke passes the 800-meter mark
at 2:09:04.Copy !req
281. Canada's Bruce Kidd
is in second place now.Copy !req
282. Ronald Clarke is in the lead.Copy !req
283. A Kenyan joins the front-runners.Copy !req
284. They're lapping a runner now.Copy !req
285. Number 67, Ceylon's Karunananda
is one lap behind the lead group.Copy !req
286. Australian Ron Clarke has the lead
in this tightly bunched group.Copy !req
287. Tsuburaya, Japan, is catching up.Copy !req
288. Billy Mills, USA, has the lead now.Copy !req
289. The race will be a close finish,
just as we expected.Copy !req
290. Ron Clarke takes the lead again.Copy !req
291. Mills is falling back.
Mohamed Gammoudi follows.Copy !req
292. Clarke is in the lead,
followed by Mamo Wolde, Ethiopia.Copy !req
293. Gammoudi of Tunisia is third.Copy !req
294. Now Wolde takes the lead.Copy !req
295. They're lapping the runners.Copy !req
296. Some are two laps behind, some three.Copy !req
297. The front-runners are waging
a fierce battle.Copy !req
298. Now it's their last lap.Copy !req
299. Gammoudi of Tunisia is moving up!
He elbows his way through!Copy !req
300. The last 110 meters!Copy !req
301. Clarke is moving up!Copy !req
302. Clarke is moving up!Copy !req
303. Clarke is moving up!Copy !req
304. Only 100 meters to go.Copy !req
305. Clarke takes the lead!Copy !req
306. But Mills makes a comeback.
Mills takes the lead!Copy !req
307. It's Mills for the USA! Mills for the USA!Copy !req
308. He crosses the finish line. Mills wins!Copy !req
309. Mills wins for the USA!Copy !req
310. First place: Mills, USA.
28 minutes, 24 seconds.Copy !req
311. Here comes the last runner,
Karunananda of Ceylon.Copy !req
312. He crosses the finish line,
but he has one more lap to go.Copy !req
313. A big cheer erupts from the stands.Copy !req
314. I. BALAS (ROMANIA)Copy !req
315. M. PENES (ROMANIA)Copy !req
316. P. SNELL (NEW ZEALAND)Copy !req
317. Takayuki Okazaki, Japan.Copy !req
318. Viktor Kravchenko, USSR.Copy !req
319. Józef Szmidt, Poland...Copy !req
320. a car mechanic from Warsaw.Copy !req
321. He steps, jumps and flies!Copy !req
322. He jumps over 16 meters again.
A very fine jump.Copy !req
323. A miraculous comeback
from an injured knee.Copy !req
324. He won the gold in Rome.
Will he do it again in Tokyo?Copy !req
325. Lane 8: A 22-year-old high school gym
teacher, Ann Packer, Great Britain.Copy !req
326. Lane 7: Chamberlain, New Zealand.
Her Achilles tendon injury is healed.Copy !req
327. 800-METER RACE - WOMEN'S FINALCopy !req
328. Lane 6: Smith, Great Britain.Copy !req
329. Lane 5: Erik, USSR.Copy !req
330. Wearing a red vest,
her boyish appearance is charming.Copy !req
331. Lane 4: Kraan, the Netherlands.
She is 31 and a police officer.Copy !req
332. Lane 3: Gleichfeld, Germany.Copy !req
333. Lane 2: Dupureur, France.
She has a two-year-old boy.Copy !req
334. Lane 1: Szabó, Hungary.Copy !req
335. There are eight runners in all.Copy !req
336. Ready.Copy !req
337. Great Britain's Ann Packer wins.
Dupureur from France is second.Copy !req
338. Chamberlain, New Zealand, is third.Copy !req
339. Packer is embracing somebody.Copy !req
340. It must be Brightwell, her fiancé.Copy !req
341. 400-METER RELAY - MEN'S FINALCopy !req
342. Lane 1: Great Britain.
Lane 2: France.Copy !req
343. Lane 3: Italy.
Lane 4: Jamaica.Copy !req
344. Lane 5: Venezuela.
Lane 6: Poland.Copy !req
345. Lane 7: USA.
Lane 8: USSR.Copy !req
346. The starter, Kichizo Sasaki,
checks his microphone.Copy !req
347. A wise precaution.Copy !req
348. Ready for the starting signal.Copy !req
349. On your marks.Copy !req
350. Ready.Copy !req
351. They're off to a clean start.Copy !req
352. USSR takes the lead.Copy !req
353. America is second.
Italy is in third place.Copy !req
354. The second 100 meters.
USSR is still ahead.Copy !req
355. The third leg.Copy !req
356. America is moving up.
USSR is in the lead.Copy !req
357. Poland is coming up now!Copy !req
358. Now the final leg.Copy !req
359. America is behind.
Their anchor is Hayes.Copy !req
360. France in the lead,
but here comes Bob Hayes!Copy !req
