SEATTLE (AP) – El fabricante de una popular línea de calzado deportivo “minimalista” no tendrá que indemnizar a la familia de Abebe Bikila por ponerle a algunos de sus productos el nombre del ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The Olympics make for great stories, personal triumphs and Cinderella moments. On Sept. 10, 1960, one such story unfolded ...
Abebe Bikila's legendary story, etched in athletics history 60 years on, saw him secure back-to-back Olympic marathon victories. His triumphs redefined distance running, especially for East African ...
The family of Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila, who won gold in the 1960 Olympic marathon held in Rome while running barefoot, is suing Vibram, the maker of Five Fingers foot-glove-style running shoes, ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Abebe Bikila was an Ethiopian marathon runner who won gold medals in the ...
Abebe Bikila was the only marathoner in history to win an Olympic gold medal running barefoot, but that fact hides the more significant question: Someone actually won an Olympic gold medal in the ...
The motto of the Olympics has been 'Citius, Altius, Fortius' (Faster, Higher, Stronger). The Olympics have been a symbol of excellence in sportsmanship. There have also been moments where athletes ...
Before Abebe Bikila, there were no runners in Africa, or at least no runners that the world knew about. After Bikila won the Olympic marathon in Rome in 1960, we Africans all started thinking: “Look — ...
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