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In 1984, the British skaters charmed the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero
Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston World Heavyweight Championships 1964
How the young Muhammad Ali became boxing world champion after two controversial fights.
Silken Laumann - Unsinkable!
The Canadian rower who defied a horrific injury to win an Olympic medal in 1992
Handcyclist Alex Zanardi
The racing driver who suffered a horrific crash, but then became a successful Paralympian
Joe Gaetjens - The Footballer Who Disappeared
He scored a goal for the US and upon his return to Haiti was taken by the secret police
Born to Run - Mexico's Tarahumara Indians
The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe.
The Miracle of Bern
The unlikely 1954 World Cup victory which restored West German pride after WW2
Algeria's Revolutionary Football Team
Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958
Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer
The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
Brandi Chastain: It's Not About the Bra
The American footballer who won the World Cup, then tore off her shirt to reveal her bra.
The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
North Korea - World Cup Giantkillers!
How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.
Red Card for Zidane
The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.
Peru Stadium Riot
In May 1964, more than 300 people died at a football game between Peru and Argentina.
Barry McGuigan unites Ireland
How the boxer's world championship bid brought together all sides in Northern Ireland.
Michael Chang wins the French Open
The Chinese-American player who won his only major after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
The Maracanazo: Brazil v Uruguay 1950
How Brazil was traumatised by losing the World Cup the last time it was played there
Andres Escobar
The Colombian defender murdered after scoring an own goal at the World Cup in 1994
South Korea wow the World Cup
How South Korea beat some of the top teams in Europe in 2002 thanks to home .
Argentina at World Cup 78
How Argentina won its first World Cup when hosting the tournament under military rule.
The Magical Magyars
How Hungary's footballers hammered mighty England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953.
Eddy Merckx: The Fall of 'The Cannibal'
In 1975, the great Tour de rider lost the race after being punched by a spectator
The Boycott Games
The last time the Commonwealth Games were in Scotland many African nations boycotted them
Milkha Singh - The Flying Sikh
The remarkable life-story of the first Indian runner to win a Commonwealth Games gold.
Fastnet Yacht Disaster
In 1979, a freak storm hit a prestigious ocean race in the Irish Sea, killing 18 people.
The Creation of Ironman
How the most extreme form of triathlon was invented in Hawaii in 1978
The Grateful Dead Makes Lithuanian Basketball Bronze Possible
Funded partly by the US rock band the new independent nation beat the former Soviet Union
The First Special Olympics
How the first games for athletes with intellectual disabilities was organised in 1968
The D'Oliveira Affair
How the batsman sparked a row leading to the sporting isolation of apartheid South Africa
The Auld Enemy: Scotland v England
How Scotland's footballers triumphed over the English at Wembley in 1967
Ben Johnson
The Canadian sprinter disqualified for doping at the 1988 Olympics
