The XXXII Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremonies are tonight, and to celebrate we’ve compiled Billy’s most recent interviews and profiles reflecting on his historic win at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics 57 years ago. Catch up with one of the most thrilling stories in Olympics track and field history, sit back, and let the Games begin!
[visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]
[visual-link-preview encoded=”eyJ0eXBlIjoiZXh0ZXJuYWwiLCJwb3N0IjowLCJwb3N0X2xhYmVsIjoiIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cua2Vsb2xhbmQuY29tL25ld3MvZXllLW9uLWtlbG9sYW5kLzE5NjQtZ29sZC1tZWRhbGlzdC1iaWxseS1taWxscy13ZWlnaHMtaW4tb24tdGhpcy15ZWFycy1zdW1tZXItb2x5bXBpY3MtaW4tdG9reW8vIiwiaW1hZ2VfaWQiOi0xLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5rZWxvbGFuZC5jb20vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzL3NpdGVzLzEwMy8yMDIxLzA1LzIxMDUxNi1CaWxseS1NaWxscy1FeWVfUEtHXzAwLjAwLjMwLjI4LnBuZz93PTEyODAiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IjE5NjQgR29sZCBtZWRhbGlzdCBCaWxseSBNaWxscyB3ZWlnaHMgaW4gb24gdGhpcyB5ZWFy4oCZcyBzdW1tZXIgT2x5bXBpY3MgaW4gVG9reW8iLCJzdW1tYXJ5IjoiU0lPVVggRkFMTFMsIFMuRC4gKEtFTE8pIOKAlCBUaGUgSW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbCBPbHltcGljIENvbW1pdHRlZSBpcyBzdGlsbCBwbGFubmluZyBvbiBob2xkaW5nIHRoZSAyMDIxIFN1bW1lciBPbHltcGljcyBpbiBUb2t5bywgSmFwYW4uIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJ1c2VfZGVmYXVsdF9mcm9tX3NldHRpbmdzIn0=”]
[visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]
[visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]
[visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]
[visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]
