Het ware verhaal van twee Britse atleten die tegen elkaar strijden op de Olympische Spelen in 1924. De ene is een Schotse man die God aanbidt en de andere is een Joodse student die rent voor beroemdheid.
'The Game Changers' vertelt het verhaal van James Wilks - trainer van de elite-special forces en winnaar van The Ultimate Fighter - terwijl hij de wereld afreist op zoek naar de waarheid achter de gevaarlijkste mythe ter wereld: dat vlees nodig is voor eiwit, kracht en optimale gezondheid.
Drie atleten trainen om zich voor het nationale atletiekteam te kwalificeren. Chris, een van de atletes, heeft hiernaast problemen met haar seksualiteit. Ze deelt het bed met haar mannelijke coach en met haar vriend en en rolmodel Tory.
Two triathletes battle their personal demons while they train for the biggest event of their lives.
The young athletes of Falcon Academy are training hard to earn their place in the nationals. But when these burgeoning sports stars start disappearing one after the other, Dr. Jordine and his team - who’ve started plying their athletes with new and untested performance-enhancing drugs - are baffled.
A film about one of the most iconic images of the 20th century, the moment when the radical spirit of the 1960s upstaged the greatest sporting event in the world. Two men made a courageous gesture that reverberated around the world, and changed their lives forever. This film is about Tommie Smith and John Carlos' protest at the 1968 Olympics.
A blood-chilling journey into the inner sanctum of fame, power and the pursuit of excellence at any cost.
A ship of athletes training on the rough seas becomes a symbol of Castro’s Cuba, the games projected on the backdrop of political struggle. This is the story of a ship and of a sports delegation whom the enemy tried to stop from participating in the Tenth Central American and Caribbean Games.
Athletic Variations (Atletické variace, 28 min) is a sophisticated essay on winning and losing during the 1982 European Athletics Championships held in Athens.
Athletes and fans explore the impact of sports on the lives of Americans.
After several farmyard analogies featuring chicks and calves, the well-spoken narrator and director of the film, Winifred Holmes, considers the subject of girls and how they reach adulthood and readiness for the 'important job of motherhood.
Eilish McColgan treedt in de voetsporen van haar moeder, Liz. Deze documentaire vertelt over hun buitengewone reizen terwijl Eilish het laatste record van haar moeder, de marathon, probeert te verbreken.
Yolanda is a young girl who practices athletics, it's her passion. But she's not training the way she wants, there is something wrong on her life and it's about to explode.
Dare to Be is a documentary film not only on the sport of rowing, but also the human spirit. It follows a series of rowers ranging from novice girls to women training for the Olympics, as they overcome obstacles and seek greatness. We learn along their journey that greatness can come in many forms and should not always be measured by traditional concepts of success, but rather by individual triumphs. It essentially suggests that athletes can define what success looks like to them – not coming in last place, beating a rival, medaling for the first time, qualifying for nationals, or winning an Olympic gold medal.
Luis Rivera, the best Mexican high jumper of the history, seeks to inspire a generation by qualifying for the Olympic Games as he finishes his doctorate studies. Injuries threaten his dream while his younger brothers follow in his path and example.