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How Sport is Helping Ebola survivors

The role sport plays in rehabilitating survivors of Ebola in Sierra Leone and Liberia

With Sierra Leone looking set to join Liberia in being declared Ebola free we visit both countries to find out how sport is playing a crucial role in rehabilitating survivors of the disease and bringing a sense of normality back to the region.

The Bhutan Clan:
We're hitting the bullseye in Bhutan as we find out the secrets behind this sparsely populated countries archery success. Could they be on course to win their first ever Olympic medal in Rio next year?

Brad Pitt & Big Bikes
As the MotoGP season draws towards its dramatic climax, we hear about a new behind the scenes documentary voiced by Brad Pitt, which includes many of the sport's stars, including current championship leader Italian Valentino Rossi.

Cycling Africa:
David Kinjah, captain of the Kenyan National Cycling Team is part of a team riding the length of the African continent. Having started nearly a month ago they are attempting to complete the task in just 34 days and in doing so breaking the current record by a 10 days.

Sporting Witness… has the story of the Pakistani squash player, Jahingar Khan, who overcome childhood illness and family tragedy to become the greatest champion in the history of the sport.

Photo: Children play football in the West Point township in Monrovia, Liberia 2015. (CREDIT:by John Moore/Getty Images)

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49 minutes

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Sat 7 Nov 2015 10:06GMT

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