Footage of long distance runners Emil Zatopek and Alain Mimoun competing in the European championships. Shots of runners running around a track as a crowded stadium cheers them on. Footage of the two competing in the 10000m race at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. More footage of cheering crowds. Shots of the runners and of the crowd watching and shouting. Zatopek crosses the finish line and the crowd cheers.