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This film is primarily edited from the documentary TOKYO OLYMPIAD,

directed by Kon Ichikawa and produced by the Tokyo Olympic Film Association.

GAMES OF THE OLYMPIAD, TOKYO

SEIKI NO KANDO PASSION OF THE CENTURY

Project by THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR THE TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES

Production by THE TOKYO OLYMPIC FILM ASSOCIATION

Producer SUKETARO TAGUCHI

Assistants to Producer TAKESHI KAMAHARA KOYU NAITO JUN KIYOFUJI

Screenplay and Directed by HIROSHI MAEDA TATSUJI YAMAGISHI

Supervised by NOBUMASA KAWAMOTO

On August 21, 1964,

at the ruins of Olympia, Greece,

the burning sunlight was collected

for the sacred flame lighting ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics.

Mrs. Katseli, dressed in ancient Greek costume,

handed the torch to the first runner of the torch relay, George Marsellos.

The crimson flame now started toward Tokyo.

On August 22, after a day and a night,

traveling 217 miles,

the sacred flame reached Hellinikon Airport in Athens.

From the Greeks to the Japanese -

the flame was passed to Daigoro Yasukawa,

the President of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The sacred flame was transferred into a safety lamp.

ATHENS, GREECE

The following day, on the 23rd,

the torch left Athens protected by Sacred Fire Air Transport Chief Takashima.

It was scheduled to arrive in Okinawa on September 6.

Covering a distance of over 16,000 miles,

it would be the longest torch relay in Olympics history.

ATHENS - ISTANBUL - BEIRUT - TEHRAN

LAHORE - NEW DELHI - RANGOON - BANGKOK

KUALA LUMPUR - MANILA - HONG KONG

TAIPEl - OKINAWA - TOKYO

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

BEIRUT, LEBANON

The sacred flame received an enthusiastic welcome along the route

as it was passed on to young people in Asia as it headed for Japan.

TEHRAN, IRAN

LAHORE, PAKISTAN

NEW DELHI, INDIA

RANGOON, BURMA

BANGKOK, THAILAND

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

MANILA, PHILIPPINES

HONG KONG

TAIPEI, TAIWAN

OKINAWA

After a delay of one day due to a typhoon,

the special transport plane completed the overseas route on September 7

and landed at Naha Airport in Okinawa.

Japanese flags welcomed the sacred flame

as it arrived on Japanese soil for the first time.

HIMEYURI

A total of 3,473 young people ran the flame's route on the island,

a route comprising 151 sections.

This day marked a powerful start of the torch relay within Japan.

On September 9, the runners of the first route departed Kagoshima,

through western Kyushu, toward Hiroshima and the Sea of Japan.

The runners of the second route went from Miyazaki, through Shikoku, Kinki and Tokaido.

A plane flew from Miyazaki to Sapporo for the torch route from the north.

It broke off into two separate routes in Aomori,

one on the Sea of Japan coast and the other on the Pacific coast,

each heading for Tokyo.

KANNA RIVER

Tokyo was about to host the Olympic Games.

As an honored city, it received attention from around the world.

NATIONAL GYMNASIUM

Wonderful venue facilities had been completed in impressive fashion.

KOMAZAWA OLYMPIC PARK

Magnificent designs and outstanding architectural technology

won unprecedented praise from around the world.

HACHIOJI VELODROME

The sacred flames entered Tokyo along the four routes, one after another.

It took 50 days from Olympia, Greece, to Tokyo.

They were carried by 870 torchbearers outside Japan,

and 99,843 young people participated in the torch relay within Japan.

As the world's attention focuses on Tokyo,

night falls amidst excitement and anticipation.

Blue skies have gathered from around the world.

It's a perfect day.

Friends have come together from around the world.

The day is October 10, 1964.

National Stadium is overflowing with 75,000 spectators.

The Games of the 18th Olympiad are about to begin in Tokyo.

The emperor and the empress have appeared.

The number of participating nations: 93.

The number of athletes and officials: 7,582.

The delegations begin marching into the stadium.

The first is Greece, birthplace of the Olympic Games.

The flag-bearer is the first runner of the torch relay, George Marsellos.

The Greek athletes march proudly from the birthplace of the Olympic Games.

Led by a flag with the Southern Cross shinning under the Union Jack,

283 Australian athletes have entered.

Here comes Bolivia from South America.

The small delegation receives enthusiastic applause.

The first athletes, the Greeks, have already turned onto the field.

Following Cambodia, comes the 16th delegation.

From southwestern Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea,

Cameroon makes its first appearance in the Olympics.

Eleven nations in Africa are participating in the Olympics for the first time.

Their athletes have arrived in Tokyo elated by their independence.

Next, for their 14th appearance in the Olympic Games,

here come the Canadian athletes.

Dressed in ethnic costume, these athletes hail from Chad in Central Africa.

Two young men came from the Congo whose population is only 900,000.

The athletes from Cuba, a Caribbean nation.

They waved small Japanese flags, receiving applause.

Next comes the Ethiopian delegation.

Abebe Bikila, the barefoot marathon runner from the Rome Olympics, carries the flag.

The French athletes are dressed in chic costumes.

"Let's play at the Olympics together."

Led by a flag with five white rings, here comes the united team of Germany.

Their delegation is the largest, with 521 athletes.

The long, beautiful line of marchers is applauded in the stadium.

Next to come are the athletes of the African nation of Ghana.

What spectacular hand-woven ethnic costumes!

With their heads high, they march proudly.

Their football team, the Black Stars, have won all the 36 games they have played.

They are expected to succeed here as well.

Anita Lonsbrough, the winner of the women's 200-meter breaststroke in Rome,

carries the Union Jack for the athletes from Great Britain.

The Indian delegation.

Their field hockey team has a history of six consecutive Olympic victories.

The athletes from Italy, the host nation of the previous Olympics.

The 46th delegation is from Korea, our neighbor.

Scarlet blazers and white pants.

They are athletes from Mexico, the nation that will host the next Games.

Mongolia, the nation of Genghis Khan. Tokyo is their first Olympics too.

The uncommon triangular flag represents the Himalayan nation of Nepal.

The Dutch flag-bearer is Geesink, a judo expert.

From Niger in Africa,

two athletes and two officials have come to the Olympics for the fist time.

They only appear in the boxing events.

Crown Prince Harald carries the flag for the delegation from Norway.

The Crown Prince himself will be in the sailing competition.

The red-and-white flag represents peace for the delegation from Poland.

The athletic kingdom of Sweden is in the Olympics for the 14th time.

They have won 118 gold medals, third only to the USA and Great Britain.

The athletes from Taiwan.

All eyes are on Yang Chuan-kwang, who will compete in the decathlon.

The United Arab Republic sends the largest delegation from Africa.

The cowboy hats bob to the applause.

A big delegation of 486 people.

Here comes the flamboyant Team USA.

