Olympics (1968)

Unissued / unused material. Olympics 1968, Mexico City, Mexico. Various shots of black runner running up side of track, several race officials run up to him and confront him, he waves them away and continues to run, waving at cheering spectators. LS of black athlete being awarded gold medal - this could be marathon runner Wolde of Ethiopia? Panning shot two athletes doing lap of honour around track - could be Ethiopians Jipcho and Keino who won the 1500 metres race. Note: no paperwork exists for this particular canister number item is same / similar to shots in missing item, UN 4393 A. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932),