Nelson Mandella

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

In 1999 Ludmila Engquist was diagnosed with breast cancer, but put off treatment to continue her athletics career. Remarkably she won bronze in the World Championships the same year. 
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