Videos tagged with "relay"

Olympic Opening Ceremony 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Games (Amateur Footage) [02:23]
After the IOC awarded the Games of the XVIth Olympiad to Melbourne in Victoria, Australia they learned that Australian quarantine laws required a six-month quarantine period for horses entering the country. As the six-month quarantine made it impractical for competitors horses to be transported to Australia, this precluded Melbourne from being able to host the equestrian events at the 1956 Olympic Games. It was decided, actually in violation of the Olympic Charter, to contest separate Equestrian Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden, from 10 through 17 June 1956. At the 50th IOC Session in Athens on 13 May 1954, Stockholm was chosen to host the Equestrian Olympics over Paris, France; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Berlin, Germany; and Los Angeles, California, USA. The 1956 Equestrian Games were held without major political incidents, although some would occur a few months later and affect the Games in Melbourne in November. The opening ceremony was quite unusual as all competitors came in on their mounts, including the flag bearers. Hans Wikne brought the Olympic Flame into the stadium on horseback and lit the main torch. Karin Lindberg and Henry Eriksson held lighted torches, ran towards the stadium tower with the torches and lit flames there. Sweden's Henri Saint Cyr recited the oath of the athletes while on his horse, and later won two gold medals in individual and team dressage. This was matched by Germany's Hans Günter Winkler, who won gold medals in the individual and team ...
Tags: London 2012, Stockholm (City/Town/Village), Olympics, Track, Field, Horse, Beijing, Gold, Interview, Footage, Horses, Vancouver, Relay, World, Winter, Bolt, Team, Championships, Running, Medal, Sports, Phelps, Record, China, 100m, Fleetwood, Ceremony, Swi

Indian Relay-Treaty Days [02:15]
Omak Express in White Swan
Tags: Indian, Relay, Native, Horse, Culture, Colville, Tribes, Thourobred, Race, Team, Yakima, Treaty, Days, Omak, Express

Albert County- Kiersten and Jared- Relay [00:35]
2012 Albert County Horse Show Relay Race Kiersten and Jared
Tags: 2012, Albert, County, Horse, Show, Relay, Race, Kiersten, and, Jared

Stephen's Magnificent Finish [00:08]
This was on sport's day at the end of the relay race. Stephen pretended to be a jockey when finishing :) Good man "Paddy" :)
Tags: Stephen, nobber, sports, day, occ, racing, relay, batton, bat, Track, Race, Olympic, Olympics, Games, Field, Gold, Team, World, run, running, jockey, horse, horseracing, whip, finish, line, end, wooh, Taidhg

Boron Track Meet: 100 Meter Dash Runners From Silver Valley [00:15]
Treyvon Fayson Jordan Gibson Anthony Knowles Johnathan Villamor Francis Lee.
Tags: Field, Games, Silver (Drug), Jordan (Country), Olympics, Winter, outdoor sports, Vancouver, horse, Beijing, Track, Relay, World, Bolt, Team, Gold, Championships, Running, Meet, Medal, Record, 100m