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Sporting Witness: The Olympic Hero Who Rescued His Fellow Sailors

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The Olympic Hero Who Rescued His Fellow Sailors

26/08/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, The Olympic Hero Who Rescued His Fellow Sailors

How Canadian Lawrence Lemieux was hailed for his sportsmanship at the 1988 Olympics.

At the 1988 Olympics in South Korea, Canadian sailor Lawrence Lemieux was winning his race when he dropped out to rescue two fellow sailors who'd capsized in a storm. It's now regarded as one of the greatest acts of sportsmanship in the history of the Games. Emily Williams talks to Lawrence Lemieux and to Jo Chan, one of the Singaporean sailors he rescued.

PHOTO: Racing boats in a storm (Getty Images)

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