BBC Radio Podcasts from Sporting Witness
Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong: The Snow Leopard
How Kwame Nkruman-Acheampong became the first Ghanaian to compete in the Winter Olympics
The woman who faked her Boston Marathon win
In 1980, the Boston Marathon was rocked by scandal when runner Rosie Ruiz faked her win
Surfing the biggest waves in the world
Garrett McNamara broke the world record for biggest wave ever surfed in 2011 at Nazaré
Minda Dentler - Ironman World Championship
Minda Dentler was the first female wheelchair athlete in the Ironman World Championship
WWE’s youngest female champion
In 2014, rookie wrestler Paige became the WWE's Diva's Champion
Why I designed the prosthetic running leg
In 1984, Van Phillips invented the first carbon graphite running leg.
Becoming the 60m fastest woman in the world
At 60m, Nelli Cooman is a former indoor world record holder, running 7:00 seconds.
Murderball: Inventing wheelchair rugby
In 1976, a group of Canadian friends created a game they initially called 'murderball'
When Chelsea took on Tromsø in an Arctic blizzard
In 1997, Chelsea played part-timers Tromsø at home – in the Arctic north of Norway.
Exploring the caves of the world's biggest iceberg
In 2000, Jill Heinerth became the first person to dive under the caves of a vast iceberg
The woman who sailed solo around the world
In 1978, Naomi James became the first woman to sail solo around the world via Cape Horn
The Super Bowl helmet catch
How the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots with an "insult to Einstein"
George Best scores a double hat-trick
On 7 February 1970, Manchester United's George Best scored six goals in an FA Cup game
How Fanny Blankers-Koen became the 'flying housewife’
Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics in London
The Ice Mile
In 2009, swimmer Ram Barkai broke the world record for the longest swim in freezing water
Ron Grant: First man to run around Australia
In 1983, ultra-runner Ron Grant became the first person to run around Australia
The ice hockey team sponsored by Colonel Gaddafi
In 1987, Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi sponsored German ice hockey team ECD Iserlohn
Maria Costello: the record-breaking female motorcyclist
In 2005, Maria Costello became the fastest woman ever round the Isle of Man TT course
Germany’s first black national footballer
Footballer Erwin Kostedde talks about how racism affected his career
Fighting Norway's boxing ban
In 2014, fighter Cecilia Braekhus helped end Norway’s 33 year ban on professional boxing
Puerto Rico upsets the USA in Olympic basketball
In 2004, underdogs Puerto Rico beat the USA in one of the biggest upsets in basketball
Magnus Carlsen: 'Mozart of chess'
In 2014, Magnus Carlsen achieved the highest official rating of any player in history
The Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics
How former Soviet athletes competed for the first and only time as the Unified Team
Battle of the Surfaces
Rafael Nadal takes on Roger Federer on a tennis court made of half grass and half clay
First international for Netherlands women's football
Dutch footballer Ellen Popeyus was 16 when she played for her country in the first match
The football fans who built their own stadium
When Union Berlin had financial problems, their fans volunteered to renovate the stadium
Brojen Das: Bangladesh's Channel swimming champ
In 1961, Brojen Das broke the world record for swimming from France to England
Agnes Keleti: The world's oldest living Olympian
Hungarian Agnes Keleti is the world's oldest living Olympian at 103
The drone that started a riot
How a politically charged match between Serbia and Albania descended into violent chaos
The first African Cup of Champions
In 1964, the first ever African Cup of Champions took place in Ghana
Brian McKechnie: New Zealand's double international sportsman
Brian McKechnie has been in New Zealand teams for both international rugby and cricket
The Iron Ladies
How a Thai men’s volleyball team made up of gay and trans athletes won a championship
Formula E: The world’s first electric car championship
Nelson Piquet Jr competed in the first Formula E race in 2014, featuring 20 electric cars
The invention of Padel
In 1969, Enrique and Viviana Corcuera created Padel while on holiday
The Gambia's first Paralympic Games
In 2012, The Gambia made their first appearance at the Paralympic Games
Winning gold at the first Paralympics
In 1960, the first Paralympic Games took place
The most successful Paralympian in history
Trischa Zorn-Hudson has won 55 Paralympic medals
Winning Olympic gold in a borrowed boat
How Denmark's 49er sailing team won gold by borrowing the Croatian team's boat
Bringing breaking to the world stage
Breaking debuts as an Olympic sport in Paris
Greek sprinters scandal at the Athens Olympics
In 2004, a doping scandal broke involving two of the host nation's biggest stars
Cyprus's first Olympic medal
How a young sailor from Cyprus achieved success in the 2012 Olympics
Conchita Martinez: The woman who stopped Navratilova
In 1994, the 22-year-old Spanish tennis star won Wimbledon
The murder of Andres Escobar
In 1994, the footballer was shot dead following Colombia's exit from the World Cup
The tennis champion who escaped the Nazis
Liesl Herbst and her daughter Dorli played together at Wimbledon after World War Two
Muhammad Ali started MMA
Muhammad Ali’s controversial fight against professional wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976
The last great days of the Soviet Union
In 1988, the Soviet Union made it to the final of Euro '88
The forgotten Women's World Cup
In 1971, an unofficial Women's World Cup took place in Mexico
John Aldridge’s touchline temper at USA '94
In 1994, tempers flared in a football World Cup match between Ireland and Mexico
Manchester United's record-breaking treble
How Manchester United became the first team to win the treble
The fatal crash of Ayrton Senna
In 1994, three time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna died in a crash
Ghana's 'Baby Jet'
Ghanaian Alice Annum tells the story of how she became known as 'Baby Jet'
The first Venice Cup
In 1974, an international female bridge competition was launched in Italy
Scouting Liverpool's greatest generation
In 1967, Geoff Twentyman joined Liverpool as a chief scout
Alex Higgins: The rock star snooker legend
How Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins brought new audiences to snooker with his playboy lifestyle
The first transgender pro golfer
In 2004, Mianne Bagger became the first transgender professional golfer
The man who swam the Amazon
In 2007, Martin Strel became the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon
Bonus: The Black 14
The lives of 14 black American footballers are changed forever in a fight against racism
The plasterer who fought a boxing legend
Ten thousand people watched the unlikely fight in 1997
First black cricketer to represent England
In 1980, Roland Butcher became the first black cricketer to play for the England team
Rajeev Bagga: Deaflympic badminton champion
In 2005, badminton champion Rajeev Bagga took his total of Deaflympic gold medals to 14
F1's only six-wheeled winner
In 1976, the first person won a Formula One race in a six-wheeled car
Women's Marathon Agony
In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain
International football's biggest ever beating
How American Samoa were beaten 31-0 by Australia in the 2002 World Cup qualifiers
Zamalek Stadium Disaster
One of Africa's worst sporting disasters happened in Cairo in 1974
Victory for South Africa: The Africa Cup of Nations
How a football victory in 1996 helped South Africa heal the wounds of apartheid
Lamine Gueye: Senegalese skiier
The story of the first black African to compete at the Winter Olympics
Lin Dan: Badminton's all time superstar
How badminton player Lin Dan won the Super Grand Slam - all 9 major titles in the sport
The Elfstedentocht
How only 69 of the 10,000 skaters finished in one of the world's toughest ice races
Sven-Goran Eriksson: England's first foreign manager
In 2000, Swede Sven-Goran Eriksson became manager of England’s men’s football team.
Vanderlei de Lima and the sabotaged Olympic marathon
Brazilian Vanderlei de Lima on how his lead in the 2004 Olympic marathon was destroyed
The man who skied down Everest
How Japanese alpinist Yuichiro Miura became the first person to ski on Everest in 1970
Caster Semenya
In 2009, world champion runner Caster Semenya faced questions about her gender
Roger Federer's first Men's Wimbledon win
How Roger Federer won the Wimbledon Men’s title for the first time in 2003
The birth of the Fifa computer game
Jan Tian says his devotion to coding the first EA Sports Fifa game nearly broke him
When West Brom went to China
In 1978, West Bromwich Albion became British ambassadors in China.
