LA 1984 3000m, Zola Budd (151), Wendy Sly (175), Maricuica Puice (316), Mary Slaney (373), photo by Chroniclelive.uk.com.
The new book by Zola Budd sounds provacative…
PRETORIA (RSA): Former world 5000m record-holder Zola Budd is about to release a new book which she says exposes allegations of sexual harassment, bullying and coverups in the sport. Her memoir “Everyone Knows My Name” also covers her infamous collision with Mary Decker at the 1984 Olympics, pagesix.com reports.
Zola Budd, photo courtesy BBC.Co.UK/Getty Images
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Dave Hunter is an award-winning journalist who is a U.S. Correspondent for Track & Field News. He also writes a weekly column and serves as Senior Writer for www.RunBlogRun.com, and covers championship track & field competition domestically and in such global capitals as Moscow, Birmingham, Zurich, Brussels, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, Zagreb, Ostrava, and Doha. Hunter frequently serves as the arena or stadium announcer for championship track & field gatherings, including the Ivy League, the Big East, the Mid-American Conference, the NAIA, the Big Ten, and the Millrose Games. Hunter has undertaken foreign and domestic broadcast assignments. He ran his marathon P.R. 2:31:40 on the Boston Marathon course back in the Paleozoic Era. To find out more about Dave, visit his website: www.trackandfieldhunter.com He can be reached at: dave@trackandfieldhunter.com
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