Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
Shun Fujimoto - Japan's injured Olympic hero
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June 24, 2023
10 minutes
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At the 1976 Olympics, the Japanese gymnast Shun Fujimoto horrified the world by continuing to compete in the team event despite breaking his knee during the floor exercise. Determined not to let down his team-mates, Fujimoto braved almost unbearable pain to achieve good scores on the pommel horse and rings, and help Japan to gold. Shun Fujimoto relives his agony with Ashley Byrne. The programme is a Made-In-Manchester Production for the BBC World Service and was first broadcast in 2016.
(Photo: Shun Fujimoto on the rings. Credit: Colorsport/Shutterstock)