Synopsis
Winners and almost winners tell you how they played each week as we gather in the VOA Game Room. We share the fun, record achievements and look ahead to the big sports events always around the corner. Our season never ends in the VOA Game Room!
Episodes
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VOA Game Room - Golf and ice hockey are gaining attention in China
04/05/2017 Duration: 05minGolf in Beijing takes a surprising twist on the final day of the Volvo China Open. The NHL playoffs are closing in on the Stanley Cup Finals as China tries to heat up interest on the ice.
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VOA Game Room - An epic tennis comeback, a Chinese golf hopeful, playoffs, and Super Bowl champs
27/04/2017 Duration: 05minAnother tennis great makes a great comeback. A Chinese golfer hopes to win on home soil, again. The NHL and NBA playoffs are getting past opening rounds. A Super Bowl championship team returns to the White House.
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VOA Game Room - 50 Boston Marathon finishes, a first-time PGA Tour winner, a late Olympic medal
20/04/2017 Duration: 07minElite Kenyan runners sweep the top spots at the Boston Marathon, but cannot match the effort of a 67-year-old competitor. A teenager who followed his father at a PGA Tour event grows up and wins it 13 years later. An Olympian finally gets his medal nine years later.
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VOA Game Room - a big Masters win
13/04/2017 Duration: 04minA first-time major winner has been a golf fan favorite for years. Three countries are proposing to host a future World Cup together.
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06/04/2017 Duration: 06minA tennis veteran completes a huge comeback. An elusive national college basketball championship is finally won. Basketball inspires Somali youth in Minnesota.
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30/03/2017 Duration: 05minWomen are fighting their way to sports excellence and social equality - from Wushu, or Kung Fu, in Afghanistan to boxing in South Africa.
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23/03/2017 Duration: 06minPerhaps the greatest tennis player ever rises toward the top again. French women kick their way to victory. We meet the world's oldest female bodybuilder to learn her secrets for fitness and longevity.
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16/03/2017 Duration: 08minMush! A uniquely American event slides to an exciting, record-breaking conclusion. A two-time Iditarod musher takes us deep into the Alaska wilderness to learn more about the famous and grueling sled dog race.
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09/03/2017 Duration: 06minA race up a volcano and back heats up the pace for some well-known runners in Cameroon. Girls' rugby gains momentum in Nigeria where the playing field sometimes clashes with values at home.
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02/03/2017 Duration: 07minCameroon basks in the glory of its upset victory at the Africa Cup of Nations. But the coveted football trophy tour has been anything but exciting. China meanwhile has never experienced winning a major football title, and is now investing heavily in grassroots soccer.
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23/02/2017 Duration: 06minSoccer, or football for the rest of the world, can be both a dangerous sport and one that is a gateway to a better life. Hear both sides of the story on this week's Game Room.
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16/02/2017 Duration: 03minIn less than one year, South Korea will host the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Will North Korea take part and send its athletes to the "dreaded" South, and host Gangwon province still divided since the Korean War?
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12/01/2017 Duration: 08minClemson beat undefeated Alabama to win college football's national championship. FIFA expands the World Cup tournament. Lionel Messi's statue is vandalized. Most football players find salaries very low and working conditions poor.
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05/01/2017 Duration: 05minThe New Saints are the new record holders for consecutive soccer wins. Serena Williams is back on the court and looking for more Grand Slam wins. A Super Bowl winning coach steps down. Pakistanis are hitting the gym in 2017 to get fit.
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29/12/2016 Duration: 07minWith one week remaining in the regular season, the National Football League playoffs are taking shape. Tennis star Petra Kvitova recovers from a knife attack while Czech compatriot Jaromir Jagr achieves NHL glory. 2016 gave us some funny golf highlights.
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22/12/2016 Duration: 05min2016 was filled with championship sports you may never have heard of! This week's Game Room samples some of the strangest events from around the world - you'll be ready to look for them next year, or maybe compete yourself!
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15/12/2016 Duration: 07minLamar Jackson becomes the youngest winner of college football's Heisman Trophy. In Hong Kong, Australian Sam Brazel is a first time golf winner. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter loses his appeal of a six-year ban from the sport. Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter of all time, shows you his life in a new film.
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08/12/2016 Duration: 08minTiger Woods returns to competitive golf after 15 months while the new European Tour season opens in South Africa. Brazilians mourn the loss of a local football club. Tom Brady becomes the winningest NFL quarterback. American football becomes popular in Egypt.
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01/12/2016 Duration: 07minDenmark finishes ahead of many strong teams at the World Cup of Golf. It took five tries in the Davis Cup tennis finals for Argentina to finally prevail. NBA legends are honored at the White House. Australian rugby stars try to compete in U.S. professional football.
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24/11/2016 Duration: 06minNFL fans in Mexico get to attend their first game in over a decade. The top two men's tennis players clash in a great finish to an exciting season. Euro golf wraps up in Dubai. NBA great Scottie Pippen looks to the international players in the league. How far can you ride a bicycle with a football on your head?