The film showcases a historical perspective on athletics, highlighting the achievements of Ethiopian runner Abebe Bikila, who made Olympic history by winning a marathon shortly after an appendicitis ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The Olympics make for great stories, personal triumphs and Cinderella moments. On Sept. 10, 1960, one such story unfolded ...

In March 1896, near the small village of Adoua in Tigray (Ethiopia), troops from the Italian kingdom led by Colonel Oreste Baratieri clashed with the Ethiopian soldiers of Emperor Menelik II. The ...

Abebe Bikila, a wily 5'9" runner weighing just 55 kilos (122 pounds), was the first black African to win Olympic gold Abebe Bikila, a wily 5'9" runner weighing just 55 kilos (122 pounds), was the ...