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Tokyo proudly proclaimed itself the 1964 Olympic city.

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Many establishments on the gamez, Tokyo's fashionable shopping district displayed the

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emblem of the five rings. The city's largest jewelry store added its welcome with a soft

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nightlighted sign. A 20-story building was quite appropriate for the five rings and the Olympic

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flame. The torch lighted in Greece has reached Tokyo and the following day was carried to the

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stadium for the opening ceremony. It was a better day for the opening ceremony. The National Stadium

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with a capacity of 75,000 was the focal point of the Olympics for eight days of track and field

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events. One of the four bands that came on the track marched to their place on the far side of

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the stadium. Later they played in relays while the athletes from 94 competing countries formed ranks

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on the beautiful grass infield.

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Flag bearers of the many countries followed by their respective athletes led by Greece

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made a half search of the track and onto the infield. The remainder came on the track and

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followed by the men in alphabetical order.

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Call for were the Cameroon athletes followed by Canada, the men with the cowboy hats.

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Several other countries are now in the infield with the Australian contingent about to enter.

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The East and West Germans combined to compete as one and displayed the Olympic emblem on the West

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German flag. The assembly on the infield is taking on large proportions.

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Dressed in their native flowing brown robes are the athletes from Ghana.

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Resounding applause broke loose as the American team made its appearance.

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Then came the Russian team in white and gray.

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The Japanese representing the host country completed the parade with a gracious salute to

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their emperor. They doffed their hats. The chairman of the Japanese Olympic Olympic

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Committee and Avery Brundage, president of the International Olympic Committee, gave the opening

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addresses. From Rome, scene of the last Olympics, the official Olympic flag was ceremoniously

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delivered by an Italian warship. It was carried on the field and hoisted by five members of the

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Japanese maritime self-defense force during which the Olympic hymn was sung by a 350 voice chorus.

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releasing 10,000 balloons signaled the approach of the torchbearer with the flame that had been

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ignited in Greece 50 days prior. It traveled through 13 countries and was relayed by thousands of

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runners. The distance by land, air, and sea was many thousands of miles. In the eyes of the

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Japanese people, a great hero of the Olympics is the 18 year old runner carrying the final torch

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to light the flame atop of the stadium for he was the first baby born in Hiroshima after the atomic

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blast.

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The Olympics are now officially open.

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The Olympic village housed some 6,500 odd Olympians and each group had its native chef.

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Transportation by bicycle or bus was available to the training grounds and the stadiums.

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The new national gymnasium drew huge crowds for the swimming events.

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Among the first events to get underway after the October 10th opening ceremonies was swimming and

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diving at the national gymnasium. In the event now on the screen, the second heat of the 400 meter

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freestyle relay, the United States team of Clark, Illman, Austin, and Schellender won handsomely.

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This team later on won the finals in the event and set a new world record.

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The Olympics are now officially open.

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Back to the national stadium, locale of the track and field competition in time to see the star of the 10,000 meter run.

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The runners got off to a fast start and they all scrambled to make the inside glean as they went around the south turn.

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Coming along the straightaway, they start to spread out.

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Mills USA is in second position.

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On this lap he is leading. At home, Mills almost did not make the team.

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Avery Burndage sitting in the Imperial section followed the race intently.

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Mills running fifth with only 30 meters to go unleashed a terrific sprint to win and establish a new Olympic record.

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It was a great race.

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Coming out to receive their medals are the winners of the 10,000 meter race in which Mills came from behind to win with a spectacular speed of 100 meter sprinter.

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Making the presentation is Avery Burndage.

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With an early autumn dusk settling over the stadium, the floodlights were turned on.

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The spectators were always alerted when the presentation was to take place by the band playing the Japan national anthem.

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The silver medal winner was Gomolde of Tunisia and the bronze to Clark of Australia.

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On the bright morning following, the first event was the women's 100 meter dash.

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In the lead is White of USA, Arden of Great Britain second and Latsya of Russia third.

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The Emperor was to be in attendance on this day.

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The Royal Box was fittingly bedecked for the Olympiad.

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Our camera was able to take a close-up of Emperor Hirohito with the Empress as left.

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In the first of the semifinal heats in the 100 meter dash, the runners are waiting for the gun.

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And get off to a fast start. USA Thunderbolt Hayes and Lane Sixers picking up speed to take the lead with Maniac of Poland second and Robinson of Bahama third.

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Before being called, the pole vaulters got in some practice vaults.

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We photographed in slow motion this vaulter from Germany going over the bar, the type of shot the athletic coaches like to see.

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In normal speed we got Penel USA going down the strip and over the bar.

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Again in slow motion, we got Penelton USA going over the bar with about three feet to spare.

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The bar is now set at four foot twenty meters or fourteen feet one inch.

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To qualify for the finals, they had to clear at fifteen feet.

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The walkers are off on a 20,000 meter grind.

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The motion seemed queer to these Japanese.

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The walkers left the stadium to cover the 20,000 meters or about thirteen miles in the neighboring wards of Tokyo.

