His 47.64 had broken John Akii-Bua’s world record by. I guess 47.6 isn’t too bad.”Ĭlearly, Moses liked to stay low key. Anyone can run the first five, but what decides who wins a race is the last five. Moses had then said, “I pushed hard on the last five hurdles. He won by eight meters over teammate Mike Shine. Then, the starting gun went off and he set off. He turned up for the final wearing a modified Afro, dark glasses and a rawhide thong necklace. But no one was sure what Moses was thinking – he was a shy kid and he didn’t talk much. The pressure and the intensity of the competition can often get to first-timers. Not much is expected of a 20-year-old competing in his first Olympics. Watch: Moses’ world record run at the 1976 Olympics And that put him on the plane to Montreal for his first international competition – the 1976 Olympics. In the Olympic Trials, he set an American record, winning in 48.30 seconds. His time in that race – a heat of the Southern Conference tournament in 1975 – was 52.0 seconds. He had been running track since high school, but it wasn’t until late 1975, as a 20-year-old, that he ran his first 400m hurdles race. In a way, one can say he was built for the hurdles – a race that is. His world record unbeaten streak lasted 9 years, 9 months and 9 days and during it, he won 122 races (109 finals). But even these greats and their winning streaks pale in comparison to Edwin Moses.įrom Augto June 4, 1987, Moses won every single 400m hurdles race he contested, adding a second Olympic gold on home soil in Los Angeles in 1984 along the way. Michael Johnson, who dominated the 200m and 400m events, went unbeaten for eight years in the 400m, winning 58 races in a row. Watch: CSK will come back stronger, that’s what we’re known for, says MS Dhoni after IPL 2020 exitĪt his best, Usain Bolt won 45 races in a row.Watch: Director forgets scroll after winning Palme d’Or at Cannes, Jane Fonda throws it at her.Chennai Super Kings’ team meeting before IPL final lasted hardly five seconds, says MS Dhoni.Why a Tamil sceptre handed over by Mountbatten lies at the heart of Modi’s new Parliament.Impact player at IPL 2023: All you need to know about the new rule in Indian Premier League.Who are CVC Capital Partners? Meet the new owners of Ahmedabad franchise in IPL.IPL 2023: As Chennai Super Kings clinch record-equalling fifth title, a look at the list of winners.Reading list for young readers: The 12 books shortlisted for the 2023 Neev Book Awards.IPL 2023: At 41, MS Dhoni is striking the ball as well as ever has in his IPL career.Readers’ comments: Freedom to choose religion is constitutional, but does not include missionaries.IPL 2023 Final, GT vs CSK as it happened: Chennai Super Kings clinch fifth title after thriller.Comeback Super Kings: Reactions to CSK winning fourth IPL title after excellent win against KKR.

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