361. Hayes is ahead!
America is in the lead!Copy !req
362. He crosses the finish line!
America wins!Copy !req
363. First place: USA. 39 seconds.Copy !req
364. A new Olympic and a new world record.Copy !req
365. Second place: Poland, 39.03 seconds.
Beating the old Olympic record.Copy !req
366. Third place: France, 39.03 seconds.
Beating the old Olympic record.Copy !req
367. Fourth place: Jamaica.Copy !req
368. USSR.
Both new Olympic records.Copy !req
369. And sixth and seventh places
tied with the old Olympic record.Copy !req
370. The press centre is located
at the front of the stadium.Copy !req
371. More than 100 reporters send news
to their countries from here.Copy !req
372. Events are also broadcast by satellite
throughout the world,Copy !req
373. a first for the Tokyo Olympics.Copy !req
374. Sunday, October 18.Copy !req
375. It's 3:10 p.m.Copy !req
376. Rain.Copy !req
377. Temperature, 56 degrees.
Humidity, 97 percent.Copy !req
378. Northerly wind at 1. 8 meters per second.Copy !req
379. The men's long-jump finals are coming up.Copy !req
380. Hiroomi Yamada, Japan.Copy !req
381. Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, USSR.Copy !req
382. Ralph Boston, USA.Copy !req
383. Lynn Davies, Great Britain.Copy !req
384. A jump over eight meters!Copy !req
385. Over eight meters for the first time!Copy !req
386. Lynn Davies, Great Britain,
beats Boston, USA,Copy !req
387. and Ter-Ovanesyan, USSR.Copy !req
388. An unexpected gold medal for Great Britain.Copy !req
389. 80-METER WOMEN'S HURDLES - FINALCopy !req
390. R. BONDS (USA)Copy !req
391. IRINA PRESS (USSR)Copy !req
392. P. KILBORN (AUSTRALIA)Copy !req
393. K. BALZER (GERMANY)Copy !req
394. T. CIEPLY (POLAND)Copy !req
395. IKUKO YODA (JAPAN)Copy !req
396. On your marks.Copy !req
397. Ready.Copy !req
398. Balzer, Cieply and Kilborn
hit the tape!Copy !req
399. Yoda of Japan doesn't place!
What a pity.Copy !req
400. The Japanese flag will not fly.Copy !req
401. But she ran and jumped well.
She did her best.Copy !req
402. Victory ceremony for
the women's 80-meter hurdle finals.Copy !req
403. First place: Balzer, Germany.Copy !req
404. Second place: Cieply, Poland.Copy !req
405. Third place: Kilborn, Australia.Copy !req
406. To honour Balzer, the winner,Copy !req
407. the anthem of the united German team
will be playedCopy !req
408. and the team's Olympic flag will be flown.Copy !req
409. V. CASLAVSKA (CZECHOSLOVAKIA)Copy !req
410. L. LATYNINA (USSR)Copy !req
411. P. ASTAKHOVA (USSR)Copy !req
412. HARUHIRO YAMASHITA (JAPAN)Copy !req
413. SHUJI TSURUMI (JAPAN)Copy !req
414. TAKUJI HAYATA (JAPAN)Copy !req
415. YUKIO ENDO (JAPAN)Copy !req
416. B. SHAKHLIN (USSR)Copy !req
417. TAKASHI ONO (JAPAN)Copy !req
418. YUKIO ENDO (JAPAN)Copy !req
419. This man comes from Chad.Copy !req
420. Chad is a four-year-old nation.Copy !req
421. This is their first Olympic Games
as an independent country.Copy !req
422. He's here with another athlete
and an official.Copy !req
423. The three of them arrived
at Haneda Airport.Copy !req
424. His name is Ahmed Issa.Copy !req
425. He's 22 years old.Copy !req
426. He's much older than his country.Copy !req
427. His father, a tribal chief,
died of smallpox.Copy !req
428. At the age of 13,
he began to compete at school.Copy !req
429. He ran barefoot then.Copy !req
430. At the age of 15, his teacher insisted
that he wear spiked shoes.Copy !req
431. He hopes to teach physical education
in the future.Copy !req
432. He's studying for it now.Copy !req
433. He's competing in the 800-meter race.Copy !req
434. Oda Field is located
at the west end of the Olympic village.Copy !req
435. It has an area of 16, 752 square meters.Copy !req
436. Athletes train here every day.Copy !req
437. He speaks one
of more than a hundred Arabic dialects.Copy !req
438. Issa will go home
immediately after the closing ceremony.Copy !req
439. A newly independent country like his
can't afford to spend extra money.Copy !req
440. He may never visit Japan again,Copy !req
441. but he has no time for sightseeing.Copy !req
442. So when he passed the preliminary heats,
