Movies: Olympic games

A boy competes in various events during the Olympic games. Short film from 1936....

Olympic Champion, Kiwi Icon, Tongan Leader, Orphan, Mother...winning was just part of the journey....

A documentary about the some athletes of South Korea and how can they inspire a new generation....

A documentary film looking back at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, including rowing brothers Gary and Paul O'Donovan, who won silver medals at the games. In August 2016 Gary and Paul O’Donovan, two young rowers from West Cork in Ireland, came f...

A documentary covering the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul....

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

In the 1920s, two names dominated the world's long-distance running rankings. Paavo Nurmi was a legend in his own lifetime, but Ville Ritola is remembered by only a few. These biggest rivals to each other were different in almost every way, but they ...

A documentary covering the 1992 Olympic Games in Albertville....

The 1948 London Olympics see Wembley stadium host the athletics plus diving and the swimming at the Empire Pool....

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A parody on what actually happens at gym schools, of course it's a bit over the top. Trying to help parents see that in trying to help their child, they may actually do harm to them....

The Favela Pacification Program was launched in 2008 to reduce crime and drug trafficking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In April 2015 however, police shot and killed 10-year old Eduardo in Complexo do Alemão, causing uproar in that community. Alemão and...

A documentary covering the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney....

A documentary covering the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul....

A watershed program in Australian television, The Dream aired every night for the 15 nights of the Sydney Olympic Games. Roy and HG engaged in loosely scripted banter, hilarious athlete interviews, and most famously a reinterpretation of Gymnastics, ...

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The Munich Olympic Stadium, 1972. Athletes and officials are preparing for the 10,000 metres final. Lasse Virén is warming up on the track. It is not a big day only for Virén but for the whole nation. But one man cannot win alone. It takes a dedicat...

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GCN's James Lowsley-Williams and GMBN's Blake Samson are trading in their usual bikes for ones with much smaller wheels, as they try their hand at two variations of the incredibly varied sport of bicycle motocross. We'll explore the history of BMX to...

Five athletes compete to join Team USA at the 2016 Olympics....