Strong Enough (2022)

En 1943, mientras los hombres estaban en la guerra, el béisbol estuvo a punto de desaparecer. Se formó entonces una liga femenina que intentaba captar la atención del público. Dottie y Mae formaban parte de uno de esos equipos femeninos que debían demostrar que eran capaces de competir y luchar como hombres. Lo peor era que tenían que soportar a Jimmy, un sarcástico y alcohólico entrenador.

Crónica de la rivalidad existente entre el extenista profesional, de 55 años, Bobby Riggs, y su oponente de 29 años de edad, la carismática tenista Billie Jean King, quienes se enfrentaron en un partido legendario en 1973. Entonces se quería conocer si una tenista profesional podía realmente vencer a un hombre (aunque éste ya se hubiese retirado de las pistas). El evento atrajo a más de 50 millones de estadounidenses y que se publicitó como 'La batalla de sexos'.

Basada en su libro, esta película de estreno mundial sigue a Simone Biles a través de los sacrificios y el arduo trabajo que la llevaron a ganar 19 medallas olímpicas y mundiales.

In 2017, the fittest athletes on Earth took on the unknown and unknowable during four of the most intense days of competition in CrossFit Games history. "The Redeemed and the Dominant: Fittest on Earth" captures all the drama as the top athletes resembling chiseled Grecian gods descend on Madison, Wisconsin, to face a series of trials. Hercules faced 12; they take on 13. Emotions run high as a throng of Australian athletes rise to the top. By the end of the competition, some learn tough lessons - that all that glitters isn't gold, or even bronze - and some learn that they're even stronger than they realized. The best among them enter the pantheon of the CrossFit giants and earn the right to call themselves the "Fittest on Earth"

Rich Froning Jr entered the 2014 CrossFit Games competition with three consecutive victories, a feat that no other athlete had accomplished. After finding CrossFit in 2009, Froning began a history-making career, finishing second at the CrossFit Games in 2010 and dominating the competition for the next four years. His four titles, five trips to the podium, 16 event wins, 35 top-five event finishes and 45 top-10 event finishes are all records, and he's revered in the community. Froning's athletic prowess has been under the microscope for five years, but there's much more to the man from Tennessee than snatches and pull-ups. In this in-depth documentary by Heber Cannon, take a look into the life and childhood of the fittest man in history, follow his quest to a fourth straight CrossFit Games championship, and see him as a son, a husband, and a new father.

En 2019, los atletas más en forma en la tierra se enfrentaron a lo desconocido e incognoscible durante cuatro días intensos de competencia en los CrossFit Games. "The Fittest" captura todo el drama mientras los atletas cincelados descienden en Madison, Wisconsin, para enfrentar una serie de pruebas. Además de los desafíos físicos, este año el deporte creció de 40 hombres y mujeres, a más de 100 de cada uno. Pero con este nuevo formato llegaron cortes de campo, por lo que para la mitad final del fin de semana, solo 10 hombres y 10 mujeres se mueven para determinar quién es el más apto. Los mejores entre ellos ingresan al panteón de los gigantes de CrossFit y se ganan el derecho de llamarse a sí mismos "los más aptos en la Tierra".

Berlín 36 es una película alemana de 2009 que cuenta el destino de la atleta judía Gretel Bergmann en los Juegos Olímpicos de verano de 1936. Fue reemplazada por el régimen nazi por un atleta que más tarde se descubrió que era un hombre. La película se basa en una historia real y se estrenó en Alemania el 10 de septiembre de 2009.

The 2016 Reebok CrossFit Games were a grueling five-day, 15-event test to find the fittest man and woman on Earth. "Fittest on Earth: A Decade of Fitness" follows the dramatic story of the top athletes who qualified and competed and offers an inside look at what it takes to be among the world's elite athletes, both in training and on the competition floor. The CrossFit Games challenge competitors to perform intense physical tasks, but the hardest part is sometimes mental. Athletes often learn the details of the events only minutes before they begin, and everyone handles the pressure differently. Which of these fierce competitors will rise to the top and earn the title of Fittest on Earth?

The fittest athletes on Earth take on the CrossFit Games, the ultimate test of fitness to prove that they are the fittest on Earth.

