Neglected at deathbed: How Olympic legend won Gold after joining race 7 minutes late

Barefoot TJ

Administrator
Staff member
Mar 5, 2010
21,524
7,051
113
L7RoqF8SU7FB_IMG_1551034686677.jpg


Neglected at deathbed: How Olympic legend won Gold after joining race 7 minutes late
Hivisasa
But Nyantika, running barefoot in 1963 at Indian Ocean games, managed to scoop a gold medal despite starting the race roughly 7 minutes later.


Kenya: Neglected in Retirement, Maiyoro Set Kenya on Athletics Map
AllAfrica.com
Running barefoot on a grass track in Kampala, Maiyoro emerged victorious in his three-mile speciality, a title which he defended the following year in ...