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Another growing race was the three thousand meter steeplechase.

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They were about to clear the first hurdle.

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Are now going down the back stretch and clearing the second hurdle.

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And now running toward the third hurdle which includes the water jump.

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Now the last lap and the last hurdle, Oliveria of Portugal is first,

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Believa of Russia second, and El Gatzi of Morocco third.

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In the discus throw, finalist order of US now throwing won the event.

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Also establishing a new Olympic record of 61 meters about 210 feet.

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Second was Danica of Czechoslovakia and Wile of USA was third.

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After covering thirteen miles of city street pavements,

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the winner of the walk has just entered the stadium to make one circuit of the track.

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He is now coming down the home stretch and finishing strong.

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The winner is Matthews of Great Britain, Lindner of Germany was second,

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and Gulup Nytche of Russia third.

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After nailing down the starting blocks, the girls are off in this heat of the 80 meter hurdles in the Patathlons series of five events.

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The huckster girls, so neat in their trim outfits with the five ring colors,

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were ever present but no shouting of the ways that is so prevalent in our stands.

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Time out from the track to take a look at the battery professional cameras in this section.

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Directly below, the triple jump is being conducted, the jumper is Lars Singh of India.

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We just had to get a shot of him on his return.

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Davis USA, also known as the triple jump, formerly known as the hop, skip and jump,

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is about to make his leap, which we photographed in slow motion.

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These slow motion shots are much used in training for not only the coaches,

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but the jumpers as well to rectify any faults in their style.

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All wandering camera followed this man from Nigeria, apparently looking for his seat,

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made several attempts to catch up with him so as to get a good shot.

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Now the women javelin throwers are in action in the qualifying rounds.

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The European women has with the men excelled in this field.

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The gold medal winner in this game was the female javelin thrower,

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and in the finals was Panez of Romania, Silver went to Ruders of Hungary,

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and the bronze to Korky Kovar of Russia.

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Stardot Cameron, time to see Corley USA with a sensational finish,

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win the 400 meter huddle gold medal, also breaking the Olympic record for this event.

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Cooper of Great Britain was second and Moralia of Italy third.

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The second heat of the women's 100 meter semifinals is being won by Tyus USA,

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Kropikovsky of Poland second, and White US third.

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Outside the stadium the next morning we came upon this expound of the great outdoors

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who seemed exuberantly healthy, shall we call him Nature Boy?

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With the sky so clear it was just the right time to take a shot of that great Olympic flame

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which will remain burning for the duration of this Olympiad.

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Also on this warm sunny day we caught these native sons and daughters with this sun protectors on.

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The finals in the shot put are underway and that is Long USA putting the iron ball way out.

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The final is in the shot put are underway and that is Long USA putting the iron ball way out.

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Vardyov of Hungary also heaped to a good distance.

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This man overstepped the ring, a foul was called on him but he will get another try.

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Matson of USA putting, the winner was Long US, second Matson US, and third Vardyov of Hungary.

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Immediately following the shot put the finals of the 200 meter dash got underway.

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Coming into home stretch, Carr USA in range seven put on a terrific sprint to win from Grayton USA.

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With Roberts of Trinidad third, Carr established a new Olympic record.

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Starting in the shadow of the grandstand is a 400 meter women's finals,

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rounding the curve and heading for the straight away they go.

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Coming into the home stretch we saw a duel between Kirkfoot and Omori, both of Australia,

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but Packer of Great Britain came in fast to clinch second place.

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The press section provided a tiny TV set for each correspondent to keep abreast of events at other Olympic installations.

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There were 200 of these.

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Henry Carr, Grayton and Roberts received their medals for finishing 1-2-3 in the 200 meter dash.

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The national anthem of the winners country was played at each medal presentation.

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Oh, but the next morning was a lulu.

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Have never seen so many umbrellas, but the stadium was filled to capacity nevertheless,

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and in Olympic rules and law the games must go on.

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It was a slippery day for the Hammersmiths, and they were in the lead.

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The Hammersmiths were the Hammers throwers in a puddle of water to sling a heavy iron ball around their heads.

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Time was called to switch the water out of the throwing circle.

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The hammer throwing went on with Klim of Russia winning,

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second place to Siedutsky of Hungary with Spire of Germany third.

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A new Olympic record was set.

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We have heard of puddle jumpers in the past, and here we actually saw them as they scaled the hurdles in this 110 meter semi-final heat.

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More umbrellas and a casualty in the ladies hurdle race, Miss Wingerson of Canada.

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Undaunted, the girls raced on over the sticks.

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5,000 meter finals an hour in progress on this track of puddles with Shul USA running in sixth position.

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Now in fifth position as they came down the straightaway to go into the last lap.

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And now coming down the home stretch, Shul and Cocked a terrific sprint that gave him first place to win by a wide margin with north fourth of Germany's fastest.

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And now coming down the second and Dellinger of USA third.

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Waiting to receive their medals are Shul, North Port and Dellinger who finished 1, 2, 3 in the 5,000 meter run.

