Derek Redmond's Incredible Olympic Story - Barcelona 1992 Olympics
The incredible story of Great Britain's 400m runner Derek Redmond, whose hamstring snapped during his event but was determined to finish the race at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.
Derek Anthony Redmond didn't win a medal at the Barcelona Olympics. In fact, the British 400m runner didn't even make it past the semi-final stage. But it was his determination to finish that will live forever in the minds of millions. Injury forced the Briton to withdraw from the 1988 Seoul Games just ten minutes before the start of his 400m heat, so Redmond felt he had everything to prove in Barcelona four years later. Not to his peers, that is but, as he later admitted, to himself.
Redmond wanted a medal whatever the colour and he started well, qualifying for the semi-finals by clocking the fastest time in his heat. As the gun signaled the start of his semi-final, Redmond charged out of the blocks, making good speed over his first 250m. At that point his right hamstring snapped. The one time British 400m record holder pulled sharply up as the rest of his field ran away from him, leaving Redmond on his knees and crippled, his Olympic dream over.
What followed, however, is one of the most memorable moments in Olympic history. Redmond got back to his feet and tried to finish the race. In an act of true courage against adversity, Redmond could only hop on one leg towards the finish line. Pain etched on his face as each step became more painful than the last, Redmond would not give up. He had promised himself and his father, that he would finish the race 'no matter what,' and he would keep that promise.
Half way to the finish line on one leg and crying with desperation, Derek was joined by his father Jim. The moment Redmond crossed the finish line brought sixty-five thousand spectators to their feet in a standing ovation, many also in tears. Few can remember that Steve Lewis of the USA won the semi-final in a time of 44.50. But no one who saw it will ever forget Derek Redmond's courage on the day he defined the essence of the human and Olympic spirit.
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Derek Redmond era fra i favoriti alla medaglia d'oro nei 400 metri
Le cose non sempre vanno secondo aspettativa......
Dopo i primi 150 metri della gara Derek sentì un dolore lancinante....
...in agonia cadde a terra con un tendine lacerato.
Nonostante il dolore non era disposto a rinunciare facendosi portare via in barella.....
Determinato a finire la gara si rialzò e continuò....
Superando il muro della sicurezza un uomo si accostò a Derek!
Era suo padre
Non è necessario tu lo faccia gli disse il figlio.
Si invece replicò il padre
Finiremo questa cosa insieme!
poco prima della linea di arrivo, il padre di Drek lo lasciò andare
in modo che completasse la sua gara
Una folla di 65.000 persone si alzò in piedi commessa
Questo è lo sport!
Barcelona Street Photography - Ismael Lô - Tajabone
Barcelona Street Photography and the Beautiful African song by Ismael Lô, a singer from Senegal.
This song is also part of the original soundtrack of Pedro Almodovar's movie All about my mother - Todo sobre mi madre
Ta.....tajabone de nuy tajabone
Ta.....tajabone de nuy tajabone
Abdu u iambaar gniari malaykala
Ch'awé étchiko daan si séroo
Muomu muhnilda degëm du lingaan
Muomu muhnila degëm woor nga-am
Ch'awé etchiko daanu si seroo
Muomu muhnida degem du lingaam
Muomu muhnida degem woor nga-am
Tajabone de nuy tajabone
Tajabone de nuy tajabone
Wou leij Wou leij
Wou leij Wou leij
Abdu jambaar gniari malaykala
chico woley juge daanu si sero
Muhnila degem du linga'n
Muhnila degem woor nga-am
Les châteaux du bon sens (castellers de Catalogne)
Force, équilibre, courage et bon sens, c'est le slogan épique des castellers de Catalogne, les faiseurs de pyramides humaines. Nous sommes allés à leur rencontre dans les quartiers de la Sagrada Familia et de Poble Sec.
Réalisation: Gilles Brönnimann et Corinne Stoppelli
Interview de Guillermo Soler, responsable de la cccc.cat
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Esplugues no prohibirá el uso del burka
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