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Sporting Witness Episodes

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    Emil Zatopek

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

  2. Nadia Comaneci

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

  3. Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold

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

  4. Niki Lauda Crashes

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

  5. East Timor's Marathon Hero

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

  6. Women's Marathon Agony

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

  7. Arthur Ashe

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

  8. Shun Fujimoto - Japan's Injured Olympic Hero

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

  9. Pyrros Dimas - Greek Weightlifting Legend

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

  10. Denmark's Shock Win at the European Championship

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

  11. Bangladesh's Channel Swimmer Hero

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

  12. The 1976 US Olympic Boxing Team

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

  13. Yugoslavia Football Riot

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

  14. The Torino air disaster

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

  15. The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe

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

  16. Dawn Fraser - Triple Olympic Champion

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

  17. Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope

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

  18. Shaul Ladany - the Great Survivor

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

  19. Chess City

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

  20. Gail Devers

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

  21. 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

  22. How Baseball Helped Bridge the US-Cuba Divide

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

  23. Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey Riots

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

  24. Women's Boxing

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

  25. England at Croke Park

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

  26. Josia Thugwane - South African Marathon Hero

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

  27. Black Day for Democracy

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

  28. Women in the Locker Room

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

  29. Dorando Pietri - Hero of the 1908 London Olympics

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

  30. 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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