Sporting Witness
Eye-witness accounts from sporting history. We take you to the events that have shaped sport through the eyes of the people who were there.
Episodes (512 available)
In 1952, at the Summer Olympics, the Czechoslovak army officer won three gold medals
10 mins
In 1995, the first ever Extreme Games featuring sports like BMXing took place
10 mins
The story of a feud in the game of darts in 1993
11 mins
The Croatian siblings who made history at the 2003 Alpine Ski World Cup
10 mins
How rugby union thrived during Syria's civil war
11 mins
In 1948, newly independent India won gold in the hockey final at the Olympic Games
10 mins
In 1985, Ayrton Senna won his first Formula 1 race in torrential rain
10 mins
The swimsuit was worn to break 23 records in the Olympic pool before it was banned
10 mins
In 2009, a TV show earned Ben Greenhalgh a contract at Italian Champions Inter Milan
10 mins
In the 1990s, Ramm Mylvaganam came up with an idea that would revolutionise football
11 mins