When five former Olympic 100 champions from 1948 to 1980 , who have been invited to watch the race , turned up at a news conference on Thursday , Christie was quick to put his autograph book in front of the them .
<response> When five former <misc>Olympic</misc> 100 champions from 1948 to 1980 , who have been invited to watch the race , turned up at a news conference on Thursday , <person>Christie</person> was quick to put his autograph book in front of the them . </response>