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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鈥檚 33 year ban on professional boxing

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Germany鈥檚 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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Ron Grant: First man to run around Australia

In 1983, ultra-runner Ron Grant became the first person to run around Australia

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The Ice Mile

In 2009, swimmer Ram Barkai broke the world record for the longest swim in freezing water

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How Fanny Blankers-Koen became the 'flying housewife鈥�

Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics in London

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George Best scores a double hat-trick

On 7 February 1970, Manchester United's George Best scored six goals in an FA Cup game

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