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Shun Fujimoto - Japan's Injured Olympic Hero
The Japanese gymnast who won gold in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee
Arthur Ashe
In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win Wimbledon
Women's Marathon Agony
In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain
East Timor's Marathon Hero
The journey of female marathoner Agueda Amaral from refugee to the Sydney Olympics.
Niki Lauda Crashes
The 1976 motor racing crash which went down in Formula One history.
Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold
In 1996, Nigeria became the first African team to take football gold at the Olympic Games
Nadia Comaneci
The Romanian gymnast who scored the first "Perfect 10" at the Olympics in 1976.
Emil Zatopek
The legendary Czechoslovak runner who won three golds at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
Eric Liddell
The story of the Scottish runner immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire.
Willy T Ribbs
In 1991, an African-American driver raced the Indianapolis 500 for the first time
Rwanda at the Paralympics
In 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians.
India's First Paralympic Hero
In 1972, war veteran Murlikant Petkar won India's first Paralympic gold medal
Kenya's Paralympic Record-Breaker
How blind runner, Henry Wanyoike, set world records that stand to this day
Lady Swimmers of the 1920s
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm.
The 'Black 14' Protest Rocks American Football
How black players at Wyoming University sparked a national debate over racism in 1969
Meeting Mr Pilates
In the 1950s, Joseph Pilates taught his fitness method in a New York studio.
The Black Power Salute
How two African-American athletes protested against racism at the 1968 Olympic Games.
Blood in the Water
How tension between Hungary and the USSR turned into a battle at the 1956 Olympics
Jason McCartney - Bali Bomb Survivor
The Aussie rules footballer who inspired a nation by surviving a terrorist attack
The "Phantom Game" in General Pinochet's Chile
How a football international was played at a stadium being used as a torture centre.
Graeme Souness and the Turkish Flag Incident
How the Scottish manager caused uproar at an Istanbul derby match in 1996.
Mike Tyson
The troubled life of the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of all time
Women's Rugby Pioneers
How the English women's rugby team fought for official recognition in the 1990s.
Ammo Baba - Iraqi Football Hero
The footballer and coach loved by the people of Iraq
Texas Western - Black Basketball Pioneers
How an all-black college team broke down the colour barrier in American basketball.
Love at the Cold War Olympics
The Czech discus thrower punished for falling in love with an American at the 1956 games.
Esther Vergeer
The inspiring Dutch wheelchair tennis player who went undefeated for more than a decade.
The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World
The story of Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the notorious Iditarod race in Alaska.
Lamine Gueye - Senegalese Skier
The story of the first black African to compete at the Winter Olympics.
Abhinav Bindra - India's First Olympic Gold Medalist
In 2008, an Indian rifle shooter became a national hero when he won the Olympics.
Jutta Kleinschmidt - Woman Winner of the Paris-Dakar Rally
The first and only woman to win one of the biggest events in motorsport.