The creation of chessboxing
How Dutch artist Iepe Rubingh combined two of his passions – chess and boxing
Lindsey Jacobellis: Almost
How snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis lost gold in 2006's Winter Olympics
Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations hat-trick
In 2010, Egypt completed an unprecedented treble in the Africa Cup of Nations.
England win the Rugby World Cup
Sir Clive Woodward and George Gregan recount England's victory over Australia in 2003
Meeting Mr Pilates
Joseph Pilates taught his fitness method in a studio in New York to Mary Bowen
1964: When surfing came to Australia
How Manly Beach in Australia hosted the first official World Surfing Championships.
The Netherlands beat England at the Home of Cricket
How the Netherlands embarrased England at Lord's in the 2009 T20 Cricket World Cup
Cara Honeychurch's tenpin strike
Tenpin bowler Cara Honeychurch on her streak of becoming World and Commonwealth champion.
The first hijabi figure skater
Zahra Lari made history by becoming the first figure skater to compete in a hijab
Chuck Wepner: The real-life Rocky who floored Ali
How American boxer Chuck Wepner knocked Muhammad Ali to the canvas in 1975
Rugby's greatest upset
How Japan shook the world by beating South Africa at the 2015 Rugby Union World Cup
The first cricket helmet
In 1977, batsman Dennis Amiss was the first cricketer to wear a protective helmet.
Pat Rafter wins The US Open
How the Australian tennis player surprised the world by winning The US Open in 1997
Cricket's Blackwash test series
The West Indies beat England 5-0 in a 1984 test series that became known as Blackwash
The first female NBA referee
In 1997 Violet Palmer stepped out on court to become the first female NBA referee
Nigeria's path to the Women's World Cup
How the Nigerian women’s football team were the first African side in the 1991 World Cup.
First women's Tour de France
Marianne Martin talks about winning the first official women’s Tour De France in 1984
The first Women's World Cup sticker album
How Panini made their first football World Cup sticker album for the women's tournament.
Jana Novotna: From choker to champion
How the Czech player fought back from a tearful defeat to finally win Wimbledon in 1998
Chris Lewis shocks Wimbledon
How New Zealand's Chris Lewis, ranked 91 in the world, reached the Wimbledon men's final.
The first Homeless World Cup
How the football tournament first came about and challenged perceptions of homelessness.
Shun Fujimoto - Japan's injured Olympic hero
The Japanese gymnast who won a team gold in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee.
Mitchell Johnson's Ashes
How Australia's Mitchell Johnson recovered from ridicule and destroyed England's batsmen
Man Vs Horse
Can a man beat a horse in a race? Since 1980 a Welsh town has been trying to find out
Albert Johanneson: The first black FA Cup finalist
How South African Albert Johanneson became the first black footballer in the FA Cup final.
The Arsenal 'Invincibles'
When Arsenal went a full Premier League season unbeaten
Kabaddi’s Asian Games golden debut
The 2010 Asian Games saw women’s kabaddi included for the first time
Battle of Bramall Lane
The only game in English football history to be abandoned due to a shortage of players.
The start of the J.League
How the first match of Japan's first professional football league kicked off in Tokyo
Indian weightlifting’s ‘Iron Lady’
How weightlifter Karnam Malleswari became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal
Bomb scare at The Grand National
The story of the 150th Grand National which was disrupted by an IRA bomb scare.
Ernst van Dyk: Ten-time Boston Marathon winner
How wheelchair racer Ernst van Dyk won the Boston Marathon a record-breaking tenth time.
The Marseille bribery and match fixing scandal
In 1993, European champions Marseille were charged with bribery and match fixing.
First women's Six Nations Rugby Championship
French rugby star Nathalie Amiel reflects on winning the first Six Nations in 2002
Ammo Baba: Iraq's footballing hero
The footballer and coach loved by the people of Iraq
Irene Van Dyk: Netball’s goal shooting star
She is the most capped netballer of all time
The boxing referee who started a riot
A New Zealand referee quit after starting a riot during the Summer Olympics of 1988
The first Basketball World Cup
In 1950, Argentina hosted, and won, the inaugural Basketball World Cup
Muay Thai: World champion Sylvie Von Duuglas-Ittu
American Sylvie Von Duuglas-Ittu became one of the most successful Muay Thai fighters
The Vatican's mini-World Cup
In 2007, trainee priests competed to win the first football Clericus Cup
First women's cyclo-cross world championship
Female cyclo-cross riders take part at the world championship in 2000 for the first time
Calciopoli: The Juventus scandal
In 2006, a match-fixing scandal rocked Italian football
Tiger Woods wins his first major
At the age of 21, Tiger Woods won the US Masters in 1997 by dominating the golf course
First woman to win Olympic gold in windsurfing
Barbara Kendall overcame injury to win gold in windsurfing at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics
Kenya's first Winter Olympian
How cross-country skiing united a Kenyan farmer and a Norwegian Winter Olympic hero.
The Maccabiah Games
The first Maccabiah Games, a multi-sport event for Jewish athletes, were held in 1932
The Mongol Rally: Racing in one of the greatest road trips on Earth
Racing from England to Mongolia in a car with a tiny engine
Nicol David: How to be a number 1 squash player for 9 years
Nicol David on becoming world number 1 in squash and staying there for 9 years in a row.
Ruud Krol: The World Cup meets Total Football
How the Netherlands' style and flair stole the show at the 1974 World Cup
Zaire's infamous World Cup free-kick moment
How Zaire's reaction to Brazil's free-kick in the 1974 World Cup became folklore.
Kuwait at the 1982 World Cup
The Gulf state's first and only World Cup appearance, with a camel as team mascot
When Diana Ross missed a penalty at the World Cup
Diana Ross' iconic penalty miss at the 1994 World Cup
The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe
How the women's hockey team won an unexpected first Olympic gold in 1980
Tonton Zola Moukoko: The best Championship Manager player ever
The cult hero whose real life didn't match his computer stardom
The day we beat the All Blacks
Gareth Jenkins relives Llanelli Rugby Club’s iconic 1972 victory over the All Blacks.
How baseball helped bridge the US-Cuba divide
How the Baltimore Orioles became the first Major League team to play in communist Cuba
China's first golf champion
Shanshan Feng was the first Chinese golfer ever to win a major championship back in 2012.
The bizarre twist in South Africa’s ultramarathon
Runner Nick Bester notices something suspicious at South Africa’s Comrades ultramarathon.
How I helped bring down Lance Armstrong
One journalist's 12 year pursuit of drug cheat Lance Armstrong
Derartu Tulu: Africa's first black female Olympic champion
Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win gold in Barcelona in 1992
Rose Reilly
Banned from playing football in her native Scotland, Rose Reilly represented Italy.
Kosovo’s first Olympic medal
Majlinda Kelmendi won the first medal for Kosovo since the country gained independence.
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson was disqualified 48 hours after winning the Olympic 100 metre final in 1988
Coaching the world's best tennis players
Tennis coach Rick Macci on training future world number ones Serena and Venus Williams
The most controversial three seconds in basketball history
The USSR faced the USA in the 1972 Olympic men's basketball final
Sydney Olympics’ vault fault
At the Olympics in 2000, a fault with gymnastics equipment changed the course of a final
Nick Skelton's bid for gold
British showjumper Nick Skelton's 33 year quest for an Olympic medal.
The first Women's Euros
Between 1982 and 1984, UEFA held the first European Competition for Women's Football
Yohann Gene - The Tour de France's first black cyclist
Yohann Gene from Guadeloupe made history by being the first black man to race in the Tour
Britain's Golden Relay
Britain's 4x100m relay team cause one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history in Athens
Nadine Angerer: Germany’s penalty-saving heroine
How Nadine Angerer became Germany's penalty saving heroine
Jens Voigt: Riding the Tour De France on a child's bike
The unusual solution that kept a cyclist in one of the world's greatest races
The longest tennis match of all time
John Isner and Nicolas Mahut battle it out at Wimbledon in the longest match of all time.
