But there was more to the SA sensation than her clash with American Mary Decker
Zola Budd fears her running career will be defined by one of the Olympic Games’ most controversial moments, one that may unfairly detract from an incredible talent who still holds world records after almost four decades.
The Daily Mail newspaper had campaigned for Budd, who had an English grandfather, to be handed British citizenship after she emerged as a teenage prodigy. Budd’s story made her a target for the tabloids, but when she clashed with home favourite Decker in the 3,000m at the 1984 Games and the American tumbled to the floor, the youngster became a household name around the world.
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