KENYA: EIGHTY-STRONG OLYMPIC TEAM RETURNS HOME AFTER AFRICAN BOYCOTT OF OLYMPIC GAMES.
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KENYA: EIGHTY-STRONG OLYMPIC TEAM RETURNS HOME AFTER AFRICAN BOYCOTT OF OLYMPIC GAMES.
- Title: KENYA: EIGHTY-STRONG OLYMPIC TEAM RETURNS HOME AFTER AFRICAN BOYCOTT OF OLYMPIC GAMES.
- Date: 25th July 1976
- Summary: 1. SV: plane taxiing 0.05 2. MV; crowd waiting at Nairobi airport 0.08 3. MV: Charles Asati carrying Kenyan flag greeted by acting Minister for Foreign Affairs James Osago, and Minister of Housing and Social Services, Zachariah Onyonka, followed by team members 0.21 4. CU: other members of team greeted 0.29 5. MV: Ministers leading athletes across tarmac 0.40 6. MCU: Tribal dancers welcoming team (2 shots) 0.53 7. CU: Dr. Onyonka speaking as crowd watches. (3 shots) 1.54 ONYONKA: "Let me assure you that the government and people of Kenya and proud of you. Your return is more victorious in the eyes of those who seek justice and peace in this world than when you return having won medals. (APPLAUSE) All those who have been trying to place the value of the medal above the value of human dignity. You should feel proud and walk with your heads high in the knowledge that your actions has contributed to an old black cause of fighting injustice, colonialism and racism. By your resolve to return home, no-one now doubts that Kenyans who fought and shed their blood against colonialist domination and oppression will continue to do so using all means available to them, until all the oppressed people, and especially the black person, will be free to walk anywhere in the world with dignity." Initials RH/DE/DE/1916 SPORT: OLYMPICS Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 8th August 1976 13:00
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- Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
- Country: Kenya
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