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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
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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
Doping in East
Two former athletes describe the human cost of the Communist nation's drugs programme.
Jonah Lomu
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Rifaat Turk: Arab Superstar in Israeli Football
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'Collision in Korea'
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Farewell to East German football
How the East German team won their last ever match - just before the country disappeared.
Evel Knievel in Las Vegas
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The Greatest Long Jump Battle in History
In 1991, two Americans both beat the iconic long jump record at the World Championships.
The Ice Bowl
The epic NFL game which made the reputation of Green Bay Packers' coach Vince Lombardi.
Olga Korbut - The Sparrow from Minsk
The Soviet gymnast who charmed the world at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World
The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of wilderness in Alaska
Cathy Freeman, the Star of the Sydney Olympics
The aboriginal runner who lit the Olympic cauldron and went on to win the 400m event
Dorando Pietri - Hero of the 1908 London Olympics
The dramatic marathon that turned an Italian sweet-maker from Capri into a celebrity
Women in the Locker Room
In 1978, US female sports journalists won a major victory in their fight for equality
Black Day for Democracy
How two Zimbabwean cricketers risked their careers to protest again President Mugabe.
Josia Thugwane - South African Marathon Hero
The story of the first black South African to win an Olympic gold in athletics in 1996
England at Croke Park
The historic rugby match between Ireland and England in Dublin in 2007.
Women's Boxing
The story of Gail Grandchamp, who campaigned for the right of women to box in the USA.
Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey Riots
In 1969, a match between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia sparked unrest in Prague.
How Baseball Helped Bridge the US-Cuba Divide
How the Baltimore Orioles became the first Major League team to play in communist Cuba
Stirling Moss Wins the Mille Miglia Motor Race
How the British driver Stirling Moss won one of the most epic races of all time in 1955
Gail Devers
The American sprinter who recovered from serious illness to win the Olympic 100 metres.
Chess City
In 1998, the world's most expensive chess centre opened in a remote region of Russia.
Shaul Ladany - the Great Survivor
The Israeli race-walker who survived the Holocaust and the Munich Olympics shootings
Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope
The cancer patient who inspired Canada with an attempt to run across the country in 1980
