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Amazing Sport Stories
BBC World Service
Sport but not as you know it.Forget the champions. Amazing Sport Stories is about courage, underdogs, drama and myths and legends. These are global stories you’ll wish you’d known about and now probably won’t forget. There are other podcasts about gold medals and millionaire superstars. Expect the unexpected. Tales from around the world, all told in mini-seasons and one-off episodes. #AmazingSportStories
Categories: Sports & Recreation
Listen to the last episode:
Heroic wrestler Gholamreza Takhti is dead. Rana Rahimpour goes back to that terrible night in January 1968, hearing from perhaps the last person to see him alive. We speak to his teammate Abdollah Movahed about the immediate impact of his death, and then take a closer look at his relations with Mohammed Reza Shah. Everything in Iran is political, and sport is no exception. To understand why, Rana takes us through the story of Mossadegh, Iran’s National Front, and how the wrestling houses were co-opted by forces much bigger than themselves. She explores Takhti’s own political leanings, as wrestling, politics and power all combine in an explosive and volatile situation, and the many ways that the regime exerts influence on its athletes. Takhti is unstoppable in the ring, but outside of it, gradually everything that makes him a great man is being taken away.
You can listen to this podcast in Persian here: https://www.bbc.com/persian/podcasts/p0703hz7
Previous episodes
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49 - The Legend of Takhti: Ep 2 Mon, 02 Sep 2024
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48 - The Legend of Takhti: Ep 1 Mon, 26 Aug 2024
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47 - Trailer: The Legend of Takhti Mon, 19 Aug 2024
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46 - The Olympic defectors Mon, 12 Aug 2024
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45 - Breaking the Olympics Mon, 05 Aug 2024
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44 - The business of losing Mon, 29 Jul 2024
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43 - Around the world in 200 marathons Mon, 22 Jul 2024
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42 - Wimbledon: 'New balls, please' Mon, 15 Jul 2024
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41 - Copper Bullets: Ep 4 Mon, 08 Jul 2024
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40 - Copper Bullets: Ep 3 Mon, 01 Jul 2024
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39 - Copper Bullets: Ep 2 Mon, 24 Jun 2024
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38 - Copper Bullets: Ep 1 Mon, 17 Jun 2024
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37 - Trailer: Copper Bullets Mon, 10 Jun 2024
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36 - The woman in black Mon, 03 Jun 2024
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34 - Fixing the Crazy Gang Mon, 27 May 2024
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33 - Poker's new deal Mon, 20 May 2024
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32 - Chasing Mountains: Ep 4 Mon, 13 May 2024
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31 - Chasing Mountains: Ep 3 Mon, 06 May 2024
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30 - Chasing Mountains: Ep 2 Mon, 29 Apr 2024
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29 - Chasing Mountains: Ep 1 Mon, 22 Apr 2024
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28 - Trailer: Chasing Mountains Mon, 15 Apr 2024
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27 - Ghost story Mon, 08 Apr 2024
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26 - Evaristo: Brazil’s unsung hero Mon, 01 Apr 2024
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25 - Leon Edwards: Saved by sport Mon, 25 Mar 2024
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24 - Special: Curses and superstitions Thu, 14 Mar 2024
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23 - Running for change Mon, 11 Mar 2024
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22 - The worst betrayal Mon, 04 Mar 2024
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21 - The Black 14: Ep 4 Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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20 - The Black 14: Ep 3 Thu, 15 Feb 2024
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19 - The Black 14: Ep 2 Thu, 08 Feb 2024
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18 - The Black 14: Ep 1 Thu, 01 Feb 2024
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17 - Trailer: The Black 14 Mon, 29 Jan 2024
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16 - The unfriendly friendly Mon, 22 Jan 2024
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15 - Ear wrestlers and high kickers Mon, 15 Jan 2024
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14 - Surfing the ocean’s mountains Mon, 08 Jan 2024
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13 - The long ride home Mon, 01 Jan 2024
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12 - The Christmas truce Mon, 25 Dec 2023
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11 - The Curse of County Mayo: Ep 3 Mon, 18 Dec 2023
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10 - The Curse of County Mayo: Ep 2 Mon, 11 Dec 2023
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9 - The Curse of County Mayo: Ep 1 Mon, 04 Dec 2023
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8 - Trailer: Cursed? Mon, 27 Nov 2023
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7 - The never-ending tunnel Mon, 20 Nov 2023
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6 - Frozen Out: Ep 3 Mon, 13 Nov 2023
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5 - Frozen Out: Ep 2 Mon, 06 Nov 2023
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4 - Frozen Out: Ep 1 Mon, 30 Oct 2023
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3 - Trailer: Frozen Out Mon, 23 Oct 2023
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1 - Introducing Amazing Sport Stories Tue, 10 Oct 2023