They have amassed 483 gold medals,

dominating the world of sports around the world.

Behind Team USA comes the 438-strong Soviet delegation.

The flag-bearer is the weight lifter Vlasov.

It's their only fourth Olympics since Helsinki,

but the Soviet Union now dominates the world of sports along with the USA.

From war-torn Vietnam, 38 people have arrived.

Even louder cheering and applause greet the 94th country.

The last of the marchers comprise the delegation from Japan.

They are in scarlet blazers and white pants.

The 354 athletes have toiled hard in their quest for glory.

Fifty-six officials accompany them.

The world of sports in peacetime Japan is supported by these smiling faces.

Japan participated in the Olympic for the first time

in the fifth Games, in Stockholm, in 1912.

It won its first two gold medals in the ninth Games in Amsterdam.

The 12th Games were scheduled in Tokyo, but were canceled because of the war.

Now, 24 years later,

as the host nation of the first Olympics held in Asia,

it now displays its huge marching delegation.

Under the cool and sunny autumn sky,

young people from 94 nations have gathered on the field.

The parade of the century, the gorgeous entry by the delegations,

has now been completed without a problem.

It is both a pleasure and an honor for us

to host the 18th Olympic Games...

The President of the Organizing Committee for the Tokyo Olympic Games,

Daigoro Yasukawa, delivers the greetings.

These Games bring us great joy.

Next, Avery Brundage, the president of the International Olympic Committee.

I have the honor of asking His Imperial Majesty

to declare open the 18th Olympiad.

In celebration of the 18th Olympiad,

I hereby declare open the Olympic Games of Tokyo.

Echoing through the stadium is the Olympic Hymn,

composed by Spyridon Samaras for the first Olympic Games in Athens,

as the Olympic flag enters.

This flag is raised on a pole 15.21 meters tall.

It pays respect to the record of Mikio Oda when he won Japan's first gold medal

in the triple jump in the 1928 Amsterdam games.

A drum corps marches, comprised of students from Ushigomenakano Elementary School in Tokyo.

The Olympic flag has been passed on to each successive host city

since the seventh Games in Antwerp in 1920.

Now it is protected by the drum corps.

The Olympic flag is handed over to Amerigo Petrucci, the mayor of Rome.

Then from the mayor of Rome to Avery Brundage, IOC President.

Now it has been passed into the hands of Ryotaro Azuma, the governor of Tokyo.

The sacred flame is here.

The 100,713th runner since Olympia,

and the final runner of honor,

is a 19-year-old man - the embodiment of unlimited future possibility.

His name is Yoshinori Sakai.

He runs up the 163 steps without pausing.

The cauldron towers atop the stadium.

Yoshinori Sakai appears.

The sacred flame of Olympia is now burning red against the sky above Tokyo.

The Tokyo Olympic Games anthem is sung out loud.

The athletes from around the world form a semi-circle around the podium.

Takashi Ono, gymnast and captain of the Japanese team,

walks up the podium to represent the participating athletes.

Solemn Oath!

In the name of all the athletes,

I promise that we will respect the Olympic Games rules,

and for the glory of sports and the honor of our teams

and with the true spirit of sportsmanship,

we will take part in these Olympic Games.

Athletes' Representative Takashi Ono.

FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-86F jet fighters perform,

drawing the Olympic rings against the blue sky.

The first aerial pageant in the history of the 68-year-old modern Olympic Games.

A harmony of order and colors,

the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo

is about to close, having wonderfully impressed the world.

The Tokyo Olympic Games inspire us with this ideal: "The World is One."

Tomorrow will see the start of heated competition,

strength and beauty in 20 sports and 163 events.

The Games have commenced with weight lifting at Shibuya Public Hall.

Shiro Ichinoseki, Japan, has already finished third in the bantamweight class.

Much is expected of Yoshinobu Miyake in the featherweight class in Japan.

Miyake has already made an Olympic record of 122.5 kilograms in the press.

Now he attempts the snatch with a weight of 122.5 kilograms.

He's made it. He's set another Olympic record.

Finally, the jerk, with a weight of 152.5 kilograms.

He's set his hand positions and is measuring his breath.

He's done it brilliantly. This is his gold medal moment.

His total is 352.5 kilograms. It's a new world record.

A man of true grit, Miyake did not disappoint

and won the first gold medal for Japan.

The whole of Japan was excited by this opportune beginning.

Heavyweight: Y. VLASOV (USSR)

The heavyweight class features giants. It's Vlasov against Zhabotinsky.

It's a battle between two Soviet athletes.

The Rome Games gold medalist Vlasov leads by 5 kilograms after the press and the snatch.

It's his second try at the jerk at 210 kilograms.

He lifted it up easily.

Next he tried 217.5 kilograms, but, unfortunately, failed.

Heavyweight: L. ZHABOTINSKY (USSR)

Now it's Zhabotinsky, going for an upset victory.

He attempts 217.5 kilograms, which Vlasov failed to lift.

If he is successful, he will win by a margin of 2.5 kilograms.

He's magnificently successful with his full-body strength.

Zhabotinsky set a new Olympic record at 572.5 kilograms

and scored a dramatic upset win to be the strongest man in the world.

The Japanese wrestlers aim to regain their honor following the Rome Games.

Yoshikatsu Yoshida has reached the finals in the freestyle flyweight class.

He fights Chang-Sun Chang from Korea for the gold medal.

Yoshida employs various techniques, tackles and overwhelms Chang.

He's scoring points.

Chang desperately tries to get away. Yoshida has the advantage.

The bantamweight final - Yojiro Uetake, Japan, against A. Ibragimov, USSR.

Uetake trained in the USA to improve his style.

He's on the offensive against lbragimov, using his speed and balance.

Ibragimov, last year's champion, can only defend himself.

Uetake attacks Ibragimov from above to break him down.

Ibragimov desperately tries to defend himself.

Uetake has a clear advantage.

If nothing changes, Uetake is sure to win.

FEATHERWEIGHT

OSAMU WATANABE (JAPAN) Vs. N. KHOKHASHVILI (USSR)

It's the featherweight finals.

Osamu Watanabe, Japan, and Khokhashvili, USSR.

Watanabe's combinations leave his opponent breathless.

His relentless style of attack justifies his nickname - the Wild Animal.

Khokhashvili struggles to break free.

Watanabe attacks the legs. Khokhashvili tries to get up off the mat.

Watanabe dominates from on top. Khokhashvili has a look of despair.

Watanabe has the advantage. Not much time is left.

Watanabe is victorious.

Never having lost in four years, he's upheld his honor as a champion.

Yoshida, Uetake, Watanabe and the others fought well.

Japan won the flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight divisions.

After the humiliating defeat in the Rome Games,

Japan is back on top as the "Wrestling Empire."

FLYWEIGHT: TSUTOMU HANAHARA (APAN) Vs. D. PIRVULESCU (ROMANIA)

After the victories in freestyle, now it's the Greco-Roman events.

