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Sporting Witness Episodes

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    Gail Devers

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

  2. 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

  3. How Baseball Helped Bridge the US-Cuba Divide

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

  4. Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey Riots

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

  5. Women's Boxing

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

  6. England at Croke Park

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

  7. Josia Thugwane - South African Marathon Hero

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

  8. Black Day for Democracy

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

  9. Women in the Locker Room

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

  10. Dorando Pietri - Hero of the 1908 London Olympics

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

  11. Cathy Freeman, the Star of the Sydney Olympics

    The aboriginal runner who lit the Olympic cauldron and went on to win the 400m event

  12. The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World

    The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of wilderness in Alaska

  13. Olga Korbut - The Sparrow from Minsk

    The Soviet gymnast who charmed the world at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

  14. The Ice Bowl

    The epic NFL game which made the reputation of Green Bay Packers' coach Vince Lombardi.

  15. The Greatest Long Jump Battle in History

    In 1991, two Americans both beat the iconic long jump record at the World Championships.

  16. Evel Knievel in Las Vegas

    How the legendary motorcycle stuntman made his name with a jump outside a casino in 1967.

  17. Farewell to East German football

    How the East German team won their last ever match - just before the country disappeared.

  18. 'Collision in Korea'

    How an international wrestling tournament wowed secretive North Korea in 1995

  19. Rifaat Turk: Arab Superstar in Israeli Football

    How a Jaffa fisherman's son broke down barriers by making Israel's national team

  20. Jonah Lomu

    The late All Blacks rugby legend in his own words

  21. Doping in East Germany

    Two former athletes describe the human cost of the Communist nation's drugs programme.

  22. Jahangir Khan - King of Squash

    The legendary Pakistani player who went undefeated for five years in the 1980s

  23. The All Blacks learn to win

    How the New Zealand rugby team beat France and stopped "choking" in the World Cup in 2011

  24. Jackie Robinson - Baseball Pioneer

    The legendary player who broke the colour bar in baseball and won the World Series.

  25. Tanya Streeter Record Free Diver

    In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m

  26. Hugo Porta - Superstar of Argentine Rugby

    The legendary fly-half who led the Pumas to their first international victories

  27. Footballers for Peace in Ivory Coast

    How Didier Drogba and the Ivorian football team campaigned for an end to civil war.

  28. The Boksburg Bomber

    How Gerrie Coetzee thrilled South Africa by becoming world boxing champion in 1983.

  29. Rugby Under Ceausescu

    How rugby flourished in Romania in the 1980s under the notorious Communist dictatorship

  30. 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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