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Official film of the XXV Olympiad, Barcelona 1992

A Carlos Saura film

DEDICATED TO THE CITY OF BARCELONA AND ITS PEOPLE

According to tradition, Hercules - Heracles in Ancient Greece -

was the mythical founder of the Ancient Olympic Games,

as well as the mythical founder of the city of Barcelona.

Hercules crossed the sun

and separated the two pillars that separated Europe from Africa,

thus creating the Mediterranean Sea.

Hercules's fleet, made up of nine vessels,

fought against the sea monsters that impeded his passage across the waters.

One of those vessels, the Barca Nona,

founded the city of Barcelona and gave it its name.

GERMANY

SWEDEN

I want to offer my warmest welcome

and express my gratitude for the presence

of the highest dignitaries of 32 countries

who have decided to join us here today,

underlining the importance the world places nowadays

on the Olympic Movement,

which represents the joint relationship of our committee

with the international federations

and the national Olympic committees.

Finally, it is my great honor

to invite His Majesty, King Juan Carlos I,

to declare open the games of...

To declare open the games

of the 25th Olympiad of the modern era in Barcelona.

Welcome, everyone, to Barcelona.

Today,

July 25th, of the year 1992,

I declare open the Barcelona Olympic Games

which celebrate the 25th Olympiad of the modern era.

With so many leaves The sun bids you good morning

With so many banners Is the sky shining, shining

And so are those behind bars

And those beneath the earth

And so are those within the brig

And those beneath the earth

Hush Any moment now the bells will ring

This earth belongs to them and to us

FRIENDS FOREVER

112 athletes will compete during the 42 kilometers and 195 meters

which separate this point, the city of Mataro,

from the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic in Barcelona.

Of the 112 athletes, 15 have come in under two hours, ten minutes.

The world's elite runners are here at Mataro

for the final of the Olympic marathon.

Thirty seconds to the start.

The true test of the Barcelona Olympics is about to begin,

the final of the men's marathon.

New Olympic champion, Paraskevi Patoulidou, Greece.

Official time: 12.64 seconds.

Second place, LaVonna Martin, 12.69.

And third place, Yordanka Donkova, 12.70.

OLYMPIC RECORD

HIGH JUMP / WOMEN

WORLD RECORD

HIGH JUMP / MEN

Javier Sotomayor. Two meters, 34 centimeters.

Olympic champion.

2.34 meters. Javier Sotomayor. Olympic champion.

WOMEN'S MARATHON

Now about to enter the stadium, Valentina Yegorova, Unified Team.

First place, Valentina Yegorova, Unified Team.

Second place, Yuko Arimori, Japan.

And here is Valentina Yegorova, Unified Team.

Come on. Let's do this.

A couple of blows in the face and on the balls,

the camera falls down and...

- Let's see if we sweat a bit. - Yes, let's sweat.

- Do you have the ball? - Yes.

- Are you going to tie it? - You ask and...

I have two here.

- In my pocket. - We have nine altogether.

Yes.

- Maybe I'll tie it again. - Take it off again.

If I hit the lens, the eye will come out flying.

Let's see if we finish soon.

- Come on, tie it up. - Well, come on.

Can you manage?

Come on. Here it goes.

This will be a good one.

It's yours.

OLYMPIC RECORD

POLAND: 2 SPAIN: 3

400 METER HURDLES / MEN

WORLD RECORD

TRIPLE JUMP

Mike Conley, 17 meters, 63 centimeters.

New Olympic record in the triple jump.

LONG JUMP / MEN

At dawn, when they see the brightest star

During the happiest of nights

The little birds, singing

Go and celebrate Him

With their delicate voices

The little birds, singing

Go and celebrate Him

With their delicate voices

Come, birds, come

To celebrate the dawn

And the greatest lady

The heron, the thrush and the jay

Announce the arrival of May

The goldfinch answers

"Every tree turns green again

Every branch blooms

As if it were springtime"

"Every tree turns green again

Every branch blooms

As if it were springtime"

The next Olympic Games will take place in 1996, in Atlanta, USA.

As wide as can be

She opens her heart to all

Without exception

For race or color

Humble workers, great poets who've sung verses of love to her

A Sacred Family has been raised within her

For a sea of loves Rumbas and flowers

To ascend to heaven Go to Paralelo

To drown your sorrows The Fountain of Canaletas

If you seek a lover Mercado de San Antonio

Enchanting Gypsy

Gypsy enchantress

So filled with grace

More beautiful than the sun

Enchanting Gypsy

Gypsy enchantress

Romantic queen

Who gave birth to us all

She lives a waking dream

She loves and lets herself be loved

So feminine and so beautiful

That's why she has such a power

She has such a power

Barcelona is so captivating

Barcelona has such a power

Her Paseo de Gracia is her power

The children who cry are her power

Her joined words are her power

The flower of Las Ramblas Is her power

Enchanting Gypsy

Gypsy enchantress

So filled with grace

More beautiful than the sun

Enchanting Gypsy

Gypsy enchantress

Romantic queen

Who gave birth to us all

She has such a power

Barcelona is so captivating

Barcelona has such a power

She has such a power

Barcelona is so captivating

Barcelona has such a power

She has such a power

Barcelona is so captivating

Barcelona has such a power