This is a short, four minute, black and white, silent, 16mm film of an international gymnastics meet that looks to have been taken in Japan. The exact event is unknown, but it could've been the 1964 Olympics. The case of the film had "Women's Final" written on it, but both men's and women's events are shown. The women's event is a floor exercise performance, the men's is the parallel bars and the high bar. There are medal ceremonies after the men's parallel bar event. Technician who digitized film wrote, "Good Condition" under Inspection notes.; The film case has "Women's Final" written on it.; This film may not belong in the women's Gymnastic team series. Film may be moved after all have been digitized;
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