Eric Liddell of Chariots of Fire was not the only athlete who protested sporting events being on Sunday.
In the 1908 London Games, Forrest Smithson, a theology student from the United States, protested against Sunday trial heats by running the 100-meter hurdles with a Bible in his hand. He attracted attention to his protest by winning the race in world-record time.
God's Joyful Runner
