Bolivia - Perched in the cordillera of the Andes, where a major part of the population live in extreme conditions, Bolivia is an inhospitable playing field. Bolivians may have an Olympic track record as thin as a llama's shin bone, but this country is still a champion when it comes to identity, culture and unspoilt nature. Manuel takes sport as his starting point and sets off to meet Bolivians in all states and conditions. The little indigenous Cholitas, who challenge macho mentalities in the La Paz wrestling rings; the extreme swimmers who take on the icy waters of Lake Titicaca; the black faces of Potosi: miners and footballers in the darkness of their world of labour and finally, a group of hotheads who dream of paragliding over the Uyuni salt flats. (From France & Bolivia, in French) (Documentary) G
Planet Sport was broadcast on SBS 2 at Saturday 11 June 2016, 05:40. This episode was initially placed on Saturday 26 April 2014.