The last great days of the Soviet Union

In 1988, the Soviet Union made it to the final of Euro '88

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Muhammad Ali started MMA

Muhammad Ali’s controversial fight against professional wrestler Antonio Inoki in 1976

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The tennis champion who escaped the Nazis

Liesl Herbst and her daughter Dorli played together at Wimbledon after World War Two

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The murder of Andres Escobar

In 1994, the footballer was shot dead following Colombia's exit from the World Cup

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Conchita Martinez: The woman who stopped Navratilova

In 1994, the 22-year-old Spanish tennis star won Wimbledon

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Cyprus's first Olympic medal

How a young sailor from Cyprus achieved success in the 2012 Olympics

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Greek sprinters scandal at the Athens Olympics

In 2004, a doping scandal broke involving two of the host nation's biggest stars

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Bringing breaking to the world stage

Breaking debuts as an Olympic sport in Paris

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Winning Olympic gold in a borrowed boat

How Denmark's 49er sailing team won gold by borrowing the Croatian team's boat

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The most successful Paralympian in history

Trischa Zorn-Hudson has won 55 Paralympic medals

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Winning gold at the first Paralympics

In 1960, the first Paralympic Games took place

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The Gambia's first Paralympic Games

In 2012, The Gambia made their first appearance at the Paralympic Games

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The invention of Padel

In 1969, Enrique and Viviana Corcuera created Padel while on holiday

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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

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The Iron Ladies

How a Thai men’s volleyball team made up of gay and trans athletes won a championship

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Brian McKechnie: New Zealand's double international sportsman

Brian McKechnie has been in New Zealand teams for both international rugby and cricket

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The first African Cup of Champions

In 1964, the first ever African Cup of Champions took place in Ghana

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The drone that started a riot

How a politically charged match between Serbia and Albania descended into violent chaos

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Agnes Keleti: The world's oldest living Olympian

Hungarian Agnes Keleti is the world's oldest living Olympian at 103

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Brojen Das: Bangladesh's Channel swimming champ

In 1961, Brojen Das broke the world record for swimming from France to England

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The football fans who built their own stadium

When Union Berlin had financial problems, their fans volunteered to renovate the stadium

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First international for Netherlands women's football

Dutch footballer Ellen Popeyus was 16 when she played for her country in the first match

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Battle of the Surfaces

Rafael Nadal takes on Roger Federer on a tennis court made of half grass and half clay

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The Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics

How former Soviet athletes competed for the first and only time as the Unified Team

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Magnus Carlsen: 'Mozart of chess'

In 2014, Magnus Carlsen achieved the highest official rating of any player in history

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Puerto Rico upsets the USA in Olympic basketball

In 2004, underdogs Puerto Rico beat the USA in one of the biggest upsets in basketball

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Fighting Norway's boxing ban

In 2014, fighter Cecilia Braekhus helped end Norway’s 33 year ban on professional boxing

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Germany’s first black national footballer

Footballer Erwin Kostedde talks about how racism affected his career

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Maria Costello: the record-breaking female motorcyclist

In 2005, Maria Costello became the fastest woman ever round the Isle of Man TT course

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The ice hockey team sponsored by Colonel Gaddafi

In 1987, Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi sponsored German ice hockey team ECD Iserlohn

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