50 stunning Olympic moments No11: Eric Moussambani flails way to glory | Barry Glendenning

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50 stunning Olympic moments No11: Eric Moussambani flails way to glory | Barry Glendenning

The Equatorial Guinea swimmer had never dipped a toe in an Olympic pool but left a hero despite a hapless performance”The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well” – Baron Pierre de Coubertin, International Olympic Committee founder and father of the modern Games. Poolside or on the track, sprinters always stress the importance of exploding from the starting blocks on the B of the starting pistol’s BANG!

published date:Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:59:01 GMT
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