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CAN 304 ATHLETE JENET SIMPSON IN TRAINING AND WITH OLYMPIC ATHLETE MOTHER AT HOME IN LONDON
British athlete Janet Simpson in training and with mother, Olympic athlete Violet Webb at her home in London.
1. mcu Simpson exercising with weights
2. ms Simpson and another athlete at start of race and off
3. various of Simpson and...
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Spectacular fireworks display marks opening of Sochi Winter Olympics
The opening ceremony for Sochi 2014 came to a colourful close on Friday with over three thousand fireworks lighting up the night sky in the Black Sea resort.
The show opened with a hiccup, as the lighting of the five Olympic Rings...
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After two years out of the pool, Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps returns to the water because he missed the sport that has been his entire life. His eyes are on Rio. (April 23)
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- Michael Phelps is making a comeback after nearly two years out of the pool for the simplest of reasons: He missed the sport that has been his entire life.
The 22-time Olympic medalist...
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USA - Clinton arrives in Atlanta for Olympics
President Bill Clinton arrived in Atlanta on Friday (19/7) for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games as America struggled to recover from the shock of the death of 230 people aboard TWA flight 800 Wednesday. Joined by his wife...
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SYND 26/02/80 LAKE PLACID WINTER OLYMPICS MEN'S SLALOM AND FIGURE SKATING
Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden wins the slalom at the Lake Placid Olympics and Robin Cousins of Great Britain takes gold medal in men's figure skating. Phillip Mahre of the United States skis and Cousins receives nine 5.9 for artistic...
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USA: CHELSEA CLINTON LEAVES FOR SYDNEY OLYMPICS
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The 2000 Sydney Olympics begins on Friday and athletes from around the globe are gathering in Australia.
Joining those athletes are thousands of spectators.
One of them will be Chelsea Clinton, daughter of the U-S...
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North Korean team arriving for Olympic games
1. Wide shot terminal interior of Beijing Airport
2. Close-up billboard showing flights arrival schedule
3. Wide shot North Korean athletes in the terminal
4. Close-up tilt up from luggage to athletes
5. Close-up North Korean athletes
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Workers prepare stadium for Olympic closing ceremony
Feverish activity was under way in the Olympic Stadium on Sunday as workers prepared the arena for the Olympic Closing ceremony.
The stadium witnessed one final night of amazing competition on Saturday, including Usain Bolt winning his...
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EDIT Aerials of competition venues and Beijing landmarks
1. Zoom in on Olympic stadium known as Bird's Nest
2. Close-up of tower with Olympic logo, pull out to swimming stadium known as Water Cube, pan back to Bird's Nest
3. Close-up of structure on Bird's Nest and people working on top, zoom...
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US President arrives to back Chicago ahead of IOC vote
1. Various of plane carrying US President Barack Obama landing
2. Various of Obama coming down the stairs, being greeted and getting into car
3. Car driving away
In a quick dash of salesmanship, President Barack Obama has arrived in the...
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Malaysia prepares for torch relay; tight security
1. Wide of Independence Square, where the Olympic torch relay will begin
2. Stage being prepared for the relay's opening ceremony
3. Various of people who will be involved in the opening ceremony arriving at square
4. Banners of Olympic...
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NKorean athletes depart for the London Olympic Games
North Korea's Olympic athletes left Pyongyang on Tuesday on the start of their journey to the London games.
Refusing to talk to media, the squad got on a regular flight of the North Korean airline, Air Koryo, to Beijing.
The North...
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AUSTRALIA: SYDNEY OLYMPICS: SECURITY 2
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There's fresh concern over security at the 2000 Olympics after it emerged that several athletes have been briefly halted at the entry to the Olympic Village because a computer check showed that somebody had already...
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UPITN 1 2 79 LORD KILLANIN PRESS CONFERENCE FOR 1980 OLYMPICS
Micahel Morris, 3rd Lord Killanin, President of the International Olympic Committee, holds a press conference to address the matter of the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
1. vs journalists, cameramen
2. ms Killanin speaking (mute)
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Spectacular fireworks display brings London 2012 ceremony to a close
An explosion of fireworks against the London skyline wrapped up the three-hour opening Olympics ceremony masterminded by one of Britain's most successful filmmakers.
Danny Boyle, the director of "Slumdog Millionaire" and "Trainspotting",...
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Client advisory regarding wrong relay item played out
1. Arrival of plane
2. Officials waiting (from left, Hong Kong Sports Federation and Olympic Committee president, Timothy Fok, head of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...
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Countdown to Games, six days to go
1. Wide of Tiananmen square at sunset
2. Close-up of Beijing Olympic logo reading (English): "Beijing 2008", tilt-down to Olympic rings
3. Wide of Beijing 2008 Olympic monument at sunset
4. Zoom in on Olympic countdown clock as it turns...
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UPITN LIB 26 5 80 ISRAELI OLYMPIC COMMITTEE DECISION TO JOIN BOYCOTT
The Israeli Olympic committee met and came to the decision to join the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics on the grounds of The USSR's involvement in Afghanistan.
1. vs Israeli Olympic Committee meeting in session
2. ms meeting...
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SYND 12 11 78 VARIOUS GAMES IN PROGRESS IN THE CHESS OLYMPICS
Various games in progress from the chess olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Players are, Russian Boris Spassky, Russian defector Viktor Korchnoi, Adam Kuligowski from Poland, America's William Lombardy, Austria's Karl Robatsch,...
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USA: OLYMPICS 96: THOUSANDS EXPERIENCE CEREMONY OUTSIDE STADIUM
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Olympic fever is sweeping Atlanta.
Thousands of people who were unable to get tickets for the lavish opening ceremony have been cheering in the opening of the games in other parts of the city.
A huge television screen in...
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Olympic flame relay gets underway in stadium
1. Wide of stadium
2. Various of Olympic flame and torch being carried by Chinese relay team
3. Close-up of sign reading (English) "beijing Olympic Torch Relay Launching Ceremony"
4. Relay team on stage with torch
5. Cutaway of another...
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Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics'' opening ceremonies were launched Friday night with a jubilant countdown by the crowd filling BC Place Stadium and a huge fireworks display.
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CAPTION: Despite the training-run death earlier in the day of a luger from the country of Georgia, the Olympics'' opening ceremonies were launched Friday night with a jubilant countdown by the...
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CAN336 TOKYO OLYMPICS PREPARATIONS
Preparations are made and the buildings shown off for the Tokyo Olympics.
*Date is approximate*
1. vs of a National Full Automatic Electronic Judging Device for timing swimmers
2. ms of a timing pad being touched on the poolside
3. vs of...
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CUTS 28 11 80 JAPAN APPLIES TO HOST 1988 OYMPICS
Japanese delegation submit application at the International Olympic Committee headquaters, to hold 1988 Winter Olympics in Nagoya
1. various exterior shots, the IOC headquaters in Lausanne
2. interior conference room, Japanese...