Baseball's bionic man
The revolutionary surgery that saved baseball pitcher Tommy John's elbow and career.
Diving into the world's largest iceberg
Canadian diver Jill Heinerth was the first woman to enter the caves of a giant iceberg
Protesting against the US National Anthem
NBA star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the American flag in protest in 1996
The Miracle of Istanbul
Liverpool's incredible comeback to win the Champions League final in 2005
Ryneldi Becenti - Native American basketball hero
How the first Native American to play in the NBA inspired her community in the 1990s
The footballer trapped in Syria
How Nigerian Olaniyi Gideon was caught up in the Civil War in Syria while at a local club
Man City win their first Premier League
Defender Micah Richards on the most exciting finish ever to the English football season.
Jahangir Khan: The king of squash
The legendary Pakistani player who went undefeated for five years in the 1980s
Cricket in North Korea
In 2008, a group of western cricketers took their sport to the Axis of Evil.
The Mozart of Table Tennis
Swedish ping pong player Jan-Ove Waldner is a legend in his own country - and in China.
Tanya Streeter
In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m.
The women cross-country skiers who fought to race
How women won the right to compete in the hugely popular Vasaloppet event in Sweden
Saving Fabrice Muamba
The cardiologist who saved the Bolton footballer after he had a heart attack on the pitch
Kelly Gallagher
How the visually-impaired skier from Northern Ireland won Team GB's first Paralympic gold
The first Winter Paralympic Games
Two athletes from Finland and Britain remember the inaugural Winter Paralympics in 1976.
The Queen of Paralympic Snowboarding
Bibian Mentel-Spee campaigned for her event to be in the games, then won the first Gold.
Dan Jansen - from tragedy to triumph
The American speed-skater who overcame grief to win Olympic gold.
Morten Andersen: The NFL Hall of Fame kicker
How a Danish kid became a record-breaking kicker in American football
Vonetta Flowers: The first black Winter Olympic champion
How the American bobsledder made history at the 2002 games in Utah
India's Luge pioneer
Shiva Keshavan took part in one of the most dangerous Winter Olympic sports aged just 16.
Novak Djokovic: The road to success
Nikola Pilic, one of the Serbian player's mentors, remembers training him as a teenager.
Skiing in Afghanistan
How an international skiing scene developed in the mountains of Bamiyan province in 2011
Yale women rowers protest
In 1976, the Yale rowing team stripped naked to demand equal treatment for women's sport.
Nigeria's Paralympic heroine
The shot-putter with dwarfism whose gold medal celebration went viral on social media.
Bangladesh's football heroes
How the national football team helped the country's fight for independence in 1971.
The Tibetan football team
How a group of exiles set up the first Tibetan national team in 2001.
The football wages revolution
How England's top players fought for their salary cap to be lifted in 1961.
Zenyatta
The superstar American race-horse who was the first mare to win the Breeders' Cup
The woman who rowed the Atlantic
Tori Murden McClure built her own boat and became the first woman to row the Atlantic.
Lebanon's match-fixing scandal
The investigation that rocked Lebanese football and ruined the country's World Cup hopes.
Zola Budd
The South African-born runner remembers her famous collision with US rival Mary Decker.
The Dumptruck: King of sumo
How a Hawaiian-born wrestler stormed the traditional world of Japanese sumo in the 1980s
Jackie Joyner-Kersee - Heptathlon Queen
In 1988, the American athlete put in one of the greatest performances in Olympic history.
Born to Run: Mexico's Tarahumara Indians
The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe
Japan's Keirin cycling phenomenon
How the uniquely Japanese track cycling event made its Olympic debut in 2000.
Cameroon's Triple Jump Queen
How motherhood inspired Francoise Mbango to two Olympic gold medals.
The Queen of Women's Beach Volleyball
How America’s Misty May-Treanor won an Olympic gold medal three times.
The struggle for women's football in Afghanistan
Former captain Shamila Kohestani on why football in Afghanistan was more than a game
India's first Paralympic champion
In 1972, war veteran Murlikant Petkar won India's first Paralympic gold medal.
Hou Bin wows the world
The Chinese athlete who lit the Paralympic flame after a stunning feat of strength.
Kenya's Paralympic Record-Breaker
How blind runner, Henry Wanyoike, set world records and won Paralympic golds.
The Golden Couple of the first Tokyo Olympics
British runners Ann Packer and Robbie Brightwell were stars of the 1964 Olympics
Zamzam Farah - Somalia's inspiring runner
The Somali 400-metre runner who was forced to seek asylum after the London 2012 Olympics
The first Tokyo Olympics
How a new modern Japan emerged on the world stage at the 1964 Olympic Games
Stacy Dragila - Queen of the Women's Pole Vault
The American vaulter who won the first ever Olympic women's competition at Sydney 2000
Bjorn Borg
The Swedish tennis superstar who won Wimbledon five times in a row
France’s Euro 2000 triumph
Robert Pires on how the French became European champions in dramatic style
The Panenka penalty
How the Czechoslovak midfielder created a daring new style of penalty at Euro 76
Football's Coming Home
How England sparked a mood of national euphoria at Euro 96 before it ended in tears
The Van Basten wonder goal
How an amazing volley gave Holland their first victory at a big international tournament
Denmark's shock Euros win
How the Danes won the Euro 92 championship despite not even qualifying for the tournament
Indonesia's badminton heroine
How Susi Susanti won the first Olympic gold medal for her badminton-obsessed country
Anthony Robles
The one-legged wrestler who won a national college title in the United States in 2011
The Scottish club that toppled Real Madrid
Led by Alex Ferguson, Aberdeen beat the Spanish giants to win a European trophy in 1983
The athlete who changed the rules on sex tests
How a Spanish woman hurdler won the right to compete despite having male chromosomes
Kuwait at the football World Cup
The Gulf state's first and only World Cup appearance, with a camel as team mascot
Ghana's runaway sprinters
How two Ghanaian athletes escaped during the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand in 1990
Fighting for women's boxing
The story of Gail Grandchamp, who campaigned for the right of women to box in the USA.
When Col Gaddafi's son played football in Italy's Serie A
In 2003, A.C. Perugia signed Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of the Libyan dictator
Zimbabwe's Paralympic pioneer
How Elliot Mujaji won the first ever Paralympic gold medal for his country in 2000.
The Gay Games
The first international sports event for LGBT athletes was held in San Francisco in 1982.
The first woman to play in the NHL
Manon Rhéaume became the first and only woman to play in the National Hockey League
Nova Peris - Australia's first aboriginal Olympic champion
How the hockey-player from Darwin broke barriers by winning an Olympic gold medal in 1996
The NFL's Rooney Rule
The activist and champion who pushed for American football's landmark diversity policy
Mianne Bagger - Golf's transgender pioneer
In 2004, Mianne Bagger became the first transitioned woman to play professional golf
The woman who won the Paris-Dakar rally
In January 2001, Germany's Jutta Kleinschmidt won one of the biggest races in motorsport
Brad Snyder - From the battlefield to Paralympic gold
The American serviceman who won swimming glory a year after being blinded by a bomb
Cameron Hughes - sports entertainer
The Canadian who's made a career out of dancing at big sports events around the world
Joey Dunlop - Northern Ireland's motorsport hero
The motorbike world champion whose high-speed triumphs united a divided country
Stop the Springboks
How campaigners used direct action to stop South Africa's apartheid teams touring the UK
Learie Constantine - West Indies cricket pioneer
How the West Indian all-rounder took England by storm in the 1920s and 30s.
Maradona and the "Hand of God" goal
Ex-England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's legendary World Cup quarter-final in 1986
Judit Polgar - the chess champion who defied stereotypes
How the chess prodigy overcame sexism in her sport and defeated the all-time greats.
