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Sporting Witness: Pyrros Dimas - Greek Weightlifting Legend

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Pyrros Dimas - Greek Weightlifting Legend

18/06/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Pyrros Dimas - Greek Weightlifting Legend

How the 'Lion of Himara' became a Greek hero by battling injury at the Athens Olympics

How the 'Lion of Himara' became a Greek hero by battling injury at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

The Greek weightlifter, Pyrros Dimas, is a three-time Olympic champion and national hero nicknamed the 'Lion of Himara'. In 2004, an ageing Pyrros faced his toughest challenge when the Olympic Games came to Athens and he was forced to compete with a knee injury. Despite the pain, Pyrros battled to a bronze medal, sparking delirious scenes in the weightlifting arena. Pyrros Dimas talks to Adrian Moorhead. The programme is a Sparklab Production.

(Photo: Pyrros Dimas. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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