How did China and the US mend their relationship in the 1970s through... ping pong? This is the story of how two players changed the course of history.

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Niccolò Cannone is known to rugby fans as one of Italy’s most physical and dependable forwards. But why does he dream of playing in one of the world's most brutal sports once he's retired?

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Women have been competing in Nordic combined at the World Cup and World Championship level, but the Olympics? Still off-limits.This is the story of Annika Malacinski, one of the world’s top women in Nordic combined and a leading voice fighting for Olympic inclusion.

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Welcome to Legacy Spotlight, the new series from Stak, where every two weeks we tell you a sports story in under 15 minutes. Stories that go beyond scores, stats, and trophies. Stories that go to the heart of why we all love sport. Stories that remind us why we care. Sports stories that matter.

Subscribe and follow along now, and if you’re new here, be sure to check out our longer-form documentaries in Seasons 1–4 of Legacy for even more unforgettable stories.

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Eric Morante is abruptly pulled from The Golden Gloves - without warning. And no one will tell him why.

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Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant. The fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.

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 Eric Morante prepares for a fight that could change everything: not just for himself, but for amputee boxers everywhere.

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Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant. The fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.

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What was a grassroots movement teaching amputees how to fight is now a nationwide movement. And as a result, Eric Morante has set himself a new mission. 

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Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant. The fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.

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Eric Morante had lost his leg, his purpose, and entered some of the darkest years of his life. But then, his childhood passion offers a lifeline.

Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant. The fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.

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Eric Morante was 21 years old, a fiercely loyal squad leader already on his third tour in Iraq, when a sequence of events would turn his whole world upside down…

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Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant. The fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.

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11th of September, 2001. The day of America’s worst terrorist attack. And the moment a young kid makes a decision that will change his life forever.

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Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant. The fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.

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Eric Morante was a boy torn between boxing and the marines when – on September 11th, 2001 – the decision became clear. Defiant traces Eric's journey to the US Marines, moving through deserts, disasters, and one life-changing day where a whole new struggle began.

It asks us to consider what can be achieved when sport is seen as therapy, when we strive to push past the limits we place on ourselves, and when community is valued above all else.

Defiant is not just a podcast about boxing – it’s about what it means to lose everything and still choose to fight.

Episode One drops Monday, 10th November. Subscribe now.

Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant, the fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.

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