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World Service,10 mins

Four-Minute Mile

Sporting Witness

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In 1954, Sir Roger Bannister became the first athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes. At the time this was one of the greatest prizes in athletics. He tells his story to Rob Walker. (Photo: Roger Bannister winning the AAA Championships Mile race in 1954. Hulton Archive/Getty Images.)

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