Anything but Footy https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/anything-but-footy/ en Anything but Footy The unashamedly biased Olympic & Paralympic sport podcast! "A relaxed, affable show. The hosts display wide-ranging knowledge" : The New York Times essential top six podcasts to follow for Olympics [25/07/2021] . https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9eb635b8-c7ec-11ed-a39e-77a13269a64f/image/1658672938216-8ab6b69bf5198b247cca91033b0ead78.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Anything but Footy https://podcast.sport-social.co.uk/podcast/anything-but-footy/ no episodic The unashamedly biased Olympic & Paralympic sport podcast! Anything but Footy The unashamedly biased Olympic & Paralympic sport podcast! "A relaxed, affable show. The hosts display wide-ranging knowledge" : The New York Times essential top six podcasts to follow for Olympics [25/07/2021] . The unashamedly biased Olympic & Paralympic sport podcast! "A relaxed, affable show. The hosts display wide-ranging knowledge" : The New York Times essential top six podcasts to follow for Olympics [25/07/2021]

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]]> Anything but Footy anythingbutfooty@gmail.com Great British Bosses - Andrew Smith "The biggest and most exciting marathon yet - the atmosphere across Greater Manchester was truly electric from start to finish". We're joined by ASO UK CEO Andrew Smith to talk all things Manchester Marathon after a record breaking weekend. We discuss plans for a two day London Marathon "you dont want Christmas everyday!" and could the World Marathon Champs help the North West's Olympic bid!? Quite possibly! And if you can be there next year on Sunday April 18 2027 found out more www.manchestermarathon.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:18:00 -0000 full 9 10 Anything but Footy CEO of ASO UK organisers of the Adidas Manchester Marathon "The biggest and most exciting marathon yet - the atmosphere across Greater Manchester was truly electric from start to finish". We're joined by ASO UK CEO Andrew Smith to talk all things Manchester Marathon after a record breaking weekend. We discuss plans for a two day London Marathon "you dont want Christmas everyday!" and could the World Marathon Champs help the North West's Olympic bid!? Quite possibly! And if you can be there next year on Sunday April 18 2027 found out more www.manchestermarathon.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "The biggest and most exciting marathon yet - the atmosphere across Greater Manchester was truly electric from start to finish".

We're joined by ASO UK CEO Andrew Smith to talk all things Manchester Marathon after a record breaking weekend. We discuss plans for a two day London Marathon "you dont want Christmas everyday!" and could the World Marathon Champs help the North West's Olympic bid!? Quite possibly!

And if you can be there next year on Sunday April 18 2027 found out more www.manchestermarathon.co.uk

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]]> 1497 no #204 Birmingham 2026 Tickets & Winter Olympics catch up 100 days to go - we're into the HOME STRAIGHT - and so could you be! More tickets are going on sale next TUESDAY (Apr 21) for the first ever European Athletics Championships in the UK, on the home straight, the final 100m at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. We hear from European champions Darren Campbell and Ashleigh Nelson. We also talk relays with Darren as he's in charge for UK Athletics, and Winter Olympics with Ashleigh - she's heading back to the bob! PLUS News from the Games with canoe slalom, marathon, swimming LA 28 legacy and a retirement round up from Jamie, Beth, Luke and Axel Brown! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:31:00 -0000 Birmingham 2026 Tickets & Winter Olympics catch up full 9 9 Anything but Footy Olympic gold medalist Darren Campbell and summer & winter Games star Ashleigh Nelson talk all things European Athletics Championships 100 days to go - we're into the HOME STRAIGHT - and so could you be! More tickets are going on sale next TUESDAY (Apr 21) for the first ever European Athletics Championships in the UK, on the home straight, the final 100m at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. We hear from European champions Darren Campbell and Ashleigh Nelson. We also talk relays with Darren as he's in charge for UK Athletics, and Winter Olympics with Ashleigh - she's heading back to the bob! PLUS News from the Games with canoe slalom, marathon, swimming LA 28 legacy and a retirement round up from Jamie, Beth, Luke and Axel Brown! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 100 days to go - we're into the HOME STRAIGHT - and so could you be!

More tickets are going on sale next TUESDAY (Apr 21) for the first ever European Athletics Championships in the UK, on the home straight, the final 100m at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham. We hear from European champions Darren Campbell and Ashleigh Nelson.

We also talk relays with Darren as he's in charge for UK Athletics, and Winter Olympics with Ashleigh - she's heading back to the bob!

PLUS News from the Games with canoe slalom, marathon, swimming LA 28 legacy and a retirement round up from Jamie, Beth, Luke and Axel Brown!

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]]> 2853 no #203 LA Ticket KO & Commonwealth Games Did you get your 2028 Olympic ticket slot? Or get snubbed like John? Are we still looking ahead to LA? We're still gearing up for Glasgow 2026 and 9 time Commonwealth Games medalist Nile Wilson joins us on the pod to talks all things Commies & and return of Max Whitlock to gymnastics! There's our News from the Games too after a big weekend for Michael in the Boat Race - no he wasn't rowing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:04:00 -0000 full 9 8 Anything but Footy We're joined by Olympic and 9 time Commonwealth Games medalist Nile Wilson Did you get your 2028 Olympic ticket slot? Or get snubbed like John? Are we still looking ahead to LA? We're still gearing up for Glasgow 2026 and 9 time Commonwealth Games medalist Nile Wilson joins us on the pod to talks all things Commies & and return of Max Whitlock to gymnastics! There's our News from the Games too after a big weekend for Michael in the Boat Race - no he wasn't rowing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Did you get your 2028 Olympic ticket slot? Or get snubbed like John? Are we still looking ahead to LA?

We're still gearing up for Glasgow 2026 and 9 time Commonwealth Games medalist Nile Wilson joins us on the pod to talks all things Commies & and return of Max Whitlock to gymnastics!

There's our News from the Games too after a big weekend for Michael in the Boat Race - no he wasn't rowing!

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]]> 2137 no Great British Bosses - Matt Richards Never under estimate a double Olympic and world champion! Impressive in his swimming now setting the standard to help his fellow Olympics and Paralympic athletes! Still only 23, Matt Richards is using personal experience and entrepreneurialism to solve a gap in the market for athletes and brands with a brand new platform. Sponza is now live with over 5,000 athletes and brands signed up! Hear all about his, his frustration at the coverage of his sport post Olympics, the ridiculous Enhanced Games, unfinished business at the Commonwealths and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:00:00 -0000 full 9 7 Anything but Footy Double Olympic champion now founder of Sponza Never under estimate a double Olympic and world champion! Impressive in his swimming now setting the standard to help his fellow Olympics and Paralympic athletes! Still only 23, Matt Richards is using personal experience and entrepreneurialism to solve a gap in the market for athletes and brands with a brand new platform. Sponza is now live with over 5,000 athletes and brands signed up! Hear all about his, his frustration at the coverage of his sport post Olympics, the ridiculous Enhanced Games, unfinished business at the Commonwealths and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Never under estimate a double Olympic and world champion! Impressive in his swimming now setting the standard to help his fellow Olympics and Paralympic athletes!

Still only 23, Matt Richards is using personal experience and entrepreneurialism to solve a gap in the market for athletes and brands with a brand new platform. Sponza is now live with over 5,000 athletes and brands signed up!

Hear all about his, his frustration at the coverage of his sport post Olympics, the ridiculous Enhanced Games, unfinished business at the Commonwealths and much more!


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]]> 1969 no Great British Bosses - Siobhan Cassidy Sport in the Spring doesn't get any bigger than the Boat Races on the River Thames in London. For nearly 200 years, Cambridge and Oxford Universities have been taking to the Tideway for a varsity challenge now dubbed the greatest rivalry in Rowing! The men and women's races take place this Easter Saturday and Michael will be commentating for Times Radio who are broadcasting the race officially live for the first time ever! So a busy week for Boat Race Company Chair Siobhan Cassidy who joined us to talk all about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:00:00 -0000 full 9 4 Anything but Footy The Chair of the Boat Race Company ahead of the annual Thames races Sport in the Spring doesn't get any bigger than the Boat Races on the River Thames in London. For nearly 200 years, Cambridge and Oxford Universities have been taking to the Tideway for a varsity challenge now dubbed the greatest rivalry in Rowing! The men and women's races take place this Easter Saturday and Michael will be commentating for Times Radio who are broadcasting the race officially live for the first time ever! So a busy week for Boat Race Company Chair Siobhan Cassidy who joined us to talk all about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sport in the Spring doesn't get any bigger than the Boat Races on the River Thames in London.

For nearly 200 years, Cambridge and Oxford Universities have been taking to the Tideway for a varsity challenge now dubbed the greatest rivalry in Rowing!

The men and women's races take place this Easter Saturday and Michael will be commentating for Times Radio who are broadcasting the race officially live for the first time ever!

So a busy week for Boat Race Company Chair Siobhan Cassidy who joined us to talk all about it!

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]]> 1680 no Glasgow 2026 4 Months To Go! With four months to go, Glasgow is preparing to stage the biggest Para event in the history of Commonwealth Games this summer! Hundreds of athletes across multiple sports in the middle of the spectacular sporting summer on the banks of the Clyde. In this special episode of the podcast we hear from Paralympic gold medalist and Glasgow 2026 ambassador Sammi Kinghorn on why she's gutted at missing out. And keep listening to hear which of the new British World Indoor Athletics Champions will be there too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0000 full 9 5 Anything but Footy Paralympic champion Sammi Kinghorn and world champion Molly Caudery joins us to look ahead to the Commonwealth Games With four months to go, Glasgow is preparing to stage the biggest Para event in the history of Commonwealth Games this summer! Hundreds of athletes across multiple sports in the middle of the spectacular sporting summer on the banks of the Clyde. In this special episode of the podcast we hear from Paralympic gold medalist and Glasgow 2026 ambassador Sammi Kinghorn on why she's gutted at missing out. And keep listening to hear which of the new British World Indoor Athletics Champions will be there too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices With four months to go, Glasgow is preparing to stage the biggest Para event in the history of Commonwealth Games this summer!

Hundreds of athletes across multiple sports in the middle of the spectacular sporting summer on the banks of the Clyde. In this special episode of the podcast we hear from Paralympic gold medalist and Glasgow 2026 ambassador Sammi Kinghorn on why she's gutted at missing out.

And keep listening to hear which of the new British World Indoor Athletics Champions will be there too!

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]]> 1494 no #202 World Indoor Championships Golden Wonders! We always said this was a stacked team for British Athletics! And if it hadn't been for the two relay wins for USA in the last two events, Great Britain would've topped the medal table with 4 golds! Middle distance king Josh Kerr and then the golden girls of Georgia Hunter Bell, Molly Caudery and Keely Hodgkinson on a Super Sunday! We hear from them, record breaking Scott Lincoln PLUS Wimbledon and the British Gymnastics Champs in News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:03:00 -0000 World Indoor Championships Golden Great Britain! full 9 4 Anything but Footy Middle distance King Josh Kerr and Golden Georgia Hunter Bell! PLUS record breaking Scott Lincoln! We always said this was a stacked team for British Athletics! And if it hadn't been for the two relay wins for USA in the last two events, Great Britain would've topped the medal table with 4 golds! Middle distance king Josh Kerr and then the golden girls of Georgia Hunter Bell, Molly Caudery and Keely Hodgkinson on a Super Sunday! We hear from them, record breaking Scott Lincoln PLUS Wimbledon and the British Gymnastics Champs in News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We always said this was a stacked team for British Athletics! And if it hadn't been for the two relay wins for USA in the last two events, Great Britain would've topped the medal table with 4 golds!

Middle distance king Josh Kerr and then the golden girls of Georgia Hunter Bell, Molly Caudery and Keely Hodgkinson on a Super Sunday!

We hear from them, record breaking Scott Lincoln PLUS Wimbledon and the British Gymnastics Champs in News from the Games!

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]]> 2656 no #201 World Indoor Athletics Championships Two Two time Olympic medalist and 1500m world champion Josh Kerr joins us on the second of these episodes looking at the World Indoors in Poland this weekend! He wants to win the 3000m title again like he did in Glasgow in 2024 - and also confirms to us he'll be back in Scotland for the Commonwealth Games this summer! Yemi Mary John is also one to watch - the British 400m champion beating the British world indoor champion from last year Amber Anning in the trials! We've also our News from the Games - we're gearing up for Glasgow and looking ahead to LA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:25:00 -0000 World Indoor Athletics Championships Two full 9 3 Anything but Footy British athletes Josh Kerr and Yemi Mary John join us ahead of competition in Poland Two time Olympic medalist and 1500m world champion Josh Kerr joins us on the second of these episodes looking at the World Indoors in Poland this weekend! He wants to win the 3000m title again like he did in Glasgow in 2024 - and also confirms to us he'll be back in Scotland for the Commonwealth Games this summer! Yemi Mary John is also one to watch - the British 400m champion beating the British world indoor champion from last year Amber Anning in the trials! We've also our News from the Games - we're gearing up for Glasgow and looking ahead to LA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Two time Olympic medalist and 1500m world champion Josh Kerr joins us on the second of these episodes looking at the World Indoors in Poland this weekend!

He wants to win the 3000m title again like he did in Glasgow in 2024 - and also confirms to us he'll be back in Scotland for the Commonwealth Games this summer!

Yemi Mary John is also one to watch - the British 400m champion beating the British world indoor champion from last year Amber Anning in the trials!

We've also our News from the Games - we're gearing up for Glasgow and looking ahead to LA!


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]]> 1821 no #200 World Indoor Athletics Championships British world champion Jeremiah Azu defends his 60m title at the Indoor Athletics Championships this weekend. Fellow sprint star and world outdoor silver medalist Amy Hunt is looking for a big start to a season again ahead of the Europeans, Commonwealths and Ultimate Championships. We hear from them both in the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - springing into summer and looking ahead to LA - and we've the winter sport round up too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:41:00 -0000 World Indoor Athletics Championships full 9 2 Anything but Footy British sprinter stars Amy Hunt and Jeremiah Azu ahead of weekend in Poland British world champion Jeremiah Azu defends his 60m title at the Indoor Athletics Championships this weekend. Fellow sprint star and world outdoor silver medalist Amy Hunt is looking for a big start to a season again ahead of the Europeans, Commonwealths and Ultimate Championships. We hear from them both in the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - springing into summer and looking ahead to LA - and we've the winter sport round up too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices British world champion Jeremiah Azu defends his 60m title at the Indoor Athletics Championships this weekend.

Fellow sprint star and world outdoor silver medalist Amy Hunt is looking for a big start to a season again ahead of the Europeans, Commonwealths and Ultimate Championships.

We hear from them both in the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - springing into summer and looking ahead to LA - and we've the winter sport round up too!

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]]> 1949 no Great British Bosses - Duncan Goodhew He's probably the most famous British swimmer of all time - and all thanks to one of Britain's best ever boxers Henry Cooper apparently! Duncan Goodhew Olympic champion and president of Swimathon that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary this week. You can still get involved check out swimathon.org to take part And as the winter Games comes to an end and we switch to summer Olympic sports - find out all about Duncan's competitive bobsleigh career!! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0000 full 9 1 Anything but Footy The Olympic champion and President of Swimathon He's probably the most famous British swimmer of all time - and all thanks to one of Britain's best ever boxers Henry Cooper apparently! Duncan Goodhew Olympic champion and president of Swimathon that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary this week. You can still get involved check out swimathon.org to take part And as the winter Games comes to an end and we switch to summer Olympic sports - find out all about Duncan's competitive bobsleigh career!! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices He's probably the most famous British swimmer of all time - and all thanks to one of Britain's best ever boxers Henry Cooper apparently! Duncan Goodhew Olympic champion and president of Swimathon that's celebrating it's 40th anniversary this week.

You can still get involved check out swimathon.org to take part

And as the winter Games comes to an end and we switch to summer Olympic sports - find out all about Duncan's competitive bobsleigh career!!

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK!

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]]> 2203 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 14 Day Eight Day Eight - not Great for Britain and NI. We review the Winter Paralympics from a GB perspective with Dr Kate Baker the Performance Director of UK Sport. They warned us it wouldn't be Beijing or 2018 or even 2014 but did they expect this? We also round up the News from the Games as the Italians have their best ever Games and so do the Aigners from Austria! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:47:00 -0000 full 8 47 Anything but Footy Dr Kate Baker from UK Sport reviews the Games for Great Britain & NI Day Eight - not Great for Britain and NI. We review the Winter Paralympics from a GB perspective with Dr Kate Baker the Performance Director of UK Sport. They warned us it wouldn't be Beijing or 2018 or even 2014 but did they expect this? We also round up the News from the Games as the Italians have their best ever Games and so do the Aigners from Austria! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Day Eight - not Great for Britain and NI.

We review the Winter Paralympics from a GB perspective with Dr Kate Baker the Performance Director of UK Sport. They warned us it wouldn't be Beijing or 2018 or even 2014 but did they expect this?

We also round up the News from the Games as the Italians have their best ever Games and so do the Aigners from Austria!

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]]> 2027 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 13 Day Seven As the original Kylie once said "Step Back In Time". It's 2010 and the Conservatives and Lib Dems had a coalition Government just months after the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. With just one medal so far in Milano Cortina, we have to look back 16 years for a worse medal return for Great Britain and NI. We look-back but also ask is there still time to change it? And GB decathlete turned snowboarder Matt Hamilton takes us on his Paralympic journey in TNT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:22:00 -0000 full 8 46 Anything but Footy We return to 2010! PLUS hear from ex decathlete now GB snowboarder Matt Hamilton As the original Kylie once said "Step Back In Time". It's 2010 and the Conservatives and Lib Dems had a coalition Government just months after the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. With just one medal so far in Milano Cortina, we have to look back 16 years for a worse medal return for Great Britain and NI. We look-back but also ask is there still time to change it? And GB decathlete turned snowboarder Matt Hamilton takes us on his Paralympic journey in TNT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As the original Kylie once said "Step Back In Time".

It's 2010 and the Conservatives and Lib Dems had a coalition Government just months after the Winter Paralympics in Vancouver. With just one medal so far in Milano Cortina, we have to look back 16 years for a worse medal return for Great Britain and NI. We look-back but also ask is there still time to change it?

And GB decathlete turned snowboarder Matt Hamilton takes us on his Paralympic journey in TNT!

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]]> 1386 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 12 Day Six A day when the first ever Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling champions were crowned - China btw - and a day when the British Curling campaign came to end in the Mixed Team too. Russia moved upto 4th in the medal table - above Ukraine. We've the very latest Milano Daily on the Winter Paralympics - and in TNT Tomorrow's News Today - Nina Sparks the first ever British female snowboarder joins us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:43:00 -0000 full 8 45 Anything but Footy News from the Games round up and Paralympics GB's Nina Sparks tells us why she's always known about the Games! A day when the first ever Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling champions were crowned - China btw - and a day when the British Curling campaign came to end in the Mixed Team too. Russia moved upto 4th in the medal table - above Ukraine. We've the very latest Milano Daily on the Winter Paralympics - and in TNT Tomorrow's News Today - Nina Sparks the first ever British female snowboarder joins us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A day when the first ever Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling champions were crowned - China btw - and a day when the British Curling campaign came to end in the Mixed Team too.

Russia moved upto 4th in the medal table - above Ukraine.

We've the very latest Milano Daily on the Winter Paralympics - and in TNT Tomorrow's News Today - Nina Sparks the first ever British female snowboarder joins us!

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]]> 1184 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 11 Day Five We knew it was coming - and so did Neil Simpson and Rob Poth! The Visually Impaired Alpine Skiing Combined silver medalists winning Paralympics GB's first medal of Milano Cortina. Hear from them both on the focus on the Slalom, the support, what's next and the freebies! We've the rest of the News from the Games and in TNT Tomorrow's News Today, we hear from the youngest member of the British team 16 year old standing skier Dom Allen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 11 Mar 2026 10:52:00 -0000 full 8 44 Anything but Footy We're joined by Paralympics GB's first medalists of the Games Neil Simpson and Rob Poth We knew it was coming - and so did Neil Simpson and Rob Poth! The Visually Impaired Alpine Skiing Combined silver medalists winning Paralympics GB's first medal of Milano Cortina. Hear from them both on the focus on the Slalom, the support, what's next and the freebies! We've the rest of the News from the Games and in TNT Tomorrow's News Today, we hear from the youngest member of the British team 16 year old standing skier Dom Allen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We knew it was coming - and so did Neil Simpson and Rob Poth!

The Visually Impaired Alpine Skiing Combined silver medalists winning Paralympics GB's first medal of Milano Cortina. Hear from them both on the focus on the Slalom, the support, what's next and the freebies!

We've the rest of the News from the Games and in TNT Tomorrow's News Today, we hear from the youngest member of the British team 16 year old standing skier Dom Allen!

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]]> 1693 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 10 Day Four 4th, 5th and 6th for Great Britain in another day of what might have been at Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics. Carry on Curling came to an unhappy ending for Team JJ - and Mixed Team seem out of sorts too. GB's Menna & Katie and Neil & Rob still have three events to go in the Alpine Skiing! Russia win their first gold since 2014 while in TNT Tomorrow's News Today we hear from another one of three British teenagers making their debut on the slopes these Games Sam Cozens! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:14:00 -0000 full 8 43 Anything but Footy Carry on Curling ends badly and we hear from Paralympics GB's latest teenage sensation Sam Cozens on his Paralympic ski debut! 4th, 5th and 6th for Great Britain in another day of what might have been at Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics. Carry on Curling came to an unhappy ending for Team JJ - and Mixed Team seem out of sorts too. GB's Menna & Katie and Neil & Rob still have three events to go in the Alpine Skiing! Russia win their first gold since 2014 while in TNT Tomorrow's News Today we hear from another one of three British teenagers making their debut on the slopes these Games Sam Cozens! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 4th, 5th and 6th for Great Britain in another day of what might have been at Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics. Carry on Curling came to an unhappy ending for Team JJ - and Mixed Team seem out of sorts too.

GB's Menna & Katie and Neil & Rob still have three events to go in the Alpine Skiing! Russia win their first gold since 2014 while in TNT Tomorrow's News Today we hear from another one of three British teenagers making their debut on the slopes these Games Sam Cozens!

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]]> 2208 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 9 Day Three Day Three could be the day it all changes for Paralympics GB! Day Two was a write off let be honest, but with Menna & Katie Neil & Andrew - the Beijing medalists from 4 years ago - in Super G action could make it a magic Monday! We could also see Team JJ qualify for the mixed doubles Curling semis! And in TNT Tomorrow's News Today one of three teenagers in the team - the brilliant Hester Poole is on the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:37:00 -0000 full 8 42 Anything but Footy Day 2 was one to forget but its a new week! And we hear from Paralympics GB's top teen Hester Poole! Day Three could be the day it all changes for Paralympics GB! Day Two was a write off let be honest, but with Menna & Katie Neil & Andrew - the Beijing medalists from 4 years ago - in Super G action could make it a magic Monday! We could also see Team JJ qualify for the mixed doubles Curling semis! And in TNT Tomorrow's News Today one of three teenagers in the team - the brilliant Hester Poole is on the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Day Three could be the day it all changes for Paralympics GB!

Day Two was a write off let be honest, but with Menna & Katie Neil & Andrew - the Beijing medalists from 4 years ago - in Super G action could make it a magic Monday!

We could also see Team JJ qualify for the mixed doubles Curling semis!

And in TNT Tomorrow's News Today one of three teenagers in the team - the brilliant Hester Poole is on the podcast!

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]]> 1886 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 8 Day Two This is the Paralympics - but it's started like the Olympics! A fourth place for Paralympics GB in the men's downhill VI - but never fear more events to coe for Neil Simpson! The Curling rolls on with wins for GB, Russia make a podium for the first time since Sochi 2014 but its Ukraine who top the early medal table! & In TNT Tomorrow's News Today GB's Fred Warburton ahead of the Super G tells us why its a home games for him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:19:00 -0000 full 8 41 Anything but Footy Paralympics starts like the Olympics for GB ad Fred Warburton tells about his home from home in Cortina! This is the Paralympics - but it's started like the Olympics! A fourth place for Paralympics GB in the men's downhill VI - but never fear more events to coe for Neil Simpson! The Curling rolls on with wins for GB, Russia make a podium for the first time since Sochi 2014 but its Ukraine who top the early medal table! & In TNT Tomorrow's News Today GB's Fred Warburton ahead of the Super G tells us why its a home games for him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is the Paralympics - but it's started like the Olympics!