The 'Blind Maradona'
The story of Silvio Velo, the captain of Argentina's world-beating blind football team
India's Queen of the Oceans
How Bula Choudhury was the first woman to swim straits of the world's seven seas.
Natalia Partyka - Youngest paralympian
The Polish table tennis champion who began her Paralympic career aged just 11.
Viv Anderson - first black England footballer
In November 1978, the defender became the first black Englishman to play for his country.
Surfing the world's biggest waves
Garrett McNamara broke the world record for biggest wave ever surfed in 2011 at Nazaré
Africa's football revolution
Ex-Premiership star Kolo Toure on how a team in Ivory Coast modernised football in Africa
South Africa's black rowing hero
How Sizwe Ndlovu became the first black African to win an Olympic rowing gold in 2012.
Cathy Freeman
The aboriginal runner who became the hero of the Sydney Olympics in 2000
Cycling's 'Everesting' challenge
Why cyclists in lockdown are riding the equivalent of climbing the world's highest peak
Lucy Ejike - Nigeria's powerlifting hero
The story of Nigeria's most successful female paralympian.
Tasha Danvers - motherhood and elite performance
The British hurdler who overcame private emotional struggles to win an Olympic bronze
Chak de India!
How India's female hockey stars inspired a generation of sportswomen and a Bollywood film
Tears of a weightlifter
In 2008, Matthias Steiner overcame personal tragedy to win an emotional Olympic gold
The first woman to climb Everest
Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest
Coe vs Ovett
British runner Sebastian Coe remembers his rivalry with Steve Ovett at the 1980 Olympics
Afghanistan's cricket heroes
How Afghan cricketers lifted the nation's spirits by reaching their first big tournament
Beckham in Hollywood
The glitz and glamour of David Beckham's signing for Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007
Andre Agassi
The private emotional struggles of the 1992 Wimbledon tennis champion
Greece's stunning football triumph
How rank outsiders Greece won the 2004 European Football Championship.
Cheerleading's first World Championships
The first Cheerleading Worlds were held in 2004 at Walt Disney World in Florida.
Clyde Best: A black footballing pioneer
The Bermuda-born West Ham striker recalls the rampant racism in 1970s English football
Rulon Gardner - Wrestling Hero
How the son of American farmers defeated a Russian champion considered unbeatable.
Ibtihaj Muhammad - Fencing in a hijab
The inspiring story of the first Muslim-American to wear a hijab at the Olympics.
Tofiri Kibuuka - Africa's paralympic pioneer
The blind athlete who competed in both the winter and summer Paralympic games.
Fausto Coppi - Il Campionissimo
The great Italian cyclist whose private life scandalized Italy in the 1950s.
The 'Crazy Gang' win the FA Cup
How Wimbledon won a shock victory over the mighty Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup Final
Defying the Taliban
How Pakistan's Maria Toorpakai Wazir battled death threats to become a squash player.
Mary Peters
How the Northern Irish pentathlete became a hero for winning gold at the 1972 Olympics.
Parkour
How French teenagers invented a sport by running, jumping and vaulting around their town.
Why I designed the prosthetic running leg
The inventor of the Cheetah Foot on the accident that led him to revolutionise para-sport
The perfect bull-ride
In 1991, Wade Leslie became the first and only cowboy to achieve the maximum rodeo score.
Ironman's Ironwoman
Julie Moss put Ironman on the map by crawling to the finish of the World Championship.
The remarkable life of Eva Szekely
The remarkable life of Hungarian Olympic swimmer and Holocaust survivor, Eva Szekely
Colin McRae: Rally legend
How the Scottish driver became the youngest ever rally World Champion in 1995
Kenya's first Winter Olympian
In 1998, a farmer called Philip Boit competed in the gruelling cross-country ski event.
Nancy Greene: The 'Tiger' of women's skiing
How the Canadian became a national hero after winning Olympic gold in 1968
Knocking down Mike Tyson
In 1990, outsider James "Buster" Douglas defeated one of boxing's greatest champions.
Rocky Bleier: The legendary comeback
How a wounded Vietnam war veteran became an NFL Super Bowl champion.
Stanley Matthews' Soweto team
How an English soccer legend ran a team of black players in apartheid-era South Africa
P.T. Usha - India's 'queen of track and field'
How the fastest woman in India came agonisingly close to Olympic glory in 1984
Togo bus attack
In 2010, Angolan rebels opened fire on the team buses of the Togolese football team.
Wrexham's FA Cup giant-killing
In January 1992, the small Welsh club beat reigning English champions Arsenal.
The BBC's first female football reporter
In 1969, Mary Raine became the first woman to report on football for the BBC.
The shot heard around the world
How a wonder goal took the US to the football World Cup for the first time in decades
Arunima Sinha - Indian Mountain Climber
The incredible story of the first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest
The Cold War's strangest sport
How international Morse code competitions became popular behind the Iron Curtain.
Nigeria's 'Superfalcons' wow the Women's World Cup
How the Nigerian team put women's football on the map in Africa in 1999
The Blind Cricket World Cup
In 1998, India hosted the first international tournament for blind cricketers.
Magic Johnson and HIV
In November 1991 the basketball legend stunned America by announcing he was HIV positive.
The death of Robert Enke
The German goalkeeper who killed himself in November 2009, shocking the football world.
New York Marathon women's protest
How six women runners staged a sit-down to demand equality for female athletes in 1972.
Chester Williams - South Africa's black rugby hero
The story of the only black player in the Springboks' World Cup winning team in 1995.
The policeman who won the Rugby World Cup
How a London-born policeman ended up featuring in an all-conquering New Zealand team.
Muhammad Ali: The 'Last Hurrah'
In 1980 the boxing legend came out of retirement for a last shot at a world title aged 38
India's long jump queen
How Anju Bobby George won India's first ever World Athletics Championship medal in 2003.
Western Samoa stun Wales
In 1991, the team from the South Pacific shocked Wales in the Rugby World Cup.
Eamonn Coghlan and the four-minute mile at forty
How the Irish runner came out of retirement to achieve a milestone for older runners.
The pole-vaulter who insulted the Soviet Union
In 1980, Poland's Władysław Kozakiewicz won Olympic gold, then insulted the Moscow crowd
Ryneldi Becenti - Native American basketball star
The inspiring story of how a player from a Navajo reservation made it to the women's NBA.
David Steele: 'The bank clerk who went to war'
In 1975, the veteran cricketer became an unlikely English hero in the Ashes series
Football glory unites Iraq
In 2007, Iraq won the Asian Cup sparking wild celebrations across the war-torn country.
The closest Tour de France ever
How American Greg Lemond won cycling's biggest race by just 8 seconds in 1989.
The football war
The World Cup qualifiers that preceded a brief but bloody conflict in Central America
Little Mo, tennis great
Maureen Connolly was the first woman to win a tennis Grand Slam in 1953
USA wins the first Women's World Cup
Carin Jennings-Gabarra recalls her part in America's 1991 World Cup win
Germany's 'Golden Goal' heroine
In 2003, Nia Künzer's extra-time header won Germany its first women's football World Cup
Tony Hawk, skateboard king
How mastering a virtually impossible trick made the US skateboarder a household name.
Japan's women footballers lift the nation
In 2011, winning the soccer World Cup lifted Japan's morale after the Fukushima disaster.
Kenya's World Cup cricket fairytale
In 2003, Kenya stunned cricket by reaching the World Cup semi-final.
Liverpool - The kings of Europe
How Liverpool won their first European Cup in 1977, starting a decade of domination.
Spurs dream of European glory
How Tottenham Hotspur took on Anderlecht in a battle for the 1984 UEFA Cup
Secretariat - America's superstar racehorse
How one of the greatest racehorses of all time won the US Triple Crown in 1973.
The Torino air disaster
In May 1949, a plane crash killed one of the greatest teams in Italian football history.
Desiré Wilson - Formula One winner
In 1980 the South African racing driver became the only woman to win a Formula One event.
Paula Radcliffe
The British runner who set a famous world record at the 2003 London Marathon.
