Chataway’s World Record (1954)

White City Stadium, London. LV teams in centre of White City arena. SV London and Moscow flags held by teams. GV floodlit stadium. SV crowd. STV. The 10,000 metre race, Ken Norris comfortably in the lead from Alexander Anufryev with Frank Sando laying third. The other Russian is well out of the running. SCU Dr Roger Bannister in crowd. LV pan with Norris as he races up and crosses the finishing line. Sando finished second. SCU Russian athletes watching the start of the next race. STV pan, 440 yards hurdles on the way. SV back view, Lituyev No 3, the world record holder in second lane and laying third. SCU Russian athletes watching. LV towards and pan, Lituyev well in the lead as he races towards the finish and new world record, followed by Kane of London, past post. CU Lituyev. LV 100 metres start, pan to Konovalov just piping George Ellis of London in a terrific finish. SV Russian athletes watching. SV towards, Jean Deforges winning the long jump for London. CU Jean Deforges. SV towards, pole the vault P
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