A fourth place for Paralympics GB in the men's downhill VI - but never fear more events to coe for Neil Simpson!

The Curling rolls on with wins for GB, Russia make a podium for the first time since Sochi 2014 but its Ukraine who top the early medal table!

& In TNT Tomorrow's News Today GB's Fred Warburton ahead of the Super G tells us why its a home games for him!

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]]> 1505 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 7 Day One “Four years ago I said I was horrified at what was happening in the world. Unfortunately, the situation has not improved.” The apt words from International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons at the underwhelming Opening Ceremony to Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics. Boycotts, no shows, withdrawals, injuries its been quite the build up! But now the sport starts! And we've the latest in TNT Tomorrow's News Today, hearing from groundbreaking British snowboarder Davy Zyw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:18:00 -0000 full 8 40 Anything but Footy The headlines and highlights from the Opening Ceremony PLUS GB Snowboarder Davy Zyw on his ground breaking appearance at the Games “Four years ago I said I was horrified at what was happening in the world. Unfortunately, the situation has not improved.” The apt words from International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons at the underwhelming Opening Ceremony to Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics. Boycotts, no shows, withdrawals, injuries its been quite the build up! But now the sport starts! And we've the latest in TNT Tomorrow's News Today, hearing from groundbreaking British snowboarder Davy Zyw Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices “Four years ago I said I was horrified at what was happening in the world. Unfortunately, the situation has not improved.”

The apt words from International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons at the underwhelming Opening Ceremony to Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics.

Boycotts, no shows, withdrawals, injuries its been quite the build up! But now the sport starts!

And we've the latest in TNT Tomorrow's News Today, hearing from groundbreaking British snowboarder Davy Zyw

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]]> 1987 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 6 Opening Ceremony Day With all the athletes in Cortina or Milan, the Cauldrons there too, boycotts because of Russia's return and other nations like GB not going because of competition - as the curtain raiser for the biggest ever Winter Paralympics is about to happen the key question - What they doing in Verona? We've the latest News from the Games - too much sunshine - the missing Curling stones - and Paralympics GB finally get into the winning ways too! TNT Tomorrow's News Today is the Scottish & English Mixed Curling Team - we hear from them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:08:00 -0000 full 8 39 Anything but Footy What are they doing in Verona? And we hear from the Scottish & English Mixed Curling Team! With all the athletes in Cortina or Milan, the Cauldrons there too, boycotts because of Russia's return and other nations like GB not going because of competition - as the curtain raiser for the biggest ever Winter Paralympics is about to happen the key question - What they doing in Verona? We've the latest News from the Games - too much sunshine - the missing Curling stones - and Paralympics GB finally get into the winning ways too! TNT Tomorrow's News Today is the Scottish & English Mixed Curling Team - we hear from them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices With all the athletes in Cortina or Milan, the Cauldrons there too, boycotts because of Russia's return and other nations like GB not going because of competition - as the curtain raiser for the biggest ever Winter Paralympics is about to happen the key question - What they doing in Verona?

We've the latest News from the Games - too much sunshine - the missing Curling stones - and Paralympics GB finally get into the winning ways too!

TNT Tomorrow's News Today is the Scottish & English Mixed Curling Team - we hear from them!

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]]> 1705 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily March 5 The sport has started at Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics before the Opening Ceremony - and it's a brand new one! Mixed Doubles in Wheelchair Curling making it's Games debut - but not the result Great Britain were hoping for losing 10-7 to Estonia in match one! Paralympics GB's alpine skiers are also out training on the downhill slopes in Cortina - we hear from Beijing gold medalist Neil Simpson in TNT Tomorrow's News Today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:41:00 -0000 full 8 38 Anything but Footy Latest News from the Games & Para Alpine gold medal winning skier Neil Simpson joins us! The sport has started at Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics before the Opening Ceremony - and it's a brand new one! Mixed Doubles in Wheelchair Curling making it's Games debut - but not the result Great Britain were hoping for losing 10-7 to Estonia in match one! Paralympics GB's alpine skiers are also out training on the downhill slopes in Cortina - we hear from Beijing gold medalist Neil Simpson in TNT Tomorrow's News Today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The sport has started at Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics before the Opening Ceremony - and it's a brand new one!

Mixed Doubles in Wheelchair Curling making it's Games debut - but not the result Great Britain were hoping for losing 10-7 to Estonia in match one!

Paralympics GB's alpine skiers are also out training on the downhill slopes in Cortina - we hear from Beijing gold medalist Neil Simpson in TNT Tomorrow's News Today!

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]]> 1617 no Winter Paralympics Milano Daily Mar 2 Paralympics Countdown Paralympics GB won't be at the Opening Ceremony in Verona on Friday, but its not a boycott as a result of the return of the Russians - it's just all the athletes in Cortina are competing the next day! It's one of the many talking points as we cross to Cortina this episode Milano Daily and countdown to the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympics with chef de mission Phil Smith. We try and answer one your questions - could Scotland stage a Winter Games? And tomorrow's news today is BACK - with wheelchair curling mixed doubles stars Jo Butterfield & Jason Kean starting on Wednesday (Mar 4!) Milano Daily is back with updates everyday on the 2026 Winter Paralympics! (Thanks to Phil for the Agitos in Cortina 📸!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:58:00 -0000 full 8 37 Anything but Footy Paralympics GB chef Phil Smith talks Opening Ceremony, Russia, Middle East and GB medals & there's mixed curling with Jo Butterfield & Jason Kean! Paralympics GB won't be at the Opening Ceremony in Verona on Friday, but its not a boycott as a result of the return of the Russians - it's just all the athletes in Cortina are competing the next day! It's one of the many talking points as we cross to Cortina this episode Milano Daily and countdown to the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympics with chef de mission Phil Smith. We try and answer one your questions - could Scotland stage a Winter Games? And tomorrow's news today is BACK - with wheelchair curling mixed doubles stars Jo Butterfield & Jason Kean starting on Wednesday (Mar 4!) Milano Daily is back with updates everyday on the 2026 Winter Paralympics! (Thanks to Phil for the Agitos in Cortina 📸!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Paralympics GB won't be at the Opening Ceremony in Verona on Friday, but its not a boycott as a result of the return of the Russians - it's just all the athletes in Cortina are competing the next day!

It's one of the many talking points as we cross to Cortina this episode Milano Daily and countdown to the 50th anniversary of the Winter Paralympics with chef de mission Phil Smith.

We try and answer one your questions - could Scotland stage a Winter Games? And tomorrow's news today is BACK - with wheelchair curling mixed doubles stars Jo Butterfield & Jason Kean starting on Wednesday (Mar 4!)

Milano Daily is back with updates everyday on the 2026 Winter Paralympics!

(Thanks to Phil for the Agitos in Cortina 📸!)

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]]> 2880 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Team GB Homecoming The most successful British Winter Olympics Team Ever! The loudest cheer ever heard at Gatwick Airport! Team GB's record breakers are back in the UK and celebrating their magical Milano Cortina Games. We were there for radio and the podcast in the South Terminal - and in this episode we hear how time heals for ice dancers Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson and catch with skeleton star Freya Tarbit on her first ever Olympic experience. And TNT Tomorrow's News Today returns as Paralympics GB name a 25 strong team for the Winter Games story to continue on Friday March 6th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:29:00 -0000 full 8 36 Anything but Footy Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson talk about time healing and skeleton star Freya Tarbit on her first Olympics experience The most successful British Winter Olympics Team Ever! The loudest cheer ever heard at Gatwick Airport! Team GB's record breakers are back in the UK and celebrating their magical Milano Cortina Games. We were there for radio and the podcast in the South Terminal - and in this episode we hear how time heals for ice dancers Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson and catch with skeleton star Freya Tarbit on her first ever Olympic experience. And TNT Tomorrow's News Today returns as Paralympics GB name a 25 strong team for the Winter Games story to continue on Friday March 6th! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The most successful British Winter Olympics Team Ever! The loudest cheer ever heard at Gatwick Airport!

Team GB's record breakers are back in the UK and celebrating their magical Milano Cortina Games. We were there for radio and the podcast in the South Terminal - and in this episode we hear how time heals for ice dancers Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson and catch with skeleton star Freya Tarbit on her first ever Olympic experience.

And TNT Tomorrow's News Today returns as Paralympics GB name a 25 strong team for the Winter Games story to continue on Friday March 6th!

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]]> 1847 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 22 Day Sixteen The greatest Winter Olympics ever for Team GB! 3 golds, a silver in the Curling and a bronze on the final day for Zoe Atkin on halfpipe ensured, Great Britain ended Milano Cortina 2026 with 5 medals and 15th in the medal table. We hear from Bruce Mouat, Hammy MacMillan and Zoe Atkin on their wining weekend - gold medalists Matt Weston and Charlotte Bankes from last weekend will carry the Union flag at the Closing Ceremony! And after reaching their medal target of 4-8, how does UK Sport rate these Games for Team GB? Performance Director Dr Kate Baker joins us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Feb 2026 14:35:00 -0000 full 8 35 Anything but Footy GB medalist from the last weekend Bruce Mouat, Hammy MacMillan and Zoe Atkin join us, as we review the Games with UK Sport's Dr Kate Baker The greatest Winter Olympics ever for Team GB! 3 golds, a silver in the Curling and a bronze on the final day for Zoe Atkin on halfpipe ensured, Great Britain ended Milano Cortina 2026 with 5 medals and 15th in the medal table. We hear from Bruce Mouat, Hammy MacMillan and Zoe Atkin on their wining weekend - gold medalists Matt Weston and Charlotte Bankes from last weekend will carry the Union flag at the Closing Ceremony! And after reaching their medal target of 4-8, how does UK Sport rate these Games for Team GB? Performance Director Dr Kate Baker joins us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The greatest Winter Olympics ever for Team GB!

3 golds, a silver in the Curling and a bronze on the final day for Zoe Atkin on halfpipe ensured, Great Britain ended Milano Cortina 2026 with 5 medals and 15th in the medal table.

We hear from Bruce Mouat, Hammy MacMillan and Zoe Atkin on their wining weekend - gold medalists Matt Weston and Charlotte Bankes from last weekend will carry the Union flag at the Closing Ceremony!

And after reaching their medal target of 4-8, how does UK Sport rate these Games for Team GB? Performance Director Dr Kate Baker joins us

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]]> 2652 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 21 Day Fifteen The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are coming to a close, but have they show the way forward for the Games of the future? IOC president Kirsty Coventry suggests so. We're joined by Team GB's Niall Treacy to review his Olympics And in our News from the Games, the latest Bobsleigh updates, talk flying Dutchmen (and women) and the Canadians leave it late in the hockey again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:42:00 -0000 full 8 34 Anything but Footy IOC President Kirsty Coventry on the future Winter Games and Team GB's Niall Treacy looks back on his short track Olympics! The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are coming to a close, but have they show the way forward for the Games of the future? IOC president Kirsty Coventry suggests so. We're joined by Team GB's Niall Treacy to review his Olympics And in our News from the Games, the latest Bobsleigh updates, talk flying Dutchmen (and women) and the Canadians leave it late in the hockey again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are coming to a close, but have they show the way forward for the Games of the future? IOC president Kirsty Coventry suggests so.

We're joined by Team GB's Niall Treacy to review his Olympics

And in our News from the Games, the latest Bobsleigh updates, talk flying Dutchmen (and women) and the Canadians leave it late in the hockey again!

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]]> 2738 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 20 Day Fourteen Another winning weekend in store for Team GB? Saturday night's alright as the British men's Curling team go for gold in the Olympic final knowing they have guaranteed a medal. While Zoe Atkin qualified first in the Freeski Halfpipe final - that happens at the same time this weekend! During the last few days of the Olympics, we are going to lookback and reflect some of the highs and lows for Team GB during these Games - and in this episode we're joined by 5 time British pairs champion Anastasia Vaipan Law and Luke Digby. We round up the USA victories in women's Ice Hockey and Figure Skating in Milan - and in Tomorrow's News Today #TNT we hear from the very last British athlete in action in the Ski Cross - Ollie Davies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:19:00 -0000 full 8 33 Anything but Footy Another medal guaranteed for Team GB and we hear from the last British athlete to start these Games Ollie Davies in Ski Cross! Another winning weekend in store for Team GB? Saturday night's alright as the British men's Curling team go for gold in the Olympic final knowing they have guaranteed a medal. While Zoe Atkin qualified first in the Freeski Halfpipe final - that happens at the same time this weekend! During the last few days of the Olympics, we are going to lookback and reflect some of the highs and lows for Team GB during these Games - and in this episode we're joined by 5 time British pairs champion Anastasia Vaipan Law and Luke Digby. We round up the USA victories in women's Ice Hockey and Figure Skating in Milan - and in Tomorrow's News Today #TNT we hear from the very last British athlete in action in the Ski Cross - Ollie Davies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Another winning weekend in store for Team GB? Saturday night's alright as the British men's Curling team go for gold in the Olympic final knowing they have guaranteed a medal. While Zoe Atkin qualified first in the Freeski Halfpipe final - that happens at the same time this weekend!

During the last few days of the Olympics, we are going to lookback and reflect some of the highs and lows for Team GB during these Games - and in this episode we're joined by 5 time British pairs champion Anastasia Vaipan Law and Luke Digby.

We round up the USA victories in women's Ice Hockey and Figure Skating in Milan - and in Tomorrow's News Today #TNT we hear from the very last British athlete in action in the Ski Cross - Ollie Davies!

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]]> 2336 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 19 Day Thirteen The greatest skier of all time was crowned on the slopes in Cortina as Czechia nearly delivered the Miracle on Ice Part 2. Another crazy day at the Winter Olympics which is why we love it! Team GB  curlers are loving it too - crucial matches today before the semi finals hopefully! In tomorrow’s news today we have the latest on the British bobsleigh and hear from Summer now Winter Olympian Ashleigh Nelson! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:18:00 -0000 full 8 32 Anything but Footy Team GB's sprinter now bobsleigher Ashleigh Nelson on her summer to winter Olympic journey! The greatest skier of all time was crowned on the slopes in Cortina as Czechia nearly delivered the Miracle on Ice Part 2. Another crazy day at the Winter Olympics which is why we love it! Team GB  curlers are loving it too - crucial matches today before the semi finals hopefully! In tomorrow’s news today we have the latest on the British bobsleigh and hear from Summer now Winter Olympian Ashleigh Nelson! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The greatest skier of all time was crowned on the slopes in Cortina as Czechia nearly delivered the Miracle on Ice Part 2. Another crazy day at the Winter Olympics which is why we love it!

Team GB  curlers are loving it too - crucial matches today before the semi finals hopefully!

In tomorrow’s news today we have the latest on the British bobsleigh and hear from Summer now Winter Olympian Ashleigh Nelson!

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]]> 1887 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 18 Day Twelve Curtains for Curlers? The best men's team in the world for the past 4 years - Great Britain - are now relying on other results going their way for a medal. We've all the details! An injury concern for Team GB's 4 man bobsleigh ahead of official training - as the Ryussians are back for the Paralympics in two weeks. PLUS as the snow continues in Livigno, in tomorrow's news today we talk to one of the youngest members of the Great British squad - Liam Richards who's about to compete in the freeski halfpipe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:20:00 -0000 full 8 31 Anything but Footy Win and wait for the GB men's Curling team and Team GB's Liam Richards tells us all about freeski halfpipe! Curtains for Curlers? The best men's team in the world for the past 4 years - Great Britain - are now relying on other results going their way for a medal. We've all the details! An injury concern for Team GB's 4 man bobsleigh ahead of official training - as the Ryussians are back for the Paralympics in two weeks. PLUS as the snow continues in Livigno, in tomorrow's news today we talk to one of the youngest members of the Great British squad - Liam Richards who's about to compete in the freeski halfpipe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Curtains for Curlers? The best men's team in the world for the past 4 years - Great Britain - are now relying on other results going their way for a medal. We've all the details!

An injury concern for Team GB's 4 man bobsleigh ahead of official training - as the Ryussians are back for the Paralympics in two weeks.

PLUS as the snow continues in Livigno, in tomorrow's news today we talk to one of the youngest members of the Great British squad - Liam Richards who's about to compete in the freeski halfpipe!

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]]> 1955 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 17 Day Eleven Kirsty Muir has had quite the Winter Olympics - another 4th place a record fifth for Team GB at the Games. What a show the snow and skiers put on in Livigno in the Big Air though! We round up all the day's News from the Games incl a MUST win for Mouat's British Curlers! And in Tomorrow's News Today, one of the blue riband events at the Winter Games is the men's 4 man bobsleigh - we have brake man Greg Cackett on looking ahead! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:28:00 -0000 full 8 30 Anything but Footy A fifth fourth place for Team GB and brakeman Greg Cackett joins us to talk 4 man bobsleigh! Kirsty Muir has had quite the Winter Olympics - another 4th place a record fifth for Team GB at the Games. What a show the snow and skiers put on in Livigno in the Big Air though! We round up all the day's News from the Games incl a MUST win for Mouat's British Curlers! And in Tomorrow's News Today, one of the blue riband events at the Winter Games is the men's 4 man bobsleigh - we have brake man Greg Cackett on looking ahead! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Kirsty Muir has had quite the Winter Olympics - another 4th place a record fifth for Team GB at the Games. What a show the snow and skiers put on in Livigno in the Big Air though!

We round up all the day's News from the Games incl a MUST win for Mouat's British Curlers!

And in Tomorrow's News Today, one of the blue riband events at the Winter Games is the men's 4 man bobsleigh - we have brake man Greg Cackett on looking ahead!

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]]> 2391 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 16 Day Ten The Greatest Ever Day in Team GB Winter Olympic History! Mixed Snowboard Cross Gold followed by Mixed Skeleton GOLD - 3 new Olympic champions in Huw Nightingale Charlotte Bankes and Tabby Stoecker, and Matt Weston becoming the first British winter Olympian to win two golds in one games! Hear from them all in this episode and a jubilant Team GB chef de mission Eve Muirhead PLUS latest news from the Games and with a big week to come for British men’s Curling we focus on them in Tomorrow’s News Today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:02:00 -0000 full 8 29 Anything but Footy Three gold medals in 48 hours , we hear from the four British Winter Olympic champions The Greatest Ever Day in Team GB Winter Olympic History! Mixed Snowboard Cross Gold followed by Mixed Skeleton GOLD - 3 new Olympic champions in Huw Nightingale Charlotte Bankes and Tabby Stoecker, and Matt Weston becoming the first British winter Olympian to win two golds in one games! Hear from them all in this episode and a jubilant Team GB chef de mission Eve Muirhead PLUS latest news from the Games and with a big week to come for British men’s Curling we focus on them in Tomorrow’s News Today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Greatest Ever Day in Team GB Winter Olympic History!

Mixed Snowboard Cross Gold followed by Mixed Skeleton GOLD - 3 new Olympic champions in Huw Nightingale Charlotte Bankes and Tabby Stoecker, and Matt Weston becoming the first British winter Olympian to win two golds in one games!

Hear from them all in this episode and a jubilant Team GB chef de mission Eve Muirhead

PLUS latest news from the Games and with a big week to come for British men’s Curling we focus on them in Tomorrow’s News Today!

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]]> 1992 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 15 Day Nine The Milano bells are ringing for the second week of the Winter Olympics! Can Team GB add to their one medal? John and Michael team up in person in Milano to look ahead! We also round up the News from the Games and in TNT Tomorrow’s News Today we’ve joined by five time Team GB  Olympian Dave Ryding and slalom team-mate Billy Major. And there’s a new contender against Matt Weston for SPOTY from the British Indoor Athletics Champs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:41:00 -0000 full 8 28 Anything but Footy Five time Team GB Olympian Dave Ryding and Billy Major joins us ahead of the Olympic Slalom The Milano bells are ringing for the second week of the Winter Olympics! Can Team GB add to their one medal? John and Michael team up in person in Milano to look ahead! We also round up the News from the Games and in TNT Tomorrow’s News Today we’ve joined by five time Team GB  Olympian Dave Ryding and slalom team-mate Billy Major. And there’s a new contender against Matt Weston for SPOTY from the British Indoor Athletics Champs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Milano bells are ringing for the second week of the Winter Olympics! Can Team GB add to their one medal?

John and Michael team up in person in Milano to look ahead!

We also round up the News from the Games and in TNT Tomorrow’s News Today we’ve joined by five time Team GB  Olympian Dave Ryding and slalom team-mate Billy Major.

And there’s a new contender against Matt Weston for SPOTY from the British Indoor Athletics Champs!

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]]> 1912 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 14 Day Eight Team GB win a gold medal - so to celebrate in this episode we really do bring you MILAN & CORTINA John’s in Milan Michael’s 200 miles away in the snow of Cortina and has spoken to our first individual male Winter Olympic champion since 1980 Matt Weston - the sliding skeleton superstar! We also hear from the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association on how YOU could be an Olympic champion There’s the News from the Games and in Tomorrow’s News Today - we are back at the Figure Skating in Milan on Sunday with the Pairs short program - hear from Team GB’s Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby about it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:03:00 -0000 full 8 27 Anything but Footy We're in MILAN & CORTINA with Team GB's first medalist Matt Weston & look ahead to more Figure Skating with Team GB Pair Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby Team GB win a gold medal - so to celebrate in this episode we really do bring you MILAN & CORTINA John’s in Milan Michael’s 200 miles away in the snow of Cortina and has spoken to our first individual male Winter Olympic champion since 1980 Matt Weston - the sliding skeleton superstar! We also hear from the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association on how YOU could be an Olympic champion There’s the News from the Games and in Tomorrow’s News Today - we are back at the Figure Skating in Milan on Sunday with the Pairs short program - hear from Team GB’s Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby about it all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Team GB win a gold medal - so to celebrate in this episode we really do bring you MILAN & CORTINA

John’s in Milan Michael’s 200 miles away in the snow of Cortina and has spoken to our first individual male Winter Olympic champion since 1980 Matt Weston - the sliding skeleton superstar!

We also hear from the British Bobsleigh and Skeleton Association on how YOU could be an Olympic champion

There’s the News from the Games and in Tomorrow’s News Today - we are back at the Figure Skating in Milan on Sunday with the Pairs short program - hear from Team GB’s Anastasia Vaipan-Law and Luke Digby about it all!

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]]> 2029 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 13 Day Seven We don’t want to get carried away like earlier this week - but GREAT news for Team GB that Matt Weston leads the men’s skeleton with two heats of the final to come!  Also great news Michael is heading from Milan to Cortina to see it! Follow our socials for his own journey - safe travels to them both! We sit down with British ice dancers who were smiling this week Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez - and we suggest a new nickname? It's Italy's best ever start to an Olympics in the the latest in News From the Games and a special TNT Tomorrow's News Today with mono bob pilot and audio diarist for Anything but Footy Adele Nicoll! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 13 Feb 2026 07:24:00 -0000 full 8 26 Anything but Footy We sit down with Ice Dancers Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez and our Adele Nicoll special We don’t want to get carried away like earlier this week - but GREAT news for Team GB that Matt Weston leads the men’s skeleton with two heats of the final to come!  Also great news Michael is heading from Milan to Cortina to see it! Follow our socials for his own journey - safe travels to them both! We sit down with British ice dancers who were smiling this week Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez - and we suggest a new nickname? It's Italy's best ever start to an Olympics in the the latest in News From the Games and a special TNT Tomorrow's News Today with mono bob pilot and audio diarist for Anything but Footy Adele Nicoll! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We don’t want to get carried away like earlier this week - but GREAT news for Team GB that Matt Weston leads the men’s skeleton with two heats of the final to come!  Also great news Michael is heading from Milan to Cortina to see it! Follow our socials for his own journey - safe travels to them both!

We sit down with British ice dancers who were smiling this week Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez - and we suggest a new nickname?

It's Italy's best ever start to an Olympics in the the latest in News From the Games and a special TNT Tomorrow's News Today with mono bob pilot and audio diarist for Anything but Footy Adele Nicoll!