Ashley Fiolek - Deaf motocross champion
How a deaf American rider dominated the fast and dangerous sport of women's motocross
Brian Lara's batting world record
In April 1994, the great West Indies batsman hit 375 runs against England in Antigua
The King of Comrades
How Bruce Fordyce won South Africa's famous Comrades Marathon nine times in the 1980s.
Marcus Trescothick and mental illness
The England cricketer who gave up his international career because of depression.
The man who ran around Australia
In 1983, Ron Grant became the first person to run 13,383 kilometres of Australian coast.
Bangladesh's football heroes
How the national football team helped the country's fight for independence in 1971.
The birth of skiing
How the British invented downhill skiing at the start of the 20th Century.
Why I invented the sports bra
When Lisa Lindahl couldn't find a comfortable bra to run in, she decided to design one
Paul Pritchard And The Totem Pole
The British adventurer who was seriously injured on a climb, but returned 18 years later.
South Africa Win The Rugby World Cup
How sporting victory in 1995 helped unite South Africa after apartheid.
The Gay Games
The first international sports event for LGBT athletes was held in San Francisco in 1982.
Diane Crump - Pioneering Female Jockey
The inspiring story of the first woman to ride in America's top horse race.
Mark Edmondson And The Biggest Upset In Tennis
How a former part-time hospital cleaner won the Australian Open in 1976.
Lopez Lomong - From Lost Boy To The Olympics
The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.
When British Football Went To China
West Brom became the first professional British football team to visit communist China
Usain Bolt - The Birth of a Legend
In 2008, the Jamaican sprinter wowed the world by winning the Olympic 100 and 200 metres
Ironman's Iron Woman
Julie Moss wouldn't give up, even when she collapsed just metres from the finish line.
The Fastest Man In The World Race
How top sprinters Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson staged a head-to-head race in 1997.
George Foreman: World Champion at 45
In 1994, the boxing legend won a second world title after a shock return from retirement
Mika Hakkinen's F1 Horror Crash
How the Finnish driver nearly died in an accident at the 1995 Australian Grand Prix.
Paintball
How the team shooting sport began in the woods of New Hampshire in 1981.
The Czech Gymnast Who Defied The Soviet Union
Vera Caslavska protested against the crushing of the Prague Spring at the 1968 Olympics.
The Black Power Salute
The story of the iconic protest by black American athletes at the 1968 Olympics.
The Transplant Games
How a new sporting event for organ recipients was launched in 1978.
Harold Abrahams
The story of the British sprinter of the 1920s immortalised in Chariots Of Fire
Vijay Amritraj and the Davis Cup
The tennis star on how India put political principle before sporting success
Tom Gregory - The 11-Year-Old who Swam the Channel
How a London schoolboy became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.
Pat Rafter
How the Australian tennis player surprised the world by winning the US Open in 1997
Larisa Latynina
The Soviet gymnast who became one of the greatest Olympians of all time.
Wayne Gretzky And "The Trade"
How the ice hockey legend's sale to a US team in 1988 caused outrage in Canada.
Gaza's First Olympic Athlete
The 800m runner who made history at the 2004 Athens Olympics
Imran Khan
The cricketing career of the Pakistani politician.
Kay Cottee - Australian Sailing Hero
The story of the first woman to sail non-stop and solo around the world.
Graeme Obree - The Flying Scotsman
How cycling's prestigious hour record was beaten by a Scotsman on a home-made bike.
Jens Voigt - Riding the Tour De France On a Child's Bike
How the German cyclist had to borrow a child's bike to finish a mountain stage in 2010
The 1986 World Cup Final
The drama of the 3-2 Argentina victory over West Germany.
Goran Ivanisevic's Wimbledon Wildcard Win
The Croatian's emotional Wimbledon victory in 2001 when ranked 125 in the world.
Lev Yashin - The Soviet Union's Goalkeeping Hero
The story of the man regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time.
'Muggsy' Bogues - Shortest Player in the NBA
In June 1987, the Washington Bullets shocked basketball by signing a 5ft 3 inches player
Senegal's Stunning World Cup Win Over France in 2002
An insider's account of the dramatic opening game of the 2002 World Cup
The World Cup's 'Greatest Save'
How English goalkeeper Gordon Banks made a wonder save from the legendary Pele in 1970
The Battle of Santiago
How Chile and Italy squared off in the World Cup's most notorious match in 1962.
Iran v the USA
The politically-charged showdown at the 1998 football World Cup between Iran and the US
East Germany's World Cup Moment
How the East Germans beat West Germany in a famous Cold War victory in 1974.
Gino Bartali - The Cyclist Who Saved Jews From The Holocaust
How the Italian cycling champion helped save hundreds of lives during World War II.
The Stabbing of Monica Seles
The world number one tennis player Monica Seles was stabbed on court in Germany in 1993
Jim Clark - Formula One Legend
The Scottish racing driver regarded by many fans as one of the greatest of all time.
Chantal Petitclerc and A Breakthrough For Parasport
The wheelchair racer on how the Commonwealth Games combined able-bodied and parasport.
Jack Nicklaus' Final Triumph
How the "Golden Bear" won his last golfing major at the 1986 Masters - aged 46.
Filbert Bayi - Gold For Tanzania!
How the 1500-metre runner won a famous race at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.
Mansour Bahrami - The Great Entertainer of Tennis
The Iranian whose showmanship made him one of the most popular players in tennis.
'The Witches of the Orient' - Japan's Volleyball Heroines
The women's team who won a legendary victory for Japan at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964
Willie O'Ree: The First Black NHL Player
In 1958 Canadian Willie O'Ree broke the colour barrier in the National Hockey League
Sri Lanka's Cricket Triumph
How Sri Lanka's surprise victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup sparked wild celebrations.
The 'Skategate' Scandal in Ice-Skating
How a judging controversy dominated the headlines at the 2002 Winter Olympics
Franz Klammer
How the legendary Austrian skier took gold in a great race at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Olympic Luge Death
At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, a young luge athlete from Georgia was killed in training.
Table Tennis Unites Korea
How North and South Korea fielded a united Ping Pong team and won the world championship.
Alone On Everest
How British mountaineer Stephen Venables spent a lonely night on top of the world.
Arsene Wenger On Discovering George Weah
How the Arsenal manager discovered the footballer who became President of Liberia.
Eric Cantona's Kung-Fu Kick
How the French forward shocked football by attacking an opposition fan in 1995.
Declan Murphy: The Jockey who Came Back from the Dead
The Irish rider who made an emotional comeback after serious brain damage in a fall
Donald Campbell and Bluebird
The record-breaking British driver who was killed in a jet-boat accident in 1967.
The Sydney to Hobart Yachting Disaster
Hurricane force storms led to 6 deaths and 50 sailors airlifted in a daring sea rescue.
Colonel Gaddafi's Ice Hockey Team
How the Libyan dictator sponsored a failing German ice hockey team in the 1980s.
The Bosman Ruling Revolutionises Football
How a Belgian footballer won a court ruling that transformed the transfer market.
Lopez Lomong - From "Lost Boy" To The Olympics
The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.
Jana Novotna - Wimbledon Heroine
How the late Czech tennis player went from weeping loser to popular Wimbledon winner.
Pam Reed: Winning Ultramarathons in Death Valley
The woman who beat all the men in the notorious Badwater Marathon in California
The First Ultimate Fighting Championship
How the fast-growing sport of mixed martial arts was launched in America in 1993.
Kelly Kulick - Ten Pin Bowler
The first woman to compete at the same level as men in the professional game.
The Climbing Pioneer Who Conquered El Capitan
Lynn Hill was first to free-climb 'The Nose', 3,000ft of vertical granite wall
Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost: Formula One's Greatest Rivalry
How the feud between two motor-racing giants spilled onto the track in 1989.
The "Battle Of The Sexes" Tennis Match
In 1973, Billie-Jean King made tennis history by winning a challenge game against a man.
