Sprint and Relay Specialist Shirley Strickland de la Hunty was known to be a great athlete, competing in the sport, athletics, mainly in relay. She is also a record-breaker. She is the first woman to win seven Olympic medals and to successfully defend her Olympic title in the 80m hurdles (1952-1956).
Here’s a brief overview […]
Reading about Ilona Elek and her remarkable journey in the Olympics prodded me to feature her here at Light the Torch. A female Olympian that was able to win two Olympic golds and one silver. But that was not the thing that created an impression on me. It was the fact that achieved these things […]
The Olympic Torch is just part of what Light the Torch covers. We discuss the coming Beijing Olympics as well as future and past Olympic Games, Olympic athletes, and Olympics issues and news.
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