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The Flying Scot: I won’t run Olympian’s refusal leads to gold Eric Liddell, a Scot representing Great Britain at the 1924 Paris Olympics was selected to run in the 100m sprint, and was favoured to win. He refused to run in the event as the heats were programmed for the Sunday. Due to his Christian faith, Liddell withdrew from the event giving the reason that “the Sabbath is God’s day and a day for rest, meaning no sport should be played then.” As Liddell boarded the boat for France he heard that the 100m heats were on the Sunday, he was deeply troubled and remained that way for the rest of the trip. Near the end of the crossing he approached the team manager and informed him of his dilemma. The manager replied that he “Didn’t really understand but as things stood, he [Liddell] must not run.” After arriving in Paris, the team manager attempted to resolve the issue, with the officials and Liddell, but the only compromise that he could manage was to accept an offer made by a fellow athlete, Andy Lindsay.
Approximate Word count = 634
Approximate Pages = 2.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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