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The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe
How the women's field hockey team won an unexpected first Olympic gold for their country in 1980.
In 1980, the newly independent nation of Zimbabwe was invited to enter a women's hockey team at the Olympic Games in Moscow. Despite their unfamiliarity with the pitches - and each other - the players won an unexpected gold medal and were nicknamed the Golden Girls. Claire Bowes talks to Liz Chase, one of the Zimbabwean team.
PHOTO: The Zimbabwean team arrive home to an ecstatic reception (AP).
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