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