Shotputters in the Sahara
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I was riding a motorbike (Honda XL500) from London to Niamey (France, Italy, Tunisia, Algeria, Niger) in the winter of 1980/81 (the time that Mark Thatcher got lost). In Tamanrasset in Southern Algeria I met an (another) Australian who was hitch hiking across the desert with Algerian truck drivers. We sat in a café and acknowledge each other and said we would meet in Agadez in Niger. A few days later we met in Agadez, where at last we could get a beer, and started to talk on the what do you do, where do you come from basis. He came from Brisbane, I said I had only been to Brisbane once which was for the Australian Athletic Championships (1977?). It turned out we were both juniors (under 19) and that we have thrown shot against each other in the same competition!!!!
Date submitted:Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:12:50 +0000Coincidence ID:7009
