Chioma Ajunwa: Making Olympic History

How Nigerian athlete Chioma Ajunwa stunned the world at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996

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O.J. Simpson Makes American Football History

How his 1973 season with the Buffalo Bills made O.J. Simpson a superstar.

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Iranian Football's "Mr Hat-Trick"

How the Irish-born footballer, Eamon Zayed, became a folk hero in Iran.

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The "Battle Of The Sexes" Tennis Match

In 1973, Billie-Jean King made tennis history by winning a challenge game against a man.

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Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost: Formula One's Greatest Rivalry

How the feud between two motor-racing giants spilled onto the track in 1989.

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The Climbing Pioneer Who Conquered El Capitan

Lynn Hill was first to free-climb 'The Nose', 3,000ft of vertical granite wall

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Kelly Kulick - Ten Pin Bowler

The first woman to compete at the same level as men in the professional game.

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The First Ultimate Fighting Championship

How the fast-growing sport of mixed martial arts was launched in America in 1993.

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Pam Reed: Winning Ultramarathons in Death Valley

The woman who beat all the men in the notorious Badwater Marathon in California

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Jana Novotna - Wimbledon Heroine

How the late Czech tennis player went from weeping loser to popular Wimbledon winner.

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Lopez Lomong - From "Lost Boy" To The Olympics

The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.

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The Bosman Ruling Revolutionises Football

How a Belgian footballer won a court ruling that transformed the transfer market.

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Colonel Gaddafi's Ice Hockey Team

How the Libyan dictator sponsored a failing German ice hockey team in the 1980s.

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The Sydney to Hobart Yachting Disaster

Hurricane force storms led to 6 deaths and 50 sailors airlifted in a daring sea rescue.

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Donald Campbell and Bluebird

The record-breaking British driver who was killed in a jet-boat accident in 1967.

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Declan Murphy: The Jockey who Came Back from the Dead

The Irish rider who made an emotional comeback after serious brain damage in a fall

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Eric Cantona's Kung-Fu Kick

How the French forward shocked football by attacking an opposition fan in 1995.

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Arsene Wenger On Discovering George Weah

How the Arsenal manager discovered the footballer who became President of Liberia.

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Alone On Everest

How British mountaineer Stephen Venables spent a lonely night on top of the world.

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Table Tennis Unites Korea

How North and South Korea fielded a united Ping Pong team and won the world championship.

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Olympic Luge Death

At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a young luge athlete from Georgia was killed in training.

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Franz Klammer

How the legendary Austrian skier took gold in a great race at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

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The 'Skategate' Scandal in Ice-Skating

How a judging controversy dominated the headlines at the 2002 Winter Olympics

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Sri Lanka's Cricket Triumph

How Sri Lanka's surprise victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup sparked wild celebrations.

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Willie O'Ree: The First Black NHL Player

In 1958 Canadian Willie O'Ree broke the colour barrier in the National Hockey League

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'The Witches of the Orient' - Japan's Volleyball Heroines

The women's team who won a legendary victory for Japan at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964

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Mansour Bahrami - The Great Entertainer of Tennis

The Iranian whose showmanship made him one of the most popular players in tennis.

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Filbert Bayi - Gold For Tanzania!

How the 1500-metre runner won a famous race at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.

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Jack Nicklaus' Final Triumph

How the "Golden Bear" won his last golfing major at the 1986 Masters - aged 46.

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Chantal Petitclerc and A Breakthrough For Parasport

The wheelchair racer on how the Commonwealth Games combined able-bodied and parasport.

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