Athletic Sports (1936)

Full title reads: “Athletic Sports at Bournville“. Bournville, Birmingham. Crowds watch from the stadium as runners race around the track at this Birmingham sports meeting. Winner crosses the tape. MS winner is presented with large cup / trophy. VS of cycling race around track. Cut in shots of crowd watching. MS of winner being presented with trophy. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. Matches missing item from 36/42 (LNER). No record of this story on original issue sheet. 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 news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as w