The marathon king who changed the Olympics forever – BBC Africa
The marathon king who changed the Olympics forever – BBC Africa
From serving Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia to becoming a marathon legend, Abebe Bikila made history as the first black African man to win an Olympic gold medal. He was also the first athlete to defend a marathon Olympic title. After years running at the top of his game, he suffered life changing injuries leaving him unable to walk. But he…
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Ethiopiaaaaaaaa
BBC always speaking the fcking truth hahaha… He was running barefoot because they defeated roman army barefooted and with no weapons like romans had, so he came to conquer Rome again in same manner!!! Just once tell the real story and how it’s happened!!!
Jesss Owen’s won 36 infront of hitler. He’s not the first black to win gold
While surely no race is superior to the other but all different in many ways. Bikila did not belong to the Negroid race but was a Semite. Note God had given us variety to make the planet colorful.
I like the story told by a New Zealand marathon runner about the 1960 race. The runners were gather for the start ( it didn't start in the stadium ) when the New Zealander saw this emaciated looking African athlete peeing by the side of the road. "Well" said the New Zealander to himself, " at least I'll beat that chap". But, to be fair, up until 1960, black Africans hadn't won any long distances races of note.
Salute to such a great marathon runner ❤💐🫡
Legend
What a legend! We Ethiopians will always be proud of you.
I saw his performance in Rome where he ran bare foot, I got goosebumps just seeing it.
True legend.
It looks like from life history that he was not only the warrior in the ground of sports but in the tragedies and battles of life as well. He is not only the best player of the nation but looks like the national hero.
Man of great honour and great dignity. Such are not born without the exaggerate love of fade for the nation.
My father told me about this man when I was a boy and how he won the two marathons. My father never liked to wear shoes.
Radi Ben Abdessalam 🇲🇦 was second in Roma Marathon after Abebe Bkela of Ethiopia 🇪🇹
What a stud
The First African Born olympic Champions is
EL OUAFI BOUGHERA 1928 in Amsterdam Olympic Games. He was Born in Algeria (at that time,under french colonial rules)
How about à documentary about him BBC
I remember watching the 1960 Olympics, he was incredible. Thrilling to watch.
He stands tall on the pantheon of the immortals, none greater he…I remember Abebe Bikila
first african man to win a medal was Eyptian ,,, yes we are not black
Ethiopian 💖
Symbol of Winner!
Wow
1973, at the age of 41, sad! Rest in peace, our hero 🙏
ethiopians and kenyans gather here❤
And the only one to run marathon bare foot and win
wow. today it is only false allegations of doping by countries that are guilty of doping
Abebe Bekila and king Haile Sellase are the first Pan Africanists and they changed Africa from nothing into something more to be proud about.
Abebe bekika I love you…., tey bakesh yelabun negerema teyew!😂
It would be good to have his name in the caption
What a great man. RIP.
إثيوبيا يا أخت بلادي يا شقيقة.. ❤
1:38 ❤
यादगार क्लिप सुन्दर एक सच्ची श्रद्धांजली
pay attention to those rhythmic harmonics, I can watch Abebe Bikila run many6 times
Wow