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31 episodes

The toughest marathon you’ve never heard of | Legacy Spotlight
04/03/2026 | 13 mins.
This is the story of The Barkley: one of the most brutal endurance races you’ve probably never heard of. And what it reveals about our relentless hunger for pushing our bodies to the limit.

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How ping pong transformed US-China relations in the 1970s | Legacy Spotlight
18/02/2026 | 10 mins.
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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The rugby star chasing an even more brutal sport | Legacy Spotlight
04/02/2026 | 12 mins.
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?

If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share. This is Legacy: Spotlight, where we tell sports stories that matter. New episodes every fortnight.

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The only Winter Olympic sport women can’t compete in | Legacy Spotlight
21/01/2026 | 13 mins.
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.

If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share. This is Legacy: Spotlight, where we tell sports stories that matter. New episodes every fortnight.

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Introducing Legacy Spotlight
20/01/2026 | 2 mins.
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.

Follow us on YouTube for every story in video and get us on Instagram and TikTok for even more Legacy stories.

Got a story you think we need to tell? DM us on Instagram or email [email protected].
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About Legacy: Sports Stories

From Stak, this is Legacy. We tell powerful, human stories rooted in sport - stories about identity, culture, politics, resilience, and the moments that change everything.Legacy: SpotlightOur new series brings you one incredible sports story every two weeks - told in under 15 minutes. The Legacy Podcast: Our award-winning long-form documentary series dives deeper into some of the most compelling stories in sport:Season 1: Inside the Qatar World Cup: An investigation into the power, politics, and human cost behind the most controversial World Cup in history.Season 2: The English Disease: A revealing exploration of football hooliganism in modern Britain, and what it says about identity, violence, and belonging.Season 3: Dancing With Shadows: A ground-breaking investigation into the complex legacy behind one of the world’s most prestigious ballet institutions.Season 4: Defiant: The powerful story of amputee boxing and one man’s fight for survival, purpose, and redemption. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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