Sporting Witness Episodes Episode guide
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The first hijabi figure skater
Zahra Lari made history by becoming the first figure skater to compete in a hijab
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Chuck Wepner: The real-life Rocky who floored Ali
How American boxer Chuck Wepner knocked Muhammad Ali to the canvas in 1975
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Rugby's greatest upset
How Japan shook the world by beating South Africa at the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup
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The first cricket helmet
In 1977, batsman Dennis Amiss was the first cricketer to wear a protective helmet.
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Pat Rafter wins The US Open
How the Australian tennis player surprised the world by winning The US Open in 1997
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Cricket's Blackwash test series
The West Indies beat England 5-0 in a 1984 test series that became known as Blackwash
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The first female NBA referee
In 1997 Violet Palmer stepped out on court to become the first female NBA referee
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Nigeria's path to the Women's World Cup
How the Nigerian women鈥檚 football team were the first African side in the 1991 World Cup.
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First women's Tour de France
Marianne Martin talks about winning the first official women鈥檚 Tour De France in 1984
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The first Women's World Cup sticker album
How Panini made their first football World Cup sticker album for the women's tournament.
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Jana Novotna: From choker to champion
How the Czech player fought back from a tearful defeat to finally win Wimbledon in 1998
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Chris Lewis shocks Wimbledon
How New Zealand's Chris Lewis, ranked 91 in the world, reached the Wimbledon men's final.
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The first 蜜芽传媒less World Cup
How the football tournament first came about and challenged perceptions of homelessness.
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Shun Fujimoto - Japan's injured Olympic hero
The Japanese gymnast who won a team gold in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee.
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Mitchell Johnson's Ashes
How Australia's Mitchell Johnson recovered from ridicule and destroyed England's batsmen
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Man Vs Horse
Can a man beat a horse in a race? Since 1980 a Welsh town has been trying to find out
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Albert Johanneson: The first black FA Cup finalist
How South African Albert Johanneson became the first black footballer in the FA Cup final.
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The Arsenal 'Invincibles'
When Arsenal went a full Premier League season unbeaten
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Kabaddi鈥檚 Asian Games golden debut
The 2010 Asian Games saw women鈥檚 kabaddi included for the first time
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Battle of Bramall Lane
The only game in English football history to be abandoned due to a shortage of players.
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The start of the J.League
How the first match of Japan's first professional football league kicked off in Tokyo
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Indian weightlifting鈥檚 鈥業ron Lady鈥�
How weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal
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Winning the hardest dog-sled race in the world
In 1985, Libby Riddles became the first female winner of the Iditarod
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Bomb scare at The Grand National
The story of the 150th Grand National which was disrupted by an IRA bomb scare.
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Ernst van Dyk: Ten-time Boston Marathon winner
How wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk won the Boston Marathon a record-breaking tenth time.
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The Marseille bribery and match fixing scandal
In 1993, European champions Marseille were charged with bribery and match fixing.
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First women's Six Nations Rugby Championship
French rugby star Nathalie Amiel reflects on winning the first Six Nations in 2002
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Ammo Baba: Iraq's footballing hero
The footballer and coach loved by the people of Iraq
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Irene Van Dyk: Netball鈥檚 goal shooting star
She is the most capped netballer of all time
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The boxing referee who started a riot
A New Zealand referee quit after starting a riot during the Summer Olympics of 1988