The flyweight finals.

Tsutomu Hanahara, Japan, against Pirvulescu, Romania.

Hanahara scores a point. He charges fiercely at Pirvulescu.

Pirvulescu struggles to break free.

Greco-Roman wrestling forbids holds below the waist.

Hanahara controls Pirvulescu's arm for a chance to win with a fall.

He's decidedly has the advantage.

BANTAMWEIGHT

Masamitsu Ichiguchi fought Jiri Svec of Czechoslovakia in the bantamweight final.

Ichiguchi is already on the offensive.

He tackles Svec and forces him into position for a near fall.

This is Ichiguchi's chance.

Svec desperately tries to get away.

Ichiguchi decidedly has the advantage. His coach Riza Dogan cheers him on.

Ichiguchi is finally victorious, following Hanahara.

The lack of strong wrestlers was an issue the Greco-Roman events.

The effort to bring in Riza Dogan from Turkey as a coach has borne fruit.

Flying from the center pole in Komazawa Gymnasium,

the Japanese flag lights up our eyes.

This is Asaka Nezu Park in Saitama Prefecture.

The Equestrian Dressage event kicked off five days of heated competition

in the Modern Pentathlon.

The horses have been secured by Japan, the host nation, as the rules set out,

and are assigned to the athletes according to a lottery.

The courses are not revealed until three hours before the race.

The 1,500-meter course has 20 obstacles.

The modern pentathlon imagines a military messenger's journey:

Riding a horse three days and nights, overcoming obstacles;

when faced with enemies, to defeat them with sword and pistol;

then to swim across a river and hurry back to a friendly battle position.

The founder of the modern Olympic Games, Baron de Coubertin, introduced this event.

Following the equestrian, fencing, air pistol and swimming events,

now, on the last day, it is time for the cross-country race

held at the University of Tokyo, Kemigawa Athletic Grounds in Chiba Prefecture.

The 4,000-meter course has hills and valleys.

Only after red and white tapes mark out the course do the athletes learn of it.

The athletes start one by one in one-minute intervals.

Japan had three athletes: Uchino, Fukutome and Mino.

They all made a vigorous effort, but it was not enough.

As a team, Japan placed eighth.

Novikov, USSR, tried to catch up,

but Ferenc Torok, Hungary, ran his way to an individual gold medal with 5,116 points.

Torok is a 29-year-old judge in Budapest versed in many legal specialties.

Much was expected of the Japanese swimmers.

The swimming events were held at the newly renovated National Gymnasium.

MEN'S 200-METER BACKSTROKE FINAL

The men's 200-meter backstroke final is about to begin.

Japan expects much of Shigeo Fukushima in Lane 3.

Lane 4: Graef, USA.

Lane 5: Dilley.

Ready.

They are off. Splendid.

Maybe he's under pressure, but Fukushima has difficulty stretching out his strokes.

Fukushima, Graef and Dilley are almost side by side.

The American swimmers move efficiently. Fukushima, in contrast, swims forcefully.

After the 50-meter turn, it's Graef, Dilley, then Fukushima.

They are neck and neck.

Graef, USA, is ahead. Fukushima is a bit behind.

It's Graef, Fukushima, then Dilley.

Fukushima has picked up his pace. Graef, USA, is in the lead.

Dilley in Lane 5 is working hard.

Graef is leading as he reaches the 150-meter turn.

Dilley follows. Fukushima is in third place.

Graef, USA, leads, widening the gap between Fukushima.

Graef in Lane 4 swims hard, slicing the water with his powerful strokes.

Graef leads. Dilley is one stroke behind in Lane 5.

Bennett, in Lane 8, is coming on strong.

Graef finishes, followed by Dilley. Will Fukushima place third, or Bennett?

Fukushima loses by a hair to finish fourth. Regrettably, he did not win a medal.

The winner is Jed Graef, USA.

His time is 2 minutes, 10.3 seconds - a world record.

Dilley is second, Bennett third. The USA dominates the top three places.

This is a new Olympic and world record.

WOMEN'S 100-METER FREESTYLE FINAL

Having won in both the Melbourne and Rome Games,

Australia's "Queen of Water," Dawn Fraser, is in Lane 4.

It's the women's 100-meter freestyle final.

Fraser, Australia.

Ready.

They are off in a fury of splashing water.

Dawn Fraser hasn't taken a breath. Now her head comes up to the left.

At the 40-meter mark, Fraser leads.

Fraser is leading Stouder, USA, by half a body length.

It's an intense and close race. Fraser still leads.

The young Stouder, USA, is catching up. She is intense.

They're dead even.

Dawn Fraser pulls away. Stouder chases. Both swim desperately.

Five more meters. Fraser leads.

Fraser finishes first, followed by Stouder and Ellis, USA.

Twenty-seven-year-old Dawn Fraser defeats the 15-year-old Stouder.

She sets a new Olympic record - 59.5 seconds.

She was badly injured in a car accident half a year ago. Her future was in doubt.

She becomes the first swimmer to win in three successive Games.

First place: Fraser, Australia. Time: 59.5 seconds.

This is a new Olympic record.

The Queen of Water, Dawn Fraser, sheds tears on the victory stand.

Wearing the white cap in Lane 7 is Satoko Tanaka, Japan.

Lane 4 - Caron, a Parisian girl.

It's the women's 100-meter backstroke final.

They're off together.

Caron, in Lane 4, side by side with the rest.

Nearer to us, Duenkel, USA, swims in Lane 3.

Lane 5 - Ferguson, USA. Lane 7 - Tanaka. The race is intense.

The 50-meter turn.

Caron, in Lane 4, takes the lead.

Tanaka is falling behind.

Caron, Duenkel and Ferguson compete for the lead.

On the far side, in Lane 7, Tanaka lags.

Caron leads. Duenkel and Ferguson chase her.

Tanaka works hard. Is it Caron or Ferguson?

Ferguson finishes first.

Caron next, then Duenkel. And then Tanaka.

The winner is 16-year-old Cathy Ferguson, USA.

One minute, 7.7 seconds, a new world record.

Second place: Caron. Third place: Duenkel.

Tanaka's hard work produces no medal, as she finishes fourth.

Though she lost to younger swimmers,

her time is a new Japanese record at 1 minute, 8.6 seconds.

Until a month ago, this was Caron's world record time.

No regrets. She swam a commendable race.

First place: Lane 5, Ferguson, USA.

Time: 1 minute, 7.7 seconds.

This is a new Olympic record and a new world record.

MEN'S 400-METER FREESTYLE FINAL

The men's 400-meter freestyle final.

Don Schollander, USA, swings his arms in circles.

He aims to win a third gold medal, following the 100- and 400-meter relays.

Ready.

And they're off.

Blue water and white caps. They're already at the 20-meter mark.

