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Why Ahmed Timol celebrated Papwa Sewgolum and Precious McKenzie
ON SEPTEMBER 12, 1957, Ahmed Timol, at the age of 16, received this picture of himself from Saber Saith. “Wish you all the luck in this season’s games,” Saith wrote on the back.
South Africa
More than sixty years ago, Struggle icon Ahmed Timol made a call for an end to the exclusion, segregated facilities and international isolation that black South African athletes and sporting associations faced.
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- October 18, 2026
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