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]]> 2665 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 12 Day Six It wasn't to be for Lilah and Lewis but "that strength that they have as a team and individuals will mean many more big nights to come!" Performance Director of British Ice Skating and Leader for Team GB in Milan Jon Ely speaking to us the morning after the night before. Full reaction and the rest of the News from the Games and TNT with women's skeleton! But also a bumper edition of the pod, we're joined by World Champion 60m sprinter Jeremiah Azu ahead of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham - see we REALLY do Olympic sport all the time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:03:00 -0000 full 8 25 Anything but Footy British Ice Skating's Jon Ely joins us to talk the night before - and we REALLY do Olympic sport all the time we're joined by British sprinter Jeremiah Azu ahead of the Indoor Champs! It wasn't to be for Lilah and Lewis but "that strength that they have as a team and individuals will mean many more big nights to come!" Performance Director of British Ice Skating and Leader for Team GB in Milan Jon Ely speaking to us the morning after the night before. Full reaction and the rest of the News from the Games and TNT with women's skeleton! But also a bumper edition of the pod, we're joined by World Champion 60m sprinter Jeremiah Azu ahead of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham - see we REALLY do Olympic sport all the time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It wasn't to be for Lilah and Lewis but "that strength that they have as a team and individuals will mean many more big nights to come!"

Performance Director of British Ice Skating and Leader for Team GB in Milan Jon Ely speaking to us the morning after the night before.

Full reaction and the rest of the News from the Games and TNT with women's skeleton!

But also a bumper edition of the pod, we're joined by World Champion 60m sprinter Jeremiah Azu ahead of the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham - see we REALLY do Olympic sport all the time!

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]]> 2896 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 11 Day Five "We were outplayed - it feels like sh*t!" Just two reactions from Team GB after another day of medal moments and another day of fourth places. We catch up with the Chef De Mission and Olympic champion Eve Muirhead about what's still to come and there's still reason to be optimistic! In News from the Games, Michael watched the USA thrash Canada in Ice Hockey while in Tomorrow's News Today we catch up with world silver medalists in Snowboard Cross Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes and Curling attention switches to the Women's Team Rebecca Morrison! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:07:00 -0000 full 8 24 Anything but Footy Chef De Mission Eve Muirhead on the Games so far + snowboard cross' Charlotte Bankes Huw Nightingale and Curling's Rebecca Morrison "We were outplayed - it feels like sh*t!" Just two reactions from Team GB after another day of medal moments and another day of fourth places. We catch up with the Chef De Mission and Olympic champion Eve Muirhead about what's still to come and there's still reason to be optimistic! In News from the Games, Michael watched the USA thrash Canada in Ice Hockey while in Tomorrow's News Today we catch up with world silver medalists in Snowboard Cross Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes and Curling attention switches to the Women's Team Rebecca Morrison! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "We were outplayed - it feels like sh*t!"

Just two reactions from Team GB after another day of medal moments and another day of fourth places.

We catch up with the Chef De Mission and Olympic champion Eve Muirhead about what's still to come and there's still reason to be optimistic!

In News from the Games, Michael watched the USA thrash Canada in Ice Hockey

while in Tomorrow's News Today we catch up with world silver medalists in Snowboard Cross Huw Nightingale and Charlotte Bankes and Curling attention switches to the Women's Team Rebecca Morrison!

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]]> 2586 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 10 Day Four We go again! Not the day Team GB or we had planned - was that part of the problem? After Muir & Mia finished fourth, we're hoping to avoid a similar position in the Curling and Ice Dance! We've a full round up as Michael saw Lilah's Gran last night! And in tomorrow's news today #TNT, Skeleton's Marcus Wyatt looks ahead to race day and Olympic silver medalist Grant Hardie can't wait to get on the Curling ice! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0000 full 8 23 Anything but Footy Skeleton World Cup gold medalist Marcus Wyatt & Olympic Silver medalist Grant Hardie join us! We go again! Not the day Team GB or we had planned - was that part of the problem? After Muir & Mia finished fourth, we're hoping to avoid a similar position in the Curling and Ice Dance! We've a full round up as Michael saw Lilah's Gran last night! And in tomorrow's news today #TNT, Skeleton's Marcus Wyatt looks ahead to race day and Olympic silver medalist Grant Hardie can't wait to get on the Curling ice! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We go again! Not the day Team GB or we had planned - was that part of the problem?

After Muir & Mia finished fourth, we're hoping to avoid a similar position in the Curling and Ice Dance! We've a full round up as Michael saw Lilah's Gran last night!

And in tomorrow's news today #TNT, Skeleton's Marcus Wyatt looks ahead to race day and Olympic silver medalist Grant Hardie can't wait to get on the Curling ice!

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]]> 2447 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 9 Day Three A historic day for Team GB to come? Could it be Magic Monday!? It was a shocking Sunday on the slopes - we’ve the latest on legend Lindsey Vonn And find out how Michael’s smoke alarm saved him! We've Short Track, Moguls and Biathlon chat with Team GB athletes Niall Treacy Mateo Jeannesson and Jacques Jefferies in Tomorrows News Today! And we’re ready to lead the Northern Olympic bid - Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham just give us a call! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:23:00 -0000 full 8 22 Anything but Footy Lindsey Vonn latest & joined by Team GB's Niall Treacy, Mateo Jeannesson & Jacques Jefferies A historic day for Team GB to come? Could it be Magic Monday!? It was a shocking Sunday on the slopes - we’ve the latest on legend Lindsey Vonn And find out how Michael’s smoke alarm saved him! We've Short Track, Moguls and Biathlon chat with Team GB athletes Niall Treacy Mateo Jeannesson and Jacques Jefferies in Tomorrows News Today! And we’re ready to lead the Northern Olympic bid - Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham just give us a call! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A historic day for Team GB to come? Could it be Magic Monday!?

It was a shocking Sunday on the slopes - we’ve the latest on legend Lindsey Vonn

And find out how Michael’s smoke alarm saved him!

We've Short Track, Moguls and Biathlon chat with Team GB athletes Niall Treacy Mateo Jeannesson and Jacques Jefferies in Tomorrows News Today!

And we’re ready to lead the Northern Olympic bid - Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham just give us a call!

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]]> 2666 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 8 Day Two Skeleton defeat, Slopestyle supreme, Seven heaven Curling, Swiss time first gold and speed skating success for home nation! Day 1 delivered for Team GB and the organisers - and Michael got to his first Olympic venue! Baroness Katherine Grainger, chair of the British Olympic Association, even tells us we could exceed our ambition of 4-8 medals in Milano Cortina! In Tomorrow's News Today, we also hear from Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez on what to watch out for in the Ice Dance competition with them and Lilah & Lewis and Ellia Smeding goes in the women's 1000m speed skating! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 08 Feb 2026 08:38:00 -0000 full 8 21 Anything but Footy We're joined by Baroness Katherine Grainger, Ellia Smeding on speed skating and Ice Dancers Phebe Bekker & James Hernandez Skeleton defeat, Slopestyle supreme, Seven heaven Curling, Swiss time first gold and speed skating success for home nation! Day 1 delivered for Team GB and the organisers - and Michael got to his first Olympic venue! Baroness Katherine Grainger, chair of the British Olympic Association, even tells us we could exceed our ambition of 4-8 medals in Milano Cortina! In Tomorrow's News Today, we also hear from Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez on what to watch out for in the Ice Dance competition with them and Lilah & Lewis and Ellia Smeding goes in the women's 1000m speed skating! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Skeleton defeat, Slopestyle supreme, Seven heaven Curling, Swiss time first gold and speed skating success for home nation!

Day 1 delivered for Team GB and the organisers - and Michael got to his first Olympic venue!

Baroness Katherine Grainger, chair of the British Olympic Association, even tells us we could exceed our ambition of 4-8 medals in Milano Cortina!

In Tomorrow's News Today, we also hear from Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez on what to watch out for in the Ice Dance competition with them and Lilah & Lewis and Ellia Smeding goes in the women's 1000m speed skating!

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]]> 2483 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 7 Day One Multi coloured coffee pots, Mariah Carey and Nessun Dorma left us all in tears! A thoroughly Italian and traditional opening ceremony kicks off the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in style in Milan - Team GB's Makayla Gerken Schofield in Livigno told us being part of it was cool - and it's clear the people there loved it too! Hear our verdict in FULL, the rest of the day’s news and tomorrow’s news today with GB cross country skier Andrew Musgrave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:50:00 -0000 full 8 20 Anything but Footy Team GB's Makayla Gerken Schofield on the opening ceremony & Andrew Musgrave on his 5th Games! Multi coloured coffee pots, Mariah Carey and Nessun Dorma left us all in tears! A thoroughly Italian and traditional opening ceremony kicks off the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in style in Milan - Team GB's Makayla Gerken Schofield in Livigno told us being part of it was cool - and it's clear the people there loved it too! Hear our verdict in FULL, the rest of the day’s news and tomorrow’s news today with GB cross country skier Andrew Musgrave Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Multi coloured coffee pots, Mariah Carey and Nessun Dorma left us all in tears!

A thoroughly Italian and traditional opening ceremony kicks off the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in style in Milan - Team GB's Makayla Gerken Schofield in Livigno told us being part of it was cool - and it's clear the people there loved it too!

Hear our verdict in FULL, the rest of the day’s news and tomorrow’s news today with GB cross country skier Andrew Musgrave

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]]> 2227 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 6 Opening Ceremony How many medals have Team GB won at Winter Olympics? What's the most at one Games? What new sports are making their debut in Milano Cortina? Impress your friends as you watch the Opening Ceremony tonight - as we round up all the stats and facts you need for these Winter Olympcs. There's the latest Curling, Skating and Boarding News from the Games - plus in our Tomorrow's News Today we're joined by Kirsty Muir and Chris McCormick from Livigno to talk FreeSki on Saturday and obviously Pizza! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:14:00 -0000 full 8 19 Anything but Footy Team GB's Kirsty Muir and Chris McCormick join us from Livigno How many medals have Team GB won at Winter Olympics? What's the most at one Games? What new sports are making their debut in Milano Cortina? Impress your friends as you watch the Opening Ceremony tonight - as we round up all the stats and facts you need for these Winter Olympcs. There's the latest Curling, Skating and Boarding News from the Games - plus in our Tomorrow's News Today we're joined by Kirsty Muir and Chris McCormick from Livigno to talk FreeSki on Saturday and obviously Pizza! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How many medals have Team GB won at Winter Olympics? What's the most at one Games? What new sports are making their debut in Milano Cortina?

Impress your friends as you watch the Opening Ceremony tonight - as we round up all the stats and facts you need for these Winter Olympcs.

There's the latest Curling, Skating and Boarding News from the Games - plus in our Tomorrow's News Today we're joined by Kirsty Muir and Chris McCormick from Livigno to talk FreeSki on Saturday and obviously Pizza!

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]]> 1906 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 5 Winning, waiting, water and white stuff! Oh and Michael Weadock's on his way! We've the latest Curling and Skeleton 'helmet' news from Team GB There's too much snow in Cortina for the women's downhill And in wet Milan, we continue our Figure Skating Team Event focus with Ed Appleby! Download, listen & follow for all things Milano Cortina 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:23:00 -0000 full 8 18 Anything but Footy Bruce Mouat & Jen Dodds win on opening day and away from Winters, more British cycling success too! Winning, waiting, water and white stuff! Oh and Michael Weadock's on his way! We've the latest Curling and Skeleton 'helmet' news from Team GB There's too much snow in Cortina for the women's downhill And in wet Milan, we continue our Figure Skating Team Event focus with Ed Appleby! Download, listen & follow for all things Milano Cortina 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Winning, waiting, water and white stuff! Oh and Michael Weadock's on his way!

We've the latest Curling and Skeleton 'helmet' news from Team GB

There's too much snow in Cortina for the women's downhill

And in wet Milan, we continue our Figure Skating Team Event focus with Ed Appleby!

Download, listen & follow for all things Milano Cortina 2026

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]]> 1192 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 4 Team GB Flagbearers Lilah Fear and Brad Hall - two flagbearers for Team GB - in two host cities. The figure slater and bobsleigh pilot have been selected to carry the Union flag into the Opening Ceremonies - Lilah at the San Siro in Milan and Brad in Cortina. Hear from them - and the legend that's Lindsey Vonn in our latest Milano Daily And tomorrow's news today is the start of the Team Skating competition - we hear from Kristen Spours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:04:00 -0000 full 8 17 Anything but Footy Lilah Fear and Brad Hall tell us the honour of being selected for Opening Ceremonies PLUS Lindsey Vonn & Kristen Spours Lilah Fear and Brad Hall - two flagbearers for Team GB - in two host cities. The figure slater and bobsleigh pilot have been selected to carry the Union flag into the Opening Ceremonies - Lilah at the San Siro in Milan and Brad in Cortina. Hear from them - and the legend that's Lindsey Vonn in our latest Milano Daily And tomorrow's news today is the start of the Team Skating competition - we hear from Kristen Spours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Lilah Fear and Brad Hall - two flagbearers for Team GB - in two host cities.

The figure slater and bobsleigh pilot have been selected to carry the Union flag into the Opening Ceremonies - Lilah at the San Siro in Milan and Brad in Cortina.

Hear from them - and the legend that's Lindsey Vonn in our latest Milano Daily

And tomorrow's news today is the start of the Team Skating competition - we hear from Kristen Spours

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]]> 1801 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 3 Unofficial day 2 and we're already getting an understanding there's more food available than Paris - particularly the Italian special of Pizza! Team GB athletes are enjoying their surroundings in Athletes Villages across N Italy - we hear from freestyle boarders Maisie Hill and Txema Mazet Brown - and Chris McCormick tells us what to watch out for in FreeSki! There's our News from the Games plus more British cycling success away from the Winters! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:37:00 -0000 full 8 16 Anything but Footy Latest from Team GB with Maisie Hill, Txema Mazet-Brown & Chris McCormick Unofficial day 2 and we're already getting an understanding there's more food available than Paris - particularly the Italian special of Pizza! Team GB athletes are enjoying their surroundings in Athletes Villages across N Italy - we hear from freestyle boarders Maisie Hill and Txema Mazet Brown - and Chris McCormick tells us what to watch out for in FreeSki! There's our News from the Games plus more British cycling success away from the Winters! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Unofficial day 2 and we're already getting an understanding there's more food available than Paris - particularly the Italian special of Pizza!

Team GB athletes are enjoying their surroundings in Athletes Villages across N Italy - we hear from freestyle boarders Maisie Hill and Txema Mazet Brown - and Chris McCormick tells us what to watch out for in FreeSki!

There's our News from the Games plus more British cycling success away from the Winters!

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]]> 1417 no Winter Olympics Milano Daily Feb 2 It's the first Milano Daily of the Winter Olympics! Every day we'll have the latest headines, News from the Games and Tomorrow's News Today (TNT) In this episode, Olympic Curling champion Jen Dodds and silver medalist Bruce Mouat join us - four years on from fourth place in the Mixed Doubles in Beijing, the curlers kick off the Team GB campaign against Norway this Wednesday Feb 4 in Cortina! This is Anything but Footy covering the Olympics all the time - pass it on! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:39:00 -0000 full 8 15 Anything but Footy With Olympic Curling champion Jen Dodds and silver medalist Bruce Mouat It's the first Milano Daily of the Winter Olympics! Every day we'll have the latest headines, News from the Games and Tomorrow's News Today (TNT) In this episode, Olympic Curling champion Jen Dodds and silver medalist Bruce Mouat join us - four years on from fourth place in the Mixed Doubles in Beijing, the curlers kick off the Team GB campaign against Norway this Wednesday Feb 4 in Cortina! This is Anything but Footy covering the Olympics all the time - pass it on! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's the first Milano Daily of the Winter Olympics!

Every day we'll have the latest headines, News from the Games and Tomorrow's News Today (TNT)

In this episode, Olympic Curling champion Jen Dodds and silver medalist Bruce Mouat join us - four years on from fourth place in the Mixed Doubles in Beijing, the curlers kick off the Team GB campaign against Norway this Wednesday Feb 4 in Cortina!

This is Anything but Footy covering the Olympics all the time - pass it on!

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]]> 1885 no #166 Team Of 53 For Team GB It's nearly fun and GAMES time! A confirmed team of 53 athletes will be representing Team GB when the sport starts in the Winter Olympics this time next week! We've the final two names on the team sheet and hear from two of the 20 GB Snowsport stars confirmed on skis and boards! And make sure you follow, download & listen for our Milano Diary from next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:52:00 -0000 Team Of 53 For Team GB full 8 15 Anything but Footy We're joined by Slalom skier Laurie Taylor & Cross Country skier Anna Pryce It's nearly fun and GAMES time! A confirmed team of 53 athletes will be representing Team GB when the sport starts in the Winter Olympics this time next week! We've the final two names on the team sheet and hear from two of the 20 GB Snowsport stars confirmed on skis and boards! And make sure you follow, download & listen for our Milano Diary from next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's nearly fun and GAMES time!

A confirmed team of 53 athletes will be representing Team GB when the sport starts in the Winter Olympics this time next week!

We've the final two names on the team sheet and hear from two of the 20 GB Snowsport stars confirmed on skis and boards!

And make sure you follow, download & listen for our Milano Diary from next week!

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]]> 2443 no #165 Sliding Time! The British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Team 14 days to go - 14 Team GB athletes named in the Bobsleigh and Skeleton. We've won medals in these events throughout the history of the Winter Games and there's big hopes the Brits can do the business again this year. We hear from multi World Cup winner in Skeleton Marcus Wyatt on why Beijing is well and truly behind him, and our latest exclusive audio diary from bobsleigh pilot Adele Nicol as she's named by Team GB! We've also the latest from organisers and the IOC President Kirsty Coventry! Listen, download and follow for more ahead and throughout of Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:02:00 -0000 Sliding Time! The British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Team full 8 13 Anything but Footy Our latest exclusive audio diary from bobsleigh pilot Adele Nicol & multiple Skeleton World Cup winner Marcus Wyatt 14 days to go - 14 Team GB athletes named in the Bobsleigh and Skeleton. We've won medals in these events throughout the history of the Winter Games and there's big hopes the Brits can do the business again this year. We hear from multi World Cup winner in Skeleton Marcus Wyatt on why Beijing is well and truly behind him, and our latest exclusive audio diary from bobsleigh pilot Adele Nicol as she's named by Team GB! We've also the latest from organisers and the IOC President Kirsty Coventry! Listen, download and follow for more ahead and throughout of Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 14 days to go - 14 Team GB athletes named in the Bobsleigh and Skeleton.

We've won medals in these events throughout the history of the Winter Games and there's big hopes the Brits can do the business again this year.

We hear from multi World Cup winner in Skeleton Marcus Wyatt on why Beijing is well and truly behind him, and our latest exclusive audio diary from bobsleigh pilot Adele Nicol as she's named by Team GB!

We've also the latest from organisers and the IOC President Kirsty Coventry!

Listen, download and follow for more ahead and throughout of Milano Cortina Winter Olympics 2026!

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]]> 1462 no #164 Team GB Kitting Out For Milano Cortina Kitting out is one of THE moments for an athlete before the Games begin. Uniform, competition kit, casual wear, incase of the Winter Olympics hats, gloves and scarves - and the steel city of Sheffield the host of the first such event ahead of Milano Cortina. Michael was there too with his pal Eve - we've a special report! Sheffield was also one of the stars of the first European Figure Skating Championships in the UK in a decade - we also hear from GB medalists Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson, team-mates Phebe and James and Niall Treacy on his European Champs in short track speed skating! Two weeks to go before Milano Cortina 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:10:00 -0000 Team GB Kitting Out For Milano Cortina full 8 12 Anything but Footy Lilah & Lewis, Phebe & James, Niall Treacy, Chef Eve Muirhead - a busy pod! Kitting out is one of THE moments for an athlete before the Games begin. Uniform, competition kit, casual wear, incase of the Winter Olympics hats, gloves and scarves - and the steel city of Sheffield the host of the first such event ahead of Milano Cortina. Michael was there too with his pal Eve - we've a special report! Sheffield was also one of the stars of the first European Figure Skating Championships in the UK in a decade - we also hear from GB medalists Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson, team-mates Phebe and James and Niall Treacy on his European Champs in short track speed skating! Two weeks to go before Milano Cortina 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Kitting out is one of THE moments for an athlete before the Games begin.

Uniform, competition kit, casual wear, incase of the Winter Olympics hats, gloves and scarves - and the steel city of Sheffield the host of the first such event ahead of Milano Cortina. Michael was there too with his pal Eve - we've a special report!

Sheffield was also one of the stars of the first European Figure Skating Championships in the UK in a decade - we also hear from GB medalists Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson, team-mates Phebe and James and Niall Treacy on his European Champs in short track speed skating!

Two weeks to go before Milano Cortina 2026!

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]]> 1745 no #163 UK Sport "Ambitions" Locked In for Milano Cortina Winter Games 23 days to go to the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. 51 days to the Paralympics. 4-8 medal range set by UK Sport for Team GB. 2-5 for Paralympics GB. We have reaction from Eve Muirhead, Phil and Dr Kate Baker PLUS the latest News from the Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:36:00 -0000 UK Sport "Ambitions" Locked In for Milano Cortina Winter Games full 8 11 Anything but Footy Hear from Dr Kate Baker, Phil Smith & Eve Muirhead on medal targets for Games 23 days to go to the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina. 51 days to the Paralympics. 4-8 medal range set by UK Sport for Team GB. 2-5 for Paralympics GB. We have reaction from Eve Muirhead, Phil and Dr Kate Baker PLUS the latest News from the Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 23 days to go to the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.

51 days to the Paralympics.

4-8 medal range set by UK Sport for Team GB.

2-5 for Paralympics GB.

We have reaction from Eve Muirhead, Phil and Dr Kate Baker PLUS the latest News from the Games.

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]]> 1933 no #162 Tenth Team GB Skater Named For Milano Cortina British Ice Skating has been Torvill & Dean for so long, but as they officially bid farewell what's next? Well, not just Figure Skating it seems as Ellia Smeding becomes the latest named British skater competing for Team GB at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month. It's the Long Track Speed Skaters second Olympics and she can't wait! We review the state of British Skating with PD Jon Eley And talk sliding with our latest audio diary from Adele Nicoll ahead of the European Champs this weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:19:00 -0000 Tenth Team GB Skater Named For Milano Cortina full 8 10 Anything but Footy Hear from Ellia Smeding & British Ice Skating PD Jon Ely + latest audio diary from Adele Nicoll British Ice Skating has been Torvill & Dean for so long, but as they officially bid farewell what's next? Well, not just Figure Skating it seems as Ellia Smeding becomes the latest named British skater competing for Team GB at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month. It's the Long Track Speed Skaters second Olympics and she can't wait! We review the state of British Skating with PD Jon Eley And talk sliding with our latest audio diary from Adele Nicoll ahead of the European Champs this weekend! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices British Ice Skating has been Torvill & Dean for so long, but as they officially bid farewell what's next?

Well, not just Figure Skating it seems as Ellia Smeding becomes the latest named British skater competing for Team GB at Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next month. It's the Long Track Speed Skaters second Olympics and she can't wait!

We review the state of British Skating with PD Jon Eley

And talk sliding with our latest audio diary from Adele Nicoll ahead of the European Champs this weekend!

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]]> 2000 no #161 Let It Snow One Month To Go Our brand new special series with British bobsleigh hopeful Adele Nicoll kicks off our 2026 countdown to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. We'll hear from her with a exclusive audio diary during her World Cup campaign in the monobob and 2 woman bob in the build up to the Games. Fortunately, she just needs ice - as the skiers, snowboarders and organisers look to the skies and hope for a bucket load of the white stuff! Let it snow with a month to go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:40:00 -0000 Let It Snow One Month To Go full 8 9 Anything but Footy Fake snow plans in place for Milano Cortina PLUS our new 🇬🇧 bobsleigh audio diary! Our brand new special series with British bobsleigh hopeful Adele Nicoll kicks off our 2026 countdown to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. We'll hear from her with a exclusive audio diary during her World Cup campaign in the monobob and 2 woman bob in the build up to the Games. Fortunately, she just needs ice - as the skiers, snowboarders and organisers look to the skies and hope for a bucket load of the white stuff! Let it snow with a month to go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Our brand new special series with British bobsleigh hopeful Adele Nicoll kicks off our 2026 countdown to the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

We'll hear from her with a exclusive audio diary during her World Cup campaign in the monobob and 2 woman bob in the build up to the Games.

