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The son of Christian missionaries, Eric Liddell was born in China in and died there 43 years later in a Japanese internment camp. In between these years he played rugby for Scotland, won an Olympic gold medal for Britain and many years later inspired an Oscar-winning film about his athletic exploits.

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After his spectacular early success, he spent the rest of his life working as a missionary — even when it meant putting himself in danger. He died without ever meeting his youngest daughter. It was an extraordinary life, characterized by faith, tragedy and courage. At the age of five, Liddell returned with his parents from China to Scotland and was sent to the London School for the Sons of Missionaries — later known as Eltham College.

In he returned to Scotland to study at the University of Edinburgh. His extraordinary potential as an athlete was immediately noticed, while Glasgow Herald named him as the next British champion. According to Liddell's university friend, Professor Neil Campbell, his running style was unusual but not clumsy. Now people say, 'Well, how did you see where you're going?

But, turn your head back and you can still see very well what is ahead.

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He used his arms quite aggressively and was shaking a bit - at least that's what it looked like from behind, like an express train. An extremely talented sportsman, Liddell played seven times for Scotland's international rugby team — between and However, training and competing at the elite level in two sports was too much, so he chose to focus on athletics where he defined himself.

But when the schedule was released, the meter races were on a Sunday, and Eric Liddell made a startling revelation: The Christian Sabbath was God's day, and there was nothing in the world that could persuade him to run.