John Akii-Bua

1972, 10 years after Uganda received its Independence, a young policeman from Lira - John Akii-Bua won the country's first Olympic Gold medal in the Men's 400 meter hurdles.

A simple man with a tall slender physic, never drawing attention to himself (from what I recall). 

When Dad gave me this book, memories of their friendship came rushing back...their passion for sports and the times they traveled together. 

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