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More Than the Medal - Illustration on identity | IllustrateTheWord

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More Than the Medal

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In the summer of 1924, the fastest man in Britain faced an impossible choice. Eric Liddell, Scotland's star sprinter and heavy favorite for Olympic gold...

This is stories & illustrations on identity.

In the summer of 1924, the fastest man in Britain faced an impossible choice. Eric Liddell, Scotland's star sprinter and heavy favorite for Olympic gold in Paris, arrived to discover that the 100-meter heats were scheduled for Sunday. For Liddell, a devoted Christian who honored the Sabbath as a day of worship, there was no real dilemma — only clarity.…

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