Paraplegic Olympics

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2256

Date Released

28 Aug 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Paraplegic Olympics. DESCRIPTION: Heidelberg was the setting for the Paraplegic Olympics. Here a handicap only gives a contestant a greater determination to succeed in their chosen sport. SHOTLIST: SV pan flags of various nations. SV pan parade of competitors in wheelchairs. GV pan crowds watching. CU pan competitor in wheelchair selects arrow and places it in bow. LV firing arrows into target. CU USA competitor in wheelchair looks through glasses. CU pan arrows in targets. GV pan interior crowds. SV competitor lying on back, weight-lifting. LV competitors in doubles table tennis. CU pan exterior man in chair manoeuvring round obstacles. SV people applauding. SV pan as he rides over ramp at speed. CU pan interior competitors playing basketball, ball in net. SV coloured girls applauding in wheelchairs. GV basketball in progress, ball in net. CU pan from medals on cushion to girl. SV official (Committee President) places medal over USA competitor’s head and then pats her face.

Keywords

Sport; Disabled persons

Locations

Germany; Heidelberg

Footage sources

France

Card file number

98405

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

114

Story extras:

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