Sporting Witness Episodes Episode guide
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Eng25 Sporting Witness 11
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there
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07/06/2025 GMT
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there
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Sporting Witness
Personal stories of amazing moments from sporting history, told by people who were there
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Revolutionising sumo: The Mongolian influence
How Mokonami Sakae, a Mongolian sumo wrestler, made his mark in the sport.
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The 5-19 football riot in China in 1985
50 years ago, Hong Kong inflicted an unexpected footballing defeat on China
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Creating 鈥楬awkEye鈥� and goal line tech
In 2000, Paul Hawkins turned his cricket passion into innovation by creating the tech
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The Flying Mother and the first Giro D'Italia Femminile
How Maria Canins won the Giro D'Italia Femminile which was first raced in 1988.
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Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong: The Snow Leopard
How Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong became the first Ghanaian to compete in the Winter Olympics
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The woman who faked her Boston Marathon win
In 1980, the Boston Marathon was rocked by scandal when runner Rosie Ruiz faked her win
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Surfing the biggest waves in the world
Garrett McNamara broke the world record for biggest wave ever surfed in 2011 at Nazar茅
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Minda Dentler - Ironman World Championship
Minda Dentler was the first female wheelchair athlete in the Ironman World Championship
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WWE鈥檚 youngest female champion
In 2014, rookie wrestler Paige became the WWE's Diva's Champion
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Why I designed the prosthetic running leg
In 1984, Van Phillips invented the first carbon graphite running leg.
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Becoming the 60m fastest woman in the world
At 60m, Nelli Cooman is a former indoor world record holder, running 7:00 seconds.
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Murderball: Inventing wheelchair rugby
In 1976, a group of Canadian friends created a game they initially called 'murderball'
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When Chelsea took on Troms酶 in an Arctic blizzard
In 1997, Chelsea played part-timers Troms酶 at home 鈥� in the Arctic north of Norway.
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Exploring the caves of the world's biggest iceberg
In 2000, Jill Heinerth became the first person to dive under the caves of a vast iceberg
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The woman who sailed solo around the world
In 1978, Naomi James became the first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn
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The Super Bowl helmet catch
How the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots with an "insult to Einstein"
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George Best scores a double hat-trick
On 7 February 1970, Manchester United's George Best scored six goals in an FA Cup game
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How Fanny Blankers-Koen became the 'flying housewife鈥�
Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics in London
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The Ice Mile
In 2009, swimmer Ram Barkai broke the world record for the longest swim in freezing water
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Ron Grant: First man to run around Australia
In 1983, ultra-runner Ron Grant became the first person to run around Australia
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The ice hockey team sponsored by Colonel Gaddafi
In 1987, Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi sponsored German ice hockey team ECD Iserlohn
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Maria Costello: the record-breaking female motorcyclist
In 2005, Maria Costello became the fastest woman ever round the Isle of Man TT course
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Germany鈥檚 first black national footballer
Footballer Erwin Kostedde talks about how racism affected his career
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Fighting Norway's boxing ban
In 2014, fighter Cecilia Braekhus helped end Norway鈥檚 33 year ban on professional boxing
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Puerto Rico upsets the USA in Olympic basketball
In 2004, underdogs Puerto Rico beat the USA in one of the biggest upsets in basketball
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Magnus Carlsen: 'Mozart of chess'
In 2014, Magnus Carlsen achieved the highest official rating of any player in history
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The Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics
How former Soviet athletes competed for the first and only time as the Unified Team
