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World Service,29 Sep 2018,9 mins

Harold Abrahams

Sporting Witness

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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)

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