The Press Sisters – Bygone Olympics
On a 14″ black and white screen, the Press sisters’ performance in the 1960 Rome Olympics is my first recollection of the games. I remember being a bit baffled because I couldn’t tell the difference between the Press sisters and the men. It later became obvious that they had disappeared about the same time as drug testing and gender verification were introduced. Not before winning two golds at the Tokyo Olympics, though. Tamara was a shot putter and discus thrower, Irina did hurdles and pentathalon.
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Steve Haywood is a personal trainer from Yorkshire – you can find out more about him here.
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