Fortunately, she just needs ice - as the skiers, snowboarders and organisers look to the skies and hope for a bucket load of the white stuff!

Let it snow with a month to go!

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]]> 1488 no #160 Keep The Flame Alive Milano Cortina Special There's no one we'd rather hear from when building up to the next Olympic year than our pod friends from across the pond! Jill and Alison join us from Keep the Flame Alive to discuss all things Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Happy Holidays, Happy Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy New Olympic Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000 Keep The Flame Alive Milano Cortina Special full 8 8 Anything but Footy Jill and Alison join us to discuss all things Milano Cortina 2026 There's no one we'd rather hear from when building up to the next Olympic year than our pod friends from across the pond! Jill and Alison join us from Keep the Flame Alive to discuss all things Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. Happy Holidays, Happy Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy New Olympic Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices There's no one we'd rather hear from when building up to the next Olympic year than our pod friends from across the pond!

Jill and Alison join us from Keep the Flame Alive to discuss all things Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

Happy Holidays, Happy Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy New Olympic Year!

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]]> 2687 no Great British Bosses - Paula Dunn She's had it all - a medal laden elite track career - coaching - overseeing the most successful Para Athletics team ever, building on the success of London 2012 Paralympics - to now Performance Director at UK Athletics. It's "definitely" a dream job says our latest guest on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. We finish 2025, by looking back with Paula Dunn and what's in stores in 2026 through to LA 2028 Olympics and Paralympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 8 7 Anything but Footy Performance Director of UK Athletics She's had it all - a medal laden elite track career - coaching - overseeing the most successful Para Athletics team ever, building on the success of London 2012 Paralympics - to now Performance Director at UK Athletics. It's "definitely" a dream job says our latest guest on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. We finish 2025, by looking back with Paula Dunn and what's in stores in 2026 through to LA 2028 Olympics and Paralympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices She's had it all - a medal laden elite track career - coaching - overseeing the most successful Para Athletics team ever, building on the success of London 2012 Paralympics - to now Performance Director at UK Athletics.

It's "definitely" a dream job says our latest guest on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy.

We finish 2025, by looking back with Paula Dunn and what's in stores in 2026 through to LA 2028 Olympics and Paralympics!


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]]> 2564 no #159 Team GB skaters named for Milano Cortina The biggest Olympic figure skating team for Great Britain and N Ireland since 1988 Calgary Games! 8 names have been confirmed for Team GB including World bronze medalists Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (who you can hear from in previous episodes!) but in this episode we catch up with Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby - the new British Pairs contestants! The flame is on its way to the San Siro for the Opening Ceremony in February - we have a special report from Greece - and the rest of the News from the Games inc Ice Hockey, Curling, Snowboard and Skiiing as well as cross country, marathon, Taekwondo and shooting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:38:00 -0000 Team GB skaters named for Milano Cortina full 8 6 Anything but Footy Hear from Team GB Pairs athletes Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby The biggest Olympic figure skating team for Great Britain and N Ireland since 1988 Calgary Games! 8 names have been confirmed for Team GB including World bronze medalists Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (who you can hear from in previous episodes!) but in this episode we catch up with Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby - the new British Pairs contestants! The flame is on its way to the San Siro for the Opening Ceremony in February - we have a special report from Greece - and the rest of the News from the Games inc Ice Hockey, Curling, Snowboard and Skiiing as well as cross country, marathon, Taekwondo and shooting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The biggest Olympic figure skating team for Great Britain and N Ireland since 1988 Calgary Games!

8 names have been confirmed for Team GB including World bronze medalists Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (who you can hear from in previous episodes!) but in this episode we catch up with Anastasia Vaipan-Law & Luke Digby - the new British Pairs contestants!

The flame is on its way to the San Siro for the Opening Ceremony in February - we have a special report from Greece - and the rest of the News from the Games inc Ice Hockey, Curling, Snowboard and Skiiing as well as cross country, marathon, Taekwondo and shooting!

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]]> 3379 no GB Snowsport: Biathlon man Scott Meenagh A lasting legacy is the dream of Scott Meenagh as he prepares for a third and final Winter Paralympics in Nordic skiing. The former paratrooper became Britain’s first ever World Championship medalist for GB Snowsport  in 2023, bagged a World Cup bronze earlier this year and hopes for a place on the podium when selected for Milano Cortina 2026. But his hope now is he won’t be the last successful British Para Nordic skier. This has been a special second season of episodes looking ahead to the Winter Games in early 2026 - make sure you download & follow for more - and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 8 5 Anything but Footy Britain's Para Nordic World Championship medalist ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 A lasting legacy is the dream of Scott Meenagh as he prepares for a third and final Winter Paralympics in Nordic skiing. The former paratrooper became Britain’s first ever World Championship medalist for GB Snowsport  in 2023, bagged a World Cup bronze earlier this year and hopes for a place on the podium when selected for Milano Cortina 2026. But his hope now is he won’t be the last successful British Para Nordic skier. This has been a special second season of episodes looking ahead to the Winter Games in early 2026 - make sure you download & follow for more - and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A lasting legacy is the dream of Scott Meenagh as he prepares for a third and final Winter Paralympics in Nordic skiing.

The former paratrooper became Britain’s first ever World Championship medalist for GB Snowsport  in 2023, bagged a World Cup bronze earlier this year and hopes for a place on the podium when selected for Milano Cortina 2026. But his hope now is he won’t be the last successful British Para Nordic skier.

This has been a special second season of episodes looking ahead to the Winter Games in early 2026 - make sure you download & follow for more - and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too!

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]]> 1379 no GB Snowsport: The Alpine Boys Dave Ryding, Laurie Taylor & Billy Major Three British skiers in the men’s world top thirty after two World Cups this year and ahead of the forthcoming Winter Olympics. There’s a real chance the ⁠GB Snowsport Alpine Boys could create a little bit of history at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. In this fourth episode of the season, we hear from all three - make sure you download & follow for more - and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 8 4 Anything but Footy The GB Snowsport Men's Alpine Team aiming for a little bit of history at Winter Olympics Three British skiers in the men’s world top thirty after two World Cups this year and ahead of the forthcoming Winter Olympics. There’s a real chance the ⁠GB Snowsport Alpine Boys could create a little bit of history at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games. In this fourth episode of the season, we hear from all three - make sure you download & follow for more - and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Three British skiers in the men’s world top thirty after two World Cups this year and ahead of the forthcoming Winter Olympics.

There’s a real chance the ⁠GB Snowsport Alpine Boys could create a little bit of history at the 2026 Milano Cortina Games.

In this fourth episode of the season, we hear from all three - make sure you download & follow for more - and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too!

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]]> 1416 no GB Snowsport: Great British Bosses Jamie Matthew & Ben Kinnear Since Beijing 2022 Olympics, and despite funding cuts, ⁠GB Snowsport has delivered on the global stage, with athletes securing World Cup and World Championship medals, to the point the 2022/23 season was declared the most successful ever! Freestyle snowboarder Mia Brookes and free-ski’s Kirsty Muir played their part in that success. In fact the entire British Park and Pipe Skiing and Snowboarding team are on a roll ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics. We want to out the secret of their success with a special Great British Bosses episode with Head Coaches Jamie Matthew & Ben Kinnear. This is Episode 3 of Season 2 with GB Snowsport - make sure you download & follows and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 8 3 Anything but Footy Free-Ski & Snowboard Head Coaches Since Beijing 2022 Olympics, and despite funding cuts, ⁠GB Snowsport has delivered on the global stage, with athletes securing World Cup and World Championship medals, to the point the 2022/23 season was declared the most successful ever! Freestyle snowboarder Mia Brookes and free-ski’s Kirsty Muir played their part in that success. In fact the entire British Park and Pipe Skiing and Snowboarding team are on a roll ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics. We want to out the secret of their success with a special Great British Bosses episode with Head Coaches Jamie Matthew & Ben Kinnear. This is Episode 3 of Season 2 with GB Snowsport - make sure you download & follows and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Since Beijing 2022 Olympics, and despite funding cuts, ⁠GB Snowsport has delivered on the global stage, with athletes securing World Cup and World Championship medals, to the point the 2022/23 season was declared the most successful ever!

Freestyle snowboarder Mia Brookes and free-ski’s Kirsty Muir played their part in that success. In fact the entire British Park and Pipe Skiing and Snowboarding team are on a roll ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

We want to out the secret of their success with a special Great British Bosses episode with Head Coaches Jamie Matthew & Ben Kinnear.

This is Episode 3 of Season 2 with GB Snowsport - make sure you download & follows and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too!

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]]> 1433 no GB Snowsport: Partnerships with Menna Fitzpatrick & Katie Guest Season Two, Episode 2 and to be fair we could've called it another comebacks! With Menna Fitzpatrick returning from injury for the Winter Paralympics and Katie Guest looking to finally make her Paralympic debut after missing Beijing through covid! But we wanted to focus on the unique partnership of this World Cup winning World Championship duo, ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics with ⁠⁠GB Snowsport⁠ We’ve more specials to come - so make sure you download & follow and you can also listen back to our first ⁠GB Snowsport⁠ season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 8 2 Anything but Footy The British World Champion Para Alpine Skiers on their way to Milano Cortina 2026 Season Two, Episode 2 and to be fair we could've called it another comebacks! With Menna Fitzpatrick returning from injury for the Winter Paralympics and Katie Guest looking to finally make her Paralympic debut after missing Beijing through covid! But we wanted to focus on the unique partnership of this World Cup winning World Championship duo, ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics with ⁠⁠GB Snowsport⁠ We’ve more specials to come - so make sure you download & follow and you can also listen back to our first ⁠GB Snowsport⁠ season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Season Two, Episode 2 and to be fair we could've called it another comebacks! With Menna Fitzpatrick returning from injury for the Winter Paralympics and Katie Guest looking to finally make her Paralympic debut after missing Beijing through covid!

But we wanted to focus on the unique partnership of this World Cup winning World Championship duo, ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics with ⁠⁠GB Snowsport⁠

We’ve more specials to come - so make sure you download & follow and you can also listen back to our first ⁠GB Snowsport⁠ season too!

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]]> 1250 no GB Snowsport: Comebacks with Gus Kenworthy & Kirsty Muir Welcome to another special season of podcasts with ⁠GB Snowsport ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In this latest episode, we hear from two of Britain’s most experienced freestyle skiers - Gus Kenworthy and Kirsty Muir who are at either ends of their careers - and the different comebacks they’ve made in the last year. We’ve 4 more specials to come - so make sure you download & follows and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 8 1 Anything but Footy The British freestyle ski stars on their different journeys to Milano Cortina 2026 Welcome to another special season of podcasts with ⁠GB Snowsport ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In this latest episode, we hear from two of Britain’s most experienced freestyle skiers - Gus Kenworthy and Kirsty Muir who are at either ends of their careers - and the different comebacks they’ve made in the last year. We’ve 4 more specials to come - so make sure you download & follows and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome to another special season of podcasts with ⁠GB Snowsport ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

In this latest episode, we hear from two of Britain’s most experienced freestyle skiers - Gus Kenworthy and Kirsty Muir who are at either ends of their careers - and the different comebacks they’ve made in the last year.

We’ve 4 more specials to come - so make sure you download & follows and you can also listen back to our first GB Snowsport season too!

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]]> 1493 no Great British Bosses - Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Olympian from Rio 2016, Relay bronze medalist at the World Athletics Championships, three time European sprint relay champion and individual bronze in 2014 and two time Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the 4x100m relay. But for some youngsters Harry Aikines-Aryeety maybe better known as Nitro from the revamped Gladiators and the 'king of the pecks' on the dance floor of Strictly Come Dancing. He's now teamed up with HSBC to encourage you to look at your finances and investments - so what better way to ask him about his future and his return to athletics? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:56:00 -0000 full 7 23 Anything but Footy Dancer, Gladiator & British medal winning athlete talks about his future Olympian from Rio 2016, Relay bronze medalist at the World Athletics Championships, three time European sprint relay champion and individual bronze in 2014 and two time Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the 4x100m relay. But for some youngsters Harry Aikines-Aryeety maybe better known as Nitro from the revamped Gladiators and the 'king of the pecks' on the dance floor of Strictly Come Dancing. He's now teamed up with HSBC to encourage you to look at your finances and investments - so what better way to ask him about his future and his return to athletics? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Olympian from Rio 2016, Relay bronze medalist at the World Athletics Championships, three time European sprint relay champion and individual bronze in 2014 and two time Commonwealth Games gold medallist in the 4x100m relay.

But for some youngsters Harry Aikines-Aryeety maybe better known as Nitro from the revamped Gladiators and the 'king of the pecks' on the dance floor of Strictly Come Dancing.

He's now teamed up with HSBC to encourage you to look at your finances and investments - so what better way to ask him about his future and his return to athletics?


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]]> 1179 no #158 Milano Cortina Countdown It's nearly here - the flame's about to be lit, they're testing the new Sliding Centre on Cortina and Britain's got high hopes of Ice Dance success not seen since well you know how! In fact two couples will represent Team GB in Milan in the Figure Skating Ice Dance category - we expect current world number ones Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson but also Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez - they join us on the pod to tell us more about themselves! We also have the latest News from the Games and just want does it mean to be the alternate in Curling? We ask Team GB's Fay Henderson This is Anything but Footy - we're moving onto Milan and looking ahead to LA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:15:00 -0000 Milano Cortina Countdown full 7 22 Anything but Footy Britain's Ice Dance Duo Phebe Bekker & James Hernandez & Team GB curling alternate Fay Henderson It's nearly here - the flame's about to be lit, they're testing the new Sliding Centre on Cortina and Britain's got high hopes of Ice Dance success not seen since well you know how! In fact two couples will represent Team GB in Milan in the Figure Skating Ice Dance category - we expect current world number ones Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson but also Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez - they join us on the pod to tell us more about themselves! We also have the latest News from the Games and just want does it mean to be the alternate in Curling? We ask Team GB's Fay Henderson This is Anything but Footy - we're moving onto Milan and looking ahead to LA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's nearly here - the flame's about to be lit, they're testing the new Sliding Centre on Cortina and Britain's got high hopes of Ice Dance success not seen since well you know how!

In fact two couples will represent Team GB in Milan in the Figure Skating Ice Dance category - we expect current world number ones Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson but also Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez - they join us on the pod to tell us more about themselves!

We also have the latest News from the Games and just want does it mean to be the alternate in Curling? We ask Team GB's Fay Henderson

This is Anything but Footy - we're moving onto Milan and looking ahead to LA!


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]]> 2034 no Great British Bosses - Dave Hart Next year, the first Olympics qualification spots are available for LA 2028 in gymnastics! It follows more gold, silver and bronzes being won by British Gymnastics at recent World Championships. We ask Performance Director Dave Hart about the success and the challenges he's dealt with since arriving in the organisation in 2022. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 7 21 Anything but Footy Performance Director of British Gymnastics Next year, the first Olympics qualification spots are available for LA 2028 in gymnastics! It follows more gold, silver and bronzes being won by British Gymnastics at recent World Championships. We ask Performance Director Dave Hart about the success and the challenges he's dealt with since arriving in the organisation in 2022. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Next year, the first Olympics qualification spots are available for LA 2028 in gymnastics! It follows more gold, silver and bronzes being won by British Gymnastics at recent World Championships.

We ask Performance Director Dave Hart about the success and the challenges he's dealt with since arriving in the organisation in 2022.

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK!

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]]> 1454 no Great British Bosses - Laura Deas History maker, Olympic and World championship medalist - now wife, mum and wannabe sports broadcaster. Laura Deas won Skeleton bronze in the 2018 Winter Olympics with Team GB colleague Lizzie Yarnold retaining her gold! But 4 years later was a different story. Now retired, after becoming world champion post Beijing 2022, we talk about support, sacrifice and sports opportunities of the future! PLUS with THREE MONTHS TO GO how will GB get on in Cortina in the Skeleton & Bob - Laura gives us her medal prediction! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 7 20 Anything but Footy Winter Olympic and world championship medalist - What Next? History maker, Olympic and World championship medalist - now wife, mum and wannabe sports broadcaster. Laura Deas won Skeleton bronze in the 2018 Winter Olympics with Team GB colleague Lizzie Yarnold retaining her gold! But 4 years later was a different story. Now retired, after becoming world champion post Beijing 2022, we talk about support, sacrifice and sports opportunities of the future! PLUS with THREE MONTHS TO GO how will GB get on in Cortina in the Skeleton & Bob - Laura gives us her medal prediction! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices History maker, Olympic and World championship medalist - now wife, mum and wannabe sports broadcaster.

Laura Deas won Skeleton bronze in the 2018 Winter Olympics with Team GB colleague Lizzie Yarnold retaining her gold! But 4 years later was a different story.

Now retired, after becoming world champion post Beijing 2022, we talk about support, sacrifice and sports opportunities of the future! PLUS with THREE MONTHS TO GO how will GB get on in Cortina in the Skeleton & Bob - Laura gives us her medal prediction!

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]]> 2158 no Glasgow 2026 Tickets On Sale The Commonwealth Games tickets for Glasgow 2026 are now on sale. 10 sports, 6 para sports, 215 gold medals to be won across one summer in one city! We hear why you need to be there from Commonwealth weightlifting champion Emily Campbell and Scotland's very own world champion Jake Wightman - named by Team Scotland for the 'Mile' this week! & if you want more details about tickets for the Games check out Glasgow 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:00 -0000 full 7 19 Anything but Footy Hear from Commonwealth champion Emily Campbell & World Champion Jake Wightman The Commonwealth Games tickets for Glasgow 2026 are now on sale. 10 sports, 6 para sports, 215 gold medals to be won across one summer in one city! We hear why you need to be there from Commonwealth weightlifting champion Emily Campbell and Scotland's very own world champion Jake Wightman - named by Team Scotland for the 'Mile' this week! & if you want more details about tickets for the Games check out Glasgow 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Commonwealth Games tickets for Glasgow 2026 are now on sale.

10 sports, 6 para sports, 215 gold medals to be won across one summer in one city!

We hear why you need to be there from Commonwealth weightlifting champion Emily Campbell and Scotland's very own world champion Jake Wightman - named by Team Scotland for the 'Mile' this week!

& if you want more details about tickets for the Games check out Glasgow 2026

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]]> 784 no Great British Bosses - Eve Muirhead The Ice Queen - not our words - but our guests very own in her new autobiography. With 100 days to go before Milano Cortina 2026, we want to find out more about the person behind the Olympic champion curler and February's Chef De Mission for Team GB. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK (and we may have only done Eve last year but this episode is totally different - promise!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0000 full 7 18 Anything but Footy Olympic champion, curler, author & now Team GB chef de mission for Milano Cortina 2026 The Ice Queen - not our words - but our guests very own in her new autobiography. With 100 days to go before Milano Cortina 2026, we want to find out more about the person behind the Olympic champion curler and February's Chef De Mission for Team GB. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK (and we may have only done Eve last year but this episode is totally different - promise!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Ice Queen - not our words - but our guests very own in her new autobiography.

With 100 days to go before Milano Cortina 2026, we want to find out more about the person behind the Olympic champion curler and February's Chef De Mission for Team GB.

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK (and we may have only done Eve last year but this episode is totally different - promise!)


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]]> 1856 no Great British Bosses - Jason Glover Boxing is back at the Olympics - if it ever went away! As you'll hear in this episode of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - with chair Jason Glover, thanks to GB Boxing, and subsequently World Boxing, the sport will maintain its place in the Games for LA 2028. We also hear about the recent World Boxing Championships in Liverpool and the frustrating of the lack of coverage! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 7 17 Anything but Footy The chair of GB Boxing Boxing is back at the Olympics - if it ever went away! As you'll hear in this episode of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - with chair Jason Glover, thanks to GB Boxing, and subsequently World Boxing, the sport will maintain its place in the Games for LA 2028. We also hear about the recent World Boxing Championships in Liverpool and the frustrating of the lack of coverage! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Boxing is back at the Olympics - if it ever went away!

As you'll hear in this episode of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - with chair Jason Glover, thanks to GB Boxing, and subsequently World Boxing, the sport will maintain its place in the Games for LA 2028.

We also hear about the recent World Boxing Championships in Liverpool and the frustrating of the lack of coverage!

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]]> 2458 no British Gymnastics at the World Championships A team of ten British men and women are in action in the first ever World Gymnastics Championships in South East Asia. We hear from four of the men's team from Jakarta in Indonesia, three who were also at the Paris Olympics last year - Jake Jarman, Harry Hepworth and Luke Whitehouse as well as debutant Alex Yolshin-Cash. The gymnasts are just going for individual medals at these World Champs rather than any team medals - Abi Martin and Ruby Evans the only sole representatives from the GB women's team who finished 4th at the Olympics - we catch up with them and former British junior champion Shantae-Eve Amankwaah Event schedule   Sunday 19th – Men’s Qualifying Monday 20th Men’s Qualifying (cont.) and Women’s Qualifying Tuesday 21st – Women’s Qualifying Wednesday 22nd – Men’s all-around final   Thursday 23rd – Women’s all-around final Friday 24th – Apparatus finals (Men’s floor, pommel and rings. Women’s vault and bars) Saturday 25th - Apparatus finals (Men’s vault, parallel bars and high bar. Women’s beam and floor) Follow British Gymnastics anytime to find out more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 17 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0000 full 7 16 Anything but Footy We hear from the British team as they prepare in Jakarta, Indonesia A team of ten British men and women are in action in the first ever World Gymnastics Championships in South East Asia. We hear from four of the men's team from Jakarta in Indonesia, three who were also at the Paris Olympics last year - Jake Jarman, Harry Hepworth and Luke Whitehouse as well as debutant Alex Yolshin-Cash. The gymnasts are just going for individual medals at these World Champs rather than any team medals - Abi Martin and Ruby Evans the only sole representatives from the GB women's team who finished 4th at the Olympics - we catch up with them and former British junior champion Shantae-Eve Amankwaah Event schedule   Sunday 19th – Men’s Qualifying Monday 20th Men’s Qualifying (cont.) and Women’s Qualifying Tuesday 21st – Women’s Qualifying Wednesday 22nd – Men’s all-around final   Thursday 23rd – Women’s all-around final Friday 24th – Apparatus finals (Men’s floor, pommel and rings. Women’s vault and bars) Saturday 25th - Apparatus finals (Men’s vault, parallel bars and high bar. Women’s beam and floor) Follow British Gymnastics anytime to find out more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A team of ten British men and women are in action in the first ever World Gymnastics Championships in South East Asia.

We hear from four of the men's team from Jakarta in Indonesia, three who were also at the Paris Olympics last year - Jake Jarman, Harry Hepworth and Luke Whitehouse as well as debutant Alex Yolshin-Cash.

The gymnasts are just going for individual medals at these World Champs rather than any team medals - Abi Martin and Ruby Evans the only sole representatives from the GB women's team who finished 4th at the Olympics - we catch up with them and former British junior champion Shantae-Eve Amankwaah

Event schedule  

Sunday 19th – Men’s Qualifying

Monday 20th Men’s Qualifying (cont.) and Women’s Qualifying

Tuesday 21st – Women’s Qualifying

Wednesday 22nd – Men’s all-around final  

Thursday 23rd – Women’s all-around final

Friday 24th – Apparatus finals (Men’s floor, pommel and rings. Women’s vault and bars)

Saturday 25th - Apparatus finals (Men’s vault, parallel bars and high bar. Women’s beam and floor)

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]]> 1876 no Great British Bosses - Jodie Williams A world junior champion, a Commonwealth Games double medalist and winning an Olympic bronze medal in her third Games at Paris 2024. Just some of the many highlights on the track for our guest in this episode of Anything but Footy, Jodie Williams, who announced her retirement from athletics after those Olympics. But that was just the start for the self confessed “ideas-oholic” as she’s now founder of her own company ‘Listen Journal’ as well as director for Ugandan charity Femlead. A must listen for any athlete about what comes next after busting your gut on the track! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 7 15 Anything but Footy Junior World Champion & Olympic bronze medalist started and finished her career on a high, but what's next? A world junior champion, a Commonwealth Games double medalist and winning an Olympic bronze medal in her third Games at Paris 2024. Just some of the many highlights on the track for our guest in this episode of Anything but Footy, Jodie Williams, who announced her retirement from athletics after those Olympics. But that was just the start for the self confessed “ideas-oholic” as she’s now founder of her own company ‘Listen Journal’ as well as director for Ugandan charity Femlead. A must listen for any athlete about what comes next after busting your gut on the track! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A world junior champion, a Commonwealth Games double medalist and winning an Olympic bronze medal in her third Games at Paris 2024. Just some of the many highlights on the track for our guest in this episode of Anything but Footy, Jodie Williams, who announced her retirement from athletics after those Olympics. But that was just the start for the self confessed “ideas-oholic” as she’s now founder of her own company ‘Listen Journal’ as well as director for Ugandan charity Femlead. A must listen for any athlete about what comes next after busting your gut on the track!

