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Hi, my name is Jack. I am a massive sports fan, but if I had to pick a favourite, I would probably say Rugby Union. My favourite underdog story is the 1988 Jamaican Bobsleigh Team story, as I grew up on the film Cool Runnings.<\/p>\n

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Hi I’m Thomas, I’m 21 years old. I love watching and playing sports, my favourite sport is darts. Everybody loves an underdog story, my favourite underdog story is when Michael Bisping won the UFC championship with one eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi, I’m Dylan. I’m 21 years old and my\u00a0favourite sport is football. Underdog stories are the best element of sport. My personal\u00a0favourite is Leicester City defying the odds to win the Premier League.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hi, I’m Jack. I’m 20 years old and my favourite sport is darts. If i had to pick my favourite underdog story it would be Rob Cross winning the 2018 World Championship<\/p>\n

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Hi, I\u2019m Benj. I\u2019m 21 years old and my favourite sport is football. My personal favourite underdog story is Aston Villa\u2019s European Cup win in 1982<\/span><\/p>\n

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