he was glad.Copy !req
443. He felt it was worthwhile
coming all that way.Copy !req
444. The semi-finals will be held today.Copy !req
445. Eight men out of 24
will run in the final race.Copy !req
446. How wonderful it would be
if he could be one of them.Copy !req
447. He tries not to think about that.Copy !req
448. All he can do right now... is run.Copy !req
449. Ready.Copy !req
450. If one looks on a map
for the Republic of Chad,Copy !req
451. it can be found in Central Africa,Copy !req
452. south of the Sahara and west of Lake Chad.Copy !req
453. It is more than three times
wider than Japan.Copy !req
454. Half of it is desert.Copy !req
455. He's always alone.Copy !req
456. He might be lonely.Copy !req
457. But for now he is calm and content.Copy !req
458. The dining room of the athletes' village
is lively until very late at night.Copy !req
459. Ready.Copy !req
460. MEN'S 100-METER FREESTYLE FINALCopy !req
461. McGregor, Great Britain, in the lead.
Austin, USA, in Lane 6, is pulling up!Copy !req
462. Schollander, USA, is known to spurt
after the 50-meter mark.Copy !req
463. McGregor takes the lead.Copy !req
464. McGregor or Austin?
It's a very close race.Copy !req
465. Austin is in the lead.Copy !req
466. And here comes Schollander,
known for his swimming artistry.Copy !req
467. Schollander is in the lead!Copy !req
468. Schollander passes the 90-meter mark.Copy !req
469. Schollander or McGregor?Copy !req
470. Don Schollander wins!Copy !req
471. First place: Lane 4, Schollander, USA.Copy !req
472. 53.4 seconds,Copy !req
473. a new Olympic record.Copy !req
474. WOMEN'S 100-METER BACKSTROKE FINALCopy !req
475. Caron, France. Sixteen years old.Copy !req
476. Ferguson, USA.
She is also 16 years old.Copy !req
477. Weir, Canada. Eighteen years old.Copy !req
478. Satoko Tanaka, Japan. Twenty-two years old.Copy !req
479. Ready.Copy !req
480. Tanaka made a good start.Copy !req
481. She takes a slight lead.Copy !req
482. Caron, France, and Duenkel, USA,
are chasing her.Copy !req
483. The young swimmers are doing well
in this close race!Copy !req
484. About seven to eight meters left
until the turn.Copy !req
485. And they turn!Copy !req
486. Caron leading in Lane 4!Copy !req
487. Japan's Tanaka is a little behind.Copy !req
488. Caron has the lead.
Ferguson's closing in!Copy !req
489. Tanaka's giving it her all.
She makes a comeback!Copy !req
490. Will Tanaka place third?Copy !req
491. About six meters left.
Caron or Ferguson?Copy !req
492. Tanaka places fourth.
First place: Ferguson.Copy !req
493. Second place: Caron.
Third place: Duenkel.Copy !req
494. Japan's Tanaka is fourth.
She did her best!Copy !req
495. The results.Copy !req
496. First place: Lane 5, Ferguson, USA.Copy !req
497. 1 minute, 7.7 seconds.Copy !req
498. This is a new Olympic record
and a new world record.Copy !req
499. MEN'S 400-METER MEDLEY-RELAY FINALCopy !req
500. Ready.Copy !req
501. USA in Lane 4.Copy !req
502. The American, Mann, takes the lead,
swimming a superb race.Copy !req
503. The rest are in a very close race.Copy !req
504. America's off to a great start.Copy !req
505. USA's Bill Craig.Copy !req
506. America's falling a little behind.Copy !req
507. Germany's Henninger
and Prokopenko of the USSR.Copy !req
508. Fifteen meters to go.Copy !req
509. USA, Germany and USSR are neck and neck.Copy !req
510. Japan is fifth now.Copy !req
511. The three leading countries
in a close race.Copy !req
512. A big splash,
and now it's the butterfly stroke.Copy !req
513. Fred Schmidt, USA, takes the lead.
Gregor of Germany in second.Copy !req
514. Nakajima of Japan coming up!Copy !req
515. USA in the lead, with Germany and USSR
following close behind.Copy !req
516. USA ahead by a body length.Copy !req
517. They've passed the 275-metre point.Copy !req
518. America is in first place,
with Germany second,Copy !req
519. USSR third, Australia fourth.Copy !req
520. Australia's Berry is pouring it on!Copy !req
521. Steve Clark, USA. Gregor, Germany,Copy !req
522. Prokopenko, USSR, and Dickson, Australia.Copy !req