Schollander in Lane 4 leads slightly, but it's mostly neck and neck.

Yamanaka in Lane 8, Wood in Lane 5,

Schollander in Lane 4 and Saari in Lane 1 - they're all together at the 50-meter turn.

Yamanaka, Schollander, Saari and Belits-Geiman, USSR, are working hard.

The turn at 100 meters. Schollander turns, and then Saari.

Schollander still sets the pace.

Yamanaka swims hard, but he is falling behind.

Here comes the 300-meter turn.

Schollander leads. Wood, Australia, chases.

Saari is falling behind. Yamanaka is even further behind.

Schollander leads by quite a bit.

Schollander surges. He's gaining speed.

He swims as if he's riding a current. What strong swimming artistry!

Here comes the last turn. Schollander turns.

Fifty meters to go. Schollander leads.

Schollander is invincible. He's swimming alone.

Wood is three meters behind, followed by Wiegand of Germany.

Schollander's final surge.

Five meters to go.

Schollander finishes with a new record of 4 minutes, 12.2 seconds.

Schollander has just won his third gold medal.

Don Schollander, 18 years old, appears quite happy.

Second place: Wiegand, Germany. Third place: Wood, Australia.

Tsuyoshi Yamanaka, Japan, swam strong, but he placed sixth.

He had his best time in two years - 4 minutes, 19.1 seconds -

but this was not enough to compete against these younger men.

The results.

First place: Lane 4, Schollander, USA.

Time: 4 minutes, 12.2 seconds.

This is a new world record and a new Olympic record.

Osamu Tsurumine competes in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final.

How far can he go against the world's top swimmers?

Jastremski, USA, is in Lane 6.

Prokopenko, USSR, is in Lane 5. O'Brien, Australia, is in Lane 4.

Ready.

They are off to a beautiful start.

Prokopenko swims fast.

The 50-meter turn.

Jastremski leads.

Next come Prokopenko and O'Brien.

Prokopenko moves up.

Jastremski appears to be losing speed.

Prokopenko is leading by a head.

Prokopenko swimming monstrously fast.

It's the 150-meter turn.

Prokopenko leads.

O'Brien chases. Jastremski has fallen behind.

O'Brien comes up fast. What a tremendous last surge!

Can Prokopenko escape? O'Brien is inching closer.

O'Brien and Prokopenko are side by side.

O'Brien has passed Prokopenko. O'Brien is in the lead.

O'Brien finishes first. What a marvelous upset victory!

It's a new world record at 2 minutes, 27.8 seconds.

The results.

First place: Lane 4, O'Brien, USA.

The applause does not stop as the 17-year-old O'Brien slaps the water in joy.

Second place: Prokopenko. Third place: Jastremski.

Tsurumine moved up in the second half of the race and finished sixth.

WATER POLO - FINAL ROUND HUNGARY vs. USSR

The same pool hosted the water polo final round.

All eyes were on the Hungary-USSR match.

The Hungarians rely on skill. The Soviets, in white caps, use brute force.

Rivals since the Melbourne Games, they stand 2-2 after the third quarter.

It's the fourth quarter, and Hungary has the advantage.

With the ball out in the open, Hungary coordinates its offense.

A long shot from center unfortunately misses.

The Soviets take the ball after the chaos at the goal mouth.

The Hungarians cleverly intercept.

The Hungarians rush to their opponent's goal.

He takes a shot! It's 5-2 now.

MEN'S 800-METER RELAY FINAL

The last of the swimming events is the men's 800-meter relay final.

Japan's first swimmer is Fukui.

Ready.

They are off.

Japan in Lane 6, Germany in Lane 5, USA in Lane 4.

They are neck and neck.

After the 50-meter turn, Germany leads,

followed by USA, Japan and USSR.

The Soviet picks up the pace, but the American leads after the 100-meter mark.

Fukui, Japan, swims well and is in second place.

Clark, USA, in the lead, gives way to Saari.

It's lwasaki for Japan.

Germany follows, then Australia.

Iwasaki chases after Saari.

Saari is strong, however, and leaves Iwasaki behind.

The third-leg swimmers take over. It's Ilman for the USA.

He dives in.

Japan releases Shoji, but he's 12 to 15 feet behind.

Shoji is overtaken by Wiegand and falls behind to third place.

Now come the final-leg swimmers.

Schollander is the US anchor. He dives in.

Germany next, then Okabe of Japan.

Can Japan stay in third place? Australia is right behind.

Schollander makes the 750-meter turn. The Americans are sure to win.

It will be the fourth gold medal for Schollander.

Klein, Germany, is a bit late into the turn. Then it's Okabe, Japan.

The Japanese delegation cheers him on.

Windle, a strong Australian swimmer, chases him, 12 feet behind.

Schollander, USA, leads, followed by Germany and Japan.

Australia in Lane 8 is gaining on Japan.

The Americans finish. Can Okabe outlast his pursuer?

Germany is in second.

Okabe swims powerfully.

Japan makes it. It's third place.

He barely outswam the powerful Australian and made it to take third place.

On the last day of the swimming events, Japan finally raises its flag.

Time: 7 minutes, 59.3 seconds.

Third place -

USA wins with a time of 7 minutes, 52.1 seconds

setting a staggering new world record and breaking the eight-minute barrier.

Fukui, Iwasaki, Shoji and Okabe - time: 8 minutes, 3.8 seconds.

Yoyogi Olympic Village is next to the National Gymnasium.

It was built on 163 acres of land.

It is twice the size of the village in the Rome Games.

It is in a comfortable environment, surrounded by greenery.

The Japanese water polo team members play ball with one hand.

Oda Field is located at the west end of the Olympic village.

Athletes from different countries practice together in friendship.

The village is proud of its dining halls.

Skilled chefs put together dishes based on recipes from around the world.

This village hosts the first marriage ever in an Olympic village.

The groom is Nikola Prodanov, a Bulgarian gymnast.

The bride is Diana Yorgova, a Bulgarian long jumper.

In a traditional Japanese wedding, they vow their love at a shrine.

Numerous buses carry the athletes from the village to the venues without delay.

The athletics competitions are the featured events at the Olympic games.

National Stadium was the site for 1,086 athletes from 83 countries

to engage in intense competition day after day.

The men's javelin throw was the first event.

It was held in poor conditions with light rain.

Pauli Nevala, Finland, throws for the fourth time.

He earns a gold medal with a distance of 82.66 meters.

It is the first Finnish win in this event since the London Games in 1948.

It regains its title as the Javelin Empire.

The setting sun saw the first finals in the track events.

Thirty-six runners competed in the 10,000-meter race.

Among them is Ron Clarke, Australia, who holds the 10,000-meter world record.

He was the final torch runner in Melbourne when he was in high school.

Mamo Wolde, Ethiopia, and Bolotnikov and lvanov, USSR,

Billy Mills, USA, Mohamed Gammoudi, Tunisia,

and Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japan, are among the runners.

