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Shigeki Tanaka, the first Japanese winner of the prestigious Boston Marathon in 1951 and a witness to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, died at a hospital in Utsunomiya on Oct. 4. He was 91.
Japan s forgotten Olympic gold medallist: Korean runner, peace activist Sohn Kee-chung asiaone.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from asiaone.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jul 14, 2021
Yokohama – Long before American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history with their Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics, another poignant image of silent protest was etched into the conscience of Koreans and largely forgotten everywhere else.
At the Berlin Olympics in 1936, Korean Sohn Kee-chung stood with his head hung, hiding the Rising Sun flag on his chest with a laurel plant as Japan’s national anthem filled the stadium to honor his marathon victory. The moment filled him with “unbearable humiliation,” he recounted in his autobiography, and marked the beginning of an anguished chapter in his life.