Iranian Football's "Mr Hat-Trick"
How the Irish-born footballer, Eamon Zayed, became a folk hero in Iran.
O.J. Simpson Makes American Football History
How his 1973 season with the Buffalo Bills made O.J. Simpson a superstar.
Chioma Ajunwa: Making Olympic History
How Nigerian athlete Chioma Ajunwa stunned the world at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996
The Creation of Ironman
How one of the world's hardest endurance events was invented in Hawaii in 1978.
Nawal El Moutawakel - Pioneer of Muslim Women's Athletics
How a Moroccan woman hurdler took victory at the 1984 Olympics and inspired a generation.
'Fast Freddie' Spencer - Motorcycling's Child Prodigy
The American motorbike rider who won his first world championship aged 21
The Olympic Hero Who Rescued His Fellow Sailors
How Canadian Lawrence Lemieux was hailed for his sportsmanship at the 1988 Olympics.
Alison Hargreaves
Memories of the great British woman mountaineer killed in the Himalayas in August 1995.
Sergey Bubka - Pole Vault Legend
How the legendary Ukrainian athlete won his toughest World Championship in 1997.
John Daly - The "Wild Thing" of Golf
How the maverick golfer became a superstar overnight by winning the US PGA as a rookie.
Pat Tillman - The American Football Hero Killed in Afghanistan
How a sports star turned military hero died in a controversial friendly fire incident.
Eddy Merckx - Tour De France Legend
Memories of the Belgian cyclist so feared he was known as "The Cannibal".
Boris Becker - Teenage Wimbledon King
How the unseeded German teenager became Wimbledon champion in 1985.
Sheryl Swoopes - Queen of Basketball
The Olympic gold medallist who became one of the first stars of the women's NBA.
Fred Perry - Tennis Legend
The British tennis player who became a global celebrity in the 1930s
The First Women's Cricket World Cup
Women players from England and the West Indies recall the inaugural tournament in 1973.
Maradona's Failed Doping Test
How the Argentine superstar was expelled from the USA 1994 soccer World Cup.
Tibet's Football Team
How a retired Danish footballer formed the Tibetan national team in 2001.
Celtic's "Lions of Lisbon" win the European Cup
How the Glasgow team became the first in Britain to win the top prize in club football
Francis Chichester Sails the World
The British yachtsman who set records going round the globe single-handedly in 1967
Chrissie Wellington - The Iron Lady
How the late-developing British triathlete came from nowhere to become the world's best.
The 5:19 Football Riot in China
How Chinese fans rioted in 1985 after losing a World Cup qualifier to Hong Kong
Kerry Packer's Cricket Revolution
How the Australian tycoon brought big money, and controversy, into the sport in 1977.
The Japanese Women's Football Team
How a World Cup win brought a boost to Japan after the huge earthquake in 2011.
Simon Beresford – Marathon Runner with Down's Syndrome
The first person with Down's Syndrome to complete the London Marathon.
Janet Guthrie - First Woman at the Indy 500
How the pioneering racing driver broke the gender barrier at America's top motor race
Red Rum
The racehorse who became a legend in Britain for winning the Grand National three times.
The Rise and Fall of Parma Football Club
How a small Italian city enjoyed fleeting football glory before it was hit by scandal
Kirsty Coventry - how the new President of the International Olympic Committee won gold
How the new president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, won Olympic gold
Lucho Herrera - Colombian Tour de France Hero
How a former gardener from the Colombian mountains won cycling's most famous climb.
Pakistan Cricket Bus Attack
In 2009, gunmen attacked a visiting cricket team in Lahore. We hear from two survivors.
Lionel Rose - Aboriginal Boxing Hero
The aboriginal fighter who became world bantamweight boxing champion in 1968.
Nancy Kerrigan Attack
How an attack on the golden girl of ice-skating horrified America in 1994
FC St Pauli - Germany's "Pirate" Football Club
The story of the Hamburg football team adopted by punks and fans from around the world.
Doug Williams - First Black Quarterback at the Super Bowl
How the Washington Redskins quarterback made history at the 1988 Super Bowl.
South Korea's King of Computer Gaming
How Lim Yo-hwan, also known as Boxer, became one of the biggest names in eSports.
Jutta Kleinschmidt - Woman Winner of the Paris-Dakar Rally
The first and only woman to win one of the biggest events in motorsport.
Abhinav Bindra - India's First Olympic Gold Medalist
In 2008, an Indian rifle shooter became a national hero when he won the Olympics.
Lamine Gueye - Senegalese Skier
The story of the first black African to compete at the Winter Olympics.
The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World
The story of Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the notorious Iditarod race in Alaska.
Esther Vergeer
The inspiring Dutch wheelchair tennis player who went undefeated for more than a decade.
Love at the Cold War Olympics
The Czech discus thrower punished for falling in love with an American at the 1956 games.
Texas Western - Black Basketball Pioneers
How an all-black college team broke down the colour barrier in American basketball.
Ammo Baba - Iraqi Football Hero
The footballer and coach loved by the people of Iraq
Women's Rugby Pioneers
How the English women's rugby team fought for official recognition in the 1990s.
Mike Tyson
The troubled life of the youngest heavyweight boxing champion of all time
Graeme Souness and the Turkish Flag Incident
How the Scottish manager caused uproar at an Istanbul derby match in 1996.
The "Phantom Game" in General Pinochet's Chile
How a football international was played at a stadium being used as a torture centre.
Jason McCartney - Bali Bomb Survivor
The Aussie rules footballer who inspired a nation by surviving a terrorist attack
Blood in the Water
How tension between Hungary and the USSR turned into a battle at the 1956 Olympics
Kenya's Paralympic Record-Breaker
How blind runner, Henry Wanyoike, set world records that stand to this day
The 'Black 14' Protest Rocks American Football
How black players at Wyoming University sparked a national debate over racism in 1969
The Black Power Salute
How two African-American athletes protested against racism at the 1968 Olympic Games.
Meeting Mr Pilates
In the 1950s, Joseph Pilates taught his fitness method in a New York studio.
Lady Swimmers of the 1920s
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm.
India's First Paralympic Hero
In 1972, war veteran Murlikant Petkar won India's first Paralympic gold medal
Rwanda at the Paralympics
In 2012, Rwanda's sitting volleyball team became their country's first Paralympians.
Willy T Ribbs
In 1991, an African-American driver raced the Indianapolis 500 for the first time
Eric Liddell
The story of the Scottish runner immortalised in the film Chariots of Fire.
Women's Marathon Agony
In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain
Emil Zatopek
The legendary Czechoslovak runner who won three golds at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
Nadia Comaneci
The Romanian gymnast who scored the first "Perfect 10" at the Olympics in 1976.
Nigeria's Supereagles win Olympic Gold
In 1996, Nigeria became the first African team to take football gold at the Olympic Games
Niki Lauda Crashes
The 1976 motor racing crash which went down in Formula One history.
East Timor's Marathon Hero
The journey of female marathoner Agueda Amaral from refugee to the Sydney Olympics.
Arthur Ashe
In 1975, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win Wimbledon
Shun Fujimoto - Japan's Injured Olympic Hero
The Japanese gymnast who won gold in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee
Pyrros Dimas - Greek Weightlifting Legend
How the 'Lion of Himara' became a Greek hero by battling injury at the Athens Olympics
Denmark's Shock Win at the European Championship
How the Danish football team won the Euro 1992 tournament despite failing to qualify
Bangladesh's Channel Swimmer Hero
How Brojen Das broke the world record for swimming from France to England in 1961.
The 1976 US Olympic Boxing Team
The American boxers acclaimed for one of the best team performances in Olympic history.
The Torino air disaster
In May 1949, a plane crash killed one of the greatest teams in Italian football history.
The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe
How the women's hockey team won the first Olympic gold for their country in 1980.
