15th Commonwealth Games end in Canada

Title

15th Commonwealth Games end in Canada

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech

TX Date

28 Aug 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:04:02

Description

Glyn Perkins reports on the end of the fifteenth Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The event has received a mixed reception with lurid headlines about drug abuse and rows over disabled athletes. Includes recordings of television reports from the Games; vox pop with local residents.

Contributors

Glyn Perkins

Keywords

Sport; Sports competitions; Press; Canada; Athletics; Disabled persons; Drug abuse; Mass media; Athletes; Commonwealth games; Victoria; British Columbia

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