In this in-depth look at the top level of CrossFit competition, we catch up with 2014’s top-seeded competitors Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Rich Froning, Jason Khalipa, Josh Bridges, Sam Briggs, Lindsey Valenzuela and more. Watch as we get inside the minds of the athletes who achieve their dreams of making it to the Games and find out what makes them tick. What are they thinking before 3-2-1 … go? Who are they watching? What are their expectations? At the end of the weekend, three women and three men occupy the coveted Games podium and while some are already thinking about 2015, others are taking in every second of what may be their last time on the floor of the CrossFit Games.

Donna y su amiga Karen pasan una divertida noche en un partido de Rollerball. Después de toda esa emoción, Karen encuentra su trabajo muy aburrido, por lo que deliberadamente estropea una de las máquinas y pierde su trabajo para intentar el dedicarse al Rollerball. La contratan como miembro de los Avengers y allí consigue destacar y llegar a ser una delicia para los fans. Progresivamente su comportamiento hace que cada vez tenga más enemigos y Stern decide fichar una chica joven, Beverly, para sustituirla. La lucha entre ambas chicas ha empezado.

When Sarah has a chance to go to a first class university and to join its premiere athletic club, her suburban mother is fearful of the change and refuses to help financially. But Sarah's roommate knows that they will get a grant if they marry. Sarah agrees but only to discover that her true heart lies elsewhere. Sarah prefers to run.

Ubicado en la puerta del Círculo Ártico, el país de Islandia conoce de manera única la relación entre la fuerza y la supervivencia. Durante cientos de años, hombres y mujeres fueron desafiados a superar el clima severo y las noches interminables de invierno desarrollando su propia fortaleza física y mental, transmitida desde la época de los vikingos y representada icónicamente por el levantamiento de piedras pesadas. Hoy en día, en una isla con una población de poco más de 300,000, un número desproporcionado de los atletas de mayor fortaleza del mundo aún consideran a Islandia su hogar. La película cuenta con algunas de las estrellas modernas de la fortaleza de Islandia, como Magnus Ver Magnuson, Hafthor Bjornsson y Annie Thorisdottir. Pero también arroja luz sobre las raíces tempranas de la cultura de la fuerza en la región, desde las tradiciones de los vikingos y las sagas hasta las vidas de los agricultores y pescadores.

The Fall tells the remarkable story of a South African barefoot runner, an American track-and-field prodigy, and the events behind one of the most memorable moments in sporting history – the 1984 LA Olympics. The film charts two journeys, from rural South Africa under apartheid and the rolling hills of Southern California, to the starting line of the women’s 3,000 metres. It uncovers a tale of betrayal and exploitation, of the blurred lines between politics, media and sport, and of the dedication and sacrifice required to compete at the highest level. It’s a story that split governments and divided nations, but at its heart is a tale of two young women who, despite the turmoil in their lives, just wanted to run.

As a result of a terrible car accident, young Ukrainian athlete Oksana Boturchuk suffers several serious injuries, almost losing her eyesight. However, after long rehabilitation and a returning to incredible training, she is able to conquer a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Beijing.

In post-revolution Libya, a group of women are brought together by one dream: to play football for their nation. But as the country descends into civil war and the utopian hopes of the “Arab Spring” begin to fade, can they realise their dream? And is there even a country left to play for? Freedom Fields is a film about hope and sacrifice in a land where dreams seem a luxury. Through the eyes of these accidental activists we see the reality of a country in transition, where the personal stories of love, struggle and aspirations collide with History.

A women's track team is preparing for a big meet against a rival college, but the coach is having trouble getting her team ready. Norma, the team's star, is more interested in slipping out to meet her boyfriend than she is with getting ready for the meet, so Norma and the coach engage in a clash of wills.

The story takes the battle of the sexes into the hockey arena, as Paula Taymore - who almost once made the Olympic team - finds herself drawn into a challenge match against an irritating local men's squad. Fresh from a painful divorce, and doubting herself, Paula must make a winner out of an explosive, irreverent crew of women hockey players who flock to her town, Red Deer Alberta, to assemble the team.

Just before the 2018 CrossFit Games, a new direction was handed down from the leadership team, instigating an overhaul of the sport. Big changes were on the horizon for 2019, and the focus now turned to making the 2018 Games the best yet.

After suffering a cerebral hemorrhage during a match, a boxer fights against all odds to make her return to the ring.