New Details Are Being Divulged About The Olympic Drama Between Zola Budd And Mary Decker

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“Mary was sitting there crying. Zola was walking in front of me, apologizing. Mary was screaming at her. I’ll never forget that,” Burki said. “Zola being such a shy person, her shoulders dropped. It could have happened in any race, and it wasn’t Zola’s fault, but the blame was on her. For any young girl to cope with that, that was very difficult.”