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Sporting Witness Episodes

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    The Olympics when Greg Louganis hit his head on a diveboard

    The American diver talks about the 1988 Seoul Olympics and mis-timing his dive

  2. Lasse Viren

    In the 1972 Olympics he broke the 10,000 metre world record despite falling in the race.

  3. Lance Armstrong

    A close friend describes Lance Armstrong's comeback from cancer to win the Tour De France.

  4. Natalie du Toit

    How the swimmer became the first athlete to compete at the Paralympic and Olympic games.

  5. Tied Test Match

    Former Australian captain, Richie Benaud, recalls the first tie in test-match cricket.

  6. Michael Johnson

    How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.

  7. Bob Champion wins the National

    How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981.

  8. Boat Race Mutiny

    The Oxford coach on an unprecedented mutiny by a group of American rowers in 1987.

  9. Cliff Young - Potato Farmer and Ultrarunner

    How ageing potato farmer Cliff Young, became an Australian running legend.

  10. The Three Degrees

    Three black players who found fame in the British football league in the 1970s.

  11. The Death of Ayrton Senna

    Ayrton Senna was one of the best Formula One drivers ever, He died in a crash in 1994

  12. The Jamaican bobsled team

    In 1988 the Caribbean island fielded a bobsled team at the Winter Olympics.

  13. Women's Marathon Pioneer

    How Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967

  14. Sir Stirling Moss

    In 1955, Sir Stirling Moss faced his biggest motor racing challenge - the Mille Miglia.

  15. Nancy Kerrigan Attacked

    How an attack on the ice skater Nancy Kerrigan, shocked the USA in 1994.

  16. Hassiba Boulmerka Defies Death Threats

    How the Algerian runner's success made her a political opponent for extremists

  17. American Football's "Greatest Game"

    How the "Greatest Game" in American Football turned the sport into a modern phenomenon.

  18. London's Austerity Olympics

    How the 1948 Olympics helped London emerge from its post-war gloom.

  19. Zambian football crash

    How Zambia overcame tragedy to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994.

  20. Gold for Burundi!

    How Venuste Niyongabo won Burundi's only Olympic gold in 1996.

  21. FA Cup Giantkillers

    How tiny Hereford United won one of the greatest FA cup ties of all time in 1972.

  22. The "Cotswold Olimpicks" of 1612

    How British Olympic history started 400 years ago with the games held in the Cotswolds.

  23. Kip Keino

    How the Kenyan running legend Kip Keino, won Olympic gold in 1968.

  24. Ron Clarke's Heart Stops at the Mexico Olympics

    Altitude sickness caused 10,000m race favourite to collapse at the finishing line in 1968

  25. Lady Swimmers of the 1920s

    How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm

  26. Summit Series Ice Hockey - Canada vs USSR 1972

    How Canada beat the Soviet Union to win one of the biggest ice hockey games of all time.

  27. Princess Anne at the 1976 Olympics

    The Princess talks about being part of the British eventing team at the Montreal Olympics

  28. Precious McKenzie - South African Weight-lifter

    How he escaped apartheid South Africa and achieved international success

  29. Ping Pong Diplomacy

    How table tennis helped bridge the divide between the US and Maoist China in 1971.

  30. Duncan Goodhew and the Moscow Olympic boycott

    How the 1980 Moscow Olympics created a moral dilemma for British swimmer, Duncan Goodhew.

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