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The murder of Andres Escobar
In 1994, the footballer was shot dead following Colombia's exit from the World Cup
Conchita Martinez: The woman who stopped Navratilova
In 1994, the 22-year-old Spanish tennis star won Wimbledon
Cyprus's first Olympic medal
How a young sailor from Cyprus achieved success in the 2012 Olympics
Greek sprinters scandal at the Athens Olympics
In 2004, a doping scandal broke involving two of the host nation's biggest stars
Bringing breaking to the world stage
Breaking debuts as an Olympic sport in Paris
Winning Olympic gold in a borrowed boat
How Denmark's 49er sailing team won gold by borrowing the Croatian team's boat
The most successful Paralympian in history
Trischa Zorn-Hudson has won 55 Paralympic medals
Winning gold at the first Paralympics
In 1960, the first Paralympic Games took place
The Gambia's first Paralympic Games
In 2012, The Gambia made their first appearance at the Paralympic Games
The invention of Padel
In 1969, Enrique and Viviana Corcuera created Padel while on holiday
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 Iron Ladies
How a Thai men’s volleyball team made up of gay and trans athletes won a championship
Brian McKechnie: New Zealand's double international sportsman
Brian McKechnie has been in New Zealand teams for both international rugby and cricket
The first African Cup of Champions
In 1964, the first ever African Cup of Champions took place in Ghana
The drone that started a riot
How a politically charged match between Serbia and Albania descended into violent chaos
Agnes Keleti: The world's oldest living Olympian
Hungarian Agnes Keleti is the world's oldest living Olympian at 103
Brojen Das: Bangladesh's Channel swimming champ
In 1961, Brojen Das broke the world record for swimming from to England
The football fans who built their own stadium
When Union Berlin had financial problems, their fans volunteered to renovate the stadium
First international for Netherlands women's football
Dutch footballer Ellen Popeyus was 16 when she played for her country in the first match
Battle of the Surfaces
Rafael Nadal takes on Roger Federer on a tennis court made of half grass and half clay
The Unified Team at the 1992 Olympics
How former Soviet athletes competed for the first and only time as the Unified Team
Magnus Carlsen: 'Mozart of chess'
In 2014, Magnus Carlsen achieved the highest official rating of any player in history
Puerto Rico upsets the USA in Olympic basketball
In 2004, underdogs Puerto Rico beat the USA in one of the biggest upsets in basketball
Fighting Norway's boxing ban
In 2014, fighter Cecilia Braekhus helped end Norway’s 33 year ban on professional boxing
’s first black national footballer
Footballer Erwin Kostedde talks about how racism affected his career
Maria Costello: the record-breaking female motorcyclist
In 2005, Maria Costello became the fastest woman ever round the Isle of Man TT course
The ice hockey team sponsored by Colonel Gaddafi
In 1987, Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi sponsored German ice hockey team ECD Iserlohn
Ron Grant: First man to run around Australia
In 1983, ultra-runner Ron Grant became the first person to run around Australia
The Ice Mile
In 2009, swimmer Ram Barkai broke the world record for the longest swim in freezing water
How Fanny Blankers-Koen became the 'flying housewife’
Dutch athlete Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics in London
George Best scores a double hat-trick
On 7 February 1970, Manchester United's George Best scored six goals in an FA Cup game
