Olympics Opening Ceremony

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

68/84

Date Released

17 Oct 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Olympics Opening Ceremony
2. 211 Days in Space
3. 3The Motor Show

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

Thankfully a city of peace on Olympic opening day. Some 8,000 athletes and officials packed the centre of the arena as the Olympic Flag was escorted to the place where it would fly during the following two weeks. The Eternal Flame entered the vast stadium, the doves were released. All was well in Mexico, the city of 1968.

Locations

Mexico City

Footage sources

Polygoon

Length of story (in feet)

219

Story extras:

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