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Budd Trips Decker at the '84 Olympics (1984)
It’s August 10th. In 1984, at the LA Olympics, South African Zola Budd and American Mary Decker are facing off in the incredibly hyped-up 3000m final. But neither would finish, as Budd tripped Decker with just a couple laps to go.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why this was such a dramatic moment — not just on the track, but geopolitically.
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