This Strong Weaker Sex

A film about women in sports. First part. Fictional fragment about the relationship of two friends, one of whom plays the violin, and the other is keen on cycling (filming is stylized as a silent movie). Modern cyclists in helmets ride on the track in the rain. Performance of athletes in synchronized swimming. Girls in tracksuits and swimsuits early. 20th century (photo). Training and performance of athletes in synchronized swimming. Participants of the marathon race on the streets of Moscow. Olympic Stadium in Athens (photo). The first Olympic champion in the marathon run, the Greek athlete S. Luis (portrait, photo). Participants of the marathon race at a distance. The gymnast performs on the uneven bars during the competition. The doctor removes medical indications during the exercise of the athlete on the simulator. Newsreel footage of the beginning of the 20th century: participants in a marathon race at a distance, athletes drinking water. Participants of the marathon for the prize of the newspaper "Moskovskaya Pravda" at a distance. Athletes drink water during the race. Participants of the marathon at a distance (rapid). Spectators greet the participants of the marathon. Athletes at the finish line. The second part of. Rhythmic gymnastics athletes in training in the gym. Gymnasts perform exercises with a ribbon and a ball. The coach conducts training (synchronously). Poster early. 20th century, which contains a photograph of a group of acrobats performing a sculptural pyramid. Newsreel footage of the 1920s: a group of girls on the site is engaged in Sokolsk gymnastics. Competition of athletes in shooting from firearms. Athlete-rider on horseback overcomes obstacles. Competition of foil fencers. Cyclists at a distance. Performance of athletes in rhythmic gymnastics with a ribbon and a ball. Performance of athletes in synchronized swimming. Sportswomen on a treadmill. Swimmer at a distance. A play fragment about the relationship of two friends, one of whom plays the violin, the other is carried away by cycling (filming is stylized as a silent movie).

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Consultant, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR E.V. Petushkova