Athlete Sir Roger Bannister, famous for becoming the first man to run a mile in under four minutes, is to be honoured with a memorial at Westminster Abbey.
The sub-four minute mile was widely believed to be beyond human capability until Sir Roger achieved the feat.
With the help of pacemakers Sir Christopher Chataway and Chris Brasher, the then-medical student ran the distance in three minutes 59.4 seconds at the Iffley Road track at Oxford University on May 6 1954.
He won a Commonwealth and a European Championship gold medal later that year.
Roger Bannister (front) represents Oxford University during the Inter-Varsity mile event at the White City in London (PA)
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28 June 2021 • 7:41am
Sajid Javid is to push for lockdown to end as soon as possible over fears of the cost of shutting down the economy.
The new Health Secretary, who replaced Matt Hancock after he was forced to resign for breaking lockdown rules to conduct an affair with an aide, said it was his most immediate priority to see that we can return to normal as soon and as quickly as possible .