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TRANS WORLD SPORT

Teases
[Notes:00:32:sting]
Cho mng qu v v cc bn n vi chng trnh Th thao vng quanh th gii.

K ny chng ta n Na Uy tm hiu v mn th thao mo him BASE Jumping.

Sc mnh con ngi l vua khi chng ta n vi cuc ua xe hi bn p ti Anh.

Chng ta n vi cu chuyn v vn ng vin xe p huyn thoi Martyn Ashton.

V chng ta nn th theo di gii v ch th gii c vua ln di nc.

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Feature 1 / Sting
Extreme-BASE Jumping NOR
[Notes:01:21:from top]
Felix Baumgartner l mt vn ng vin huyn thoi trong th gii th thao mo him.

Trong 20 nm qua , vn ng vin ngi o ny khin mn th thao BASE Jumping tr nn ph bin vi

mt lot cc c nhy ngon mc t mt s cng trnh c tnh biu tng ca th gii. C nhy ca anh t bc
tng Cha Cu Th Rio De Janeiro , vo nm 1999 , khin c th gii ch . Baumgartner cng tng
cho thy mun ph b mt vi lut l. Ging nh ln anh tri qua nhiu tun nhy ra t ta thp i
Petronas Toweres Kuala Lumpur , khi ci trang thnh mt doanh nhn, vt qua h thng an ninh v c c
nhy t ta nh cao nht th gii vo thi im .

V vo nm 2012, c ri anh thc hin t cao 24 dm ph k lc v cao v nhy d t khng trung.

Baumgartner l mt nh tin phong ca mn BASE Jumping v anh to cm hng nhiu ngi trn khp
th gii n vi mn th thao coi thng him nguy ny. Nu n Na Uy , chng ta c th gp mt nhm gm
nhng ngi i din cho mt th h mi cc vn ng vin mn BASE Jumping.

Lysebotn, min Nam Na Uy , l mt trong mt vi a im trn th gii cho php chi mn BASE Jumping.

Mt nhm nh cc vn ng vin mn ny n c ng ti th trn v cho n nhng ai c s thch ging

nh mnh n y. Nhng vch ni cao ca ngn ni Kjerag em n mt ni tp luyn hon ho cho nhng
ngi mi tp v l mt thch thc cho nhng ngi c kinh nghim hn.

Amy Anderson n y t California cng vi gia nh c hon tt nhng c nhy t vch u tin ca
mnh v hc hi thm t mt cng ng chi BASE Jumping.
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[Notes:03:16:SOT: AMY ANDERSON (English)]

Ti ngh chng ti ch l mt nhm ngi bnh thng. C mt phn trong chng ti khc bit v mi ngi
khng tham gia mn th thao ca chng ti thng khng hiu v n v thc mc ti sao chng ti li chi mn
ny, h khng hiu mn ny em n iu g. V th , ng l cn phi c mt tnh cch nht nh no ,
nhng ngi c cng suy ngh nh chng ti, v chng ti hiu n l g v ti sao mn ny li hp dn. C mt
s hiu bit thm lng gia chng ti , khin cho chng ti c i cht khc bit.

Ti M ch c 2 im nhy l hp php ; cu Perrine Idaho v cu New River Gorge West Virginia. Nhng
c 2 a im trn u c gii hn nhng g c th em n cho nhng ngi chi BASE Jumping , nu so
snh vi nhng g ti ni y ca Na Uy.

[Notes:04:00:SOT: BRANDY ROBERTSON (English)]

N hon ton khc vi vic nhy ra t mt cy cu. Nhng cy cu ti nhy ra cao khong 500 feet, nhng
ngn ni ng kia cao khong 3000 feet v bn c mt bc tng ng sau mnh , v th nu ch th s c mt
yu t nguy him khc.

T BASE l mt t vit tt , cp n 4 vt th c nh m t bn c th nhy ra: Building ( ta nh),

Antenna ( ct ng ten), Span ( cy cu) v Earth ( mt t). T ny do Carl Boenish v nhng ngi bn ngh ra
. y l nhng ngi c coi l khai sinh mn BASE Jumping hin i.