523. USSR and Australia are in third place.
The cheering is getting louder.Copy !req
524. Clark, USA, makes the last turn,
leaving 50 meters in this race.Copy !req
525. They may set a new world record.Copy !req
526. Clark is in the lead.Copy !req
527. Clark, the anchor man,
swimming for the USA team.Copy !req
528. The United States team wins!Copy !req
529. The results.Copy !req
530. First place: Lane 4, USA team.Copy !req
531. 3 minutes, 58.4 seconds.Copy !req
532. A new world record
and a new Olympic record.Copy !req
533. Lane 3: Lay, Canada.Copy !req
534. Lane 4: Fraser, Australia.Copy !req
535. WOMEN'S 100-METER FREESTYLE FINALCopy !req
536. Lane 5: Stouder, USA.Copy !req
537. Lane 6: Bell, Australia.Copy !req
538. Lane 7: Dobai, Hungary.Copy !req
539. Lane 8: Hagberg, Sweden.Copy !req
540. Ready.Copy !req
541. Fraser pulls out in front.
She doesn't take a breath.Copy !req
542. Stouder tries to catch her.Copy !req
543. Fraser turns to the left
to take her first breath.Copy !req
544. She faces Stouder,
who takes a breath on her right.Copy !req
545. Fraser makes a turn,
closely followed by Stouder.Copy !req
546. Stouder is catching up to Fraser.
Almost abreast now.Copy !req
547. Fraser is still in the lead by one stroke.Copy !req
548. The young swimmer, Stouder, is in second.Copy !req
549. Fraser is in the lead
by half a body length.Copy !req
550. First place: Fraser.
Second place: Stouder.Copy !req
551. Third place: Ellis, USA.Copy !req
552. Fraser has won
three consecutive gold medals,Copy !req
553. the first time in Olympic history.Copy !req
554. There are three moves in weight-lifting.Copy !req
555. The press.Copy !req
556. The bar is lifted to shoulder heightCopy !req
557. and then, without bouncing,
pushed to the overhead position.Copy !req
558. The snatch.Copy !req
559. The bar is lifted from the floor
to the overhead position in one motion.Copy !req
560. The jerk.Copy !req
561. The bar is lifted overhead
in two movements.Copy !req
562. The total weight lifted in these
three moves is the competitor's score.Copy !req
563. FREESTYLE - FEATHERWEIGHT FINALCopy !req
564. O. WATANABE (JAPAN)
vs. N. KHOKHASHVILI (USSR)Copy !req
565. Watanabe makes his move
and lifts his opponent in the air.Copy !req
566. He scores a point!Copy !req
567. Khokhashvili struggles to break free,
but Watanabe holds on.Copy !req
568. Watanabe scores another point.
Watanabe has a chance.Copy !req
569. He scores another point.Copy !req
570. Watanabe of Japan holds on
with his immense strength.Copy !req
571. Khokhashvili is struggling.Copy !req
572. Watanabe has not sacrificed
a single point yet.Copy !req
573. He has a good chance of winning.Copy !req
574. It's looking good for Watanabe.Copy !req
575. FLYWEIGHT FINALCopy !req
576. Y. YOSHIDA (JAPAN)
vs. C-S CHANG (SOUTH KOREA)Copy !req
577. The crowd's very excited.Copy !req
578. Yoshida has scored two points.
He's full of fighting spirit.Copy !req
579. He's trying to pin Chang from the back
while Chang tries to get away.Copy !req
580. Yoshida is dominating the match.
He wins!Copy !req
581. BANTAMWEIGHT FINALCopy !req
582. Y. UETAKE (JAPAN)
vs. A. IBRAGIMOV (USSR)Copy !req
583. Recent training in the USA
has improved Uetake's style.Copy !req
584. He was already known
for his speed and balance.Copy !req
585. He's on the attack against Ibragimov,
last year's world champion,Copy !req
586. while Ibragimov tries to defend himself
against Uetake's offence.Copy !req
587. He takes Ibragimov's leg.
He has the advantage.Copy !req
588. World champion Ibragimov
struggles to break free.Copy !req
589. He is dominated by Uetake.Copy !req
590. Uetake makes another move from the side.
Uetake won't stop.Copy !req
591. Uetake wins!Copy !req
592. We've just witnessed
the Japanese competitive spiritCopy !req
593. as well as great concentration
and mental focus.Copy !req
594. Sakurai drives with his right
as Chung tries to draw back.Copy !req
595. Sakurai has incredible strength!
He attacks with a right, then a left.Copy !req
596. Sakurai wins!Copy !req
597. LIST OF WINNERSCopy !req
