Chairborne Basket Ball Competition (1956)

Paris, France. Wheelchair athletes basketball match between France and Britain in progress (title super over). SV. Man in crowd watching. GV. An attempt being made to score on the left side but the ball hits the rim and bounces back. TV. A second attempt which scores. GV. Crowd applauding. SV. Play with the ball being passed close quarters and a tussle develops - the ball is then flung clear in an attempt to score but it is a miss. TV. Play moving from left to right with some long passes. SV. Disabled player passing backwards. SV. Spectators. GV. Play on the touch line - the ball appears. TV. A goal being scored. GV. Massed crowd. SV. Cup being handed over to the English captain by boxing champion Hilaire Pratesi. (F.G.) Cuts exist for this item, please see other paperwork. 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