Trong sut nhng nm 1970 , nhm trn nghin cu v tp luyn nhng k thut nhy mi v cc phng
php gp d, khi h tm cch to ra mt hnh thc an ton cho vic nhy ra t nhng vt th c nh.

Nhm ny t c thnh qu vo nm 1978 khi h nhy thnh cng t El Cappitan ti Cng vin quc gia
Yosemite California.

L mt nh quay phim in nh giu kinh nghim , Carl c th quay nhng c nhy v a nhng cnh ny
n vi nhiu ngi trn th gii hn , gp phn ph bin mn th thao trn cc phng tin truyn thng.

Mn th thao ny pht trin mnh v

[Notes:05:20:after man in red jumps]
An experienced cinematographer, Carl was able to film the jumps and distribute them to the wider world,
helping to popularise the sport in the mainstream media.
[Notes:05:36:aerial shadows on rocks]
The sport boomed and with an increased interest, a BASE number category system was introduced for athletes
who successfully completed all four jumps. Each number would be awarded sequentially and, to date, just over
2,000 BASE numbers have been awarded, still a fairly small number.
[Notes:06:02:SOT: AMY ANDERSON (English)]
I THINK ALL OF US DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT A SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE, ONE PER CENT OF PEOPLE SKY DIVE, I THINK THAT'S A GENERAL
STATISTIC AND I THINK ON TOP OF THAT BASE JUMPING IS PROBABLY LESS THAN ONE PER
CENT OF THOSE PEOPLE. SO IT IS A SMALL PERCENTAGE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT MAKES THE
COMMUNITY SO SPECIAL THOUGH. IT'S THAT SOMETHING THAT IT HAS A VERY HIGH RISK
AND FOR US VERY HIGH REWARD, MOST PEOPLE WOULDN'T DO IT. I THINK WE DO ALL
UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE THING AND THAT PEOPLE LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.
[Notes:06:36:after SOT]
There are obvious risks associated with BASE Jumping. Since 1981, it's estimated that over 300 people have
died from failed jump attempts. However, those within the sport are quick to defend it's safety record. Most
athletes will be experienced skydivers before even attempting a static object jump.
[Notes:07:03:after jump]
In places like Lysebotn where jumpers are welcomed, the sport continues to flourish in a relatively safe and
legal environment.
[Notes:07:23:man freefalling]
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For those willing to embrace the risks, BASE Jumping offers one of the purest rushes of adrenalin there is.
[Notes:07:35:SOT: BRANDY ROBERTSON (English)]
IT STARTS OUT AS KIND OF TERRIFYING AT THE EDGE AND THEN YOU FINALLY LET GO AND
GIVE IN TO THE JUMP AND IT'S JUST FOCUS AND THAT FEELING OF THE WIND, THE SPEED
PICKING UP AND THE SOUND OF YOUR BODY FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AND IT'S AMAZING.

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Q&A / Sting
Question Formula One Japanese Grand Prix JPN
[Notes:08:02:sting]
And now it's time for our weekly sporting trivia question.
[Notes:08:09:peole]
This weekend, the Formula One World Championships will stop off in Japan for the 44th edition of the
Japanese Grand Prix.
[Notes:08:21:three men]
Going into the 16th race of the 2017 season, Great Britain's Lewis Hamilton tops the driver standings following
a year-long tussle with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel. It was a Mercedes car that won the 2016 race at the Suzuka
Circuit, when Hamilton's former team-mate, Nico Rosberg, claimed the victory. The 32-year-old Englishman
has won the Japanese Grand Prix on four previous occasions, and for this weeks question we'd like you to name
the driver with the most wins in Japan. We'll bring you the answer later in the show.

