The Olympic Games are often a platform for athletes to introduce themselves to the world in the best way possible – by winning. The 1960 Games, staged in the Eternal City of Rome, was no different.

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. The Olympics make for great stories, personal triumphs and Cinderella moments. On Sept. 10, 1960, one such story unfolded ...

Abebe Bikila was the only marathoner in history to win an Olympic gold medal running barefoot, but that fact hides the more significant question: Someone actually won an Olympic gold medal in the ...

- Japan has inaugurated a road in Kasama city named after Ethiopia's legendary Olympic champion Abebe Bikila, a gesture hailed as a milestone in deepening the historic friendship between the two ...

Addis Ababa — A road has been inaugurated in Japan in honor of Ethiopian legendary athlete Abebe Bikila. The Ethiopian delegation led by Minister of Industry, Melaku Alebel, took part in a ceremony to ...

Now here's a world leader who has his international-travel priorities straight: Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe began a visit to Ethiopia by meeting with several of the country's top runners and ...