Esther Vergeer

The inspiring Dutch wheelchair tennis player who went undefeated for more than a decade.

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The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World

The story of Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the notorious Iditarod race in Alaska.

• 9 mins

Lamine Gueye - Senegalese Skier

The story of the first black African to compete at the Winter Olympics.

• 9 mins

Abhinav Bindra - India's First Olympic Gold Medalist

In 2008, an Indian rifle shooter became a national hero when he won the Olympics.

• 9 mins

Jutta Kleinschmidt - Woman Winner of the Paris-Dakar Rally

The first and only woman to win one of the biggest events in motorsport.

• 9 mins

South Korea's King of Computer Gaming

How Lim Yo-hwan, also known as Boxer, became one of the biggest names in eSports.

• 9 mins

Doug Williams - First Black Quarterback at the Super Bowl

How the Washington Redskins quarterback made history at the 1988 Super Bowl.

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FC St Pauli - Germany's "Pirate" Football Club

The story of the Hamburg football team adopted by punks and fans from around the world.

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Nancy Kerrigan Attack

How an attack on the golden girl of ice-skating horrified America in 1994

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Lionel Rose - Aboriginal Boxing Hero

The aboriginal fighter who became world bantamweight boxing champion in 1968.

• 9 mins

Pakistan Cricket Bus Attack

In 2009, gunmen attacked a visiting cricket team in Lahore. We hear from two survivors.

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John Surtees - Motorsport Legend

The only person to win world championships on motorbikes and in racing cars

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Lucho Herrera - Colombian Tour de France Hero

How a former gardener from the Colombian mountains won cycling's most famous climb.

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Kirsty Coventry - how the new President of the International Olympic Committee won gold

How the new president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, won Olympic gold

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The Rise and Fall of Parma Football Club

How a small Italian city enjoyed fleeting football glory before it was hit by scandal

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Red Rum

The racehorse who became a legend in Britain for winning the Grand National three times.

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Janet Guthrie - First Woman at the Indy 500

How the pioneering racing driver broke the gender barrier at America's top motor race

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Simon Beresford – Marathon Runner with Down's Syndrome

The first person with Down's Syndrome to complete the London Marathon.

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The Japanese Women's Football Team

How a World Cup win brought a boost to Japan after the huge earthquake in 2011.

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Kerry Packer's Cricket Revolution

How the Australian tycoon brought big money, and controversy, into the sport in 1977.

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The 5:19 Football Riot in China

How Chinese fans rioted in 1985 after losing a World Cup qualifier to Hong Kong

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Chrissie Wellington - The Iron Lady

How the late-developing British triathlete came from nowhere to become the world's best.

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Francis Chichester Sails the World

The British yachtsman who set records going round the globe single-handedly in 1967

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Celtic's "Lions of Lisbon" win the European Cup

How the Glasgow team became the first in Britain to win the top prize in club football

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Tibet's Football Team

How a retired Danish footballer formed the Tibetan national team in 2001.

• 9 mins

Maradona's Failed Doping Test

How the Argentine superstar was expelled from the USA 1994 soccer World Cup.

• 9 mins

The First Women's Cricket World Cup

Women players from England and the West Indies recall the inaugural tournament in 1973.

• 9 mins

Fred Perry - Tennis Legend

The British tennis player who became a global celebrity in the 1930s

• 9 mins

Sheryl Swoopes - Queen of Basketball

The Olympic gold medallist who became one of the first stars of the women's NBA.

• 9 mins

Boris Becker - Teenage Wimbledon King

How the unseeded German teenager became Wimbledon champion in 1985.

• 9 mins