Video The Legend Who Finished in Last Place | Strangest Moments

Running a marathon is hard enough, but doing it while struggling with numerous injuries made John Akhwari an Olympic Games legend in 1968. He said "My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race."

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