Sporting Witness Episodes Episode guide
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The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World
The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of wilderness in Alaska
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Olga Korbut - The Sparrow from Minsk
The Soviet gymnast who charmed the world at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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The Ice Bowl
The epic NFL game which made the reputation of Green Bay Packers' coach Vince Lombardi.
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The Greatest Long Jump Battle in History
In 1991, two Americans both beat the iconic long jump record at the World Championships.
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Evel Knievel in Las Vegas
How the legendary motorcycle stuntman made his name with a jump outside a casino in 1967.
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Farewell to East German football
How the East German team won their last ever match - just before the country disappeared.
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'Collision in Korea'
How an international wrestling tournament wowed secretive North Korea in 1995
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Rifaat Turk: Arab Superstar in Israeli Football
How a Jaffa fisherman's son broke down barriers by making Israel's national team
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Jonah Lomu
The late All Blacks rugby legend in his own words
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Doping in East Germany
Two former athletes describe the human cost of the Communist nation's drugs programme.
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Jahangir Khan - King of Squash
The legendary Pakistani player who went undefeated for five years in the 1980s
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The All Blacks learn to win
How the New Zealand rugby team beat France and stopped "choking" in the World Cup in 2011
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Jackie Robinson - Baseball Pioneer
The legendary player who broke the colour bar in baseball and won the World Series.
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Tanya Streeter Record Free Diver
In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m
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Hugo Porta - Superstar of Argentine Rugby
The legendary fly-half who led the Pumas to their first international victories
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Footballers for Peace in Ivory Coast
How Didier Drogba and the Ivorian football team campaigned for an end to civil war.
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The Boksburg Bomber
How Gerrie Coetzee thrilled South Africa by becoming world boxing champion in 1983.
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Rugby Under Ceausescu
How rugby flourished in Romania in the 1980s under the notorious Communist dictatorship
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Australia Win the America's Cup
In 1983, the crew of Australia II ended American domination of yachting's biggest event
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Iran's Triple Jumper Turned Pop Legend
How Faramarz Assef switched from international athletics to music stardom.
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New Orleans Saints Win the Superbowl
How American Football success cheered up New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
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"Can't Bat, Can't Bowl, Can't Field" - England's 1986 Ashes
How a newspaper headline inspired England's cricketers to victory over Australia.
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Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
The American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 games hosted by Nazi Germany
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Mo Johnston - Scotland's Signing of the Century
The Catholic football superstar who crossed the sectarian divide to sign for Rangers.
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Billy Mills - Native American Hero
The runner from an Indian reservation in the USA who won a shock Olympic victory in 1964.
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Tom Simpson
The legendary British cyclist who died on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France
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Scandal at the Tour de France
In 1998, a doping scandal rocked the most prestigious race in cycling
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Jana Novotna - From Choker to Winner
How the Czech player fought back from a tearful defeat to finally win Wimbledon in 1998.
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Sylvia Gore and the start of Women's Football
The Midfielder who Scored the First Ever International Goal for the England Women's Team.
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The Greatest Long Jump Competition Ever
In 1991, Americans Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took on the Long Jump world record.
