Tokyo Paralympics: Festival of Love and Glory
東京パラリンピック 愛と栄光の祭典
A fascinating glimpse of the Tokyo Paralympics Games of 1964 and the pioneering athletes who participated in them.
東京パラリンピック 愛と栄光の祭典
A fascinating glimpse of the Tokyo Paralympics Games of 1964 and the pioneering athletes who participated in them.
This impressionistic portrait of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics pays as much attention to the crowds and workers as it does to the actual competitive events. Highlights include an epic pole-vaulting match between West Germany and America, and the final marathon race through Tokyo's streets. Two athletes are highlighted: Ethiopian marathon runner Abebe Bikila, who receives his second gold medal, and runner Ahamed Isa from Chad, representing a country younger than he is.