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]]> 1865 no Great British Bosses - Hannah Snellgrove What do you do as an Olympian who's spent 20 years getting to the Games? Go again or enjoy your incredible achievement? And what if your sport is about to potentially change the way medals are won at an Olympics? These are all questions our latest guest is grappling with - as well as winning medals this summer! Team GB and British Sailing's Hannah Snellgrove is our latest special guest on Great British Bosses - where we go behind the scenes of sport in the UK! Also, with LA approaching, whose Hollywood Hall of Fame star would you go too? It's just one of the many things Hannah tells us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 12 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 7 14 Anything but Footy British silver medalist in the women’s ILCA 6 (dinghy) in first Olympic Sailing Grand Slam What do you do as an Olympian who's spent 20 years getting to the Games? Go again or enjoy your incredible achievement? And what if your sport is about to potentially change the way medals are won at an Olympics? These are all questions our latest guest is grappling with - as well as winning medals this summer! Team GB and British Sailing's Hannah Snellgrove is our latest special guest on Great British Bosses - where we go behind the scenes of sport in the UK! Also, with LA approaching, whose Hollywood Hall of Fame star would you go too? It's just one of the many things Hannah tells us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices What do you do as an Olympian who's spent 20 years getting to the Games? Go again or enjoy your incredible achievement? And what if your sport is about to potentially change the way medals are won at an Olympics? These are all questions our latest guest is grappling with - as well as winning medals this summer! Team GB and British Sailing's Hannah Snellgrove is our latest special guest on Great British Bosses - where we go behind the scenes of sport in the UK! Also, with LA approaching, whose Hollywood Hall of Fame star would you go too? It's just one of the many things Hannah tells us!

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]]> 1581 no Great British Bosses - Julia Paternain Bear with us on this one - we mentioned we're covering some of the British stars in this season who we've had the delight of covering in the podcast and on radio for the past few weeks and months etc. Well, in Great British Bosses, we always say we get the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - so who better to catch up with than a former GB athlete who's now a World Athletics Championship medalist! Julia Paternain from Cambridge representing Uruguay won a historic bronze in the women's Marathon in Tokyo in only her second her 26.2 miler! She's brilliant - enjoy! 🏟 📸 ©️WorldAthletics/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 7 13 Anything but Footy Former British Athlete now World Championship bronze medalist! Bear with us on this one - we mentioned we're covering some of the British stars in this season who we've had the delight of covering in the podcast and on radio for the past few weeks and months etc. Well, in Great British Bosses, we always say we get the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - so who better to catch up with than a former GB athlete who's now a World Athletics Championship medalist! Julia Paternain from Cambridge representing Uruguay won a historic bronze in the women's Marathon in Tokyo in only her second her 26.2 miler! She's brilliant - enjoy! 🏟 📸 ©️WorldAthletics/Getty Images Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Bear with us on this one - we mentioned we're covering some of the British stars in this season who we've had the delight of covering in the podcast and on radio for the past few weeks and months etc. Well, in Great British Bosses, we always say we get the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - so who better to catch up with than a former GB athlete who's now a World Athletics Championship medalist! Julia Paternain from Cambridge representing Uruguay won a historic bronze in the women's Marathon in Tokyo in only her second her 26.2 miler! She's brilliant - enjoy!

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]]> 1582 no Great British Bosses - Adam Gemili Our spin off season is back with a season of specials featuring Great British Bosses and stars. Some we have covered for years, others are brand new and making a name for themselves. Great British Bosses has always been the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - that continues with this episode with world champion, three time Olympic sprinter, broadcaster and now CEO of his own company 'Adam Gemili Fitness' Enjoy and please share as these athletes stories deserve to be told. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 7 12 Anything but Footy Three time British Olympic sprinter Adam Gemili Our spin off season is back with a season of specials featuring Great British Bosses and stars. Some we have covered for years, others are brand new and making a name for themselves. Great British Bosses has always been the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - that continues with this episode with world champion, three time Olympic sprinter, broadcaster and now CEO of his own company 'Adam Gemili Fitness' Enjoy and please share as these athletes stories deserve to be told. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Our spin off season is back with a season of specials featuring Great British Bosses and stars. Some we have covered for years, others are brand new and making a name for themselves.

Great British Bosses has always been the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - that continues with this episode with world champion, three time Olympic sprinter, broadcaster and now CEO of his own company 'Adam Gemili Fitness'

Enjoy and please share as these athletes stories deserve to be told. Thanks for listening!

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]]> 2478 no #157 'Brutal Sport' World Champs Ryder Cup & Paralympics We thought the phrase brutal sport - made by Olympic medalist Ollie Wynne Griffith in his insta 'retirement' post - summed up a lot of what we're covering in this episode of the Anything but Footy podcast. Ukraine think it's a brutal decision to allow Russia and Belarus back into the Paralympic movement. The treatment of players at the Ryder cup was beyond brutal? And the brutal heat and humidity made winning gold silver and bronze at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai even more special for GB Rowing! We round up ALL the action and also have News from the Games including the latest record win for Eilish McColgan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:15:00 -0000 'Brutal Sport' World Champs Ryder Cup & Paralympics full 7 11 Anything but Footy A round up of the World Rowing Championships, Golf, Athletics, Swimming and breaking news from the Paralympics! We thought the phrase brutal sport - made by Olympic medalist Ollie Wynne Griffith in his insta 'retirement' post - summed up a lot of what we're covering in this episode of the Anything but Footy podcast. Ukraine think it's a brutal decision to allow Russia and Belarus back into the Paralympic movement. The treatment of players at the Ryder cup was beyond brutal? And the brutal heat and humidity made winning gold silver and bronze at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai even more special for GB Rowing! We round up ALL the action and also have News from the Games including the latest record win for Eilish McColgan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We thought the phrase brutal sport - made by Olympic medalist Ollie Wynne Griffith in his insta 'retirement' post - summed up a lot of what we're covering in this episode of the Anything but Footy podcast.

Ukraine think it's a brutal decision to allow Russia and Belarus back into the Paralympic movement.

The treatment of players at the Ryder cup was beyond brutal?

And the brutal heat and humidity made winning gold silver and bronze at the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai even more special for GB Rowing!

We round up ALL the action and also have News from the Games including the latest record win for Eilish McColgan!

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]]> 1844 no #156 Canoe Slalom World Championships & Tokyo 2025 Sydney is set to stage the Canoe Slalom World Championships, the biggest event down under for the sport since Sydney 2000! Great Britain has had a record breaking World Cup series - we hear from C1 and K1 champion Kimberley Woods on what's gone right this season! What went wrong for British Athletics at Tokyo 2025? The first time in 25 years nearly that GB & NI haven't won a gold medal at a World Athletics Championships - we review the setback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Sep 2025 11:53:00 -0000 Canoe Slalom World Championships & Tokyo 2025 full 7 10 Anything but Footy World Cup winner Kimberley Woods joins us, and we review the World Athletics Championships Sydney is set to stage the Canoe Slalom World Championships, the biggest event down under for the sport since Sydney 2000! Great Britain has had a record breaking World Cup series - we hear from C1 and K1 champion Kimberley Woods on what's gone right this season! What went wrong for British Athletics at Tokyo 2025? The first time in 25 years nearly that GB & NI haven't won a gold medal at a World Athletics Championships - we review the setback! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sydney is set to stage the Canoe Slalom World Championships, the biggest event down under for the sport since Sydney 2000!

Great Britain has had a record breaking World Cup series - we hear from C1 and K1 champion Kimberley Woods on what's gone right this season!

What went wrong for British Athletics at Tokyo 2025? The first time in 25 years nearly that GB & NI haven't won a gold medal at a World Athletics Championships - we review the setback!

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]]> 2593 no #155 World Rowing Championships 2025 It's not quite another summer Olympics, but our Autumn World Championships season continues! After the World Athletics Championships we now focus on the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai. How can British Rowing do in China after winning the shortened World Cup series? We ask 4 of the crew - Matt Haywood, Heidi Long, Josh O'Brien and cox Tom Bryce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0000 World Rowing Championships 2025 full 7 9 Anything but Footy We catch up with four gold medal chasing athletes from British Rowing It's not quite another summer Olympics, but our Autumn World Championships season continues! After the World Athletics Championships we now focus on the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai. How can British Rowing do in China after winning the shortened World Cup series? We ask 4 of the crew - Matt Haywood, Heidi Long, Josh O'Brien and cox Tom Bryce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's not quite another summer Olympics, but our Autumn World Championships season continues!

After the World Athletics Championships we now focus on the World Rowing Championships in Shanghai.

How can British Rowing do in China after winning the shortened World Cup series? We ask 4 of the crew - Matt Haywood, Heidi Long, Josh O'Brien and cox Tom Bryce!

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]]> 2392 no #154 Max Burgin World Athletics Championships The third fastest British man ever over 800m. That's Max Burgin the 23 year old from Halifax, who made the Olympic final last year and now has set his own personal best while racing the Paris champion at the London Diamond League. Hear from him on hopes for these World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0000 Max Burgin World Athletics Championships full 7 8 Anything but Footy 23 year old from Halifax hoping to make it big in Japan! The third fastest British man ever over 800m. That's Max Burgin the 23 year old from Halifax, who made the Olympic final last year and now has set his own personal best while racing the Paris champion at the London Diamond League. Hear from him on hopes for these World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The third fastest British man ever over 800m. That's Max Burgin the 23 year old from Halifax, who made the Olympic final last year and now has set his own personal best while racing the Paris champion at the London Diamond League.

Hear from him on hopes for these World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.

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]]> 840 no #153 Matthew Hudson Smith, Amber Anning & Charlie Dobson The latest stars of the British 400m scene, who could all wins medals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this week. In this episode, we hear from Matthew Hudson Smith on everything since that silver in Paris, how Amber Anning won't be running everything this time in Tokyo and new kid on the block but at his second World Champs Charlie Dobson! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 12 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0000 Matthew Hudson Smith, Amber Anning & Charlie Dobson full 7 7 Anything but Footy The British 400m stars on track for Tokyo 2025 The latest stars of the British 400m scene, who could all wins medals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this week. In this episode, we hear from Matthew Hudson Smith on everything since that silver in Paris, how Amber Anning won't be running everything this time in Tokyo and new kid on the block but at his second World Champs Charlie Dobson! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The latest stars of the British 400m scene, who could all wins medals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this week.

In this episode, we hear from Matthew Hudson Smith on everything since that silver in Paris, how Amber Anning won't be running everything this time in Tokyo and new kid on the block but at his second World Champs Charlie Dobson!

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]]> 1836 no #152 Morgan Lake, Jake & Gemili World Athletic Championships The World Athletic Championships 2025 bring the season down on another year of track and field. Great Britain and NI will be out to at least match their 10 medals they won in Paris last summer at the Olympics - but will the conditions in Tokyo favour them? In this episode we hear from captain Morgan Lake, former 1500m champion Jake Wightman and 2017 relay gold medalist and now media pundit Adam Gemili! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 11 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0000 Morgan Lake, Jake & Gemili World Athletic Championships full 7 6 Anything but Footy The team skipper, the returning champion and 2017 relay gold medalist ahead of Tokyo 2025 The World Athletic Championships 2025 bring the season down on another year of track and field. Great Britain and NI will be out to at least match their 10 medals they won in Paris last summer at the Olympics - but will the conditions in Tokyo favour them? In this episode we hear from captain Morgan Lake, former 1500m champion Jake Wightman and 2017 relay gold medalist and now media pundit Adam Gemili! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The World Athletic Championships 2025 bring the season down on another year of track and field.

Great Britain and NI will be out to at least match their 10 medals they won in Paris last summer at the Olympics - but will the conditions in Tokyo favour them?

In this episode we hear from captain Morgan Lake, former 1500m champion Jake Wightman and 2017 relay gold medalist and now media pundit Adam Gemili!

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]]> 2072 no #151 Dina & Daryll World Athletics Championships 7 World Championships now for Dina Asher Smith and we're delighted she's back on the podcast as we continue our preview of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo! Brought back some memories for us too as you'll hear! Relay team-mate Daryll Neita is also on the show talking amongst other things her Daryll Diaries and Michael's latest appearance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0000 Dina & Daryll World Athletics Championships full 7 5 Anything but Footy The British sprint stars on their latest bid for gold at the World Champs in Tokyo 7 World Championships now for Dina Asher Smith and we're delighted she's back on the podcast as we continue our preview of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo! Brought back some memories for us too as you'll hear! Relay team-mate Daryll Neita is also on the show talking amongst other things her Daryll Diaries and Michael's latest appearance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 7 World Championships now for Dina Asher Smith and we're delighted she's back on the podcast as we continue our preview of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo! Brought back some memories for us too as you'll hear!

Relay team-mate Daryll Neita is also on the show talking amongst other things her Daryll Diaries and Michael's latest appearance!

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]]> 1851 no #150 Josh Kerr World Athletics Championships In an Autumn of World Championships of Olympic sport, from Rowing to Gymnastics, we're looking ahead to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13th. World Champion Josh Kerr is out to defend his 1500m title and is not planning on giving it up without a fight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 09 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0000 Josh Kerr World Athletics Championships full 7 4 Anything but Footy The current 1500m World champion & Olympic silver medalist returns to Tokyo In an Autumn of World Championships of Olympic sport, from Rowing to Gymnastics, we're looking ahead to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13th. World Champion Josh Kerr is out to defend his 1500m title and is not planning on giving it up without a fight! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In an Autumn of World Championships of Olympic sport, from Rowing to Gymnastics, we're looking ahead to the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 13th.

World Champion Josh Kerr is out to defend his 1500m title and is not planning on giving it up without a fight!

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]]> 1364 no #149 Georgia Hunter Bell World Athletics Championships In an Autumn of World Championships of Olympic sport, from Rowing to Gymnastics, we're focusing on these next few episodes on the World Athletics Championships. Our guest in this episode is Georgia Hunter Bell - the 1500m Olympic medalist now focusing on the 800m in Tokyo.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:00:00 -0000 Georgia Hunter Bell World Athletics Championships full 7 3 Anything but Footy The 1500m Olympic medalist on the 800m in Tokyo In an Autumn of World Championships of Olympic sport, from Rowing to Gymnastics, we're focusing on these next few episodes on the World Athletics Championships. Our guest in this episode is Georgia Hunter Bell - the 1500m Olympic medalist now focusing on the 800m in Tokyo.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In an Autumn of World Championships of Olympic sport, from Rowing to Gymnastics, we're focusing on these next few episodes on the World Athletics Championships.

Our guest in this episode is Georgia Hunter Bell - the 1500m Olympic medalist now focusing on the 800m in Tokyo....

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]]> 1553 no #148 Tour of Britain & Great North Run Geraint Thomas the greatest ever Welsh cyclist jumped off his bike for the final time infront of his home fans in Cardiff. Is here the greatest Welsh sportsperson ever? We hear from him and discuss! Have you say by following this pod, and all our Anything but Footy socials! Michael's passed his fitness test for the Greta North Run - we have the latest action and hear from one of the winners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:00:00 -0000 Tour of Britain & Great North Run full 7 2 Anything but Footy Goodbye Geraint - the greatest? More British Cyclists and Mel Nicholls from Gateshead Geraint Thomas the greatest ever Welsh cyclist jumped off his bike for the final time infront of his home fans in Cardiff. Is here the greatest Welsh sportsperson ever? We hear from him and discuss! Have you say by following this pod, and all our Anything but Footy socials! Michael's passed his fitness test for the Greta North Run - we have the latest action and hear from one of the winners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Geraint Thomas the greatest ever Welsh cyclist jumped off his bike for the final time infront of his home fans in Cardiff. Is here the greatest Welsh sportsperson ever? We hear from him and discuss!

Have you say by following this pod, and all our Anything but Footy socials!

Michael's passed his fitness test for the Greta North Run - we have the latest action and hear from one of the winners.

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]]> 1985 no #147 World Boxing Championships Just the start of many - the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool for the first time since the IOC recognised World Boxing starts of a series of World Champs across Olympic and Paralympics sport. British stars from Paris 2024 will once again be looking to be on top of the world - we'll be focusing on them in the coming weeks too! As Michael writes in his latest blog - we also need to move onto Milan and look ahead to LA and let Paris 2024 go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 World Boxing Championships full 7 1 Anything but Footy We're joined by GB Boxing's Odel Kamara as of a flurry of World Champs in Olympics & Paralympic sport Just the start of many - the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool for the first time since the IOC recognised World Boxing starts of a series of World Champs across Olympic and Paralympics sport. British stars from Paris 2024 will once again be looking to be on top of the world - we'll be focusing on them in the coming weeks too! As Michael writes in his latest blog - we also need to move onto Milan and look ahead to LA and let Paris 2024 go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Just the start of many - the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool for the first time since the IOC recognised World Boxing starts of a series of World Champs across Olympic and Paralympics sport.

British stars from Paris 2024 will once again be looking to be on top of the world - we'll be focusing on them in the coming weeks too!

As Michael writes in his latest blog - we also need to move onto Milan and look ahead to LA and let Paris 2024 go!

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]]> 1781 no Encore Une Fois - Day 16 Venue Bingo, ‘Nuts’ & Bercy finale! No Olympics this summer - no problem! Thank you for joining us for Encore Une Fois - Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. If you liked what you heard please rate us, rank us, tell your friends, share on socials, so we can carry on doing what we do too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 10 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 17 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics No Olympics this summer - no problem! Thank you for joining us for Encore Une Fois - Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. If you liked what you heard please rate us, rank us, tell your friends, share on socials, so we can carry on doing what we do too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices No Olympics this summer - no problem!

Thank you for joining us for Encore Une Fois - Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy.

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]]> 1489 no Encore Une Fois - Day 15 Olympic Legends, Never Giving Up & Dead Certs! If you've made it this far in the special series, you deserve at least a silver - as this is the penultimate - one more to go! It's Saturday August 10 2024 and this is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 09 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 16 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics If you've made it this far in the special series, you deserve at least a silver - as this is the penultimate - one more to go! It's Saturday August 10 2024 and this is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices If you've made it this far in the special series, you deserve at least a silver - as this is the penultimate - one more to go!

It's Saturday August 10 2024 and this is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time.

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]]> 1485 no Encore Une Fois - Day 14 Team-mates, Mario Kart & Sport Climbing Gold! Some true insight into the minds of an athlete mid competition in Athletics in this episode as we reach Day 14, the third Friday of the Olympics, August 9. This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 08 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 15 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics Some true insight into the minds of an athlete mid competition in Athletics in this episode as we reach Day 14, the third Friday of the Olympics, August 9. This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Some true insight into the minds of an athlete mid competition in Athletics in this episode as we reach Day 14, the third Friday of the Olympics, August 9.

This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy.


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]]> 1449 no Encore Une Fois - Day 13 Soup, Marathon Swimming & Troubles Back Home This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. We're into the home straight of the Olympics on Day 13, Thursday August 8 2024 and reflect on what can be the 'bubble' of the Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 07 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 14 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. We're into the home straight of the Olympics on Day 13, Thursday August 8 2024 and reflect on what can be the 'bubble' of the Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy.

We're into the home straight of the Olympics on Day 13, Thursday August 8 2024 and reflect on what can be the 'bubble' of the Games.

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]]> 1618 no Encore Une Fois - Day 12 The Daley Race, Mike & Another Athletics Silver! No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. On Day 12, Wednesday August 7, we find out who the only person in the world is allowed to call Michael a nickname! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 13 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. On Day 12, Wednesday August 7, we find out who the only person in the world is allowed to call Michael a nickname! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices No Olympics this summer - no problem!

This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy.

On Day 12, Wednesday August 7, we find out who the only person in the world is allowed to call Michael a nickname!

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]]> 1512 no Encore Une Fois - Day 11 Kerr, the Kennys & Diving Banishment! After Queen Keely, surely King Kerr? This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 12 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics After Queen Keely, surely King Kerr? This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices After Queen Keely, surely King Kerr?

This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy

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]]> 1325 no Encore Une Fois - Day 10 Queen Keely, Commentary King & Swift Taylor! All hail Keely Hodgkinson - the queen of British Athletics! This is the inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics from Anything but Footy on Day 10 Monday August 5th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 11 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics All hail Keely Hodgkinson - the queen of British Athletics! This is the inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics from Anything but Footy on Day 10 Monday August 5th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices All hail Keely Hodgkinson - the queen of British Athletics!

This is the inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics from Anything but Footy on Day 10 Monday August 5th.

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]]> 1416 no Encore Une Fois - Day 9 The Fastest Man In The World - Just! The men's 100m final - it's for many the moment of the Games every 4 years (we like it but we also know its so much more!) This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris Olympics one year on, one more time and its day 9, Sunday August 4th 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 10 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics The men's 100m final - it's for many the moment of the Games every 4 years (we like it but we also know its so much more!) This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris Olympics one year on, one more time and its day 9, Sunday August 4th 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The men's 100m final - it's for many the moment of the Games every 4 years (we like it but we also know its so much more!)

This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris Olympics one year on, one more time and its day 9, Sunday August 4th 2024.

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]]> 1509 no Encore Une Fois - Day 8 Skateboarding, Successful Siblings & Sightseeing! No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. Did anyone mention Super Saturday? Day 8 August 3rd 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 02 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 9 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. Did anyone mention Super Saturday? Day 8 August 3rd 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices No Olympics this summer - no problem!

This is Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy.

Did anyone mention Super Saturday? Day 8 August 3rd 2024.

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]]> 1482 no Encore Une Fois - Day 7 Swapsies, Track & Field, & Trampoline Prediction! This is Encore Une Fois from Anything but Footy, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time! Week 2 of the Games begins with Athletics in the Stade De France on Friday August 2nd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 01 Aug 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 8 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics This is Encore Une Fois from Anything but Footy, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time! Week 2 of the Games begins with Athletics in the Stade De France on Friday August 2nd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Encore Une Fois from Anything but Footy, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time!

Week 2 of the Games begins with Athletics in the Stade De France on Friday August 2nd.

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]]> 1368 no Encore Une Fois - Day 6 Silver, Storms & Simone Biles No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is Paris 2024 one year on, one More time from Anything but Footy. And we enter a new month - it's day 6 Thursday August 1st! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 31 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 7 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is Paris 2024 one year on, one More time from Anything but Footy. And we enter a new month - it's day 6 Thursday August 1st! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices No Olympics this summer - no problem!

This is Paris 2024 one year on, one More time from Anything but Footy.

And we enter a new month - it's day 6 Thursday August 1st!

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]]> 1327 no Encore Une Fois - Day 5 Triathl-ON, Quads & Champs Elyse We've reached Day 5 and it was very much of a case of the Triathl-ON with both the mens and womens individual events taking place in and around the River Seine! This is the inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics from Anything but Footy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 5 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics We've reached Day 5 and it was very much of a case of the Triathl-ON with both the mens and womens individual events taking place in and around the River Seine! This is the inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics from Anything but Footy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We've reached Day 5 and it was very much of a case of the Triathl-ON with both the mens and womens individual events taking place in and around the River Seine!

This is the inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics from Anything but Footy!

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]]> 1360 no Encore Une Fois - Day 4 Milestones, Murray & Dan Evans This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time. And day 4, Tuesday July 30th was actually John's birthday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 5 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time. And day 4, Tuesday July 30th was actually John's birthday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time.

And day 4, Tuesday July 30th was actually John's birthday!

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]]> 1293 no Encore Une Fois - Day 3 Manic Mondays, Gold & Silver Success No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is the story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. It's the first Monday of the Games!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 4 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics No Olympics this summer - no problem! This is the story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy. It's the first Monday of the Games!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices No Olympics this summer - no problem!

