Twentieth of 22 children, she was born with a paralyzed leg. But then she took off so much as to win three gold medals in Rome 60 and then stop racing shortly after. But 82 years after her birth, the myth of the black gazelle remains intact. Here because
In its history, destiny and beauty have dominated it, two things that never ask permission when they put their hand on someone’s shoulder. They seemed to elude each other in Wilma’s early years, because shortly before the turning point of her fourth calendar, rigid guardians had begun to imprison the budding flower of her legs, which would become tapered, silky and powerful at the same time. Magnificent.
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