Question: Ian Charleson, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film "Chariots of Fire," portrayed a man who chose what over competing in an Olympic race held on a Sunday?

Context articles: Evelyn Aubrey Montague
The Sun Also Rises (1984 film)
Codename: Kyril
Ian Charleson Awards
Struan Rodger
Eric Liddell
Ian Charleson
John Peter (critic)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Chariots of Fire (race)

Evelyn Aubrey Montague (20 March 1900 – 30 January 1948) was an English athlete and journalist.
 He ran in the 1924 Paris Olympics, placing sixth in the steeplechase race.
 Montague is immortalised in the 1981 film "Chariots of Fire", where he is portrayed by Nicholas Farrell.
 Contrary to the film, however, he attended Oxford, not Cambridge, and went by the name Evelyn ("EEV-lin") rather than Aubrey.
The Sun Also Rises is a 1984 adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises".
 Hart Bochner, Jane Seymour, Robert Carradine, Ian Charleson and Leonard Nimoy have starring roles.
 It aired on NBC on Sunday, December 9, and Monday, December 10, from 9–11 pm.
Codename: Kyril is a 208-minute British serial, first broadcast in 1988.
 It is a Cold War espionage drama, starring Ian Charleson, Edward Woodward, Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, and Richard E. Grant.
 The spy thriller was directed by Ian Sharp, and the screenplay was written by John Hopkins, from a 1981 novel by John Trenhaile.
 The fairly complex plot concerns a known Russian spy ("Kyril") sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark an unknown mole in the KGB to reveal himself; the endeavor eventually has repercussions which none of the initial players could have predicted.
The Ian Charleson Awards are theatrical awards that reward the best classical stage performances in Britain by actors under age 30.
 The awards are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, and are run by the "Sunday Times" newspaper and the National Theatre.
 The awards were established in 1990 after Charleson's death, and have been awarded annually since then.
 "Sunday Times" theatre critic John Peter initiated the creation of the awards, particularly in memory of Charleson's extraordinary Hamlet, which he had performed shortly before his death.
 Recipients receive a cash prize, as do runners-up and third-place winners.
Struan Rodger (born 18 September 1946) is a British actor who has appeared widely in a range of supporting roles.
 He appeared briefly in "Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
" in 1978 but his first major film role was as Eric Liddell's friend and running coach Sandy McGrath, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film, "Chariots of Fire".
 His later films included "Diamond Skulls" (1989), "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (1994), "The Madness of King George" (1994), "The Innocent Sleep" (1996) and "Stardust" (2007).
Eric Henry Liddell ( ; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary, who chose his religious beliefs over competing in an Olympic race held on a Sunday.
Ian Charleson (11 August 1949 – 6 January 1990) was a Scottish stage and film actor.
 He is best known internationally for his starring role as Olympic athlete and missionary Eric Liddell, in the Oscar-winning 1981 film "Chariots of Fire".
 He is also well known for his portrayal of Rev. Charlie Andrews in the 1982 Oscar-winning film "Gandhi".
John Anthony Peter (born 24 August 1938) is a Hungarian-born British theatre critic, who immigrated to Britain in 1956.
 He was chief drama critic of "The Sunday Times" from 1984 to 2003, and "The Sunday Times" contributing drama critic through to 2010.
 In 1990 he founded the Ian Charleson Awards, which he directs.
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes is a 1984 British adventure film directed by Hugh Hudson and based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel "Tarzan of the Apes" (1912).
 Christopher Lambert stars as Tarzan (though the name Tarzan is never used in the film's dialogue) and Andie MacDowell as Jane; the cast also includes Ralph Richardson (in his final film appearance), Ian Holm, James Fox, Cheryl Campbell, and Ian Charleson.
Chariots of Fire is an annual race, initiated in 1991, that takes place in Cambridge, England.
 It was inspired by the 1981 film "Chariots of Fire", which takes place at the University of Cambridge and depicts the Great Court Run.