Muhammad Ali was the Olympics' best-kept secret. 30 years later, the women who knew remember the gasp

Thirty years later, Janet Evans and Lonnie Ali reflect on the surprise appearance of Muhammad Ali at the 1996 Olympics.
Thirty years later, Olympic swimming legend Janet Evans and Muhammad Ali’s widow, Lonnie Ali, remember the moment as if it happened only a few hours ago.
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