Sports, Honorable mention
Evgeny Stetsko
Smena
Smena
01 January, 1987
The spectacular recovery of the Soviet Union's gymnastics World Champion, Dimitry Belozerchev, after a serious car accident. While his leg was still in a plaster cast, he started training again and two years later regained his title.
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