All eyes were on Clarke as he set a fast pace -

14 minutes, 4.6 seconds at the 5,000-meter point.

Tsuburaya is running strong in sixth place.

The athletes are in the 17th lap, and the tower lights turn on.

It is an intense race.

Mills and Clarke lead, constantly changing places.

The leaders are lapping runners one after another.

Hogan, Ireland, finally gives up on the race.

The bell means it's the last lap.

Clarke and Mills are fighting for the lead.

Clarke runs inside, Mills outside.

Gammoudi follows them.

The two are still running side by side.

Gammoudi, Tunisia, elbows his way through them to take the lead.

Gammoudi leads. Clarke and Mills chase behind.

The three athletes fight for victory. It's a tight race.

They enter the third turn as Gammoudi, Tunisia, leads.

Clarke and then Mills chase him.

Going into the fourth turn, Gammoudi leads by two meters.

Clarke surges. He pushes hard. The tall man chases him.

Mills, USA, follows right behind him as they enter the fourth turn.

Gammoudi leads. Clarke makes a surge.

Are they side by side?

Gammoudi, Tunisia, leads again. He surges. Is he winning?

Mills comes out on the outside.

What a surge!

Mills, USA, wins. The American wins.

First place, USA, followed by Gammoudi.

Clarke is third. Tsuburaya, Japan, takes sixth.

A grand ovation.

Mills wins for the USA.

Time: 28 minutes, 24.4 seconds - a new Olympic record.

The first four runners each set new Olympic records in this terrific race.

Billy Mills, USA, a virtual unknown, won against the world's best runners.

He won the first gold medal for the USA in the 10,000-meter race.

He looks happy. It's a gold medal smile.

Excitement on the track - the men's 100-meter dash, semi-final Heat A.

All eyes are on Lane 6, Bob Hayes, USA.

Hayes wins with 9.9 seconds, finally breaking the 10-second barrier,

but it was not recognized due to wind assistance at 5.28 meters per second.

The 100-meter dash, men's final.

Lane 1: Number 702, Hayes, USA.

Lane 2: Number 196, Schumann, Germany.

Lane 3: Number 80, Figuerola, Cuba.

Lane 4: Number 366, Kone, Ivory Coast.

Lane 5: Number 56, Jerome, Canada.

Lane 6: Number 493, Maniak, Poland.

Lane 7: Number 33 -

At last, the final.

Ready.

First place: Hayes.

Second place: Figuerola, Cuba. Third place: Jerome, Canada.

Time: 10.0 seconds - a new Olympic record, equaling the world record.

Owens, a past champion, appears surprised.

The triple-jump final.

Much is expected of Takayuki Okazaki in Japan.

He ended up in tenth place, at 15.90 meters.

Jozef Szmidt, Poland, won at the Rome Games.

The only athlete in the world to jump over 17 meters

had knee surgery four months ago,

and his participation was considered doubtful.

However, he jumped 16.65 meters in the second try and is in the lead.

This is his sixth and final jump.

What an amazingly fast approach!

Hop!

Step!

Jump!

He landed on his lower back, but he sets a distance of 16.85 meters.

It's a new Olympic record.

He won in Rome. This is his second consecutive Games win.

"Faster. Higher. Stronger."

The pole vault competition challenges the athletes to go "higher."

The sky is clear above Tokyo today.

It is an ideal autumn day in Japan.

The battles of human skill, strength and mind play out against this backdrop of sky.

The sun is long gone.

Seven hours have passed since the competition began.

The legendary battle in Berlin

between Nishida and Oe of Japan and Meadows and Sefton of the USA

is about to be replayed now.

The only remaining participants are Reinhardt, Germany, and Hansen, USA.

Here goes Hansen.

He fails at the first attempt.

Next, Reinhardt.

Unfortunately, he sends the bar down. Reinhardt also fails.

The second attempts.

Hansen tries to calm down.

There he goes. How about this time?

He fails again. His leg caught the bar.

Reinhardt.

Unfortunately, he knocks the bar down. It appears his chest caught it.

Both Hansen and Reinhardt have failed at the first two attempts.

They have only one chance left.

If both of them fail -

because Hansen has passed at 5.05 meters and Reinhardt has cleared it -

Reinhardt will be crowned the champion.

Can Hansen maintain the US tradition of never having lost in the vault events?

It's his last chance.

Hansen carefully measures the bar height.

Off he goes.

He's going higher.

He clears it! What a spectacularjump!

Hansen cleared 5.10 meters on his third attempt.

Now, Reinhardt, Germany, is put on the spot.

If he fails, Hansen will be the winner.

His last jump.

No. He fails in the end.

Reinhardt unfortunately failed. Hansen has won.

The USA's unshakable hold on this event produces a 15th consecutive win.

It is 10:15 p.m. Now.

Reinhardt runs over to Hansen to shake his hand.

Well done, Hansen.

Even though he lost, Reinhardt shows a true fighting spirit.

Hansen of the USA and Reinhardt of Germany battled for a lengthy nine hours.

It will be remembered for a long time in Olympic history.

Final results for the pole vault.

First place: Number 737, Fred Hansen, USA.

Height: 5.10 meters.

A new Olympic record.

The women's 80-meter hurdles final.

Balzer, Germany, is a world record holder.

Irina Press, USSR, won at the Rome Games.

The favorites have been advancing without problem.

Semi-finals, Heat B.

In Lane 5, Ikuko Yoda wearing a headband.

With beautiful hurdling technique, she is a match for Balzer, Germany.

Yoda crosses the finish line. She's made it into the final.

Her coach, Takayoshi Yoshioka, looks very happy.

Now the final.

It is the women's 80-meter hurdles final.

Lane 1: Number 223, Bonds, USA.

Lane 2: Number 169, Cieply, Poland.

Lane 3: Number 78, Balzer, Germany.

Lane 4: Number 201, Press, USSR.

Lane 5: Number 237, Stamejcic, Yugoslavia.

Lane 6: Number 239, Yoda, Japan.

Lane 7: Number 14, Kilborn, Australia.

Lane 8: Number 170, Piatkowska, Poland.

These are the participants.

On your marks.

Ready.

From right to left, Bonds, Cieply, Balzer, Irina Press,

Stamejcic, Yoda, Kilborn, and Piatkowska on the far left.

Balzer, Cieply, Press and Kilborn are almost side by side.

Yoda is falling behind a bit.

Balzer, Germany, wins in Lane 3.

Second place: Cieply, Poland. Third place: Kilborn, Australia.

With wind assistance, the top three tie the world record at 10.5 seconds.

Yoda, unfortunately, finished fifth.

The victory ceremony for the women's 80-meter hurdles.

First place: Balzer, Germany.

Second place: Cieply, Poland.

Third place: Kilborn, Australia.

To honor Balzer, the winner,

the anthem of the united German team will be played

and the team's Olympic flag will be flown.

