VIEWS OF SPORT; APARTHEID, BOYCOTTS AND A LONELY RUNNER
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 25, 2024
LEAD: IT'S easy to sympathize with Zola Budd, the barefooted middle-distance runner from South Africa who first made headlines as the wonder teen-ager who challenged world records. In 1984 when she adopted British citizenship and ran in British colors, Budd's youthfulness, lanky stride and record times upset the established hierarchy of female distance runners.
IT'S easy to sympathize with Zola Budd, the barefooted middle-distance runner from South Africa who first made headlines as the wonder teen-ager who challenged world records. In 1984 . . .