This is the story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time from Anything but Footy.

It's the first Monday of the Games! 

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]]> 1321 no Encore Une Fois - Day 2 Sunshine, First Ever Tennis & Canoe Commentary This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time. It's Sunday July 28th 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 3 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time. It's Sunday July 28th 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time.

It's Sunday July 28th 2024. 

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]]> 1464 no Encore Une Fois - Day 1 Diving, Dame Kelly & First Medals Paris 2024 one year on - one more time! It's Day 1 and there's Diving, Dame Kelly & First Medals. This is Encore Une Fois - reliving the Olympics of Paris.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 26 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 2 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics Paris 2024 one year on - one more time! It's Day 1 and there's Diving, Dame Kelly & First Medals. This is Encore Une Fois - reliving the Olympics of Paris.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Paris 2024 one year on - one more time!

It's Day 1 and there's Diving, Dame Kelly & First Medals.

This is Encore Une Fois - reliving the Olympics of Paris. 

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]]> 1451 no Encore Une Fois - Day 0 Trains, Boats & Cement Works There's no Olympics this summer but no problem! This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time  Michael & John take you back to Friday July 26 - Day 0 - Trains, Boats & Cement Works! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 25 Jul 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 6 1 Anything but Footy The inside story of Paris 2024 Olympics There's no Olympics this summer but no problem! This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time  Michael & John take you back to Friday July 26 - Day 0 - Trains, Boats & Cement Works! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices There's no Olympics this summer but no problem!

This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time 

Michael & John take you back to Friday July 26 - Day 0 - Trains, Boats & Cement Works!

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]]> 1507 no Glasgow 2026 One Year To Go & 'Finnie' It's exactly one year to go before Glasgow 2026. A new games for a new era, and a brand new mascot revealed as well - 'Finnie' the unicorn - the national animal of Scotland - yes really! In this special episode, we also hear from CEO Phil Batty on the Games that are now just 12 months away! We also have Glasgow 2026 ambassador and reigning Commonwealth champion Eilish McColgan, gold medalists Sarah Adlington and Pauline Wilson. For much more info on next year’s Commonwealth Games head to ⁠glasgow2026.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:55:00 -0000 full 5 20 Anything but Footy The latest updates from the organisers of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games It's exactly one year to go before Glasgow 2026. A new games for a new era, and a brand new mascot revealed as well - 'Finnie' the unicorn - the national animal of Scotland - yes really! In this special episode, we also hear from CEO Phil Batty on the Games that are now just 12 months away! We also have Glasgow 2026 ambassador and reigning Commonwealth champion Eilish McColgan, gold medalists Sarah Adlington and Pauline Wilson. For much more info on next year’s Commonwealth Games head to ⁠glasgow2026.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's exactly one year to go before Glasgow 2026. A new games for a new era, and a brand new mascot revealed as well - 'Finnie' the unicorn - the national animal of Scotland - yes really!

In this special episode, we also hear from CEO Phil Batty on the Games that are now just 12 months away!

We also have Glasgow 2026 ambassador and reigning Commonwealth champion Eilish McColgan, gold medalists Sarah Adlington and Pauline Wilson.

For much more info on next year’s Commonwealth Games head to ⁠glasgow2026.com

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]]> 1229 no #146 The London Athletics Meet A wet summers day in London but no-one seemed to mind at a sold out London Stadium for the Novuna London Athletics Meet in the Diamond League. Especially as it was confirmed on the morning of the event that London would be bidding for the World Athletics Champs in 2029! We've the latest from UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner. On the track, a year ago the athletes were off to the Paris Olympics the next day, but this year it's still two months til the World Champs in Tokyo and World Para Champs in Delhi. We hear from Sophie Hahn, Lina Nielsen, Amy Hunt and Zac Skinner on another special day at the special London Stadium! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:23:00 -0000 The London Athletics Meet full 5 19 Anything but Footy And the bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships A wet summers day in London but no-one seemed to mind at a sold out London Stadium for the Novuna London Athletics Meet in the Diamond League. Especially as it was confirmed on the morning of the event that London would be bidding for the World Athletics Champs in 2029! We've the latest from UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner. On the track, a year ago the athletes were off to the Paris Olympics the next day, but this year it's still two months til the World Champs in Tokyo and World Para Champs in Delhi. We hear from Sophie Hahn, Lina Nielsen, Amy Hunt and Zac Skinner on another special day at the special London Stadium! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A wet summers day in London but no-one seemed to mind at a sold out London Stadium for the Novuna London Athletics Meet in the Diamond League. Especially as it was confirmed on the morning of the event that London would be bidding for the World Athletics Champs in 2029! We've the latest from UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner.

On the track, a year ago the athletes were off to the Paris Olympics the next day, but this year it's still two months til the World Champs in Tokyo and World Para Champs in Delhi. We hear from Sophie Hahn, Lina Nielsen, Amy Hunt and Zac Skinner on another special day at the special London Stadium!

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]]> 988 no #145 The Expansion Plans At Wimbledon We all love it - the greatest, biggest, best Championships in the World! But will its stay that way? As the players are in action on court, the All England Club is at the High Court trying to secure plans to treble the size of the grounds, add 38 grass courts and a new 8000 show court arena. We find out all about it with the Sun's tennis correspondent Rob Maul - and we also have the latest Athletics, Cycling, BMX and Judo round up in our Olympic and Paralympics 'News from the Games'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:00 -0000 The Expansion Plans At Wimbledon full 5 18 Anything but Footy We find out all the details of the development plans for the Wimbledon Championships We all love it - the greatest, biggest, best Championships in the World! But will its stay that way? As the players are in action on court, the All England Club is at the High Court trying to secure plans to treble the size of the grounds, add 38 grass courts and a new 8000 show court arena. We find out all about it with the Sun's tennis correspondent Rob Maul - and we also have the latest Athletics, Cycling, BMX and Judo round up in our Olympic and Paralympics 'News from the Games'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We all love it - the greatest, biggest, best Championships in the World! But will its stay that way?

As the players are in action on court, the All England Club is at the High Court trying to secure plans to treble the size of the grounds, add 38 grass courts and a new 8000 show court arena.

We find out all about it with the Sun's tennis correspondent Rob Maul - and we also have the latest Athletics, Cycling, BMX and Judo round up in our Olympic and Paralympics 'News from the Games'.

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]]> 1235 no #144 A 'Shocking' Day at Wimbledon 'Shocking' because of the number of seeds to fall - particularly French Open champion Coco Gauff in straight sets - no repeat of the brilliant Sabalenka Gauff final from the French Open just a few weeks ago! After eight winners in eight years, would there be another lesser known Wimbledon women's champion in 2025? And is that good for the sport and the Championships? We ask the question! And as the Olympic and Paralympic podcast, we've also the latest headlines ahead of LA 2028 in Sailing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 02 Jul 2025 08:44:00 -0000 A 'Shocking' Day at Wimbledon full 5 17 Anything but Footy French Open champion and 2nd seed Coco Gauff one of a number of seeds to fall 'Shocking' because of the number of seeds to fall - particularly French Open champion Coco Gauff in straight sets - no repeat of the brilliant Sabalenka Gauff final from the French Open just a few weeks ago! After eight winners in eight years, would there be another lesser known Wimbledon women's champion in 2025? And is that good for the sport and the Championships? We ask the question! And as the Olympic and Paralympic podcast, we've also the latest headlines ahead of LA 2028 in Sailing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 'Shocking' because of the number of seeds to fall - particularly French Open champion Coco Gauff in straight sets - no repeat of the brilliant Sabalenka Gauff final from the French Open just a few weeks ago!

After eight winners in eight years, would there be another lesser known Wimbledon women's champion in 2025? And is that good for the sport and the Championships? We ask the question!

And as the Olympic and Paralympic podcast, we've also the latest headlines ahead of LA 2028 in Sailing!

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]]> 1307 no #143 A Day Of Firsts At Wimbledon Day one done! The hottest ever first day of the Championships saw seeds fall, early victories, big wins for British qualifier Oliver Tarvet and a scare for defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. John rounds up the action from the All England Championships as Michael meets Oliver's Dad! And as the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast we have sailing, athletics, sport climbing and to cool us all down GB SnowSport news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:17:00 -0000 A Day Of Firsts At Wimbledon full 5 16 Anything but Footy Big win for British qualifier Ollie Tarvet - we catch up with his dad! Day one done! The hottest ever first day of the Championships saw seeds fall, early victories, big wins for British qualifier Oliver Tarvet and a scare for defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. John rounds up the action from the All England Championships as Michael meets Oliver's Dad! And as the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast we have sailing, athletics, sport climbing and to cool us all down GB SnowSport news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Day one done!

The hottest ever first day of the Championships saw seeds fall, early victories, big wins for British qualifier Oliver Tarvet and a scare for defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.

John rounds up the action from the All England Championships as Michael meets Oliver's Dad!

And as the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast we have sailing, athletics, sport climbing and to cool us all down GB SnowSport news!

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]]> 1659 no #142 The Wimbledon Championships 2025 Welcome to Wimbledon 2025! On the eve of the Championships we're at the All England Club ahead of the fortnight of tennis and are joined by Oliver Tarvet's first coach on the eve of the championships. Ben Wood coached the 21 year old from the age of 7 and could already see his outstanding talent. We also hear from Oliver's dad Gary. We run through the order of play on Day One - and don't forget our Olympic and Paralympic News from the Games too with Rowing, Canoeing and Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 29 Jun 2025 14:47:00 -0000 The Wimbledon Championships 2025 full 5 15 Anything but Footy We're at the All England Club and joined by Oliver Tarvet's first coach on the eve of the championships Welcome to Wimbledon 2025! On the eve of the Championships we're at the All England Club ahead of the fortnight of tennis and are joined by Oliver Tarvet's first coach on the eve of the championships. Ben Wood coached the 21 year old from the age of 7 and could already see his outstanding talent. We also hear from Oliver's dad Gary. We run through the order of play on Day One - and don't forget our Olympic and Paralympic News from the Games too with Rowing, Canoeing and Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome to Wimbledon 2025!

On the eve of the Championships we're at the All England Club ahead of the fortnight of tennis and are joined by Oliver Tarvet's first coach on the eve of the championships.

Ben Wood coached the 21 year old from the age of 7 and could already see his outstanding talent. We also hear from Oliver's dad Gary.

We run through the order of play on Day One - and don't forget our Olympic and Paralympic News from the Games too with Rowing, Canoeing and Athletics.

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]]> 2490 no #141 Team GB curlers confirmed for Winter Olympics & Wimbledon 2025 A bonus edition of the podcast as with little more than 200 days to go before the next Olympics - the Winters in Milano-Cortina in early 2026 - the first athletes have been confirmed by Team GB. Ten curlers have donned the famous tracksuit and stood draped in the red white and blue union flag after being selected to represent GB in the mens womens and mixed team events for the Winter Olympics. Michael's been in Edinburgh to speak to a few of them! While John's at Wimbledon as the 2025 Championships is about to get underway. We are audio rights holders for the first time and will bring you more than ever before from the All England Club throughout the tennis fortnight! And welcome Kirsty Coventry - the tenth, youngest and first female IOC President! But what's on her to do list? This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:32:00 -0000 Team GB curlers confirmed for Winter Olympics & Wimbledon 2025 full 5 14 Anything but Footy A bonus edition of the podcast as with little more than 200 days to go before the next Olympics - the Winters in Milano-Cortina in early 2026 - the first athletes have been confirmed by Team GB. Ten curlers have donned the famous tracksuit and stood draped in the red white and blue union flag after being selected to represent GB in the mens womens and mixed team events for the Winter Olympics. Michael's been in Edinburgh to speak to a few of them! While John's at Wimbledon as the 2025 Championships is about to get underway. We are audio rights holders for the first time and will bring you more than ever before from the All England Club throughout the tennis fortnight! And welcome Kirsty Coventry - the tenth, youngest and first female IOC President! But what's on her to do list? This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A bonus edition of the podcast as with little more than 200 days to go before the next Olympics - the Winters in Milano-Cortina in early 2026 - the first athletes have been confirmed by Team GB.

Ten curlers have donned the famous tracksuit and stood draped in the red white and blue union flag after being selected to represent GB in the mens womens and mixed team events for the Winter Olympics. Michael's been in Edinburgh to speak to a few of them!

While John's at Wimbledon as the 2025 Championships is about to get underway. We are audio rights holders for the first time and will bring you more than ever before from the All England Club throughout the tennis fortnight!

And welcome Kirsty Coventry - the tenth, youngest and first female IOC President! But what's on her to do list?

This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!

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]]> 1902 no Great British Bosses - Vicky Holland British Triathlon is the first national governing body in Triathlon to introduce a pregnancy deferral policy. Women who qualify for an Age Group Championship race may now defer their slot in the Great Britain Team for up to two years. European champion Vicky Holland has done just that - and Michael caught up with her in our latest Great British Bosses episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Jun 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 13 Anything but Footy World & European Triathlon Champion, Olympic & Commonwealth Games medallist British Triathlon is the first national governing body in Triathlon to introduce a pregnancy deferral policy. Women who qualify for an Age Group Championship race may now defer their slot in the Great Britain Team for up to two years. European champion Vicky Holland has done just that - and Michael caught up with her in our latest Great British Bosses episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices British Triathlon is the first national governing body in Triathlon to introduce a pregnancy deferral policy.

Women who qualify for an Age Group Championship race may now defer their slot in the Great Britain Team for up to two years.

European champion Vicky Holland has done just that - and Michael caught up with her in our latest Great British Bosses episode.

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]]> 1427 no Great British Bosses - Nick Pearson Putting athletes first - everyone says it - how many people do it? In this episode of Great British Bosses, we ask Nick Pearson the CEO of Forte Talent Management, which in its own words, is a sports talent agency redefining representation for track and field athletes, digital talent, and sports models. And that 'redefining' includes launching their first ever event - the Keely Klassic - named after and supported by their Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson. Is this the future? We also talk the Endurance Games and Grand Slam Athletics* (*recorded before Michael Johnson's cancellation of the 4th GS event in LA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 12 Anything but Footy CEO of Forte Talent Management Putting athletes first - everyone says it - how many people do it? In this episode of Great British Bosses, we ask Nick Pearson the CEO of Forte Talent Management, which in its own words, is a sports talent agency redefining representation for track and field athletes, digital talent, and sports models. And that 'redefining' includes launching their first ever event - the Keely Klassic - named after and supported by their Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson. Is this the future? We also talk the Endurance Games and Grand Slam Athletics* (*recorded before Michael Johnson's cancellation of the 4th GS event in LA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Putting athletes first - everyone says it - how many people do it?

In this episode of Great British Bosses, we ask Nick Pearson the CEO of Forte Talent Management, which in its own words, is a sports talent agency redefining representation for track and field athletes, digital talent, and sports models.

And that 'redefining' includes launching their first ever event - the Keely Klassic - named after and supported by their Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson.

Is this the future? We also talk the Endurance Games and Grand Slam Athletics*


(*recorded before Michael Johnson's cancellation of the 4th GS event in LA)

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]]> 2155 no Great British Bosses - British Rowing Ok we admit - we're stretching it just a bit this time, but British Rowing are 'bossing' it ahead of the first two World Cups in Varese in Italy. They topped the 2025 European Rowing Championships medal table with six golds and we've got 5 of the gold medalists on this episode! We are also determined to keep telling the stories of athletes doing great things inbetween the Olympics and Paralympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 11 Anything but Footy Ok we admit - we're stretching it just a bit this time, but British Rowing are 'bossing' it ahead of the first two World Cups in Varese in Italy. They topped the 2025 European Rowing Championships medal table with six golds and we've got 5 of the gold medalists on this episode! We are also determined to keep telling the stories of athletes doing great things inbetween the Olympics and Paralympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ok we admit - we're stretching it just a bit this time, but British Rowing are 'bossing' it ahead of the first two World Cups in Varese in Italy.

They topped the 2025 European Rowing Championships medal table with six golds and we've got 5 of the gold medalists on this episode!

We are also determined to keep telling the stories of athletes doing great things inbetween the Olympics and Paralympics!

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]]> 2832 no Great British Bosses - Simon Michaelides The second biggest sport in the UK for the number of spectators attending every year, live TV coverage most weekends on the main ITV channel, well known events like the Grand National, Cheltenham and Royal Ascot. But Great British Racing is looking to the future and ensuring there is one for the so called sport of kings. We talk all things horse-racing with Simon Michaelides, Interim Chief Customer Officer at Great British Racing in our latest Great British Bosses episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 01 Jun 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 10 Anything but Footy Interim Chief Customer Officer at Great British Racing The second biggest sport in the UK for the number of spectators attending every year, live TV coverage most weekends on the main ITV channel, well known events like the Grand National, Cheltenham and Royal Ascot. But Great British Racing is looking to the future and ensuring there is one for the so called sport of kings. We talk all things horse-racing with Simon Michaelides, Interim Chief Customer Officer at Great British Racing in our latest Great British Bosses episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The second biggest sport in the UK for the number of spectators attending every year, live TV coverage most weekends on the main ITV channel, well known events like the Grand National, Cheltenham and Royal Ascot.

But Great British Racing is looking to the future and ensuring there is one for the so called sport of kings.

We talk all things horse-racing with Simon Michaelides, Interim Chief Customer Officer at Great British Racing in our latest Great British Bosses episode!

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]]> 1774 no Great British Bosses - Penny Briscoe Penny Briscoe’s "track record in Paralympic sport is unmatched". Not our words but that of a former guest of Great British Bosses and her CEO David Clarke at Paralympics GB. After years of trying we finally get to speak to the Director of Sport, 5 time Chef De Mission, sports fan and mum about plans for the first ever Paras in LA and whether Atlanta Olympics in '96 really was that bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 25 May 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 9 Anything but Footy Paralympics GB Director of Sport & Chef De Mission for LA 2028 Penny Briscoe’s "track record in Paralympic sport is unmatched". Not our words but that of a former guest of Great British Bosses and her CEO David Clarke at Paralympics GB. After years of trying we finally get to speak to the Director of Sport, 5 time Chef De Mission, sports fan and mum about plans for the first ever Paras in LA and whether Atlanta Olympics in '96 really was that bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Penny Briscoe’s "track record in Paralympic sport is unmatched".

Not our words but that of a former guest of Great British Bosses and her CEO David Clarke at Paralympics GB.

After years of trying we finally get to speak to the Director of Sport, 5 time Chef De Mission, sports fan and mum about plans for the first ever Paras in LA and whether Atlanta Olympics in '96 really was that bad?

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]]> 1946 no Great British Bosses - Helen Helliwell Back in the UK for the first time since the first games in 2014. Birmingham will host the latest edition of the Invictus Games in July 2027. With brand new events and the usual fans favourites, it's not just about a week of sport at the NEC as CEO of Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 Helen Helliwell explains. And in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, she also reveals her own personal reason for delivering this world renowned rehabilitation and sporting event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 18 May 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 8 Anything but Footy CEO Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 Back in the UK for the first time since the first games in 2014. Birmingham will host the latest edition of the Invictus Games in July 2027. With brand new events and the usual fans favourites, it's not just about a week of sport at the NEC as CEO of Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 Helen Helliwell explains. And in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, she also reveals her own personal reason for delivering this world renowned rehabilitation and sporting event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Back in the UK for the first time since the first games in 2014. Birmingham will host the latest edition of the Invictus Games in July 2027.

With brand new events and the usual fans favourites, it's not just about a week of sport at the NEC as CEO of Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 Helen Helliwell explains.

And in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, she also reveals her own personal reason for delivering this world renowned rehabilitation and sporting event.

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]]> 1263 no Great British Bosses - Matt Bazeley Cricket, Squash and even Flag Football probably got more coverage when confirmed they would be on the programme for the LA Olympics. But hope are high that Team GB could get the men and women's teams qualified for the summer of 2028 as Baseball and Softball also makes a return to the Games. In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from new Chair of Baseball Softball UK Matt Bazeley to find out more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 11 May 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 7 Anything but Footy The chair of Baseball Softball UK Cricket, Squash and even Flag Football probably got more coverage when confirmed they would be on the programme for the LA Olympics. But hope are high that Team GB could get the men and women's teams qualified for the summer of 2028 as Baseball and Softball also makes a return to the Games. In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from new Chair of Baseball Softball UK Matt Bazeley to find out more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Cricket, Squash and even Flag Football probably got more coverage when confirmed they would be on the programme for the LA Olympics.

But hope are high that Team GB could get the men and women's teams qualified for the summer of 2028 as Baseball and Softball also makes a return to the Games.

In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from new Chair of Baseball Softball UK Matt Bazeley to find out more...

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]]> 1437 no Great British Bosses - London's World Athletics Championships Bid Great British Bosses is our podcast brand where we speak to the men and women behind sport in the UK. In this special episode, we hear from Dame Denise Lewis (UK Athletics President) and London Marathon wheelchair winner Marcel Hug after the confirmation that London would like to stage the World Athletics Championships again in 2029 - 12 years on from the successful 2017 events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 04 May 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 6 Anything but Footy Dame Denise Lewis & Marcel Hug talk London 2029 Great British Bosses is our podcast brand where we speak to the men and women behind sport in the UK. In this special episode, we hear from Dame Denise Lewis (UK Athletics President) and London Marathon wheelchair winner Marcel Hug after the confirmation that London would like to stage the World Athletics Championships again in 2029 - 12 years on from the successful 2017 events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Great British Bosses is our podcast brand where we speak to the men and women behind sport in the UK.

In this special episode, we hear from Dame Denise Lewis (UK Athletics President) and London Marathon wheelchair winner Marcel Hug after the confirmation that London would like to stage the World Athletics Championships again in 2029 - 12 years on from the successful 2017 events.

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]]> 1324 no GB Snowsport: Great British Bosses We're joined by GB Snowsport CEO Victoria Gosling & Head Coach Pat Sharples as they look back on another record breaking season on the snow for Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars. We also look ahead to what's in store at the first Winter Games in Europe in more than a decade - Milano Cortina 2026. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 27 Apr 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 5 Anything but Footy CEO Victoria Gosling & Head Coach Pat Sharples look back on record breaking season and ahead to Milano Cortina Winter Games We're joined by GB Snowsport CEO Victoria Gosling & Head Coach Pat Sharples as they look back on another record breaking season on the snow for Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars. We also look ahead to what's in store at the first Winter Games in Europe in more than a decade - Milano Cortina 2026. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're joined by GB Snowsport CEO Victoria Gosling & Head Coach Pat Sharples as they look back on another record breaking season on the snow for Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars.


We also look ahead to what's in store at the first Winter Games in Europe in more than a decade - Milano Cortina 2026.


This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport

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]]> 1530 no GB Snowsport: Adrenaline Fuelled Feeling In the fourth of our season on snow, what is that feeling of competing for Great Britain ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026. We catch up with two teenagers - Moguls skier Cali Carr and snowboarder Txema Mazet-Brown - to find out how they got started, what keeps them focused and what they would like to achieve! This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 20 Apr 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 4 Anything but Footy Two new British teenagers talk family, fear & that feeling of flying on the snow! In the fourth of our season on snow, what is that feeling of competing for Great Britain ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026. We catch up with two teenagers - Moguls skier Cali Carr and snowboarder Txema Mazet-Brown - to find out how they got started, what keeps them focused and what they would like to achieve! This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In the fourth of our season on snow, what is that feeling of competing for Great Britain ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026.


We catch up with two teenagers - Moguls skier Cali Carr and snowboarder Txema Mazet-Brown - to find out how they got started, what keeps them focused and what they would like to achieve!


This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport

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]]> 984 no GB Snowsport: Teaming Up Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale created history by becoming the first British world champions in Mixed Team Snowboard Cross. Ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026, in this third episode of a season of podcasts with GB Snowsport, we hear what makes them successful as a partnership but also how training and travelling together helps them on the individual Snowboard Cross circuit too!   This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:16:00 -0000 full 5 3 Anything but Footy Snowboard cross world champions Charlotte Bankes & Huw Nightingale Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale created history by becoming the first British world champions in Mixed Team Snowboard Cross. Ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026, in this third episode of a season of podcasts with GB Snowsport, we hear what makes them successful as a partnership but also how training and travelling together helps them on the individual Snowboard Cross circuit too!   This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale created history by becoming the first British world champions in Mixed Team Snowboard Cross.


Ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026, in this third episode of a season of podcasts with GB Snowsport, we hear what makes them successful as a partnership but also how training and travelling together helps them on the individual Snowboard Cross circuit too!

 

This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport


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]]> 1098 no GB Snowsport: Getting Back On The Slopes In this second episode, we hear from two British snowboarding stars on the strength needed to battle back from serious injuries in the build up to the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026. We're joined by Paralympic medalist Ollie Hill and Olympic hopeful Maisie Hill - no relation! - as they make their return to the snow after suffering setbacks and surgeries. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 06 Apr 2025 23:00:00 -0000 full 5 2 Anything but Footy We hear from two British stars on the strength needed to battle back from serious injuries In this second episode, we hear from two British snowboarding stars on the strength needed to battle back from serious injuries in the build up to the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026. We're joined by Paralympic medalist Ollie Hill and Olympic hopeful Maisie Hill - no relation! - as they make their return to the snow after suffering setbacks and surgeries. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this second episode, we hear from two British snowboarding stars on the strength needed to battle back from serious injuries in the build up to the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026.


We're joined by Paralympic medalist Ollie Hill and Olympic hopeful Maisie Hill - no relation! - as they make their return to the snow after suffering setbacks and surgeries.


This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport

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]]> 1453 no GB Snowsport: New Names, First Games? In the first of a new season of podcasts, we focus on a the new British names who could be making their debut on snow at the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026. In this episode we're joined by cross country skier Joe Davies, freestyle skier Liam Richards and snowboarder Nina Sparks who could all make their Olympic or Paralympic debut this coming winter. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 31 Mar 2025 12:32:00 -0000 full 5 1 Anything but Footy We hear from some of new British stars of snow & ice! In the first of a new season of podcasts, we focus on a the new British names who could be making their debut on snow at the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026. In this episode we're joined by cross country skier Joe Davies, freestyle skier Liam Richards and snowboarder Nina Sparks who could all make their Olympic or Paralympic debut this coming winter. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In the first of a new season of podcasts, we focus on a the new British names who could be making their debut on snow at the Winter Games of Milano Cortina 2026.


In this episode we're joined by cross country skier Joe Davies, freestyle skier Liam Richards and snowboarder Nina Sparks who could all make their Olympic or Paralympic debut this coming winter.


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]]> 1418 no #140 World Indoor Champions! 4 medals - 2 golds, a silver and bronze - from a team of 11 athletes. Great Britain have had a very strong World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in China. More than 500 athletes from around the world took part - we'll hear from the British gold medalists Amber Anning and Jeremiah Azu - and round up the rest of the action for you too! There's Weadock's Winter Wonders from the world of snow and ice and new British Gymnastic champions crowned! This is Anything but Footy - covering the Olympic and Paralympics Games all the time rather than once every 4 years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 25 Mar 2025 01:10:00 -0000 World Indoor Champions! full 4 25 Anything but Footy We hear from GB's Amber Anning & Jeremiah Azu after their gold medal success in China 4 medals - 2 golds, a silver and bronze - from a team of 11 athletes. Great Britain have had a very strong World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in China. More than 500 athletes from around the world took part - we'll hear from the British gold medalists Amber Anning and Jeremiah Azu - and round up the rest of the action for you too! There's Weadock's Winter Wonders from the world of snow and ice and new British Gymnastic champions crowned! This is Anything but Footy - covering the Olympic and Paralympics Games all the time rather than once every 4 years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 4 medals - 2 golds, a silver and bronze - from a team of 11 athletes. Great Britain have had a very strong World Indoor Championships in Nanjing in China. More than 500 athletes from around the world took part - we'll hear from the British gold medalists Amber Anning and Jeremiah Azu - and round up the rest of the action for you too!


There's Weadock's Winter Wonders from the world of snow and ice and new British Gymnastic champions crowned!


This is Anything but Footy - covering the Olympic and Paralympics Games all the time rather than once every 4 years!

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]]> 2289 no #139 The 10th Olympics President Kirsty Coventry Welcome and congratulations Kirsty Coventry - the Olympic champion now Olympic President. The youngest ever and the first ever female. She thrashed Seb Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch gaining an overall majority in the first voting by IOC members. We hear from the surprise winner for many! There's also LA28 and Tour de France '27 news - in this extra episode of the Olympic week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:57:00 -0000 The 10th Olympics President Kirsty Coventry full 4 24 Anything but Footy A monumental week in Olympic history as the first female President is elected ahead of Seb Coe Welcome and congratulations Kirsty Coventry - the Olympic champion now Olympic President. The youngest ever and the first ever female. She thrashed Seb Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch gaining an overall majority in the first voting by IOC members. We hear from the surprise winner for many! There's also LA28 and Tour de France '27 news - in this extra episode of the Olympic week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome and congratulations Kirsty Coventry - the Olympic champion now Olympic President.


The youngest ever and the first ever female.


She thrashed Seb Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch gaining an overall majority in the first voting by IOC members.


We hear from the surprise winner for many!


There's also LA28 and Tour de France '27 news - in this extra episode of the Olympic week!

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]]> 1692 no #138 144th IOC Session Part 2 & Ali and Jonny Brownlee Team GB legends and gold medalist triathlete's Ali Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee joins us to talk all things Olympics on a busy week for the future of the Games. We ask them about what's next, who should be the next President and saving for the future! It's another extra episode this week, as the IOC Session continues in Greece - we round up the latest headlines before the New President is voted in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:08:00 -0000 144th IOC Session Part 2 & Ali and Jonny Brownlee full 4 23 Anything but Footy Team GB Olympic champions the Brownlee brothers joins us to talk savings, targets and the future as the IOC Session continues Team GB legends and gold medalist triathlete's Ali Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee joins us to talk all things Olympics on a busy week for the future of the Games. We ask them about what's next, who should be the next President and saving for the future! It's another extra episode this week, as the IOC Session continues in Greece - we round up the latest headlines before the New President is voted in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Team GB legends and gold medalist triathlete's Ali Brownlee and Jonny Brownlee joins us to talk all things Olympics on a busy week for the future of the Games.


We ask them about what's next, who should be the next President and saving for the future!


It's another extra episode this week, as the IOC Session continues in Greece - we round up the latest headlines before the New President is voted in!

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]]> 1816 no #137 144th IOC Session & Boxing Back For LA28 The 144th IOC Session gets underway this week, there's an Opening Ceremony and everything! The new President will be named this week - only the 10th in Olympic history! But there was also big news from the IOC Executive Board Meeting, that its proposing the reinstatement of Boxing in the programme for Los Angeles 2028. This is an extra episode with all the latest Olympic news - all the time rather than once every 4 years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:43:00 -0000 144th IOC Session & Boxing Back For LA28 full 4 22 Anything but Footy An extra episode at the start of a historic week for the Olympic movement The 144th IOC Session gets underway this week, there's an Opening Ceremony and everything! The new President will be named this week - only the 10th in Olympic history! But there was also big news from the IOC Executive Board Meeting, that its proposing the reinstatement of Boxing in the programme for Los Angeles 2028. This is an extra episode with all the latest Olympic news - all the time rather than once every 4 years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The 144th IOC Session gets underway this week, there's an Opening Ceremony and everything!


The new President will be named this week - only the 10th in Olympic history!


But there was also big news from the IOC Executive Board Meeting, that its proposing the reinstatement of Boxing in the programme for Los Angeles 2028.


This is an extra episode with all the latest Olympic news - all the time rather than once every 4 years!

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]]> 1278 no #136 Indoor Athletics & Commonwealth Day! The European Indoor Athletics Championships were another huge hit in the Netherlands, with some big names, some surprises and new champions. We review the action from Apeldoorn over 4 days across the North Sea and look ahead to the World Indoors in China. There's BIG Boxing News ahead of LA 2028, and Michael's latest Weadock's Winter Wonders with success in the Skeleton! PLUS its Commonwealth Day and 500 days to Glasgow 2026 - we've details of first ever Kings Baton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 10 Mar 2025 17:10:00 -0000 Indoor Athletics & Commonwealth Day! full 4 21 Anything but Footy The action from Apeldoorn & 500 days to Glasgow 2026! The European Indoor Athletics Championships were another huge hit in the Netherlands, with some big names, some surprises and new champions. We review the action from Apeldoorn over 4 days across the North Sea and look ahead to the World Indoors in China. There's BIG Boxing News ahead of LA 2028, and Michael's latest Weadock's Winter Wonders with success in the Skeleton! PLUS its Commonwealth Day and 500 days to Glasgow 2026 - we've details of first ever Kings Baton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The European Indoor Athletics Championships were another huge hit in the Netherlands, with some big names, some surprises and new champions.


We review the action from Apeldoorn over 4 days across the North Sea and look ahead to the World Indoors in China.


There's BIG Boxing News ahead of LA 2028, and Michael's latest Weadock's Winter Wonders with success in the Skeleton!


PLUS its Commonwealth Day and 500 days to Glasgow 2026 - we've details of first ever Kings Baton!

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]]> 1587 no #135 Lilah, Lewis & A Year To Go To Winter Paralympics The summer games in Paris seem only like yesterday, but we're now a year away from the Winter Paralympics in Milan - the 50th anniversary of the very first. 79 gold medals will be available during the Games starting on March 6th 2026. We hear from former Paralympics GB star Callum Deboys on his experience in Beijing 3 years ago and his switch to Para cycling! We are also joined by two Team GB stars Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson who finished 3rd in the recent European Ice Skating Champs and head off to the Worlds in Boston later this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:12:00 -0000 Lilah, Lewis & A Year To Go To Winter Paralympics full 4 20 Anything but Footy We hear from Fear and Gibson ahead of the World Ice Skating Champs & former GB Nordic Skier, now Para cyclist Callum Deboys The summer games in Paris seem only like yesterday, but we're now a year away from the Winter Paralympics in Milan - the 50th anniversary of the very first. 79 gold medals will be available during the Games starting on March 6th 2026. We hear from former Paralympics GB star Callum Deboys on his experience in Beijing 3 years ago and his switch to Para cycling! We are also joined by two Team GB stars Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson who finished 3rd in the recent European Ice Skating Champs and head off to the Worlds in Boston later this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The summer games in Paris seem only like yesterday, but we're now a year away from the Winter Paralympics in Milan - the 50th anniversary of the very first.


79 gold medals will be available during the Games starting on March 6th 2026. We hear from former Paralympics GB star Callum Deboys on his experience in Beijing 3 years ago and his switch to Para cycling!


We are also joined by two Team GB stars Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson who finished 3rd in the recent European Ice Skating Champs and head off to the Worlds in Boston later this month.

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]]> 2008 no #134 The British 'Olympic' Championships The UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham staged some of Britain's best athletes competing for a place at the European Indoors in the Netherlands in a fortnight. Hear from sprint kings and queen Jere Azu and Bianca Williams, Olympic medalists George Hunter-Bell, Alex Haydock-Wilson, new British champion George Mills and best of British Scott Lincoln. While in Manchester, world records were broken and new sprint stars Matthew Richardson and Lauren Bell were crowned at the Lloyds National Track Championships. Michael and John discuss whether the two separate events could have been combined and staged at the same time, and whether an annual British 'Olympics' could build the brand further of Olympic sports like Athletics, Cycling and Swimming? And others? Let us know what you think! And we talk the long jump take off board - after trials in Germany! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:20:00 -0000 The British 'Olympic' Championships full 4 19 Anything but Footy Birmingham and Manchester separately staged British Champs in two different sports at the weekend, could they have been combined? The UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham staged some of Britain's best athletes competing for a place at the European Indoors in the Netherlands in a fortnight. Hear from sprint kings and queen Jere Azu and Bianca Williams, Olympic medalists George Hunter-Bell, Alex Haydock-Wilson, new British champion George Mills and best of British Scott Lincoln. While in Manchester, world records were broken and new sprint stars Matthew Richardson and Lauren Bell were crowned at the Lloyds National Track Championships. Michael and John discuss whether the two separate events could have been combined and staged at the same time, and whether an annual British 'Olympics' could build the brand further of Olympic sports like Athletics, Cycling and Swimming? And others? Let us know what you think! And we talk the long jump take off board - after trials in Germany! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The UK Indoor Championships in Birmingham staged some of Britain's best athletes competing for a place at the European Indoors in the Netherlands in a fortnight. Hear from sprint kings and queen Jere Azu and Bianca Williams, Olympic medalists George Hunter-Bell, Alex Haydock-Wilson, new British champion George Mills and best of British Scott Lincoln.


While in Manchester, world records were broken and new sprint stars Matthew Richardson and Lauren Bell were crowned at the Lloyds National Track Championships.


Michael and John discuss whether the two separate events could have been combined and staged at the same time, and whether an annual British 'Olympics' could build the brand further of Olympic sports like Athletics, Cycling and Swimming? And others? Let us know what you think!


And we talk the long jump take off board - after trials in Germany!

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]]> 2468 no The Keely Klassic She's an Olympic champion over 800m. She's told us her sole focus is now on the World Championships outdoors this summer and a new personal best. And she may have been injured just hours before her own Keely Klassic event, but Keely Hodgkinson MBE, and Sports Personality of the Year, along with her coaching team and management Forte Talent Group, is already doing more to help the legacy of athletics than most. Performances from Olympic medalists, British records broken, thousands of selfies and hundreds of autographs signed - in this special episode we hear from Keely, Georgia Hunter-Bell, Lina Neilsen, Neil Gourley, Molly Caudery, Amy Hunt and Netheenal Mitchell-Blake. This was a special afternoon in Birmingham at the Keely Klassic indoor athletics meet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 15 Feb 2025 18:37:00 -0000 The Keely Klassic full 4 18 Anything but Footy She may not have been running but she helped put on a real athletics show! She's an Olympic champion over 800m. She's told us her sole focus is now on the World Championships outdoors this summer and a new personal best. And she may have been injured just hours before her own Keely Klassic event, but Keely Hodgkinson MBE, and Sports Personality of the Year, along with her coaching team and management Forte Talent Group, is already doing more to help the legacy of athletics than most. Performances from Olympic medalists, British records broken, thousands of selfies and hundreds of autographs signed - in this special episode we hear from Keely, Georgia Hunter-Bell, Lina Neilsen, Neil Gourley, Molly Caudery, Amy Hunt and Netheenal Mitchell-Blake. This was a special afternoon in Birmingham at the Keely Klassic indoor athletics meet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices She's an Olympic champion over 800m. She's told us her sole focus is now on the World Championships outdoors this summer and a new personal best.


And she may have been injured just hours before her own Keely Klassic event, but Keely Hodgkinson MBE, and Sports Personality of the Year, along with her coaching team and management Forte Talent Group, is already doing more to help the legacy of athletics than most.


Performances from Olympic medalists, British records broken, thousands of selfies and hundreds of autographs signed - in this special episode we hear from Keely, Georgia Hunter-Bell, Lina Neilsen, Neil Gourley, Molly Caudery, Amy Hunt and Netheenal Mitchell-Blake.


This was a special afternoon in Birmingham at the Keely Klassic indoor athletics meet.

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]]> 1520 no Glasgow 2026 gold medal moments Glasgow 2026 has confirmed 200 gold medals available next summer, despite a slimmed down Commonwealth Games with just 10 sports. But there'll be more Para events that ever before and history will also be made in Swimming, Track Cycling, Bowls and 3x3 Basketball. In this special episode, we hear from organisers on their sporting plans and head to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome to speak to some of the Scottish athletes looking to represent their country at their home games. And for much more info on next year’s Commonwealth Games head to glasgow2026.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:02:00 -0000 Glasgow 2026 gold medal moments full 4 17 Anything but Footy 200 golds up for grabs in Glasgow which also stages biggest ever Swimming, Track Cycling and Para events in Games history Glasgow 2026 has confirmed 200 gold medals available next summer, despite a slimmed down Commonwealth Games with just 10 sports. But there'll be more Para events that ever before and history will also be made in Swimming, Track Cycling, Bowls and 3x3 Basketball. In this special episode, we hear from organisers on their sporting plans and head to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome to speak to some of the Scottish athletes looking to represent their country at their home games. And for much more info on next year’s Commonwealth Games head to glasgow2026.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Glasgow 2026 has confirmed 200 gold medals available next summer, despite a slimmed down Commonwealth Games with just 10 sports.


But there'll be more Para events that ever before and history will also be made in Swimming, Track Cycling, Bowls and 3x3 Basketball.


In this special episode, we hear from organisers on their sporting plans and head to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome to speak to some of the Scottish athletes looking to represent their country at their home games.


And for much more info on next year’s Commonwealth Games head to glasgow2026.com

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]]> 1252 no #133 One year to go and Presidential Prospectus ! Can't believe we're just a year away from the next Olympic Games! Surely it was only second ago we were sitting on the La Champs sipping a biere toasting Paris 2024! But we're moving to Milano Cortina 2026 now and the Winter Games with some big hopes on the boards, skis, sliders and ice for Team GB. Olympic gold medalist from Beijing 2022 Eve Muirhead is now in charge of the next generation competing next winter and the Chef De Mission joins us on the podcast! We also hear from the magnificent (!!?!!) seven IOC candidates to the NEW Olympics President! The vote is between Juan Antonio SAMARANCH Seb COE Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN David LAPPARTIENT Johan ELIASCH Kirsty COVENTRY Morinari WATANABE and takes place by all IOC members on March 20th 2025 in Greece! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:25:00 -0000 One year to go and Presidential Prospectus ! full 4 16 Anything but Footy Another year, another Olympics Games around the corner - we move to Milano Cortina and hear from the 7 Olympic President candidates! Can't believe we're just a year away from the next Olympic Games! Surely it was only second ago we were sitting on the La Champs sipping a biere toasting Paris 2024! But we're moving to Milano Cortina 2026 now and the Winter Games with some big hopes on the boards, skis, sliders and ice for Team GB. Olympic gold medalist from Beijing 2022 Eve Muirhead is now in charge of the next generation competing next winter and the Chef De Mission joins us on the podcast! We also hear from the magnificent (!!?!!) seven IOC candidates to the NEW Olympics President! The vote is between Juan Antonio SAMARANCH Seb COE Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN David LAPPARTIENT Johan ELIASCH Kirsty COVENTRY Morinari WATANABE and takes place by all IOC members on March 20th 2025 in Greece! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Can't believe we're just a year away from the next Olympic Games! Surely it was only second ago we were sitting on the La Champs sipping a biere toasting Paris 2024!


But we're moving to Milano Cortina 2026 now and the Winter Games with some big hopes on the boards, skis, sliders and ice for Team GB. Olympic gold medalist from Beijing 2022 Eve Muirhead is now in charge of the next generation competing next winter and the Chef De Mission joins us on the podcast!


We also hear from the magnificent (!!?!!) seven IOC candidates to the NEW Olympics President! The vote is between

Juan Antonio SAMARANCH

Seb COE

Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN

David LAPPARTIENT

Johan ELIASCH

Kirsty COVENTRY

Morinari WATANABE

and takes place by all IOC members on March 20th 2025 in Greece!

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]]> 2800 no #87 Great British Bosses - John Steele One of the biggest teams at next summer's Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will be from across the border - Team England! In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from the Chair of Commonwealth Games England on the beat job Scottish organisers have done in rescuing the Games, but also what comes next after the sticky plaster of Glasgow. And our guest - John Steele - is someone who's done it all from playing rugby, to coaching a team to European success and heading up UK Sport for the home Olympics and Paralympics of London 2012. This is Great British Bosses with John Steele! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - John Steele full 4 15 Anything but Footy Chair of Commonwealth Games England One of the biggest teams at next summer's Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will be from across the border - Team England! In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from the Chair of Commonwealth Games England on the beat job Scottish organisers have done in rescuing the Games, but also what comes next after the sticky plaster of Glasgow. And our guest - John Steele - is someone who's done it all from playing rugby, to coaching a team to European success and heading up UK Sport for the home Olympics and Paralympics of London 2012. This is Great British Bosses with John Steele! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices One of the biggest teams at next summer's Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will be from across the border - Team England!


In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from the Chair of Commonwealth Games England on the beat job Scottish organisers have done in rescuing the Games, but also what comes next after the sticky plaster of Glasgow.


And our guest - John Steele - is someone who's done it all from playing rugby, to coaching a team to European success and heading up UK Sport for the home Olympics and Paralympics of London 2012.


This is Great British Bosses with John Steele!

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]]> 2157 no #132 New & Old Milano & Melbourne Another fantastic start to the sporting year, with the tennis in Melbourne, success on the snowboard and sliding track too. We're back for our sixth year of talking about the Olympics and Paralympics all the time. And in this episode, we discuss the toughest and hardest sport in the world? Tennis? Athletics? Even football? What do you think? Get in touch via our socials or comment on Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:28:00 -0000 New & Old Milano & Melbourne full 4 14 Anything but Footy Latest news from the games and toughest sport in the world is what? Another fantastic start to the sporting year, with the tennis in Melbourne, success on the snowboard and sliding track too. We're back for our sixth year of talking about the Olympics and Paralympics all the time. And in this episode, we discuss the toughest and hardest sport in the world? Tennis? Athletics? Even football? What do you think? Get in touch via our socials or comment on Spotify! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Another fantastic start to the sporting year, with the tennis in Melbourne, success on the snowboard and sliding track too.


We're back for our sixth year of talking about the Olympics and Paralympics all the time.


And in this episode, we discuss the toughest and hardest sport in the world? Tennis? Athletics? Even football?


What do you think? Get in touch via our socials or comment on Spotify!

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]]> 2253 no Glasgow 2026 Gears Up The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are now next year! As we know, assuming you've been following and listening to Anything but Footy, Scotland has stepped up again to rescue the event. Glasgow will be host city for a second time in 12 years on July 23rd 2026. In this special episode, we find out more about the people now chosen to deliver these historic Games and speak to the new CEO Phil Batty, a man with big ideas in a big job!  Find out much more on next year’s Commonwealth Games glasgow2026.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:34:00 -0000 full 4 13 Anything but Footy We hear from the new CEO delivering the fastest turnarounds in Commonwealth Games history! The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are now next year! As we know, assuming you've been following and listening to Anything but Footy, Scotland has stepped up again to rescue the event. Glasgow will be host city for a second time in 12 years on July 23rd 2026. In this special episode, we find out more about the people now chosen to deliver these historic Games and speak to the new CEO Phil Batty, a man with big ideas in a big job!  Find out much more on next year’s Commonwealth Games glasgow2026.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are now next year!


As we know, assuming you've been following and listening to Anything but Footy, Scotland has stepped up again to rescue the event. Glasgow will be host city for a second time in 12 years on July 23rd 2026.


In this special episode, we find out more about the people now chosen to deliver these historic Games and speak to the new CEO Phil Batty, a man with big ideas in a big job! 


Find out much more on next year’s Commonwealth Games glasgow2026.com

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]]> 739 no #131 Team GB's Anthony Harding & the end of another Olympic year It was quite the summer in Paris 2024 - for co-hosts Michael and John in their roles with talkSPORT but also for first time Olympian Anthony Harding - their guest on this final episode of another Olympic year! The British diver made history with his 'idol' Jack Laugher, as the pair won Team GB's 4th historic synchronised diving medal of Paris 2024 in the 3m springboard. We look-back with Anthony on his achievements in his first Games, and look ahead to what's next including a new coach, new training venue in Sheffield and a tilt at individual success too. Michael and John also round up some of the other Olympic news ahead of a big year, even though 2025 isn't officially an 'Olympic year'. And as Christmas and New Year is the time to reflect, a final mention of experiences and learnings from Paris 2024! And as it is the festive season, may we thank you for listening, wish you and yours a very happy holiday and see you for more Olympics and Paralympics podcasts in 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Team GB's Anthony Harding & the end of another Olympic year full 4 12 Anything but Footy The Aquatics GB diver, and Paris 2024 medalist, joins us to look-back on his first summer Olympics It was quite the summer in Paris 2024 - for co-hosts Michael and John in their roles with talkSPORT but also for first time Olympian Anthony Harding - their guest on this final episode of another Olympic year! The British diver made history with his 'idol' Jack Laugher, as the pair won Team GB's 4th historic synchronised diving medal of Paris 2024 in the 3m springboard. We look-back with Anthony on his achievements in his first Games, and look ahead to what's next including a new coach, new training venue in Sheffield and a tilt at individual success too. Michael and John also round up some of the other Olympic news ahead of a big year, even though 2025 isn't officially an 'Olympic year'. And as Christmas and New Year is the time to reflect, a final mention of experiences and learnings from Paris 2024! And as it is the festive season, may we thank you for listening, wish you and yours a very happy holiday and see you for more Olympics and Paralympics podcasts in 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It was quite the summer in Paris 2024 - for co-hosts Michael and John in their roles with talkSPORT but also for first time Olympian Anthony Harding - their guest on this final episode of another Olympic year!


