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This Is The Thrilling Account Of Heroism, Ambition And Scandal Of Three Remarkable Men Whose Actions At The 1908 Olympics Overshadowed The First London Olympic Games.... A Diminutive Italian, Dorando Pietri, Who Fell Five Times, And Was Practically Carried Across The Finish Line. Scottish Sprinter, Wyndham Halswelle And American Competitor, Johnny Hayes Who Were Drawn Into A Dispute Between The United States And The British Empire About Sporting Superiority Which Spilled Over Into Politics, Lifestyle And Ethics, With Allegations Of Cheating, Drug-taking And Professionalism. John Bryant Delves Into The Lives Of These Three Extraordinary Men In A Tale That Stretches From Rural Italy To The Battlefields Of The Boer War And Beyond To Explore The Foundations Of The Modern Sporting And Marathon Movement.