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	Podcast:		Sporting Witness
	Episode:		Filbert Bayi - Gold For Tanzania!
	Category:		Sports & Recreation
	Duration:		00:08:54
	Publish Date:		2018-03-31 03:00:00
	Description:		In 1974, the Tanzanian Filbert Bayi won one of the greatest 1500-metre races of all time at the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand. Bayi led from the front and held off a strong field to win gold and set a world record. Bayi is a legendary figure in Tanzania, where he now runs an AIDS charity. He talks to Ashley Byrne. PHOTO: Filbert Bayi on his way to victory (Getty Images)
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