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The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe

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How the women's field hockey team won an unexpected first Olympic gold for their country in 1980.

In 1980, the newly independent nation of Zimbabwe was invited to enter a women's hockey team at the Olympic Games in Moscow. Despite their unfamiliarity with the pitches - and each other - the players won an unexpected gold medal and were nicknamed the Golden Girls. Claire Bowes talks to Liz Chase, one of the Zimbabwean team.

PHOTO: The Zimbabwean team arrive home to an ecstatic reception (AP).

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