Джимми Дуган — бывший бейсболист, чьи славные дни в Большой Лиге уже миновали. Его приглашают тренером в Женскую Бейсбольную Лигу, созданную в 1943 году, когда все мужчины были на войне. Видя отчаянное стремление и решительность своих подопечных, он забывает о своем пессимизме и обретает уверенность в себе и своей команде.
История соперничества между 55-летним чемпионом Уимблдона Бобби Риггсом и 29-летней теннисисткой Билли Джин Кинг. Легендарный матч, прошедший в 1973 году, собрал возле экранов более 50 миллионов американцев и доказал, что профессиональные спортсменки способны на равных состязаться с коллегами-мужчинами.
Боксер Кристи Мартин ломала стереотипы и носы на пути к олимпу, но за публичным имиджем скрывалась другая реальность: внутренние демоны, насилие и угроза ее жизни.
В результате ужасной автомобильной аварии молодая украинская легкоатлетка Оксана получает множество тяжёлых травм и почти теряет зрение. Но после длительной реабилитации и изнурительных тренировок она завоёвывает золото на пекинской Паралимпиаде.
A young girl meets a MMA coach and they quickly form a bond based on their mutual struggles with their own addictions.
The world of female bodybuilding provides the backdrop for this tale of an aspiring young actress who initially becomes interested in the sport as a means of self-defense following a physical attack by two men, but then finds that while concentrating on building up her body her relationship with her parents, with whom she is living, and her new-found boyfriend, a young cop, is breaking down. Several noted bodybuilders and iron-pumpers, male and female, put in appearances to give this production an added authenticity.
A cross-training athlete on the path to become a pro tests her limits one afternoon by pursuing several world-records just as conflict from her dissolving marriage collides, threatening to derail her.
Two young men and a girl, going through all the dilemmas of their generation, live together and try to build different world, to find their place in society. The manner of their life, understanding of truth and justice, love and passion, gets each of them in conflict with environment, with people who want to change their relationship and fit them into accepted moral norms. They are giving in slowly, and their whole world changes. Some of them will fit the dull everyday's life, and some will find strength to resist.
Based on her book, this World Premiere film follows Simone Biles through the sacrifices and hard work that led her to win 19 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Karen wants more action out of life and quits her job at the cannery to become a skater in the roller derby. She encounters friction from the other skaters - especially Mickey, the current number one star of the team. Karen proves herself a feisty competitor but refuses to be a team player. As she skates her way to roller stardom, she incurs the wrath of jealous team members and the owner of the team.
Команда школы Саннидейл готовится к соревнованиям по легкой атлетике со школой Примпмор. Завтра соревнования…
Skate Dreams, the first feature documentary about the rise of women’s skateboarding, profiles a group of women whose pursuit of self-expression, equality, and freedom have created an international movement on and off their skateboards. From their boycott of the X-Games, to their defiance of traditional skateboarding gatekeepers, through grueling worldwide skate competitions in the run up to the Olympics, Skate Dreams showcases the charismatic personalities, indomitable spirits and amazing talent of these trailblazing pioneers.
The story of a nation coming together around Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman who delivered when it mattered on the greatest stage on earth. 20 years on, Freeman sheds light on one of Australia's proudest moments. In 49.11 seconds, Cathy Freeman's win at the 2000 Sydney Olympics brought Australia together as a nation.
Berlin 36 is a 2009 German film telling the fate of Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann in the 1936 Summer Olympics. She was replaced by the Nazi regime by an athlete later discovered to be a man. The film is based on a true story and was released in Germany on September 10, 2009. Reporters at Der Spiegel challenged the historical basis for many of the events in the film, pointing to arrest records and medical examinations indicating German authorities did not learn Dora Ratjen was male until 1938.
She was arguably the greatest women's basketball player. She won three national trophies; she played in the ’76 Olympics; she was drafted to the NBA. But have you ever heard of Lucy Harris?
PUMPING IRON II: THE WOMEN, a film that is changing the way the world views the female physique-creating "a new definition of the female form." Join four women as they prepare for the 1983 Caesars Palace World Cup Championship: the sultry and curvaceous Rachel McLish, the current champion; the super-muscular Bev Francis, Rachel's toughest competition; and newcomers Lori Bowen and Carla Dunlap.
When Sarah has a chance to go to a first class university and to join its premiere athletic club, her suburban mother is fearful of the change and refuses to help financially. But Sarah's roommate knows that they will get a grant if they marry. Sarah agrees but only to discover that her true heart lies elsewhere. Sarah prefers to run.
History of women in skateboarding.
The story takes the battle of the sexes into the hockey arena, as Paula Taymore - who almost once made the Olympic team - finds herself drawn into a challenge match against an irritating local men's squad. Fresh from a painful divorce, and doubting herself, Paula must make a winner out of an explosive, irreverent crew of women hockey players who flock to her town, Red Deer Alberta, to assemble the team.
В фильме Таапси Панну играет Рашми Виру Тхакур (ракету Рашми), индийскую легкоатлетку из штата Гуджарат. Участницу национального открытого чемпионата Индии по легкой атлетике, Азиатских игр 2014 года и отборочных игр 2016 года в Южной Азии. Персонаж основан на нескольких индийских спортсменках, которые были подвергнуты гендерному тестированию из-за диагноза гиперандрогении, таких как Дути Чанд и Пинки Праманик.