USSR - USA Track and Field Athletics Match

Athletics match between the teams of the USSR and the USA. Decathlon competitions. Race of men and women for 100 meters; women 200 meters, 80 meters with hurdles; men at 800, 3000, 5000, 10000 meters; 110 meters with barriers. Relay race for men and women in running 400 meters. Race walking. Competitions in pole vault, high jump, triple jump; discus throwing, hammer throwing, shot put. Athletes at the start, distance, finish, podium. Competition winners: V. Krepkina, A. Murchison, V. Bulatov, N. Ponomareva, G. Connolly, T. Chenchik, G. Davis, L. Spirin, E. Zhukov, L. Williams, G. Bystrova. R. Babka, Yu. Stepanov, T. Courtenay, E. Brown, O. Ryakhovsky, S. Rzhishchin, H. Pärnakavi. R. Johnson is the record holder in the decathlon on the podium. R. Johnson is awarded a gold medal.

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Sound K. Nikitin. Text by I. Prok