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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Pyrros Dimas - Greek Weightlifting Legend

How the 'Lion of Himara' became a Greek hero by battling injury at the Athens Olympics

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Shun Fujimoto - Japan's Injured Olympic Hero

The Japanese gymnast who won gold in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee

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Arthur Ashe

In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win Wimbledon

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Women's Marathon Agony

In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain

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East Timor's Marathon Hero

The journey of female marathoner Agueda Amaral from refugee to the Sydney Olympics.

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Niki Lauda Crashes

The 1976 motor racing crash which went down in Formula One history.

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Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold

In 1996, Nigeria became the first African team to take football gold at the Olympic Games

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Nadia Comaneci

The Romanian gymnast who scored the first "Perfect 10" at the Olympics in 1976.

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Emil Zatopek

The legendary Czechoslovak runner who won three golds at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.

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Eric Liddell

The story of the Scottish runner immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire.

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Willy T Ribbs

In 1991, an African-American driver raced the Indianapolis 500 for the first time

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Rwanda at the Paralympics

In 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians.

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India's First Paralympic Hero

In 1972, war veteran Murlikant Petkar won India's first Paralympic gold medal

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