Dawn Fraser - Triple Olympic Champion
How the rebellious Australian swimmer shattered records in the 1950s and 60s
Terry Fox and the Marathon of Hope
The cancer patient who inspired Canada with an attempt to run across the country in 1980
Shaul Ladany - the Great Survivor
The Israeli race-walker who survived the Holocaust and the Munich Olympics shootings
Chess City
In 1998, the world's most expensive chess centre opened in a remote region of Russia.
Gail Devers
The American sprinter who recovered from serious illness to win the Olympic 100 metres.
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
How Baseball Helped Bridge the US-Cuba Divide
How the Baltimore Orioles became the first Major League team to play in communist Cuba
Czechoslovakia Ice Hockey Riots
In 1969, a match between the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia sparked unrest in Prague.
Women's Boxing
The story of Gail Grandchamp, who campaigned for the right of women to box in the USA.
England at Croke Park
The historic rugby match between Ireland and England in Dublin in 2007.
Josia Thugwane - South African Marathon Hero
The story of the first black South African to win an Olympic gold in athletics in 1996
Black Day for Democracy
How two Zimbabwean cricketers risked their careers to protest again President Mugabe.
Women in the Locker Room
In 1978, US female sports journalists won a major victory in their fight for equality
Dorando Pietri - Hero of the 1908 London Olympics
The dramatic marathon that turned an Italian sweet-maker from Capri into a celebrity
The Toughest Dog-Sled Race in the World
The first woman to win the Iditarod race through 1000 miles of wilderness in Alaska
Olga Korbut - The Sparrow from Minsk
The Soviet gymnast who charmed the world at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
The Greatest Long Jump Battle in History
In 1991, two Americans both beat the iconic long jump record at the World Championships.
Evel Knievel in Las Vegas
How the legendary motorcycle stuntman made his name with a jump outside a casino in 1967.
Farewell to East German football
How the East German team won their last ever match - just before the country disappeared.
'Collision in Korea'
How an international wrestling tournament wowed secretive North Korea in 1995
Jonah Lomu
The late All Blacks rugby legend in his own words
Rifaat Turk: Arab Superstar in Israeli Football
How a Jaffa fisherman's son broke down barriers by making Israel's national team
Doping in East Germany
Two former athletes describe the human cost of the Communist nation's drugs programme.
Jahangir Khan - King of Squash
The legendary Pakistani player who went undefeated for five years in the 1980s
Jackie Robinson - Baseball Pioneer
The legendary player who broke the colour bar in baseball and won the World Series.
Tanya Streeter Record Free Diver
In 2002, free diver Tanya Streeter attempted to reach a record depth of 160m
Footballers for Peace in Ivory Coast
How Didier Drogba and the Ivorian football team campaigned for an end to civil war.
The Boksburg Bomber
How Gerrie Coetzee thrilled South Africa by becoming world boxing champion in 1983.
Iran's Triple Jumper Turned Pop Legend
How Faramarz Assef switched from international athletics to music stardom.
New Orleans Saints Win the Superbowl
How American Football success cheered up New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics
The American athlete won four gold medals at the 1936 games hosted by Nazi Germany
Mo Johnston - Scotland's Signing of the Century
The Catholic football superstar who crossed the sectarian divide to sign for Rangers.
Billy Mills - Native American Hero
The runner from an Indian reservation in the USA who won a shock Olympic victory in 1964.
Tom Simpson
The legendary British cyclist who died on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France
Sylvia Gore and the start of Women's Football
The Midfielder who Scored the First Ever International Goal for the England Women's Team.
Scandal at the Tour de France
In 1998, a doping scandal rocked the most prestigious race in cycling
The Greatest Long Jump Competition Ever
In 1991, Americans Mike Powell and Carl Lewis took on the Long Jump world record.
US Wrestlers in Iran
In 1998, Iran invited an American wrestling team to Tehran as a goodwill gesture.
Renee Richards: Transgender tennis star
The transgender player who fought for the right to compete in tournaments as a woman
Le Mans Disaster
How a crash at a motor race in France in 1955 killed 83 spectators and a famous driver.
Bert Trautmann: From Hitler Youth to the FA Cup
The former Nazi paratrooper who became a hero to Manchester City fans in the 1950s
Wheelchair Racer Tanni Grey-Thompson
How the British wheelchair racer won her greatest victory at the 2004 Paralympic Games
Haile Gebrselassie
The legendary Ethiopian distance runner recalls winning the Olympics by one second.
Tito and Yugoslav Football
How the death of the Yugoslav dictator made fans and players cry at a top game in 1980.
The Petty Family: Kings of Nascar
How tragedy struck one of the most famous dynasties in American motor sport
Alberto Juantorena: Cuba's 'White Lightning'
The Cuban runner who won a unique double at the 1976 Olympics and became a national hero
Judit Polgar - Chess Prodigy
How the chess prodigy overcame sexism in her sport and defeated the all-time greats.
Yale Women Rowers Protest
In 1976, the Yale rowing team stripped naked to demand equal treatment for women's sport
Black Golfer at the Masters
In 1975, Lee Elder became the first African-American to play the prestigious tournament
Rwanda v Uganda: The Match that Made History
The historic Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between footballing rivals Uganda and Rwanda
India's World Cup Cricket Triumph
The unexpected victory at Lord's in 1983 which put Indian one-day cricket on the map
Barry Sheene Crashes
The playboy British motorcyclist who suffered the fastest crash in motorcycling history
Socceroos in Vietnam
How Australia's footballers won their first international tournament in Saigon in 1967.
Boat Race Mutiny
In 1987, a group of Oxford University rowers led a famous rebellion against their coach.
Beryl Burton - The Yorkshire Dynamo
The story of one of the best woman cyclists of all time and a record that still stands.
Surfing Mavericks
The Californian who pioneered one of the most famous surfing breaks in the world in 1975
The Black Stars of Ghana
How the Ghanaian football team won a famous Africa Cup of Nations victory in 1965
The Ice Bowl
How the coldest game in American Football made the reputation of the Green Bay Packers
Skating's Battle of the Brians
The 1988 Winter Olympic showdown between American Brian Boitano and Canadian Brian Orser
South Africa win the Africa Cup of Nations
How a football victory in 1996 helped South Africa heal the wounds of Apartheid
The Harlem Globetrotters in the Soviet Union
How the American showmen won over basketball fans in Moscow during the Cold War
FA Cup Giantkillers
How tiny Hereford United won a famous FA Cup victory over Newcastle in 1972
The Indomitable Lions
How Cameroon shocked Maradona's Argentina at the 1990 World Cup
Wimbledon Pioneers
The women's doubles partnership who broke new ground for Jewish and Black players
Signing Michael Jordan
How the Chicago Bulls managed to pick the basketball legend in the 1984 NBA draft.
Pakistan's First Women Cricketers
The two Karachi women who blazed a trail for women's cricket.
The Dumptruck - King of Sumo
How a Hawaiian-born wrestler stormed the traditional world of Japanese Sumo in the 1980s
Tegla Loroupe wins NY Marathon
How Tegla Loroupe became the first African woman to win a major marathon
Pele joins the New York Cosmos
Clive Toye's account of Pele's shock move to a US soccer team in 1975
Racing the Stasi
in 1964, East German cyclist, Dieter Wiedemann, defected for love and the Tour de France
The Three Degrees
How three black players revolutionised English football in the 1970s.
The Curse of the Bambino
How a misfield in the 1986 World Series convinced Boston Red Sox fans they were cursed.
British Lions in Apartheid South Africa
In 1974 the British Lions made a famous and controversial rugby tour of South Africa.
India's Hockey Gold
In 1948 at the 'austerity' Olympics, newly independent India won gold on the hockey pitch
Ryder Cup - The War by the Shore
The bitter clash between the best golfers from the USA and Europe in 1991
Ben Johnson
The Canadian sprinter disqualified for doping at the 1988 Olympics
The Auld Enemy: Scotland v England
How Scotland's footballers triumphed over the English at Wembley in 1967
The D'Oliveira Affair
How the batsman sparked a row leading to the sporting isolation of apartheid South Africa
The First Special Olympics
How the first games for athletes with intellectual disabilities was organised in 1968
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 Creation of Ironman
How the most extreme form of triathlon was invented in Hawaii in 1978
Fastnet Yacht Disaster
In 1979, a freak storm hit a prestigious ocean race in the Irish Sea, killing 18 people.
