Word: budd
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...memorable tears. It staggered him and everyone else. And the financial stripe of Mary Decker's shoes stopped being a topic of much interest once they became tangled in the loose limbs of a dramatic child, as Decker fell by the wayside of her lifelong race. Barefoot Zola Budd of South Africa and England padded onward in tears and boos, but her heart appeared to have dropped beside Decker. So that was the outcome of the Games' great confrontation: a double knockout...
Stirred by Benita Fitzgerald-Brown's victory in the women's 100-meter hurdles, the audience was ready for a main event, but unprepared for a drama deeper than a race. The pack holds no attraction for either Decker, 26, or Budd, 18, front runners in every sense. They would naturally fight for the lead, where they could ignore the jostling and bumping behind them. A half-stride ahead on the outside at the 1600-meter mark and in tight quarters with Decker, Zola was knocked first abobble and then akimbo (see box). Decker, meanwhile, could not have...
...nobody except Decker seemed absolutely sure there was a foul, let alone who committed it. Cornelia Buerki of Switzerland, also South African-born, had a respectable view from the back of the pack. "I would say it was Mary's fault," she said. "She was trying to pass Budd on the inside and spiked Zola's Achilles. Zola couldn't help anything because she couldn't see in the back of her head." Instantly, ABC Commentator Marty Liquori thought Budd's inexperience was the culprit, but he changed his mind the next day: "Both runners...
...lamentable combination of politics and sports that has marred Summer Olympiads for two decades can almost be excused in this situation. Whether or not Zola Budd's decision to leave South Africa was her own--indications either way have been unclear--the action serve's as a message: South African athletes while and Black, must and will leave their country to get the recognition they want and deserve. Maree, who is Black, could hardly have represented South Africa's government properly in any case. Budd would have been a credit to the racist government, even if her astounding times could...
...others like it make abundantly clear, opportunity is all a good athletic really needs. Thousands of potentially brilliant Black athletes are denied this opportunity in South Africa because of their race: hundreds of whites are denied the chance to showcase their talents because of their citizenship. Maree and Budd have shown their countrymen alternatives that could even be taken a step further. If Black and white South Africans can compete at the same Games, perhaps they could also be on the same team, a squad composed of South Africans who would rather pursue their sports in the world arena than...