Tag: Hassiba
Hassiba Boulmerka, proud stride, head held high
On August 8, 1992 in Barcelona, Hassiba Boulmerka gave Algeria the first gold medal in history over 1,500 meters. At the time, his country was facing the rise of Islamic…
Kaouther Adimi and the legs of Hassiba Boulmerka – L’Express
“I remember that on August 8, 1992, in Annaba, a coastal town in eastern Algeria where I spent the summer with my parents, we watched on the small screen Hassiba…