598. F. Atzori (Italy)
Takao Sakurai (Japan)Copy !req
599. S. Stepashkin (USSR)
J. Grudzien (Poland)Copy !req
600. L. J. Kulej (Poland)
M. Kasprzyk (Poland)Copy !req
601. L. B. Lagutin (USSR)
V. Popenchenko (USSR)Copy !req
602. L. C. Pinto (Italy)
J. Frazier (USA)Copy !req
603. HEAVYWEIGHT JUDO FINALCopy !req
604. I. INOKUMA (JAPAN)
vs. A. ROGERS (CANADA)Copy !req
605. Inokuma slowly moves in on Rogers.Copy !req
606. Inokuma is 5'8" and weighs 192 lbs.Copy !req
607. Rogers is 6'2" and weighs 271 lbs.Copy !req
608. Japan's Nakatani, flyweight,
and Okano, middleweight,Copy !req
609. have won gold medals.Copy !req
610. Here's Inokuma's best move.Copy !req
611. Inokuma wins a third gold medal
for Japan in the judo events.Copy !req
612. OPEN DIVISION JUDO FINALCopy !req
613. A. KAMINAGA (JAPAN)
vs. A. GEESINK (THE NETHERLANDS)Copy !req
614. It's been 25 seconds.
The light has turned red.Copy !req
615. Just three more seconds!Copy !req
616. Thirty seconds! Geesink wins!Copy !req
617. A gold medal for Geesink.Copy !req
618. The world champion.Copy !req
619. Kaminaga is the runner-up once again.Copy !req
620. Geesink wins the open-weight division
in the Olympics competition.Copy !req
621. SHOOTING - FREE RIFLECopy !req
622. Over a period of more than six hours,
the competitors each fire 120 shots.Copy !req
623. The target is 300 meters away.Copy !req
624. They bring their lunch with them.Copy !req
625. GARY ANDERSON (USA)Copy !req
626. A sea of colourful shirts flows alongside
the river and across the bridgeCopy !req
627. like a rushing stream or a blast of wind.Copy !req
628. Each circuit of the course,
set in the Tokyo suburb of Hachioji,Copy !req
629. in the individual cycle road race
is approximately 24 kilometres long.Copy !req
630. The riders go around the course eight timesCopy !req
631. at an average speed of 25 miles per hour,
as fast as a car!Copy !req
632. A total distance of 194. 8 kilometres,Copy !req
633. as far as from Tokyo to Shizouka,
in a time of 4. 5 hours.Copy !req
634. It's never easy,
though it looks nice and simple.Copy !req
635. That's why it's one
of the most popular sports in Europe.Copy !req
636. M. ZANIN (ITALY)Copy !req
637. FOOTBALL FINAL
HUNGARY vs. CZECHOSLOVAKIACopy !req
638. EQUESTRIAN - INDIVIDUAL JUMPINGCopy !req
639. BASKETBALL - MEN'S FINAL
USA vs. USSRCopy !req
640. WATER POLO - MEN'S FINAL
HUNGARY vs. USSRCopy !req
641. FIELD HOCKEY FINAL
THE FATED MATCH - INDIA vs. PAKISTANCopy !req
642. Japan won the first set 15-11,
and the second 15-8, against the USSR.Copy !req
643. The goal is near!
They're battling now in the third set.Copy !req
644. Japan is leading, 8-2. Tanida serves.Copy !req
645. The USSR tries to return.
Japan has a chance.Copy !req
646. The ball is thrown up high,
and Handa makes her jump.Copy !req
647. The left-handed Miyamoto
spikes the ball to decide the point!Copy !req
648. Japan's point.Copy !req
649. The third set, 13-9.Copy !req
650. Isobe serves the ball.Copy !req
651. Another chance for Japan!Copy !req
652. Matsumura smashes!Copy !req
653. 14-9. Japan has finally
got the match point.Copy !req
654. But the USSR's Ryskal saves her team
with a blistering return.Copy !req
655. Ryskal serves the ball.Copy !req
656. 5'9", 159 lbs.
She's 20 years old.Copy !req
657. The brilliant Ryskal serves the ball.Copy !req
658. Kanda, then Matsumura.Copy !req
659. Tanida touches the net.Copy !req
660. USSR's point.Copy !req
661. Ryskal serves. Handa receives.Copy !req
662. Isobe sets up for the return.Copy !req
663. Matsumura smashes!Copy !req
664. Japan's second match point. 14-10.Copy !req
665. Matsumura, 5'7" and 154 pounds,
serves the ball.Copy !req
666. A daring spike!Copy !req
667. USSR gets the serve.Copy !req
668. It's USSR's serve. Kamenek smashes.Copy !req
669. USSR's point. 14-11.Copy !req
670. USSR's point again. 14-12.Copy !req
671. Japan receives. Tanida hits.Copy !req
672. Biltauere, then Ryskal. Handa.Copy !req
673. Isobe. Net fault.Copy !req
674. USSR's point. USSR is catching up.Copy !req
675. 14-13. Japan is still ahead.
