Leningrad Wins Russian Athletic Match (1964)

Minsk, Soviet Union (USSR). Russian title ’Sport’. CU. Athletes in the centre of the arena warming up and preparing for the start of the Russian athletic competition in Minsk. Various shots of Valeri Brumel (high jump) Leonid Barkovsky (long jump) Nikolai Karasev (shot putt) and Victor Aksenov (javelin), all in action winning their events. Shots are all in slow motion. Various shots of the women’s hurdles competition, won by Irina Press. Various shots of the winning team of Leningrad leading the parade around the arena. (Dupe Neg.) Date found in the old record - 04/06/1964. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bul