Credits
- Presenter
- Eddie Butler
- Producer
- Joe Towns
Episode 2 of 3
Duration: 30 minutes
Who was Wales's first female gold medallist? Why were women banned from athletics in the 1900s? Who invented the Paralympics? What happens when the Olympics and politics collide? What was it like for the Welsh athletes trapped in the Olympic village during the Munich terrorist attack in 1972? Which Welshman stood up to Margaret Thatcher and carried the flag in the 1980 opening ceremony in Moscow? Eddie Butler explores the ever changing identity of the Olympics during a turbulent 20th century.
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