It's a fierce match.Copy !req
676. Isobe hits the ball. USSR blocks.Copy !req
677. Miyamoto smashes.Copy !req
678. Ryskal returns. Japan saves the ball.Copy !req
679. A chance for Japan. Isobe's waiting.Copy !req
680. She smashes!Copy !req
681. Japan gets the serve.Copy !req
682. It's Japan's sixth match point,
for the gold medal.Copy !req
683. Left-handed Miyamoto has the serve.Copy !req
684. Miyamoto serves.Copy !req
685. USSR returns.
Wait. The judge blows his whistle!Copy !req
686. Net fault!Copy !req
687. Japan wins! Japan wins!Copy !req
688. Net fault for USSR!Copy !req
689. Gold medal for Japan!
The crowd is cheering!Copy !req
690. Canoe races are held
on the calm of Lake Sagami.Copy !req
691. 50-KILOMETRE WALKING RACECopy !req
692. The rule in the walking race
is that one foot may be liftedCopy !req
693. only after the other foot hits the ground.Copy !req
694. Both feet should not be
off the ground simultaneously.Copy !req
695. To cover 50 kilometres in this fashion
seems difficult.Copy !req
696. To do this in the rain might be
more difficult, even frustrating.Copy !req
697. A. PAMICH (ITALY)Copy !req
698. V. NIHILL (GREAT BRITAIN)Copy !req
699. PENTATHLONCopy !req
700. OCTOBER 11 - EQUESTRIAN EVENTS
NEZU PARK, ASAKACopy !req
701. OCTOBER 12 - FENCING
WASEDA UNIVERSITY MEMORIAL HALLCopy !req
702. OCTOBER 13 - SHOOTING
ASAKA SHOOTING RANGECopy !req
703. OCTOBER 14 - SWIMMING
YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUMCopy !req
704. OCTOBER 15 - CROSS-COUNTRY RACE
TOKYO UNIVERSITY'S KEMIGAWA FIELDCopy !req
705. Five events in five days.Copy !req
706. This is the story of a lone athlete...Copy !req
707. who stayed doggedly
throughout the competition.Copy !req
708. He placed 37th in the competition.Copy !req
709. We can only surmise what he might have
learned from his hard experience.Copy !req
710. He was the only one who swam
the breaststroke on the fourth day.Copy !req
711. Because of his injured shoulder,
he couldn't do the crawl.Copy !req
712. In every Olympiad,
the marathon is the climax of the Games.Copy !req
713. So it is in Tokyo
as it was in ancient Greece.Copy !req
714. The runners will leave the main stadium
in Yoyogi and enter the Koshu Kaido road,Copy !req
715. completing 20 kilometres or so
in each direction.Copy !req
716. Traffic has been diverted,
so the course is empty.Copy !req
717. This is entirely different
than running on a groomed track.Copy !req
718. Running on the concrete-surfaced road
is difficult.Copy !req
719. They're ready to run 42.
195 kilometres in all.Copy !req
720. It's a very long distance to cover.Copy !req
721. The current best time was set
by Great Britain's Benjamin Heatley.Copy !req
722. Two hours, 13 minutes, 55 seconds.Copy !req
723. The best Olympic time is currently held
by Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila, set in Rome.Copy !req
