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The Power of Sport

Duration: 27 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC News ChannelLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel HD

In one of the most powerful speeches in sporting history, Nelson Mandela said sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people and create hope where once there was only despair.

But how far is that still true of the sporting world today as it faces controversies economically, politically and culturally that are challenging its power in society? Show less

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