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- 1960 (Creation)
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Athletics 1960. Subjects include National Cross-Country; London to Brighton Relay; Isle of Wight Marathon; Polytechnic Marathon at Windsor; RRC Marathon; Shaftesbury 10; London to Brighton; 24 hour track walk at Walton featuring Neilson's world record; 6 hour run at Walton.
Olympic Games held in Rome, 1960. Subjects include flags in Rome; Capitoline Hill; Coloseum; Olympic Village; Florentine football in the Borghese Gardens; rowing on Lake Albano; swimming; athletic scenes around the Olympic Stadium; 100m result boards; 1,500m with Elliott; 5,000m with Snell; track events; steeplechase; 110m Hurdles; Women's 100m final; 50km walk; marathon finish near the Coloseum.
Originally numbered No.44, 45 Reels 1-2.