Sport, Athletics and "edinburgh"

Encounters: Athletes and Ideals
Date	Location
Louise Martin, Vice Chair of the Organising Committee of Commonwealth Games Scotland, chairs this discussion on what sport means to us today and the values of the classical Greek athlete. With Angus Farquhar, Creative Director of NVA’s Speed of Light, runner and writer Robin Harvie and Professor Douglas Cairns, specialist in the ethics of ancient Greek society at the University of Edinburgh. In collaboration with British Council Scotland. View full details and ticket info (Edinburgh Festival Guide)
14 Aug 2.30pm	The Hub, Edinburgh

Town of Runners
Date	Location
A pretty and thoughtful documentary about the tiny town of Bekoji in Ethiopia, which has produced an astonishing number of champion long-distance runners. Frustratingly, it hedges its bets as to whether it’s about Africa’s situation or just the hard knocks dealt by a sporting life, but what's singularly impressive is the interview footage with the young trainee runners, which achieves intimacy without condescension, and captures both heartrending hopefulness and sad self-delusion. View full details
1 Jun–7 Jun Fri & Sat 1.30pm; Sun 6.10pm; Mon–Thu 1.30pm	Filmhouse, Edinburgh

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