Patriotic Marathoner
A marathoner breasted the tape in first place in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He just stepped off the track with his face drooping. He didn't express the pleasure of the winner even on the platform and stared down at the ground with sad eyes. Why did the winner seem to be sad? He had the Japanese flag on, but he was not Japanese. He was Korean, under the colonial control of Japan. This man was Sohn Kee-chung. He resisted Japan in his own way, and made Korean people feel big pleasure even if it was for a short time.At that time, the “Dong-a Ilbo” had his picture in the newspaper showing him on the
- Park Jeong-sik
- 2006-08-16 15:29