The longest track event for women - the 800-meter final.

Lane 1: Szabo, Hungary. Lane 2: Dupureur, France.

Lane 3: Gleichfeld, Germany. Lane 4: Kraan, the Netherlands.

Lane 5: Erik, USSR. Lane 6: Smith, England.

Lane 7: Chamberlain, New Zealand. Lane 8: Ann Packer, England.

There are eight runners in all.

Ready.

And they are off.

All the runners begin at a slower pace, each in their own lane.

Running fast are Dupureur, France, in Lane 2 and Chamberlain, New Zealand, in Lane 7.

Past the second turn now, they are free to run where they want.

Szabo, Hungary, comes from inside and now leads.

Dupureur, France, follows. Then Kraan, the Netherlands.

Gleichfeld, Germany, follows on the outside.

The runners still running at a slow pace.

Erik, USSR, is at the back.

Szabo, Hungary, leads,

followed by Dupureur, France, and Gleichfeld, Germany.

Chamberlain, New Zealand, in the black outfit, is in fourth place.

Almost side by side with Chamberlain is Kraan, the Netherlands.

Packer, England, is running sixth.

Dupureur, France, moves up on the outside.

The bell rings. It's the last lap - 400 meters.

Dupureur, France, leads, followed by Szabo, Hungary.

Then the tallest runner, Gleichfeld of Germany.

The runners enter the backstretch and pick up the pace.

Dupureur, a French mother, leads.

The second runner is Szabo, Hungary. Gleichfeld, Germany, runs on the outside.

The others are in one group.

The women's 800-meter final has turned into an intense race.

Dupureur, France, leads.

Erik, USSR, moves up from behind to run in third place.

She is moving up to the second spot.

Szabo falls behind.

The French runner leads. The Soviet runs second.

Rounding the fourth turn now.

France leads, followed by the Soviet Union.

Chamberlain, New Zealand, is moving up.

Packer, England, is moving up very fast.

In the final stretch now.

Packer catches up and then passes Dupureur.

Packer pulls ahead of Dupureur by five meters. What a surge!

Packer, England, crosses the finish line and finishes first.

Dupureur follows, then Chamberlain.

England's Ann Packer showed a tremendous surge.

Packer runs over to Brightwell, her fiance.

Ann Packer missed a gold medal in the 400-meter race, her favorite,

but, encouraged by her future husband Brightwell,

she entered the 800-meter race.

She has won and broken the world record with a time of 2 minutes, 1.1 seconds.

The starter, Kichizo Sasaki, checks his microphone.

A wise precaution.

The men's 400-meter relay will begin shortly.

On your marks.

Ready.

And they are off.

The USSR takes the lead on the outside in Lane 8.

The USA in Lane 7 chases behind.

The number two runners take the batons.

The USSR still leads in Lane 8.

It's a dash on the straight backstretch.

The USSR leads as the batons are passed to the number three runners.

Poland in Lane 6 is coming up.

France in Lane 2 moves up.

Turning into the fourth turn, it's Hayes, the American anchor.

As the anchors take the baton, France takes the lead in Lane 2.

Hayes gives chase.

Hayes is fast. America is strong.

America wins! He crosses the finish line!

Poland places second and France third.

USA sets a new world record: 39 seconds.

The top five runners all set new Olympic records,

while the sixth and seventh places tie the old Olympic record.

What a tremendous race.

Before us, we see the world's top athletes.

Their biggest competition is themselves and their own records.

Tamara Press, USSR, wins the discus throw.

She also wins the shot put, a consecutive win after Rome.

The runner second from the left is Henry Carr, USA, in the 200 meters.

The men's discus throw saw Al Oerter of the USA

be only the second athlete to win three successive Olympic titles.

Peter Snell, New Zealand, won the men's 1,500 meters.

He also won the 800 meters, his second win after Rome.

Dallas Long, USA, won the shot put,

displaying the dignity of a world record holder.

Gaston Roelants, Belgium, won the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Iolanda Balas, Romania, won the women's high jump.

Abdon Pamich, Italy, won the 50-kilometer walk.

They all proved they were champions and won easily.

They impressed us with their fortitude.

The last day of athletic events.

The climax of the Olympic Games, the marathon, is about to begin.

Nguyen Van Ly, Vietnam.

Number 75, Kimihara, Japan.

Number 76, Terasawa, Japan.

Number 77, Tsuburaya, Japan.

Sixty-eight runners from 35 countries are waiting for the start.

They are off.

The race of the century has gotten underway.

Cheered by the spectators,

the runners leave the backstretch and move into the third turn

and head for Sendagaya Gate.

Under an oppressive, cloudy sky, it's 64 degrees with humidity at 80 percent.

With applause at their back, the runners leave the stadium.

They head west on the Koshu Kaido road

to make their turn at Tobitakyu in Chofu City to complete the 42.195-kilometer course,

and the competition is intense.

Ron Clarke, Australia, leads.

Tsuburaya, Japan, runs at his own pace.

The barefoot champion, Abebe of Ethiopia,

has caught up with Clarke, Australia, and Hogan, Ireland.

Already by the seven-kilometer mark, these three are the leaders.

Abebe picks up his pace.

Hogan, Ireland, falls behind a bit.

Clarke, Australia, too, is left behind.

At the 20-kilometer mark, the lead time is 1 hour, 58 seconds.

It's faster than the Rome Games record by 1 minute, 41 seconds. They are fast.

Abebe is doing great.

Hogan, Ireland, follows him. He's running well.

HALFWAY MARK

The halfway mark at Tobitakyu in Chofu City.

Abebe leads at the turn at 1 hour, 4 minutes, 28 seconds.

Hogan follows.

500 meters behind Abebe,

Tsuburaya and others make the turn, fighting for fourth place.

Kimihara, Japan, is tenth, about 1,000 meters behind Abebe.

Terasawa makes the turn, running 15th.

Starting at the 15-kilometer mark, stands are set up every five kilometers.

A runner can have his own drink prepared and ready.

TSUBURAYA - TERASAWA - KIMIHARA

Abebe is running even better.

Hogan is about 200 meters behind.

Tsuburaya has moved up to third.

Suto, Hungary, follows.

Abebe is running all alone.

It is hard to believe that he had his appendix removed only a month ago.

Hogan, in second, slows to a walk.

Tsuburaya and Suto run past him.

Four kilometers to the finish line, and Tsuburaya appears.

Tsuburaya is in second.

Suto, Hungary, is right behind him.

Heatley and Kilby, two strong runners from England, follow him.

Tsuburaya is in second.

Heatley, Great Britain, has passed Suto and is gaining on Tsuburaya.

Abebe runs at the front.

Abebe has entered the stadium,

appearing in front of 75,000 amassed spectators.

The first man in Olympic history to win the marathon twice in a row.

Superhuman Abebe! He maintains the same pace as when he started.

