Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
Filbert Bayi - Gold For Tanzania!
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31 March 2018
9 minutes
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In 1974, the Tanzanian Filbert Bayi won one of the greatest 1500-metre races of all time at the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. Bayi led from the front and held off a strong field to win gold and set a world record. Bayi is a legendary figure in Tanzania, where he now runs an AIDS charity. He talks to Ashley Byrne.
PHOTO: Filbert Bayi on his way to victory (Getty Images)