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Sporting Witness: Elana Meyer: Running For The New South Africa

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03/01/2019 GMT

Elana Meyer: Running For The New South Africa

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Elana Meyer: Running For The New South Africa

The athlete whose silver Olympic medal in 1992 was celebrated across the racial divide.

The athlete whose silver Olympic medal in 1992 was celebrated across the racial divide in South Africa.

At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, the South African middle-distance runner Elana Meyer was her country's best hope for its first gold medal since returning to international sport following the end of Apartheid. In a dramatic race, Meyer ended up finishing second but, in a moment that became a symbol of African unity, the white South African immediately embarked on a victory lap hand-in-hand with the Ethiopian winner, Derartu Tulu. Elana Meyer talks to Claire Bowes.

PHOTO: Elana Meyer leading Derartu Tulu in the Olympic final (Getty Images)

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