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On this day the lovely kimonos the girls had been wearing were missing and who could blame them with such weather.

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And thus ended the fifth day of track and field competition.

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We had a brilliantly bright morning the next day. The games opened with the ladies throwing the discus. A Russian entry just through.

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The girl in the red trunks is throwing for Poland. As in the javelin throw the Europeans excel.

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A German girl now throwing.

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Even our one US entry Olga Connolly was Polish born.

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The gold medal went to press of Russia, the silver to lots of Germany and the bronze to Monolin of Romania.

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The band usually arrived about mid afternoon to be on hand for playing the national anthem at the presentation exercises.

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Girls again nailed down their starting blocks for the semifinals in the 80 meter hurdles.

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They're off to a fast start and down the stretch at the finish it was Germany, Japan and Yugoslavia.

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That really went over big with the Japanese.

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This group of spectators seemed awed by the sight of the Herculean women shot putters performing in the field.

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Making the put as press of Russia who won the gold medal in this event.

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Now putting as young of New Zealand who missed the bronze medal by finishing fourth.

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And that is Kohnberger of Germany who was runner up to press to win the silver medal.

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Scheduled now with the women's 800 meter finals in winning heat.

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They got off to a clean start going around the south turn.

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Now they're bunched. They heard the bell ringing to start the second and final lap.

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Coming into the home stretch the little girl in white, packer of Great Britain, unleashed a terrific sprint to take the gold medal away.

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Dupree of France was second with Chamberlain of New Zealand finishing third.

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And here is the young heroine.

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On this seventh day of track and field the medal presentation ceremonies also took place early.

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These are the girls who won in the 800 meter race. They are packer of Great Britain, Dupree of France and Chamberlain of New Zealand.

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It was pleasant to see the medal bearers again attired in their kimonos.

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Had we learned how to use chopsticks we could have joined this fellow at lunch.

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Along with the whiskers a haze set in as they start the 1500 meter run.

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Soon after getting underway the great Peter Snell of New Zealand as usual was running last.

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But moving up as they came along to finish the first lap and running to get close to the rail.

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Unfortunately it turned into a real murky day obscuring the far side of the track.

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They are pretty well bunched with Snell in the middle as they enter the last lap.

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Coming down to the finish Snell uncorked a terrific burst of speed to win by about 10 meters and break the world's record.

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Old Lusula of Czechoslovakia was second and Davies of New Zealand third. The runner who fell was Weppen of Great Britain.

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And now the most exciting race with the final heat of the 400 meter relay. They are reaching to get to the second runners.

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They are passing at back tone and the second runners are lashing out.

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They have contact the third. The fourth now had the back tones and haze. USA coming from behind with a lightning fast sprint to win by about three meters to a new world's record.

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Poland second and France third.

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The high jump finals are on with Brumel of Russia winning the gold medal.

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The silver went to Thomas of USA and the bronze to Rambo of USA.

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This brought to a conclusion the eight days of track and field events.

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The next day in the downpour of rain we went to the Kamazawa Sports Complex at the outer edge of Tokyo for field hockey.

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With the camera under an umbrella we saw the fast moving game between Germany and Kenya.

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In the final playoff India was first, Pakistani second and Australia third.

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At basketball the United States won over Russia in this breathtaking new design national gymnasium annex.

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Since basketball was added in 1936 the United States teams have never been defeated.

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On the day of the clothing ceremony which took place at the national stadium the final equestrian event was the Olympic Grand Prix jumping competition with 16 countries competing.

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This took place on the infield where obstacles were set up for the jumpers.

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The entry making the circuit is from Great Britain.

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There are 14 obstacles including a water jump of two and a half meters which must be cleared and two double and one triple jump.

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The jumping classic was won by this jumper Junkwari of France.

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The team tightly went to Germany.

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This event brought to a climax the comparative aspect of the 18th Olympic.

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Then the obstacles will be cleared from the infield and the stadium prepared for the clothing ceremonies which will begin on the floodlights at dusk.

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The lighted Olympic emblem heralded the closing.

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The color bearers of the competing countries led the carefree athletes onto the track.

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They entered the infield and formed ranks as in the opening ceremonies.

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Conspicuous were the Japanese for their orderliness.

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They spotlighted Japanese flag together with the Japan, Greece and Mexican illumination signaled the extinguishing of the flame until 1968.

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The 18th Olympiad was over.

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Then in total darkness the Olympic flag with but one floodlight on it was lowered to be borne to Mexico City for raising in 1968.

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Thus commemorating the perpetuation of this great worldwide brotherhood of athletic endeavor it was a very solemn moment.

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A summary of how the country sped medal wise shows United States with 36 gold medals, Russia 30, Japan 16, Germany 10 and Italy 10.

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In the overall picture Russia had 96 combined gold, silver and bronze medals, United States 90, Germany 50, Japan 29 and Italy 27.

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With a thunderous fireworks display the curtain was lowered on the 18th Olympiad, the greatest of all Olympiads.

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That's it till 1968.

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Thank you for watching.