Blast from the past: South African athletes march to more medals in Melbourne

Today in SA sport history: March 23

22 March 2023 - 21:01

1986 — Zola Budd retains her women’s world cross-country championship crown in Neuchatel, Switzerland in dominant fashion, winning by 18 seconds. Lynn Jennings of the US was second and France’s Annette Sergent third. Lamine Diack of Senegal, vice-president of the IAAF governing body, refused to hand over the medals, objecting to the South African’s presence on the podium, but a Swiss politician took over the presentation duties. Budd remains the only SA-born runner to have won silverware at the world cross-country championships...

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