Young achievers
Nadia Comaneci
At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, the scoreboard showed that a 14-year-old Romanian girl -- 4-foot-11 inches tall and weighing 84 lb -- had scored 1.0 out of 10 at the uneven bars.
The scoreboard was wrong. It was just not programmed to show the score the judges had given Nadia Comaneci - the first 10 out of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event.
Nadia bagged five medals -- three golds, one silver, one bronze - in the six gymnastic events for women. She also scored six more perfect tens. And became a legend.
She became the youngest Romanian to be given the honour of 'Hero of Socialist Labour.
She ran into problems with her weight, but made a comeback in 1979, becoming the first gymnast ever to win three consecutive European overall titles.
At the World Championships in the same year, Nadia competed on the beam against doctors' orders and by running away from the hospital where she was admitted for blood poisoning due to a cut in her wrist. She helped Romania win their first team gold medal.
She retired in 1981, but her tale continues to inspire sports enthusiasts the world over.