Filbert Bayi : Tanzania’s forgotten track star

In 1974 Filbert Bayi beats New Zealand’s John Walker, left, and Ben Jipcho of Kenya, right, to win the 1500-meters and set a new World Record at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand. Filbert Bayi is a middle distance athlete from Tanzania He set a world record for the men’s 1500m at the 1974 Commonwealth Games Today he is …