Frank Wykoff

Every year, top athletes set new world records. But are today’s record holders really better than those of the past? Or do modern athletes get their edge from their high tech gear? Top sports scientist Steve Haake sets off on a journey to investigate. He travels to Canada, the USA, and Germany to meet five champions. Each athlete demonstrates how their modern training and equipment enhances their performance, and then Steve challenges them to compete against a legendary athlete using old-school vintage gear. Each experimental matchup has a surprising result.

Documentary footage recaptures the excitement of the 1948 London Olympics, the first games since 1936.

Pour éviter une guerre de taxi, les fonctionnaires de la ville accusent un gang d'attentat contre la femme du chauffeur Joe Benton, Anna, et l'ont mise sur un bateau pour l'expulser. Le maire est le conférencier lors d'un banquet des boxeurs où Joe plaide pour qu'ils l'accompagnent au quai et sauvent Anna (sur le point de livrer leur bébé) du navire