Children Sports Champions (1926)

Full title reads: “Children sports champions from 16 counties, compete in Olympic pageant of youth. Kent girls and Essex boys were the winners“. London. M/S of children, dressed in gym kits, marching around sports stadium. Each team march behind signs with their county names on. M/S of the children marching past grand stand, they give the Olympic salute (looks like Nazi salute). High angled L/S of a boys’ sprinting race. M/S of boys running to finishing line. Various shots of girl long jumpers. Slow motion M/S of girl high jumpers. Slow motion M/S of girls’ hurdle race. Slow motion M/S of start of girls’ sprinting race. We see them reach finishing line, also in slow motion. 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 collect