Paralympic Games
20th July 1970: Former marathon runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals, Abebe Bikila, practises archery from his wheelchair in preparation for the 19th International Stoke Mandeville Games being held at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Bikila suffered a severe spinal injury in a car accident, which ended his running career. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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July 20, 1970
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