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Yale Women Rowers Protest
In 1976, the Yale rowing team stripped naked to demand equal treatment for women's sport
Judit Polgar - Chess Prodigy
How the chess prodigy overcame sexism in her sport and defeated the all-time greats.
Alberto Juantorena: Cuba's 'White Lightning'
The Cuban runner who won a unique double at the 1976 Olympics and became a national hero
The Petty Family: Kings of Nascar
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Tito and Yugoslav Football
How the death of the Yugoslav dictator made fans and players cry at a top game in 1980.
Haile Gebrselassie
The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.
Wheelchair Racer Tanni Grey-Thompson
How the British wheelchair racer won her greatest victory at the 2004 Paralympic Games
Bert Trautmann: From Hitler Youth to the FA Cup
The former Nazi paratrooper who became a hero to Manchester City fans in the 1950s
Le Mans Disaster
How a crash at a motor race in in 1955 killed 83 spectators and a famous driver.
Renee Richards: Transgender tennis star
The transgender player who fought for the right to compete in tournaments as a woman
US Wrestlers in Iran
In 1998, Iran invited an American wrestling team to Tehran as a goodwill gesture.
The Greatest Long Jump Competition Ever
In 1991, Americans Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took on the Long Jump world record.
Sylvia Gore and the start of Women's Football
The Midfielder who Scored the First Ever International Goal for the England Women's Team.
Jana Novotna - From Choker to Winner
How the Czech player fought back from a tearful defeat to finally win Wimbledon in 1998.
Scandal at the Tour de
In 1998, a doping scandal rocked the most prestigious race in cycling
Tom Simpson
The legendary British cyclist who died on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de
Billy Mills - Native American Hero
The runner from an Indian reservation in the USA who won a shock Olympic victory in 1964.
Mo Johnston - Scotland's g of the Century
The Catholic football superstar who crossed the sectarian divide to sign for Rangers.
Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
The American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 games hosted by Nazi
"Can't Bat, Can't Bowl, Can't Field" - England's 1986 Ashes
How a newspaper headline inspired England's cricketers to victory over Australia.
New Orleans Saints Win the Superbowl
How American Football success cheered up New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Iran's Triple Jumper Turned Pop Legend
How Faramarz Assef switched from international athletics to music stardom.
Australia Win the America's Cup
In 1983, the crew of Australia II ended American domination of yachting's biggest event
Rugby Under Ceausescu
How rugby flourished in Romania in the 1980s under the notorious Communist dictatorship
The Boksburg Bomber
How Gerrie Coetzee thrilled South Africa by becoming world boxing champion in 1983.
Footballers for Peace in Ivory Coast
How Didier Drogba and the Ivorian football team campaigned for an end to civil war.
Hugo Porta - Superstar of Argentine Rugby
The legendary fly-half who led the Pumas to their first international victories
Tanya Streeter Record Free Diver
In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m
Jackie Robinson - Baseball Pioneer
The legendary player who broke the colour bar in baseball and won the World Series.
The All Blacks learn to win
How the New Zealand rugby team beat and stopped "choking" in the World Cup in 2011
Jahangir Khan - King of Squash
The legendary Pakistani player who went undefeated for five years in the 1980s