His running is as precise as a machine's.

Abebe is in the homestretch,

getting closer and closer to the white tape.

He raises his arms as he crosses.

Two hours, 12 minutes, 11 seconds.

A new world record - under 2 hours, 13 minutes.

How great Abebe Bikila is!

He has won the marathon twice in a row, a feat no one has ever accomplished.

Here comes Tsuburaya.

Tsuburaya of Japan returns in second place.

Heatley follows him, only ten meters behind.

Heatley makes a surge with less than 200 meters to the finish.

Run, Tsuburaya. You're in danger.

Come on, Tsuburaya. Heatley makes a surge.

He's passed Tsuburaya. How unfortunate.

Heatley, Great Britain, finishes second.

Tsuburaya uses up the last of his strength and finishes third.

Well done, Tsuburaya. This is his first Olympics.

He challenged the world's best runners, fighting like a true sportsman,

and successfully gains honor with his third-place finish.

Kilby, England, comes in fourth.

Suto, Hungary, takes fifth place.

Edelen of the USA is sixth.

In seventh place, Vandendriessche of Belgium.

In eighth place, Kenji Kimihara of Japan.

Toru Terasawa finishes 15th.

On the last day of competition, Kokichi Tsuburaya shows his courage,

and the Japanese flag is raised in the stadium for the first time.

It is time for the commendation of the marathon runners.

First place in the marathon: Abebe, Ethiopia.

The rowing events were held at the Toda Course in Saitama Prefecture.

Length: 2,400 meters. Width: 90 meters.

Its depth: 2.5 meters. It's the world's largest freshwater rowing course.

Heated battles were waged daily.

This course was already under construction for the 1940 Summer Olympics

when they were canceled due to the war.

The sailing races took place off the coast of Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture.

The races presented speed and thrills.

On the 14th, with a wind speed of 15 meters per second,

the Australia team yacht capsized in the Flying Dutchmen event

and two athletes were thrown into the water.

The Kall brothers of Sweden saw this, left the race for a time

and rescued the Australians in an act of sportsmanship.

Picturesque Lake Sagami in the mountains of Kanagawa Prefecture

served as the venue for the canoe races.

Canoeing requires the athlete to rest on one knee and row on one side.

Kayaking requires the athlete to use one paddle and row on alternate sides.

Japan participated for the first time and did not win,

but much is expected in the future.

The football final, the most popular game in the world,

was fought between two East European countries - Hungary and Czechoslovakia.

The Hungarian team, in the red uniform, kicked off.

The game heated up as both teams brought all their skills into play.

The Czechoslovakian team was particularly wary of Hungary's top scorer, Bene.

Hungary could not take advantage of its opportunities,

and the first half ended 0-0.

In the second half, Hungary showed its speed.

Two minutes in, the halfback passed the ball

to Farkas on the right wing who dribbled forward.

He dodged the Czechoslovakian defense to shoot.

The ball bounced off the Czechoslovakian fullback's foot to score.

At 14 minutes, Bene broke away and ran on to score for a 2-0 lead.

Czechoslovakia's right-winger Brumovsky dribbled through the center

and held on to the ball to score.

Hungary, however, skillfully kept possession of the ball

and did not give Czechoslovakia any more chances to score.

Hungary won 2-1, their second gold medal since the Helsinki Games.

The field hockey final sees India against Pakistan,

the two countries where this sport is the most popular.

In Rome, Pakistan stopped India from achieving its seventh consecutive win.

It has been world champion ever since.

This is a match neither team could lose.

This "fated match" excites everyone at the Komazawa Hockey Field.

It is a fierce battle. There is murder in their eyes.

In the second half, India's speedy attack caused Pakistan to commit fouls.

Mohinder, India, takes a penalty shot.

He scores.

Pakistan mounts a last, desperate offense, but to no avail.

India has its seventh victory, 1-0.

The Indian hockey team vindicates its honor, and the fans are excited.

The basketball finals saw USA play USSR, a match not seen since the Helsinki Games.

After ten minutes, the USA team, in the white uniform,

took the lead against the USSR.

The Soviets fought back with Krumins, a giant at 7 feet 3 inches tall,

but the Americans finished the first half leading the Soviets 39-32.

In the second half, the USSR attempted to recover.

Their key players commit one foul after another.

The USA had the advantage in jump shots and rebounds and won 73-59.

This was their sixth consecutive win

since basketball was added to the Olympic Games.

The fencing events were held at Waseda Memorial Hall.

The women's individual foil event.

Japan's Yasui and Takeuchi - who holds the US championship -

have both been defeated in the first round.

The focus is now on the European fencers who exhibit their various techniques.

En garde!

Allez!

The final matches saw three fencers competing for medals:

Rejto of Hungary, Mees of Germany and Ragno of Italy.

Rejto, Hungary, looks nervous.

She fights Mees, Germany, for the crown.

Rejto skillfully defeats Mees.

Rejto-Ujlaki, Hungary, wins.

She had a car accident when she was seven that left her hearing and speech impaired.

She has devoted her life to fencing.

Not yet 27 years old, she has won the gold medal.

Her victory won applause from athletes from all the nations, transcending borders.

KEIKO IKEDA (JAPAN)

The women's artistic gymnastics events express the beauty of the human body.

TANIKO NAKAMURA (JAPAN)

KIYOKO ONO (JAPAN)

TOSHIKO AIHARA (JAPAN)

L. LATYNINA (USSR)

P. ASTAKHOVA (USSR)

V. CASLAVSKA (CZECHOSLOVAKIA)

Caslavska of Czechoslovakia performed boldly, without restraint,

on the balance beam, the uneven parallel bars and the vault.

She won her first gold medal in the all-around individual competition,

keeping Latynina, USSR, from her third consecutive win.

Caslavska on the parallel bars.

Her daring full-turn was unsuccessful.

She picked up herself, though, to finish her performance.

Astakhova, USSR, performed rhythmically to win on the bars, defeating Caslavska.

The USSR won the women's team competition for the fourth time in a row.

Japan was third.

Keiko Ikeda was sixth in the individual all-around.

V. LISITSKY (USSR)

Lisitsky of the USSR.

He injured his legs in a car accident when he was young,

but he has overcome adversity and gives a fine performance.

F. MENICHELLI (ITALY)

Menichelli, Italy, won a gold medal in the floor exercises.

Much attention was paid to his performance with its emphasis on flips.

YUKIO ENDO (JAPAN)

Yukio Endo's dynamic performance.

The men's artistic gymnastics events saw the Japanese team -

with Ono, Endo, Tsurumi, Hayata, Yamashita and Mitsukuri -

and the Soviet team - including Shakhlin, Lisitsky and Titov -

battling to score the most points for a win.

The Japanese team started off well in the compulsory exercises,

doing even better in the optional exercises.

Each athlete maximized his strong points

to earn the highest scores in all but the horizontal bar event.