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Feature 2 / Sting
Pedal Car Racing Endurance Champs GBR
[Notes:09:10:third shot - riders approach bend]
Physically gruelling and just a little bit alternative, this is Pedal Car Racing.
[Notes:09:17:C/A man watching]
The sport sees riders race in human-powered vehicles, which are often designed and engineered by the
competitors themselves.
[Notes:09:30:car 4]
First run in 1996, the British Pedal Car Championship features a series of seven events, including a 45-minute
sprint and a 24-hour endurance race. Trans World Sport recently travelled to the penultimate round of the
season - a 100-mile endurance race held at Blackbushe Kart Track in Surrey.
[Notes:09:54:after beat - man takes drink]
It attracted a plethora of riders; both men and women, old and young. Father and son, Tony and Mark
Butterworth, have competed in every event so far this season.
[Notes:10:05:SOT: MARK BUTTERWORTH (English)]
EVERYBODY THINKS IT'S LIKE KIDDIE KETTLER KARTS THAT YOU FIND IN A TOY STORE,
CHEAP, AND PEOPLE SAY WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT FOR? BUT, ACTUALLY, WHEN YOU
COME DOWN AND SEE THESE RACES, YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT.
[Notes:10:18:SOT: TONY BUTTERWORTH (English)]
IT'S GOT 10 GEARS, SOME HAVE GOT MORE THAN 10 GEARS. IT'S A FULL DERAILLEUR.
WE'VE GOT RACING BOTTOM BRACKETS. WE'VE GOT RACING TYRES. HIGH PRESSURE
TYRES. FOUR WHEELS AND WE MUST HAVE BREAKING ON AT LEAST TWO OF THE WHEELS.
[Notes:10:36:SOT: TONY BUTTERWORTH (English)]
I STARTED THIS 12 YEARS AGO WITH TWO BMX BIKES THAT WE BOLTED TOGETHER AND IT'S
JUST PROGRESSED ON FROM THERE.
[Notes:10:46:after SOT]
In total, 13 teams took to the start line. Each team consisted of four riders, who took it in turns to drive.
Several camped overnight to ensure they were rested and ready to race, but it's timing the driver swaps that is
key to ensuring the legs stay fresh.
[Notes:11:07:SOT: TONY BUTTERWORTH (English)]
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EVERY TEAM TENDS TO RUN SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY. WE FIND 20 MINUTES SEEMS TO BE A

REASONABLE STINT. SOME OF THE FITTER GUYS WILL DO HALF AN HOUR. IF YOU GET IN
THE TOW OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THAT MAKES A MASSIVE DIFFERENCE.
[Notes:11:24:after SOT]
The 525-metre course at Blackbushe is a challenging track, with several tight bends and slight inclines for the
riders to negotiate.
[Notes:11:36:onboard cam]
At this year's race, there was rainy weather throughout, adding another element for the competitors to think
about.
[Notes:11:50:pumping up tyre]
The pedal cars can reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour on the straights, but they only reach those numbers if
the riders pedal fast enough. And, after traversing this course over 250 times in their teams, the riders certainly
felt it.
[Notes:12:10:SOT: MATT BRYAS (English)]
EVERY HILL TENDS TO HURT AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF RACING. YOU GET A LITTLE BIT
OF TIME TO COAST THROUGH SOME OF THE BENDS. ON ROAD BIKES, YOU GET A MUCH
BETTER CHANCE TO PULL BACK ON THE PEDAL AND USE BOTH SIDE OF YOUR LEGS.
WHEREAS, ON THIS, IT DOMINATES THE FRONT OF YOUR LEGS, SO YOU DO FEEL YOUR
QUADS TIGHTENING UP FOR SURE.
[Notes:12:39:SOT: TONY BUTTERWORTH (English)]
ON A BIKE, YOU CAN ACTUALLY GET YOUR WEIGHT ON THE PEDALS. YOU'LL SEE A RIDER IN
THE TOUR DE FRANCE GET OUT OF THE SADDLE AND THEY CAN CHURN A HIGHER GEAR.
BECAUSE WE ARE SITTING SO LOW, YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY GET ANY OF YOUR BODYWEIGHT
OVER THE PEDALS. IT ALL HAS TO BE DONE WITH JUST YOUR LEG MUSCLES.
[Notes:12:59:after SOT]
Starting on pole in car two, the current overall leaders, "Apollo Racing", began strongly, but they were pushed
hard by "Royce Two" and the father-son team, "Oddballs" in the opening laps. Throughout the race, the wet
weather caused a few spins and slides, with drivers taking the corners wider than they otherwise might.
[Notes:13:21:after beat - car 2]
However, that didn't stop "Apollo Racing" setting a healthy 20 miles-per-hour average on this 100-mile event.
They finished comfortable winners, despite having just three riders in the team. The "Oddballs" placed fourth.
[Notes:13:38:after car 2 crosses line]
With victory, "Apollo Racing" took the overall British Pedal Car Championship title with one race to spare.

