Episodes
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Looking ahead to Tokyo 2020
As the 2016 Olympic Games come to a close, we take a look forward to what Tokyo 2020 might look like and hear why it will be important for the church in Japan to reach out to people during this time.
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Pin trading at the Olympic Games
It may not be an official event at Rio 2016, but pin trading is a hugely popular pastime for athletes, staff members, volunteers and supporters at any Olympic Games. We went down to the Olympic Village to find out more and spoke to Rome Milan who owns around 12,000 pins.
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GB boxer Joshua Buatsi on his Olympic bronze medal and faith
Ghanaian- born British boxer Joshua Buatsi describes what it’s like to come away from Rio 2016 with an Olympic medal, after taking bronze in the light-heavyweight category. He tells Tom Ellis about the impact of his faith on his sport and of the sacrifices and pressures involved in competing at...
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Refugee in Rio: I feel like the world sees me
A group of 30 refugees from different nations were welcomed to the Olympic Stadium to cheer on the Refugee Olympic Team in the athletics at Rio 2016. Gambian Mariama Bah, who has been living in Rio for the past two years, believes the participation of refugees at the Games sends an important...
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South African long jumper Lynique Prinsloo on athletics and faith
At school Lynique was into sport in a big way, as many South Africans are. But a time came where she had to choose one discipline from all the sport she enjoyed. Norman Brierley asks Lynique about the choice she made.
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An Olympic Games for All?
While tourists flock to Copacabana and Christ the Redeemer, and the eyes of the world rest on Rio’s Olympic Games, we take a walk around the community of Curicica – not far from the Olympic Park – to hear what people living there make of the Games and how they might be affected. Paulo and Felipe,...
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Australian swimmer Daniel Smith on his journey from drug addiction to Olympic Games
Australian swimmer Daniel Smith dreamed of representing his country since the age of five. But his life spiralled out of control as he became caught up in a life of drink, drugs and crime. He tells the story of how he went ‘through hell and back’, before being selected for the Olympic Games in…
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South African 100m record holder Carina Horn talks about her life and the Olympics
60m and 100m sprinter Carina Horn had a great 2015 season and equalled the South African 100m national record in a time of 11.06, a record which had not been equalled or broken for 25 years. Carina missed out on the 2012 Olympics and was disappointingly left out of the 2014 Commonwealth Games....
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Michael Johnson on his passion for sport, thoughts on drug abuse and Rio 2016 predictions
Michael Johnson had a distinguished career in track and field where he won 4 Olympic Gold medals and 8 World Championships and still holds the 400m world record of 43.18 seconds. He has been the only one to win both the 400m and the 200m at the same Olympics. Since retiring from the track in…
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Peace ambassador Tegla Loroupe on her compassion for refugees
Kenyan Tegla Loroupe made a name for herself during the late nineties as a marathon and half marathon runner. She won the World Half Marathon five times. Since her retirement she has devoted herself to bringing peace into peoples lives and more recently in heading up the Refugee Olympic Team at…
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A Walk Down Boulevard Olympico
We take a walk down the Boulevard Olympico in the regenerated port area of Rio de Janeiro, and the location for one of the live sites during the Games.
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Atmosphere and excitement builds outside the Olympic Park
Sports fans gather outside the Olympic Park for the start of the sporting action.
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Soaking up the atmosphere on Copacabana ahead of the Olympic Games
Tom Ellis and Andy Bloss speak to volunteers, sports fans and locals on Copacabana beach ahead of Rio 2016.
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Former South Africa women's footballer Sdu Mthethwa discusses identity and faith
South African Sdu Mthethwa played football for the national team from 2007 to 2011. Her experience of both the highs and lows that come with playing competitive sport have led her to the belief that identity must be placed in something greater than just success on the field. She’s in Rio de…
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