Watch A Prelude To Glory: The Decathlon

An AWARD-WINNING sports documentary from the early 1980's, "The Olympic Moment: A Prelude To Glory" features the highest ranked Decathlon athletes and coaches in the U.S. in training for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. This show was produced as the pilot for a series of half-hour programs on various Olympic sports. In-depth profiles give rare insights into the nature of the most complex event in the Olympic Games, and what it takes to make the Olympic team. Athletes and coaches offer profound knowledge of the sport and provide an insider's view. The fledgling use of computer technology applied to sports medicine is also featured.