Stoke Mandeville Spinal Unit’s Sports Festival Aka International Paraplegic Games (1955)

Stoke Mandeville. 280 competitors from 18 countries have gathered in Stoke Mandeville for International Paraplegic Games. SCU. Men in wheelchairs moving towards “France“ label above them, & SCU. “Germany“ label. SCU. Men in wheelchairs: “South Africa“, “Turkey“, “.“, “Yugoslavia“. SCU. Men in wheelchairs moving towards “Great Britain“ sign. Pan to “Austria“, “Denmark“, “Malaya“, “Malta“, “Australia“. “.“ banner appears. LV. Firing point in archery contest. Bow stretched, nearest archer releases. CU. Another archer, bow stretched - he releases. CU. Target - two arrows in ’Inner’. CU. Another archer, bow stretched with nurse Genevieve De Galard the “Angel of Dien Bien Phu“ standing behind him. He releases on cut. CU. Another archer with USA on shoulder. Bow stretched does not release. CU. Genevieve de Galard looking through binoculars. She lowers them. CU. Man inspecting target with nine arrows in it (two in the ’gold’) CU. Invalid spectators clapping. CU. Javelin thrower with “USA -“Pan Am Jets“ o