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Clockback / Sting
Boxing Thrilla In Manilla PHI
[Notes:13:49:sting]
Our Clockback rewinds to this week in 1975.
[Notes:13:56:man in ring]
In 1974, Muhammad Ali regained his Heavyweight Boxing world crown with a stunning knock-out of George
Foreman. He then had three successful defences against Chuck Wepner, Ron Lyle and Joe Bugner. After the
Bugner fight, 33-year-old Ali signed to fight his old rival, 30-year-old, Joe Frazier, for the third time. The fight
would take place in the Philippines on October 1st, 1975, and it was billed as the "Thrilla in Manila".
[Notes:14:34:SOT: MUHAMMAD ALI (English)]
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY HE CAN BEAT ME AND THAT IS IF GOD HIMSELF IS NOT WITH ME.
OTHERWISE, THERE IS NO WAY HE WILL WIN. YOU WILL SEE. I AM TELLING YOU THESE
THINGS NOW, BECAUSE I AM GOING OUT OF BOXING LIKE I CAME INTO IT - PREDICTING
AGAINST THE EXPERTS, GOING AGAINST ALL ODDS, AND I'M RIGHT.
[Notes:14:53:NAT SOT (English)]
ARE YOU STILL AS FAST AS YOU WERE?
[Notes:14:55:SOT: MUHAMMAD ALI (English)]
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AM I AS FAST AS I WERE? MAN, I'M SO FAST LAST NIGHT I CUT THE LIGHT OFF IN MY
BEDROOM, HIT THE SWITCH, AND WAS IN THE BED BEFORE THE ROOM WAS DARK.
[Notes:15:04:after SOT]
The fight between the two Americans would be the final act in an epic trilogy. In their first encounter in 1971,
Frazier prevailed, whilst Ali evened things up three years later in the re-match.
[Notes:15:18:after man watching]
And Ali, the self-proclaimed "Greatest Of All Time", was determined to come out on top in their third bout,
dealing out his usual psychological blows in the build-up.
[Notes:15:29:SOT: MUHAMMAD ALI (English)]
I SEE TWO OF JOE FRAZIER'S SPARRING PARTNERS, TWO OF JOE FRAZIER'S MEN JUST
WALKED IN. THEY HAVE BEEN SPYING ON ME EVERY SINCE I LANDED AT THE AIRPORT.
EVERYWHERE I GO, THEY SPY ON ME. EVERYWHERE I GO, THEY SPY ON ME. ONE THING I
WILL SAY - YOU ARE NOT ALL AS UGLY AS JOE FRAZIER.
[Notes:15:54:press conference]
The rivalry between Frazier and Ali was fierce. Joe's contempt stretched back to the time the pair had first
fought in 1971, when Ali had branded him "dumb" and an "Uncle Tom".
[Notes:16:08:SOT: MUHAMMAD ALI (English)]
UNCLE TOM.
[Notes:16:09:NAT SOT (English)]
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
[Notes:16:10:SOT: MUHAMMAD ALI (English)]
BECAUSE HE INSISTS ON CALLING ME CLAY. HE'S AN UNCLE TOM. UNCLE TOM.
[Notes:16:15:after SOT]
But Joe Frazier was no "Uncle Tom". Hailing from a poor part of South Carolina, Joe had little formal
education and suffered from not having the verbal dexterity to match Ali.
[Notes:16:28:man leaves plane]
Frazier's support team was considerably smaller too. Ali took an entourage of 50 people with him to Manila to
Joe's 17.
[Notes:16:39:after man leaving plane - weigh in]
The 'Thrilla in Manila' actually took place in Quezon City, six miles outside the Philippine capital. The fight
