Anniversary meeting of Soviet sport veterans marking the 17th Summer Olympic Games that began in Rome 40 years ago. The USSR national team took the first place in the unofficial team ranking, with 43 gold, 23 silver and 31 bronze medals. The team included such outstanding athletes like Larisa Latynina and Boris Shakhlin (artistic gymnastics), Viktor Kapitonov (cycling), Pyotr Bolotnikov (track and field), Arkady Vorobyov and Yury Vlasov (weightlifting) and many others. The Moscow Sport Committee.
