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10:00 pm
Underdog Plaza
If every sport has a narrative, then boxing is a tale of redemption. With each brain-jarring blow and fancy footwork come money and a chance at a better life. UNDERDOG PLAZA shows the raw side of boxing with the Haitian immigrant Dierry "Dougy-Style" Jean at its center -- an orphan with a turbulent past who uses boxing as his ticket out of poverty. D
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10:53 pm
Meet Paul Schulte - and We Shoot 3-Pointers, Too
"Medal Quest"
Paul Schulte, co-captain of the men's wheelchair basketball team, answers the questions everyone asks about his sport. "Blowing past someone on the baseline," "drop steps," "picks" -- the moves and strategies are the same for wheelchair basketball players. "And we shoot 3-pointers, too!" Schulte talks about getting "his" shot to click, and about Paralympians who "push themselves to the limits. D
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10:55 pm
Meet Greta Neimanas - Training Is A Full Time Job
"Medal Quest"
Paralympic cyclist Greta Neimanas takes us through her "full time job" -- the tough training for the Games. It's a roller-coaster of ups and downs, with days that are "grueling" and some that are "effortless.". D
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11:00 pm
AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange
"The Fighting Spirit"
Grounded in a long cultural tradition of wrestling that, over the years, developed into boxing, the tiny fishing village of Bukom trains young people to fight - and win. Bukom has produced up to five percent of the world's champion and Olympic medal boxers. "The Fighting Spirit" tells the story of three fighters from Bukom - two men and a woman - as they battle their way to the glittering rings of Europe and the United States to compete for the biggest prizes in the business.G
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