EPISODE · Apr 14, 2012 · 8 MIN
Bob Champion wins the National
from Sporting Witness · host BBC World Service
In 1981, Bob Champion won a fairytale victory in Britain's most famous steeplechase, the Grand National.Two years earlier, Champion had been diagnosed with cancer. He had survived the treatment by dreaming of a National win.Bob Champion recalls the race for Sporting Witness.PHOTO: BBC
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