The Olympic Legend Who Finished in Last Place | Strangest Moments
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Published 2018-04-07
Running a marathon is hard enough, but doing it while struggling with numerous injuries made John Akhwari an Olympic Games legend in 1968. He said, "My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race."
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All Comments (21)
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Just for the record, most marathon runners would love to finish in 3H25...
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3.25 is a respectable time for most runners without injury
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"Finish ish otherwise never starshish" Someone put that on a shirt please.
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Finish ish start ish
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He wasn't a loser.He never quit.
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I'm in tears, this is beautiful story about the human spirit ☺️
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He's an absolute ambassador of 'Sportsmenship'.✌️
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It is one of the strongest moments in the Olympics... definitely not strange!
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She can’t say it. Or was ish just me.
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Lesson: always finishish what you startish
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I burst into tears while watching this. The true demonstration of determination, so inspirational!
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Great respect for this great runner, taking endurance and perseverance to another level. Enjoying this now 2021.
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My dad always told me this story. It's nice to see him given the credit he deserves
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WHY IS IT PRONOUNCED AS ISH?
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Unrelated but the title immediately reminds me of Steven Bradbury's 'accidental' gold medal
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Why are all strange moments related to Mexico 1968? It's a huge coincidence to say the least.
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The captions don’t match the audio
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I think the narrator might had struggled to get movie tickets to the movie 'IT'!!!
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Why did this video end with the line it was "one of the strangest" moments of the Olympics? What's strange about courage, determination, and proudly representing your country?
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As grown as i am i couldn't control my tears😭 while watching this. This is truly inspirational...