Milkha Singh - The Flying Sikh
The remarkable life-story of the first Indian runner to win a Commonwealth Games gold.
The Boycott Games
The last time the Commonwealth Games were in Scotland many African nations boycotted them
Eddy Merckx: The Fall of 'The Cannibal'
In 1975, the great Tour de France rider lost the race after being punched by a spectator
The Magical Magyars
How Hungary's footballers hammered mighty England 6-3 at Wembley in 1953.
Argentina at World Cup 78
How Argentina won its first World Cup when hosting the tournament under military rule.
South Korea wow the World Cup
How South Korea beat some of the top teams in Europe in 2002 thanks to home support.
Andres Escobar
The Colombian defender murdered after scoring an own goal at the World Cup in 1994
The Maracanazo: Brazil v Uruguay 1950
How Brazil was traumatised by losing the World Cup the last time it was played there
Michael Chang wins the French Open
The Chinese-American player who won his only major after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
Barry McGuigan unites Ireland
How the boxer's world championship bid brought together all sides in Northern Ireland.
Peru Stadium Riot
In May 1964, more than 300 people died at a football game between Peru and Argentina.
Red Card for Zidane
The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.
North Korea - World Cup Giantkillers!
How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.
The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup
How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.
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.
Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer
The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon
Algeria's Revolutionary Football Team
Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958
The Miracle of Bern
The unlikely 1954 World Cup victory which restored West German pride after WW2
Born to Run - Mexico's Tarahumara Indians
The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe.
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
Handcyclist Alex Zanardi
The racing driver who suffered a horrific crash, but then became a successful Paralympian
Silken Laumann - Unsinkable!
The Canadian rower who defied a horrific injury to win an Olympic medal in 1992
Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston World Heavyweight Championships 1964
How the young Muhammad Ali became boxing world champion after two controversial fights.
Torvill and Dean
In 1984, the British skaters charmed the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero
Franz Klammer
How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races ever
British Bobsleigh Win
In 1964, Britain won an Olympic event that became famous for an act of sportsmanship.
The Miracle On Ice
At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the USA faced the USSR in a Cold War hockey showdown.
Kenya's First Winter Olympian
How cross-country skiing united a Kenyan farmer and a Norwegian Winter Olympic hero
Dan Jansen
The American speed-skater who overcame personal tragedy to win Olympic gold
Katarina Witt
The glamorous East German skater remembers dancing Carmen at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
The Best Of Sporting Witness
A compilation of some of the most memorable stories from the series.
Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie's 10,000m Final
Close finish - Gebrselassie beat his rival Paul Tergat of Kenya by less than a second
Bob Beamon and the 'Leap of the Century'
The American long-jumper on shattering the world record at the 1968 Mexico Olympics
Martina Navratilova
The tennis legend on defecting from Czechoslovakia and then winning Wimbledon in 1978.
Derek Redmond - Never Give Up
How the injured runner inspired millions by hobbling to the finish of his Olympic race.
Flo-Jo - the American Sprinter with Hollywood Style
Her husband and coach Al Joyner recalls Flo-Jo's four medal wins at Seoul in 1988
Maradona's 'Hand of God'
Former England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's historic goals in the 1986 World Cup.
Four-Minute Mile
How Sir Roger Bannister ran the first four-minute mile in 1954.
Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Coronation Derby
Sporting Witness takes you back to the coronation derby in 1953.
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
Lasse Viren
In the 1972 Olympics he broke the 10,000 metre world record despite falling in the race.
Lance Armstrong
A close friend describes Lance Armstrong's comeback from cancer to win the Tour De France.
Natalie du Toit
How the swimmer became the first athlete to compete at the Paralympic and Olympic games.
Tied Test Match
Former Australian captain, Richie Benaud, recalls the first tie in test-match cricket.
Michael Johnson
How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.
Bob Champion wins the National
How Bob Champion overcame cancer to win the Grand National horse race in 1981.
Boat Race Mutiny
The Oxford coach on an unprecedented mutiny by a group of American rowers in 1987.
Cliff Young - Potato Farmer and Ultrarunner
How ageing potato farmer Cliff Young, became an Australian running legend.
The Three Degrees
Three black players who found fame in the British football league in the 1970s.
The Death of Ayrton Senna
Ayrton Senna was one of the best Formula One drivers ever, He died in a crash in 1994
The Jamaican bobsled team
In 1988 the Caribbean island fielded a bobsled team at the Winter Olympics.
Women's Marathon Pioneer
How Kathrine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967
Sir Stirling Moss
In 1955, Sir Stirling Moss faced his biggest motor racing challenge - the Mille Miglia.
Nancy Kerrigan Attacked
How an attack on the ice skater Nancy Kerrigan, shocked the USA in 1994.
Hassiba Boulmerka Defies Death Threats
How the Algerian runner's success made her a political opponent for extremists
American Football's "Greatest Game"
How the "Greatest Game" in American Football turned the sport into a modern phenomenon.
London's Austerity Olympics
How the 1948 Olympics helped London emerge from its post-war gloom.
Zambian football crash
How Zambia overcame tragedy to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nations in 1994.
Gold for Burundi!
How Venuste Niyongabo won Burundi's only Olympic gold in 1996.
FA Cup Giantkillers
How tiny Hereford United won one of the greatest FA cup ties of all time in 1972.
The "Cotswold Olimpicks" of 1612
How British Olympic history started 400 years ago with the games held in the Cotswolds.
Kip Keino
How the Kenyan running legend Kip Keino, won Olympic gold in 1968.
Ron Clarke's Heart Stops at the Mexico Olympics
Altitude sickness caused 10,000m race favourite to collapse at the finishing line in 1968
Lady Swimmers of the 1920s
How three British women swimmers took the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics by storm
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.
Princess Anne at the 1976 Olympics
The Princess talks about being part of the British eventing team at the Montreal Olympics
Precious McKenzie - South African Weight-lifter
How he escaped apartheid South Africa and achieved international success
Ping Pong Diplomacy
How table tennis helped bridge the divide between the US and Maoist China in 1971.
Duncan Goodhew and the Moscow Olympic boycott
How the 1980 Moscow Olympics created a moral dilemma for British swimmer, Duncan Goodhew.
Rumble in the Jungle
In October 1974 one of the greatest boxing matches of all time took place in Zaire
Rugby World Cup Unites South Africa
How the 1995 Rugby World Cup helped unite the new South Africa.
Boston Red Sox win World Series at last
How the Boston Red Sox finally won the baseball World Series in 2004.
Frankie Fredericks
The story of Africa's greatest Olympic sprinter.
The First Paralympic Games
The first Paralympics were held in Rome in 1960.
America's Cup Goes To Australia
How the Australian yachting team won the America's Cup in 1983.
Shootings at the Munich Olympics
Israeli athletes remember the shootings at the Munich Olympics of 1972.
Jim Thorpe: Native American legend
The incredible story of the star of the 1912 Olympics
The Fosbury flop
How American athlete Dick Fosbury revolutionised the high jump
Sir Clyde Walcott on the West Indies' First Win at Lord's
A win for the West Indies in 1950 at Lord's made the team a force in international cricket
Blood in the Water - the 1956 Olympics
How an Olympic water polo match between Hungary and the Soviet Union turned into a battle
Alex Ferguson - the early years in management
How Sir Alex Ferguson made his reputation as a manager at Aberdeen in the 1980s
Eric Liddell - from Chariots of Fire to World War II
The extraordinary life of Eric Liddell, the runner featued in the film Chariots of Fire
Nadia Comaneci and the first 'Perfect 10'
The Romanian recalls how in 1976 - at 14 - she achieved a perfect score for gymnastics