1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City

Title card: "SPORTS!" grows larger in frame against black background / title: "THE PAN-AMERICAN GAMES!" superimposed over opening ceremonies in University Stadium, Mexico City / MS girl with "PUERTO RICO" placard followed by Puerto Rican team in parade around track / MS Mexican team marching / MS Guatemalan team marching / MS US team marches with American flag behind girl with "ESTADOS UNIDOS" placard / MS US athletes in hats and business suits march past camera / WS high angle of athletes marching around turn on track, stands full of spectators / MS sea of heads in stands / VS man in indigenous attire with torch lights cauldron / WS crowd in stands behind flags / SLO MO US high jumper Ernie Shelton runs up to bar and leaps over / SLO MO US high jumper Herman Wyatt over bar / MS Shelton & Wyatt shake hands for photo op / WS crowd in stands behind flags / US shot putter Parry O'Brien puts the shot, camera follows, official measures distance after landing / MS O'Brien exchanges hats with unid man during photo op / WS high angle of weightlifting floor / MS semi-front view of audience watching / MS weight lifter drops barbell, flips over backwards and leaps to his feet / MS man keeping time / MS US lifter Joe Pitman lists barbell over his head / CU official / MS fellow lifters congratulating Pitman