724. Two hours, 15 minutes, 16.2 seconds.Copy !req
725. Ready.Copy !req
726. Quite a fast pace from the very beginning.Copy !req
727. Great athletes
have come from all over the world.Copy !req
728. Heatley, Vögele, Edelen, Kimihara,Copy !req
729. Julian, Clarke, Abebe, Baykov, Mills.Copy !req
730. It's hard to tell
where all the famous runners are.Copy !req
731. A red shirt is in the lead.
They're starting to spread out.Copy !req
732. Sixty-eight runners from 35 countries
are all running together.Copy !req
733. Hedhili Ben Boubaker is leading.Copy !req
734. The stragglers are 80 meters back.Copy !req
735. Who knows how this race will turn out?Copy !req
736. The athletes leave the track
and exit the stadium.Copy !req
737. Blankets are wrapped
around the concrete post.Copy !req
738. Is this a measure to prevent injury?Copy !req
739. It's cloudy and warm,
with rather high humidity.Copy !req
740. The weather conditions
will affect the race.Copy !req
741. Ronald William Clarke, Australia.Copy !req
742. James Joseph Hogan, Ireland.Copy !req
743. Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia.Copy !req
744. Hedhili Ben Boubaker, Tunisia.Copy !req
745. Ronald Hill, Great Britain.Copy !req
746. Antonio Ambu, Italy.Copy !req
747. József Süto, Hungary.Copy !req
748. Robert Andrew Vagg, Australia.Copy !req
749. Demissie Wolde, Ethiopia.Copy !req
750. Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japan.Copy !req
751. HALFWAY MARKCopy !req
752. Abebe is the first to make the turn.Copy !req
753. The distance from the stadium
is 20 kilometres, 541. 77 meters.Copy !req
754. Abebe of Ethiopia makes the turn.Copy !req
755. He's five meters ahead of Ireland's Hogan.Copy !req
756. Abebe keeps the lead.Copy !req
757. Here's Tsuburaya of Japan.Copy !req
758. He's fifth to make the turn,
600 meters behind Abebe.Copy !req
759. Kimihara, Japan, and Mills, USA.Copy !req
760. Number 76, Terasawa of Japan.
Chudomel of Czechoslovakia.Copy !req
761. The final runner, Bahadur of Nepal
lags about five kilometres behind,Copy !req
762. followed by a support vehicle
for exhausted runners.Copy !req
763. At 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 kilometres,Copy !req
764. stands are set up with drinks and sponges
for the runners.Copy !req
765. TSUBURAYACopy !req
766. TSUBURAYA - TERASAWA - KIMIHARACopy !req
767. Clarke is an accountant
at a printing company in Melbourne.Copy !req
768. Raymond Puckett is a carpenter.Copy !req
769. Abraham Fornes is a mechanic.Copy !req
770. Tsuburaya of Japan
is second at the moment.Copy !req
771. He's at the 38-kilometre point,
in front of Shinjuku Station's south exit.Copy !req
772. Süto of Hungary and Heatley and Kilby
of Great Britain follow him.Copy !req
773. Don't give up!Copy !req
774. You can do it!Copy !req
775. Tsuburaya! Run!Copy !req
776. Here they come!Copy !req
777. It's Abebe, entering the stadium.
75,000 fans are watching him.Copy !req
778. The first man in Olympic history
to win the marathon twice in a row!Copy !req
779. Superhuman Abebe!Copy !req
780. He maintains the same pace
as when he started.Copy !req
781. According to the clock,
it's about two hours and 12 minutes.Copy !req
782. Ten meters to go. Five meters.Copy !req
783. Abebe wins!Copy !req
784. Two hours, 12 minutes, 11 seconds.
He sets a new world record!Copy !req
785. Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia!Copy !req
786. Born on August 7, 1932, near Addis Ababa.
A shepherd's son.Copy !req
787. A 32-year-old sergeant who joined
the Imperial Bodyguard when he was 19.Copy !req
