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The Rome Olympics began on August 25, 1960
On this day, 65 years ago, on August 25, 1960 (July 4, 1960 in the lunar calendar), the Rome Olympics began. Mohammed Ali (right) On August 25, 1960, the Olympic flame symbolizing peace and friendship was lit in Rome, the capital of Italy. The "three heroes" of the decathlon (La Johnson of the United States, Wa Kuznetsov of the Soviet Union and Yang Chuanguang of Taiwan) gathered in Rome, bringing the championship race to a climax. In the end, Johnson was a better player and won the gold medal. Yang Chuanguang finished runner-up with a deficit of 58 points. But three years later, Yang Chuanguang set a new world record in this event and ascended the throne of "King of Track and Field". For African-American player Wilma Rudolph, the original goal was to get out of poverty. This little girl, who suffered from polio when she was a child, was once paralyzed in her left leg and did not like sports; with her tenacious will and belief in getting rid of poverty, through hard training, she became a dazzling star on the track and field field. On the eve of the Rome Olympics, she had just set a world record in the 200-meter race. The confident Rudolph won three gold medals in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100-meter race at this Olympic Games, earning the reputation of the "Black Antelope". Romania women's high jumper Yolanda Balas, who had a bad start at the last Olympic Games, finally reached the podium of the Olympic championship as she wished and won the championship again four years later. 1956-1961 In 2001, this athlete, who is 1.91 meters tall and has excellent talent, broke and tied the world record 14 times, the most record-breaking times in women's high jump history. Italy's Manggiarotti won gold and silver medals in the epee and foil team competitions. The 42-year-old "old birthday star" in the sword world has participated in 5 Olympic Games (1936-1960) and won 13 medals. He has also been on the podium for the World Championships 13 times. Cassius Clay, an 18-year-old black player from the United States, won the 81kg championship in the boxing match. He entered professional boxing in 1961 and won three heavyweight world championships. The devout Muslim changed his name to Mohammed Ali after becoming famous because he hated that his name was based on the slave owner's surname. To this day, Ali's name is still world-famous. A total of 76 Olympic records were broken in this Games. It is a high-level event. Wilma Rudolf (center) stands on the podium of the Rome Olympics championship for the third time."Asian Iron Man" Yang Chuanguang is a boxing stamp issued by Hungary during the 1960 Rome Olympics.


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