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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2020 · 9 MIN

South Africa's black rowing hero

from Sporting Witness · host BBC World Service

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Sizwe Ndlovu became the first black African to win a gold medal in rowing. Ndlovu grew up in a township in South Africa but then won a scholarship to a predominantly white high school where he embraced the sport as a way of dealing with his new environment. Ndlovu was part of the South African lightweight coxless four team in London, who clinched their victory with virtually the last stroke of the race. He talks to Darin Graham.PHOTO: Sizwe Ndlovu celebrating victory (Getty Images)

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