Japan won, leading the USSR by 2.5 points.

It is their second consecutive win since Rome.

Yukio Endo finally won the individual all-around Olympic gold medal

to win Japan a reputation for gymnastics.

TAKUJI HAYATA (JAPAN)

Hayata won a gold medal on the rings.

HARUHIRO YAMASHITA (JAPAN)

Yamashita gave a bold performance in the vault event.

SHUJI TSURUMI (JAPAN)

Tsurumi is stable on the parallel bars.

B. SHAKHLIN (USSR)

The sophisticated and solid performance by Shakhlin, USSR, on the horizontal bar

upheld his reputation as a veteran artistic gymnast.

TAKASHI ONO (JAPAN)

While the Japanese team basked in its glorious victory,

its captain, Ono, competed despite an injury to his right shoulder.

His invincible spirit shall be remembered for years to come.

Endo is awarded the first individual all-around Olympic gold medal.

Six hours and 30 minutes to wage a solitary battle against small targets.

Everything depends on 120 bullets

as shooters compete in the free rifle event at the Asaka Shooting Range.

Gary Anderson, USA, has a high score.

His sharp eyes plot the trajectory as he challenges the records.

He scored 1,153 points out of 1,200 in free rifle.

This amazing new world record earned the 25-year-old army lieutenant

his much-deserved gold medal.

Tokorozawa Shooting Range is a newly built clay pigeon shooting range in Saitama.

Fifty-three shooters from 28 nations competed in clay target shooting.

The trap event has the shooters shooting down targets in the air.

Over the course of three days,

200 rounds are fired to determine who scores the most hits.

Mattarelli, Italy, missed only two shots.

His astounding new Olympic record of 198 won him his first gold medal.

Senichev, USSR, placed second, and Morris, USA, placed third.

Both had a very good score of 194.

The highlight of the cycling events is the individual road race.

132 cyclists from 35 countries competed.

The route began at Tama lmperial Cemetery's front approach.

It turned left onto the Nikko Kaido route,

then onto Takiyama Kaido Road to form a loop.

The cyclists make eight laps on this 24.354-kilometer route

to compete the 194.832-kilometer course.

The average speed during the race was 25 miles per hour.

Colorful jerseys of red, blue and yellow

shot through the green fields.

The cyclists spread themselves wide in a chaotic rush to the finish line.

Mario Zanin, Italy, won with a time of 4 hours, 39 minutes, 51.63 seconds.

The third through the 28th cyclists finished with the same time.

The intense race required finish-line photos.

Mount Asama overlooks Karuizawa

where the equestrian eventing competitions took place on a vast expanse

where the riders challenged the obstacles.

The equestrian jumping competition was held at National Stadium.

The obstacles were designed to evoke the nature and culture of Japan.

Pierre d'Oriola, a 44-year-old veteran French equestrian,

won his second gold medal since the Helsinki Games.

France had been missing out on gold medals in all the other events.

Their flag finally flew on the main pole on the last day of the games.

At newly built Nippon Budokan,

judo debuts as an official sport in the Olympics.

Judo is a Japanese tradition.

As expected, Takehide Nakatani won a gold medal in the lightweight class.

This is the middleweight final.

Isao Okano, Japan, faces off against Hoffmann, Germany.

Hoffman uses his legs to bring down Okano.

Okano counters and pulls him into a ground game.

Okano attacks from above.

Hoffmann struggles to throw him off.

Okano maneuvers into position for yoko shiho gatame.

One minute, 30 seconds in, Okano beats Hoffman with yoko shiho gatame.

Japan has now won two gold medals.

HEAVYWEIGHT FINAL ISAO INOKUMA (JAPAN) vs. A. ROGERS (CANADA)

The heavyweight final.

Inokuma, Japan, weighs 192 pounds.

Rogers, a giant from Canada, weighs 271 pounds,

the heaviest in this class.

He is a strong contender who has trained many years at Kodokan.

Wait!

Rogers uses his great strength to pull Inokuma closer.

Inokuma defends well.

Inokuma's seoi nage puts them outside the mat.

Inokuma seems unable to clinch the win.

Inokuma's second attempt at seoi nage puts them outside again.

The game is over. Inokuma wins by decision.

His wife is crying.

Japan has now won three gold medals.

Now it's the open division final - Kaminaga and Geesink.

AKIO KAMINAGA (JAPAN) Vs. A. GEESINK (THE NETHERLANDS)

Geesink, the giant, raises his arms as if to say, "Come on!"

Since his defeat to Geesink three years ago at the world championship in Paris,

Kaminaga has been training hard, with the sole purpose of beating Geesink.

How is he going to fight Geesink?

He may be wary of Geesink's sasae tsurikomi ashi throw.

He's pulling back.

Kaminaga looks for a chance to counterattack.

Geesink pulls Kaminaga down into a ground game.

Kaminaga holds from above, but they're off the mat.

The entire stadium is on the edge of its seat.

Kaminaga attempts a dangerous tai otoshi throw,

but Geesink masterfully brings him down.

Geesink holds Kaminaga and rolls down.

Kaminaga is in danger.

Geesink uses his large frame and goes for a kesa gatame hold.

He holds Kaminaga down.

Kaminaga struggles to free himself.

It's no use against Geesink's huge body.

Time is running out.

The judo master Mifune looks worried.

Geesink wins.

Japan's dream is shattered.

Japan loses again to Anton Geesink of the Netherlands.

In judo, it is said, "Skill over Strength."

Is this the dawn of the age of giants?

BANTAMWEIGHT FINAL

TAKAO SAKURAI (JAPAN) Vs. SHIN-CHO CHUNG (KOREA)

Takao Sakurai has moved into the final against Chung in the bantamweight class.

Having knocked down Chung twice in the first round,

Sakurai goes on the offensive in the second round.

A left-handed boxer, he overwhelms Chung with rights and lefts.

Chung fights back, but his punches are few and far between.

Sakurai's attack is fierce.

The referee intervenes.

Chung leans against the ropes. Sakurai has knocked him down three times.

It's time to fight again. Sakurai is on a roll today.

Sakurai overwhelms Chung with hooks and crosses from right and left.

It's Sakurai's left hook.

Sakurai has won one minute, 18 seconds into the second round.

Thirsty-six years after Japan first participated in boxing at the Olympics,

a much-awaited gold medal has been won by Sakurai.

Japan and the USSR battled for the women's volleyball gold medal

at the newly built Komazawa Volleyball Court.

Crown Princess Michiko attended the event.

Kamenek, USSR, serves the ball to begin the game.

Mishak scores with a spike to get the Soviets off to a good start.

The Japanese team won the world championship in Moscow three years ago

and has reigned over the volleyball world.

The team members were nervous at first and repeatedly made simple errors.

Ryskal, Ryzhova, Kamenek and the other Soviet players mounted robust attacks

and maintained sturdy blocking in their determination to regain the crown.

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