Following the political turmoil in Melbourne, the Olympics moved to relatively peaceful Rome in 1960 for the XVII Games.
Abebe Bhikila of Ethiopia sprinted barefooted down the Appian Way to the finish line like the races in ancient Greece to rule the torch-lit moonlight marathon.
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