Highlights for Children, May 1st, 1998
Despite a serious illness, two-time Olympic champion Gail Devers hope.
Sprinter Gail Devers leans into the starting blocks like a panther coiled to pounce. A hush falls over the Olympic stadium as the crowd awaits the start of the 1996 women's 100-meter race.
The starter's gun fires, and the world's fastest women blaze toward the finish line. Arms and legs pumping furiously, three runners reach the line together, separated by an inch or perhaps by the length of the long red fingernails that help identify Gail Devers.
The race is too close to judge by the unaided eye. Gail and competitors ...
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