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The Golden Girls of Zimbabwe
How the women's hockey team won an unexpected first Olympic gold in 1980
When Diana Ross missed a penalty at the World Cup
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The first Basketball World Cup
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Winning the hardest dog-sled race in the world
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Man Vs Horse
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