World Olympic Day: Watch these immersive sports documentaries ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Updated On: 23 June, 2021 04:55 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
From Indian archer Deepika Kumari’s rise to fame to Lance Armstrong’s controversial career and Michael Jordan’s up-and-down life, these aries and docuseries will give you an in-depth view of some of the most famous people in sports history
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The All Blacks performing the Haka at one of their matches in 2019. Photo: AFP
International Olympics Day is being celebrated today, building up excitement little before people around the world get glued to their screens when the 2020 Olympics takes place in Japan next month. This day was first celebrated in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894 in Paris.
Indian sportspersons are preparing to compete and give their best in the competition. As the audience, it is important for us to cheer them on and help them vie at the highest levels in the sporting world. If you’re a sports enthusiast, these documentaries will help you dive deep into the lives of famous sportspersons and team, from India and the rest of the world. Though some of them aren’t players of Olympic sports, their influence on the world is far beyond the Games.
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