Jonah Lomu

The late All Blacks rugby legend in his own words

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Rifaat Turk: Arab Superstar in Israeli Football

How a Jaffa fisherman's son broke down barriers by making Israel's national team

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'Collision in Korea'

How an international wrestling tournament wowed secretive North Korea in 1995

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Farewell to East German football

How the East German team won their last ever match - just before the country disappeared.

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Evel Knievel in Las Vegas

How the legendary motorcycle stuntman made his name with a jump outside a casino in 1967.

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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.

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The Ice Bowl

The epic NFL game which made the reputation of Green Bay Packers' coach Vince Lombardi.

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Olga Korbut - The Sparrow from Minsk

The Soviet gymnast who charmed the world at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

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The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World

The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of wilderness in Alaska

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Cathy Freeman, the Star of the Sydney Olympics

The aboriginal runner who lit the Olympic cauldron and went on to win the 400m event

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Dorando Pietri - Hero of the 1908 London Olympics

The dramatic marathon that turned an Italian sweet-maker from Capri into a celebrity

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Women in the Locker Room

In 1978, US female sports journalists won a major victory in their fight for equality

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Black Day for Democracy

How two Zimbabwean cricketers risked their careers to protest again President Mugabe.

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Josia Thugwane - South African Marathon Hero

The story of the first black South African to win an Olympic gold in athletics in 1996

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England at Croke Park

The historic rugby match between Ireland and England in Dublin in 2007.

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Women's Boxing

The story of Gail Grandchamp, who campaigned for the right of women to box in the USA.

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Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey Riots

In 1969, a match between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia sparked unrest in Prague.

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How Baseball Helped Bridge the US-Cuba Divide

How the Baltimore Orioles became the first Major League team to play in communist Cuba

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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

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Gail Devers

The American sprinter who recovered from serious illness to win the Olympic 100 metres.

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Chess City

In 1998, the world's most expensive chess centre opened in a remote region of Russia.

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Shaul Ladany - the Great Survivor

The Israeli race-walker who survived the Holocaust and the Munich Olympics shootings

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Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope

The cancer patient who inspired Canada with an attempt to run across the country in 1980

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Dawn Fraser - Triple Olympic Champion

How the rebellious Australian swimmer shattered records in the 1950s and 60s

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The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe

How the women's hockey team won the first Olympic gold for their country in 1980.

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The Torino air disaster

In May 1949, a plane crash killed one of the greatest teams in Italian football history.

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Yugoslavia Football Riot

How violence at a Red Star Belgrade vs Dinamo Zagreb game heralded the war in Yugoslavia.

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The 1976 US Olympic Boxing Team

The American boxers acclaimed for one of the best team performances in Olympic history.

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Bangladesh's Channel Swimmer Hero

How Brojen Das broke the world record for swimming from France to England in 1961.

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Denmark's Shock Win at the European Championship

How the Danish football team won the Euro 1992 tournament despite failing to qualify

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