788. He won the Star of Africa medal,
along with a gold medal in Rome.Copy !req
789. He had surgery for appendicitis
on September 13,Copy !req
790. but his trained body and mind
have overcome this handicap.Copy !req
791. Tsuburaya of Japan is coming!
He is in second.Copy !req
792. Heatley of Great Britain
follows him very closely.Copy !req
793. Come on, Tsuburaya!
He's approaching the finish line.Copy !req
794. Heatley is right behind him.
I hope Tsuburaya will hold on to his lead.Copy !req
795. There's about 220 meters left.
Tsuburaya is in second place.Copy !req
796. Go, Tsuburaya!
Heatley makes his final spurt.Copy !req
797. Tsuburaya is now in third.Copy !req
798. Heatley is now in second.Copy !req
799. Maybe Tsuburaya can pick it up
as he turns the fourth corner.Copy !req
800. Heatley is in second.
Let's go, Tsuburaya!Copy !req
801. The whole of Japan is watching him!
He has a huge burden on his shoulders.Copy !req
802. The finish line's in front of them.
Heatley takes second place.Copy !req
803. Tsuburaya finishes third.
The bronze medal.Copy !req
804. Two hours, 16 minutes, 22. 8 seconds.
He fought well.Copy !req
805. He set his personal best
in his first Olympic marathon.Copy !req
806. Japan's flag flies in an Olympic stadium
for the first time in 28 years.Copy !req
807. Brian Kilby of Great Britain comes in
fourth. He ran calmly throughout the race.Copy !req
808. József Süto of Hungary
shortens his best time by five minutesCopy !req
809. and takes fifth place.Copy !req
810. Leonard Edelen of USA is sixth.Copy !req
811. He studied in Great Britain and teaches
history and English in high school.Copy !req
812. In seventh place,
Vandendriessche of Belgium.Copy !req
813. In eighth place, Kimihara of Japan.Copy !req
814. Forty-two kilometres.Copy !req
815. These men have run
for more than two hours.Copy !req
816. This is a sight that moves our hearts.Copy !req
817. These men used every ounce
of their physical and mental strengthCopy !req
818. to achieve what they have accomplished.Copy !req
819. We see these men
and burn this image into our memory.Copy !req
820. The end of the race.Copy !req
821. Fifteen hours, 59 minutes, 25. 6 seconds.Copy !req
822. Sixty-eight runners began the race.Copy !req
823. Ten did not finish.Copy !req
824. First place in the marathon —
Abebe, Ethiopia.Copy !req
825. Years have gone by without noticeCopy !req
826. Day has dawnedCopy !req
827. This morning, we partCopy !req
828. Waves of applause come and go,
as tides rise and fall.Copy !req
829. The most exciting closing ceremony
in Olympics history!Copy !req
830. The formal opening ceremony
was beautiful indeed,Copy !req
831. but tonight is splendid.Copy !req
832. All barriers of nationality and race
have vanished.Copy !req
833. The whole mass of humanity
celebrates together as oneCopy !req
834. and feels sad
that the time has come to say good-bye.Copy !req
835. It's just wonderful.
That's all I can say.Copy !req
836. This moment brings tears to our eyes
and warms our heart,Copy !req
837. as if we understood the meaning
of the word "peace" for the first time.Copy !req
838. Sayonara! Good-bye!Copy !req
839. Till we meet again. Good-bye, friends!Copy !req
840. When night falls,Copy !req
841. the sacred fire returns to the sun.Copy !req
842. Humans dream only once
every four years.Copy !req
843. The peace that we have created —Copy !req
844. are we going to let it go
just like a dream that fades away?Copy !req
845. Producer
SUKETARO TAGUCHICopy !req
846. Supervising Director
KON ICHIKAWACopy !req
847. THE ENDCopy !req