Published 07:16 IST, August 5th 2020
AP WAS THERE: 1960 Rome Olympics
The track and field heroine of the 17th Olympic Games is a shy, frail and almost sickly Tennessee girl who never walked until she was eight years old
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07:16 IST, August 5th 2020