was held at 10:45 in the morning for the benefit of American TV viewers. Twenty-five thousand people bought
tickets to see the two gladiators fight it out one last time. The late, Angelo Dundee, was Ali's trainer.
[:17:02:SOT:ANGELO DUNDEE (English)]
ARANETA ARENA WAS - IT WAS LIKE 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE BUT INSIDE IT WAS HOTTER
BECAUSE OF THE TIN ROOF. IT WAS LITERALLY A TIN ROOF. I DON'T KNOW HOW JOE AND
MUHAMMAD SURVIVED.
[:17:14:photo]
The early rounds belonged to Ali. He outboxed Frazier, two years his junior, with a series of clean, sharp
punches. Nicknamed "Smokin' Joe" because of his relentless style, Frazier fought back, applying some intense
pressure on Ali in the middle rounds. Boxing historian, Bert Sugar, was at the fight.
[:17:34:SOT:BERT SUGAR (English)]
HE GAVE IT TO ALI. HE CAME ON, RAKED ALI'S BODY FOR ABOUT FOUR-AND-A-HALF
ROUNDS WITH THE MOST BODACIOUS BRUTAL PUNCHES I HAVE EVER SEEN THROWN TO A
BODY CONSTANTLY.
[:17:48:after SOT]
By round 12 though, Ali had regained control of the fight. In the 14th, Frazier was spitting blood and his left
eye was completely closed. Ferdie Pacheco was Ali's doctor ringside that day.
[:18:02:SOT:FERDIE PACHECO (English)]
HIS FACE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD EXPLODED. IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS A HAND GRENADE
IN THERE. HIS EYES WERE ALL SKINNY, YOU COULDN'T SEE THEM, AND THE LEFT JAB WAS
HITTING, NOT JUST KEEPING HIM BUT HITTING. IT WAS LIKE HITTING A SOFT PUMPKIN. IT
WAS JUST GOING SQUISH, SQUISH AND IT WAS AWFUL TO SEE AND AWFUL TO HEAR.
[:18:21:after SOT]
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At the end of round 14, with both men completely exhausted, Frazier's trainer, Eddie Futch, withdrew Joe from
the fight.
[Notes:18:33:photo]
Ali, ahead on the score-cards, had been on the verge of quitting too.
[:18:38:SOT:BERT SUGAR (English)]
THIS FIGHT, AS ALI SAID AFTERWARDS, WAS THE CLOSEST THING TO DEATH HE HAD EVER
SUFFERED.
[:18:45:after SOT]
The "Thrilla in Manila" between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier has gone down in history as the greatest
Boxing contest of all-time.
[Notes:18:56:SOT: JOE FRAZIER (English)]
I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED THE FIGHT. IT WAS A HECK OF A FIGHT. IT WAS HOT. IT WAS
TOUGH. I THOUGHT MY MAN FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT. AND I GUESS WE WILL BE MEETING
EACH OTHER SOME TIME AGAIN, I HOPE ANYWAY.
[Notes:19:16:SOT: MUHAMMAD ALI (English)]
HE'S GREATER THAN I THOUGHT HE WAS. WHEN I SAY GREAT, I MEAN HIS STYLE IS A STYLE
ONLY HE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL WITH. I THINK HE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT. IT WAS CLOSE. IN
THE LAST ROUND, IT WAS CLOSE. IT COULD'VE GONE EITHER WAY, I HEAR. AND IT WAS MY
RALLIES THAT PULLED IT OUT AND MY CONSTANT POUNDING FINALLY TOOK EFFECT, BUT
HE IS GREAT.

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