Zola and Mary recall the day of the great fall
27 July 2016 - 09:34
Twelve athletes lined up for the women's 3000m at the Los Angeles Olympic Games - but this was always a two-person race. AUGUST 11 1984.Twelve athletes lined up for the women's 3000m at the Los Angeles Olympic Games - but this was always a two-person race.It was Mary Decker, 26, blonde darling of Team USA with a string of world records behind her, against Zola Budd, 18, a shy South African prodigy who preferred to run without shoes.
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