The Athletic Event Of This Year Aka The Athletic Event Of This Year (1929)

Athletics meeting at Stamford Bridge football stadium, London. Full titles read: “THE ATHLETIC EVENT OF THE YEAR ! - Germany meets England on the field of sport for the first time and win by 8 events to four.“ Group shot of the German team. L/S’s of the both teams parading down athletics track past the large crowd in the stands. Good slow motion shots of various athletes performing in the pole vault, high jump, and long jump. Intertitle reads: “. Oddie (England) gains spectacular win in the 3 miles Team Race.“ L/S’s of athletes at the start, the starter pistol is fired and the race begins. Various shots of the race in progress. 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