One of Britain's finest long-distance walkers who was also a GB rowing international When Ann Sayer, who has died aged 83, tried to enter her first long-distance race walk in 1974 she was told by the male organisers that they could not stop her using the road, but that her name and time would not be recorded. Had they been, she would have received a medal, because she finished third. Once described by the athlete Chris Brasher as "the stuff of which empire is made", Sayer was one of the finest l...
One of Britain's finest long-distance walkers who was also a GB rowing international When Ann Sayer, who has died aged 83, tried to enter her first long-distance race walk in 1974 she was told by the male organisers that they could not stop her using the road, but that her name and time would not be recorded. Had they been, she would have received a medal, because she finished third. Once described by the athlete Chris Brasher as "the stuff of which empire is made", Sayer was one of the finest l...
Share this Article
Recommended