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The World About Us: Cuba, Sport and Revolution

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'Our athletes are the children of our Revolution, and at the same time, its standard-bearers.'
Central to Cuba's revolution has been the priority it has given to sport and sports education. Ron Pickering, a former Olympic coach, was curious as to how a small island, with a population no larger than that of London, could produce Olympic champions of the calibre of Alberto Juantorena and Teofilo Stevenson. Recently, he went to Cuba to find out.

Contributors

Presenter:
Ron Pickering
Film cameraman:
Mike Spooner
Film editor:
Howard Billingham
Producer:
Richard Taylor
Series editor:
Michael Andrews
Series editor:
Anthony Isaacs
Source: Radio Times

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