Sporting Witness - Harold Abrahams
In 1924, the British sprinter, Harold Abrahams, won the 100 metres at the Paris Olympics - a famous victory depicted in the film, Chariots of Fire. Simon Watts tells his story using interviews in the BBC archives.
(Photo: Harold Abrahams winning the 1924 Olympics. Credit: Getty Images)
Published on Saturday, 29th September 2018.
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