The British diver made history with his 'idol' Jack Laugher, as the pair won Team GB's 4th historic synchronised diving medal of Paris 2024 in the 3m springboard. We look-back with Anthony on his achievements in his first Games, and look ahead to what's next including a new coach, new training venue in Sheffield and a tilt at individual success too.


Michael and John also round up some of the other Olympic news ahead of a big year, even though 2025 isn't officially an 'Olympic year'. And as Christmas and New Year is the time to reflect, a final mention of experiences and learnings from Paris 2024!


And as it is the festive season, may we thank you for listening, wish you and yours a very happy holiday and see you for more Olympics and Paralympics podcasts in 2025!

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]]> 2576 no #86 Great British Bosses - Katie Sadleir The Commonwealth Games has been saved by Scotland and Glasgow 2026. But what does the future hold in store? Who else will host? We go straight to the top and ask CEO Katie Sadleir who tells us Glasgow will stage a world class Games. 2030 hosts will be decided next year. Co-hosts across smaller nations could be an option. They'll be more sports 16 or 17 in 2030. A series of Commonwealth championships will also be looked at, as well as maintaining the successful Youth Games, with a host confirmed for that in March 2025. Oh and Australia 'will host the Games again' despite Victoria pulling out with 8 hours notice to host 2026. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of UK Sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Katie Sadleir full 4 11 Anything but Footy CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation on Glasgow 2026 and the future The Commonwealth Games has been saved by Scotland and Glasgow 2026. But what does the future hold in store? Who else will host? We go straight to the top and ask CEO Katie Sadleir who tells us Glasgow will stage a world class Games. 2030 hosts will be decided next year. Co-hosts across smaller nations could be an option. They'll be more sports 16 or 17 in 2030. A series of Commonwealth championships will also be looked at, as well as maintaining the successful Youth Games, with a host confirmed for that in March 2025. Oh and Australia 'will host the Games again' despite Victoria pulling out with 8 hours notice to host 2026. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of UK Sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Commonwealth Games has been saved by Scotland and Glasgow 2026. But what does the future hold in store? Who else will host?


We go straight to the top and ask CEO Katie Sadleir who tells us Glasgow will stage a world class Games. 2030 hosts will be decided next year. Co-hosts across smaller nations could be an option. They'll be more sports 16 or 17 in 2030. A series of Commonwealth championships will also be looked at, as well as maintaining the successful Youth Games, with a host confirmed for that in March 2025. Oh and Australia 'will host the Games again' despite Victoria pulling out with 8 hours notice to host 2026.


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of UK Sport.

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]]> 2180 no #130 Team GB Ball 2024 This was a night to celebrate, kick back, relax and revel in the achievements of Paris 2024 - and that was just Michael! In all seriousness, the Roundhouse in Camden was the setting for night of success with gold medalists from the summer games Alex Yee and Bryony Page winning more awards - hear from them both in this episode! Also, what's next for Lina and Laviai Nielsen on the athletics track and fellow Olympic medalists Jack Laugher and Lois Toulson in the diving pool! PLUS we look ahead to the no count controversial Sports Personality of the Year Awards! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Team GB Ball 2024 full 4 10 Anything but Footy Hear from award winners Alex Yee & Bryony Page PLUS Lina & Laviai Nielsen and Jack Laugher & Lois Toulson! This was a night to celebrate, kick back, relax and revel in the achievements of Paris 2024 - and that was just Michael! In all seriousness, the Roundhouse in Camden was the setting for night of success with gold medalists from the summer games Alex Yee and Bryony Page winning more awards - hear from them both in this episode! Also, what's next for Lina and Laviai Nielsen on the athletics track and fellow Olympic medalists Jack Laugher and Lois Toulson in the diving pool! PLUS we look ahead to the no count controversial Sports Personality of the Year Awards! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This was a night to celebrate, kick back, relax and revel in the achievements of Paris 2024 - and that was just Michael!


In all seriousness, the Roundhouse in Camden was the setting for night of success with gold medalists from the summer games Alex Yee and Bryony Page winning more awards - hear from them both in this episode!


Also, what's next for Lina and Laviai Nielsen on the athletics track and fellow Olympic medalists Jack Laugher and Lois Toulson in the diving pool!


PLUS we look ahead to the no count controversial Sports Personality of the Year Awards!

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]]> 2815 no #85 Great British Bosses - Ashley Metcalfe You'll hear John and Michael's commentary, reports and interviews from talkSPORT, the official Olympic broadcaster of the Paris 2024 Olympics, at the start of this podcast. Simply it was the greatest ever games for Team GB canoeists - and subsequently the Para Canoe team matched it weeks later in the Paralympics. But Ashley Metcalfe as CEO of Paddle UK is in charge of so much more than just success - how does it prioritise clean water or paddle boarding or canoe slalom or kayak cross or canoe sprint? We find out in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:07:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Ashley Metcalfe full 4 9 Anything but Footy CEO of Paddle UK, which achieved its most successful ever Olympics & Paralympics in Paris! You'll hear John and Michael's commentary, reports and interviews from talkSPORT, the official Olympic broadcaster of the Paris 2024 Olympics, at the start of this podcast. Simply it was the greatest ever games for Team GB canoeists - and subsequently the Para Canoe team matched it weeks later in the Paralympics. But Ashley Metcalfe as CEO of Paddle UK is in charge of so much more than just success - how does it prioritise clean water or paddle boarding or canoe slalom or kayak cross or canoe sprint? We find out in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices You'll hear John and Michael's commentary, reports and interviews from talkSPORT, the official Olympic broadcaster of the Paris 2024 Olympics, at the start of this podcast.


Simply it was the greatest ever games for Team GB canoeists - and subsequently the Para Canoe team matched it weeks later in the Paralympics.


But Ashley Metcalfe as CEO of Paddle UK is in charge of so much more than just success - how does it prioritise clean water or paddle boarding or canoe slalom or kayak cross or canoe sprint?


We find out in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy.

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]]> 1827 no #84 Great British Bosses - Alison Oliver There's a lot of people inspiring a lot of others to change sport in this country, and in this episode we catch up with one of them. Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, is the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK, and speaks to the men and women in charge. Alison Young is the CEO of the Youth Sport Trust which aims to build a brighter future for every child. She speaks passionately about her work with schools and teachers and reveals why '60 mins' should be as well known as '5 a day' to all parents in this country! In her previous role she also set up the Team Bath programme, and reveals her hopes of a return to elite netball for the West Country team too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Alison Oliver full 4 8 Anything but Footy CEO of the Youth Sport Trust There's a lot of people inspiring a lot of others to change sport in this country, and in this episode we catch up with one of them. Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, is the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK, and speaks to the men and women in charge. Alison Young is the CEO of the Youth Sport Trust which aims to build a brighter future for every child. She speaks passionately about her work with schools and teachers and reveals why '60 mins' should be as well known as '5 a day' to all parents in this country! In her previous role she also set up the Team Bath programme, and reveals her hopes of a return to elite netball for the West Country team too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices There's a lot of people inspiring a lot of others to change sport in this country, and in this episode we catch up with one of them.


Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, is the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK, and speaks to the men and women in charge.


Alison Young is the CEO of the Youth Sport Trust which aims to build a brighter future for every child. She speaks passionately about her work with schools and teachers and reveals why '60 mins' should be as well known as '5 a day' to all parents in this country!


In her previous role she also set up the Team Bath programme, and reveals her hopes of a return to elite netball for the West Country team too!


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]]> 1992 no #83 Great British Bosses - Christian Rose Powerleague is famous for footy we know! 40+ sites in UK, Ireland and the Netherlands with 6.5 million customers every year! So why is a podcast called 'Anything but Footy' talking to the CEO? Well Powerleague is now dipping its toe into the fastest growing sport in the world - Padel! Its first new Padel centres are in Shoreditch and Birmingham and we're told there's more to come! And as we hear, maybe a new sport for the Olympics in the year's to come too! This is Great British Bosses with Christian Rose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Christian Rose full 4 7 Anything but Footy CEO of Powerleague on moving into the new sport of Padel Powerleague is famous for footy we know! 40+ sites in UK, Ireland and the Netherlands with 6.5 million customers every year! So why is a podcast called 'Anything but Footy' talking to the CEO? Well Powerleague is now dipping its toe into the fastest growing sport in the world - Padel! Its first new Padel centres are in Shoreditch and Birmingham and we're told there's more to come! And as we hear, maybe a new sport for the Olympics in the year's to come too! This is Great British Bosses with Christian Rose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Powerleague is famous for footy we know! 40+ sites in UK, Ireland and the Netherlands with 6.5 million customers every year!


So why is a podcast called 'Anything but Footy' talking to the CEO? Well Powerleague is now dipping its toe into the fastest growing sport in the world - Padel!


Its first new Padel centres are in Shoreditch and Birmingham and we're told there's more to come! And as we hear, maybe a new sport for the Olympics in the year's to come too!


This is Great British Bosses with Christian Rose.

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]]> 1407 no Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Ten years on from staging the Commonwealth Games, Scotland has stepped up again to rescue the event. Glasgow will once again be the host city, this time for the 2026 Games, but it'll be very different from 2014. It'll all be staged in 4 venues within an 8 mile radius with 10 sports across 11 days. And the ten sports are: Athletics and Para Athletics (Track & Field) Swimming and Para Swimming Artistic Gymnastics Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling Netball Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting Boxing Judo Bowls and Para Bowls 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball In this special episode, we find out more from Commonwealth Games Scotland on how the Games will be staged, and why Scotland is in the right place to deliver!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 22 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0000 Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games full 4 6 Anything but Footy Commonwealth Games Scotland steps up to save 2026 Games by staging them in Glasgow Ten years on from staging the Commonwealth Games, Scotland has stepped up again to rescue the event. Glasgow will once again be the host city, this time for the 2026 Games, but it'll be very different from 2014. It'll all be staged in 4 venues within an 8 mile radius with 10 sports across 11 days. And the ten sports are: Athletics and Para Athletics (Track & Field) Swimming and Para Swimming Artistic Gymnastics Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling Netball Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting Boxing Judo Bowls and Para Bowls 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball In this special episode, we find out more from Commonwealth Games Scotland on how the Games will be staged, and why Scotland is in the right place to deliver!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ten years on from staging the Commonwealth Games, Scotland has stepped up again to rescue the event.


Glasgow will once again be the host city, this time for the 2026 Games, but it'll be very different from 2014.


It'll all be staged in 4 venues within an 8 mile radius with 10 sports across 11 days. And the ten sports are:

  • Athletics and Para Athletics (Track & Field)
  • Swimming and Para Swimming
  • Artistic Gymnastics
  • Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling
  • Netball
  • Weightlifting and Para Powerlifting
  • Boxing
  • Judo
  • Bowls and Para Bowls
  • 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball


In this special episode, we find out more from Commonwealth Games Scotland on how the Games will be staged, and why Scotland is in the right place to deliver! 

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]]> 1532 no #82 Great British Bosses - Drew Barrand A spectacular summer in the pool in Paris for Aquatics GB - across swimming, diving, para swimming and artistic swimming - with medals galore and the first ever Olympic medal in the artistic discipline (formerly known as synchro swimming!) But what comes next as it’s a long time to the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028? What does the national governing body responsible for the elite and high performances of British athletes have in store in the meantime, and how does it tell the stories of its world class talent? It’s something that new CEO Drew Barrand is very conscientious of in this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation with the people who run sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 13 Oct 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Drew Barrand full 4 5 Anything but Footy CEO of Aquatics GB A spectacular summer in the pool in Paris for Aquatics GB - across swimming, diving, para swimming and artistic swimming - with medals galore and the first ever Olympic medal in the artistic discipline (formerly known as synchro swimming!) But what comes next as it’s a long time to the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028? What does the national governing body responsible for the elite and high performances of British athletes have in store in the meantime, and how does it tell the stories of its world class talent? It’s something that new CEO Drew Barrand is very conscientious of in this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation with the people who run sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A spectacular summer in the pool in Paris for Aquatics GB - across swimming, diving, para swimming and artistic swimming - with medals galore and the first ever Olympic medal in the artistic discipline (formerly known as synchro swimming!)


But what comes next as it’s a long time to the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028? What does the national governing body responsible for the elite and high performances of British athletes have in store in the meantime, and how does it tell the stories of its world class talent?


It’s something that new CEO Drew Barrand is very conscientious of in this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation with the people who run sport in the UK.






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]]> 2556 no #81 Great Bosses - Alban Dechelotte Please allow us a slight brand diversification in this episode of the podcast, because we so wanted to speak to someone behind the scenes of the next big Olympics Games - the first ever Esports Olympics in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Alban Dechelotte is one of these people - the CEO of G2 Esports - and IOC member on the Esports Commission. What's in store and what's the future? Find out in this special episode of 'Great Bosses' from Anything but Footy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 06 Oct 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great Bosses - Alban Dechelotte full 4 4 Anything but Footy CEO of G2 ESports ahead of the first ever Esports Olympic Games in 2025 Please allow us a slight brand diversification in this episode of the podcast, because we so wanted to speak to someone behind the scenes of the next big Olympics Games - the first ever Esports Olympics in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Alban Dechelotte is one of these people - the CEO of G2 Esports - and IOC member on the Esports Commission. What's in store and what's the future? Find out in this special episode of 'Great Bosses' from Anything but Footy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Please allow us a slight brand diversification in this episode of the podcast, because we so wanted to speak to someone behind the scenes of the next big Olympics Games - the first ever Esports Olympics in Saudi Arabia in 2025.


Alban Dechelotte is one of these people - the CEO of G2 Esports - and IOC member on the Esports Commission.


What's in store and what's the future? Find out in this special episode of 'Great Bosses' from Anything but Footy!

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]]> 2040 no #80 Great British Bosses - Ruth Daniels A spectacular summer of success at the Olympics and Paralympics for British Triathlon, and without a Brownlee brother in the team for the first time since Beijing 2008. But what next for the organisation, it's athletes, members and the sport itself. In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we're joined by new CEO Ruth Daniels, who joined the National Governing Body in early 2024... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 01 Oct 2024 14:50:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Ruth Daniels full 4 3 Anything but Footy CEO of British Triathlon A spectacular summer of success at the Olympics and Paralympics for British Triathlon, and without a Brownlee brother in the team for the first time since Beijing 2008. But what next for the organisation, it's athletes, members and the sport itself. In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we're joined by new CEO Ruth Daniels, who joined the National Governing Body in early 2024... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A spectacular summer of success at the Olympics and Paralympics for British Triathlon, and without a Brownlee brother in the team for the first time since Beijing 2008.


But what next for the organisation, it's athletes, members and the sport itself.


In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we're joined by new CEO Ruth Daniels, who joined the National Governing Body in early 2024...

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]]> 1503 no #79 Great British Bosses - Julia Lee In her own words on the 'Women in Rugby League' website, Julia Lee says "she's an ordinary person". When you hear this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the work she's done over the years, and continues to do, you'll agree she's extraordinary. Like a lot of team sports, the role of women and the history of the growth of the game has been hidden and undervalued, something Julia doesn't accept and is determined to put right, and one example is the ‘Life with the Lioness’s’ project which shines a light on untold stories and experiences of those women who represented Great Britain between 1996 and 2003. And for more info check out https://www.womeninrugbyleague.org.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Julia Lee full 4 2 Anything but Footy Former referee, now director of RFL & Women in Rugby League Project Director In her own words on the 'Women in Rugby League' website, Julia Lee says "she's an ordinary person". When you hear this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the work she's done over the years, and continues to do, you'll agree she's extraordinary. Like a lot of team sports, the role of women and the history of the growth of the game has been hidden and undervalued, something Julia doesn't accept and is determined to put right, and one example is the ‘Life with the Lioness’s’ project which shines a light on untold stories and experiences of those women who represented Great Britain between 1996 and 2003. And for more info check out https://www.womeninrugbyleague.org.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In her own words on the 'Women in Rugby League' website, Julia Lee says "she's an ordinary person". When you hear this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the work she's done over the years, and continues to do, you'll agree she's extraordinary.


Like a lot of team sports, the role of women and the history of the growth of the game has been hidden and undervalued, something Julia doesn't accept and is determined to put right, and one example is the ‘Life with the Lioness’s’ project which shines a light on untold stories and experiences of those women who represented Great Britain between 1996 and 2003.


And for more info check out https://www.womeninrugbyleague.org.uk/



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]]> 1444 no #78 Great British Bosses - Liz Stainthorpe As the Olympic and Paralympic summer comes to an end, many of us will be thinking what next? The UK is already preparing to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup next year, the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 2026 and hopefully the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow!  But like Paris 2024, none of these will take place without a huge number of volunteers, or ambassadors, of the event.  Liz Stainthorpe is an event volunteer and manager & booking agent of The Games Maker Choir and in this special episode of Great British Bosses, we hear about the important role volunteers play in sport presentation, how if managed correctly, they could add further value to events, how to get involved and sign up the Choir for Sport for future Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 09 Sep 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Liz Stainthorpe full 4 1 Anything but Footy Event volunteer and manager & booking agent of The Games Maker Choir As the Olympic and Paralympic summer comes to an end, many of us will be thinking what next? The UK is already preparing to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup next year, the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 2026 and hopefully the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow!  But like Paris 2024, none of these will take place without a huge number of volunteers, or ambassadors, of the event.  Liz Stainthorpe is an event volunteer and manager & booking agent of The Games Maker Choir and in this special episode of Great British Bosses, we hear about the important role volunteers play in sport presentation, how if managed correctly, they could add further value to events, how to get involved and sign up the Choir for Sport for future Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As the Olympic and Paralympic summer comes to an end, many of us will be thinking what next? The UK is already preparing to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup next year, the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 2026 and hopefully the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow! 


But like Paris 2024, none of these will take place without a huge number of volunteers, or ambassadors, of the event. 


Liz Stainthorpe is an event volunteer and manager & booking agent of The Games Maker Choir and in this special episode of Great British Bosses, we hear about the important role volunteers play in sport presentation, how if managed correctly, they could add further value to events, how to get involved and sign up the Choir for Sport for future Games!

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]]> 1540 no #129 Paris 2024 Paralympics and beyond! The first ever Paris Paralympics are coming to a close, and although it may not have had quite the glitz of the French Olympics earlier this summer, the Games will no doubt go down as the best yet, with organisers creating more magical memories in key locations across the French capital, and selling more than 2 million tickets. Paralympics GB has seen success in the water, on the water, on the track and out on the road. New names have come to the fore and Aquatics GB's para swimming team - particularly the women - has been the standout sport so far. But what next? What's the next 4 years look like ahead of LA? And beyond for the moment. Michael reveals his thoughts on staging the Paralympics every two years, in smaller cities right across the world who are unable to deliver bigger Games, and in fact remove all ties with the Olympics. Could this be what's needed for Para sport? We discuss and want to hear from you too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:52:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Paralympics and beyond! full 3 64 Anything but Footy We review the Games and Michael reveals an idea for the future of the movement The first ever Paris Paralympics are coming to a close, and although it may not have had quite the glitz of the French Olympics earlier this summer, the Games will no doubt go down as the best yet, with organisers creating more magical memories in key locations across the French capital, and selling more than 2 million tickets. Paralympics GB has seen success in the water, on the water, on the track and out on the road. New names have come to the fore and Aquatics GB's para swimming team - particularly the women - has been the standout sport so far. But what next? What's the next 4 years look like ahead of LA? And beyond for the moment. Michael reveals his thoughts on staging the Paralympics every two years, in smaller cities right across the world who are unable to deliver bigger Games, and in fact remove all ties with the Olympics. Could this be what's needed for Para sport? We discuss and want to hear from you too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The first ever Paris Paralympics are coming to a close, and although it may not have had quite the glitz of the French Olympics earlier this summer, the Games will no doubt go down as the best yet, with organisers creating more magical memories in key locations across the French capital, and selling more than 2 million tickets.


Paralympics GB has seen success in the water, on the water, on the track and out on the road. New names have come to the fore and Aquatics GB's para swimming team - particularly the women - has been the standout sport so far.


But what next? What's the next 4 years look like ahead of LA? And beyond for the moment. Michael reveals his thoughts on staging the Paralympics every two years, in smaller cities right across the world who are unable to deliver bigger Games, and in fact remove all ties with the Olympics. Could this be what's needed for Para sport?


We discuss and want to hear from you too!

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]]> 3348 no Paris 2024 Paralympics British Cycling Team Competing over 4 days on the track and 3 days on the road, this is the British Cycling Team for the Paris Paralympics. 23 athletes - 17 riders and 6 pilots - will be representing Paralympics GB this summer in the first ever Paralympic Games in the French capital. Aged between 20 and 47, this team has 59 Paralympics appearances between them, including Paris. Find out much more and keep unto date with their stories at www.britishcycling.org.uk This is special episode of the podcast with British Cycling 📸 SWPix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Paralympics British Cycling Team full 3 64 Anything but Footy Hear from the British Cycling stars in action on the track and road in Paris this summer Competing over 4 days on the track and 3 days on the road, this is the British Cycling Team for the Paris Paralympics. 23 athletes - 17 riders and 6 pilots - will be representing Paralympics GB this summer in the first ever Paralympic Games in the French capital. Aged between 20 and 47, this team has 59 Paralympics appearances between them, including Paris. Find out much more and keep unto date with their stories at www.britishcycling.org.uk This is special episode of the podcast with British Cycling 📸 SWPix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Competing over 4 days on the track and 3 days on the road, this is the British Cycling Team for the Paris Paralympics.


23 athletes - 17 riders and 6 pilots - will be representing Paralympics GB this summer in the first ever Paralympic Games in the French capital.


Aged between 20 and 47, this team has 59 Paralympics appearances between them, including Paris.


Find out much more and keep unto date with their stories at www.britishcycling.org.uk


This is special episode of the podcast with British Cycling


📸 SWPix

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]]> 1257 no #128 Paris 2024 Team GB Review We don't often do more than half an hour, never more than an hour, so here's a BUMPER edition of the podcast talking all things Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics! We look at our medal predictions, and review every sport and see who's happy or sad? With the Paralympics just a week away, this is the right time to put Paris 2024 Olympics to bed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:33:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Team GB Review full 3 62 Anything but Footy A BUMPER edition of the podcast as we review Team GB at Paris 2024 Olympics We don't often do more than half an hour, never more than an hour, so here's a BUMPER edition of the podcast talking all things Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics! We look at our medal predictions, and review every sport and see who's happy or sad? With the Paralympics just a week away, this is the right time to put Paris 2024 Olympics to bed! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We don't often do more than half an hour, never more than an hour, so here's a BUMPER edition of the podcast talking all things Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics!


We look at our medal predictions, and review every sport and see who's happy or sad?


With the Paralympics just a week away, this is the right time to put Paris 2024 Olympics to bed!

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]]> 5082 #127 Paris 2024 Fini Michael and John round up an incredible 2 and a half weeks of Olympic action, working for talkSPORT. Reunited in a French bar on the evening of the closing ceremony, they discuss Team GB's medal haul, place in the medal table and reveal their own three highlights of the Games. Paris 2024 is 'fini' - Ciao Milano Cortina '26 and hello Hollywood for LA '28! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:16:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Fini full 3 61 Anything but Footy A review of all things Team GB, Paris 2024 and the Olympics Michael and John round up an incredible 2 and a half weeks of Olympic action, working for talkSPORT. Reunited in a French bar on the evening of the closing ceremony, they discuss Team GB's medal haul, place in the medal table and reveal their own three highlights of the Games. Paris 2024 is 'fini' - Ciao Milano Cortina '26 and hello Hollywood for LA '28! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Michael and John round up an incredible 2 and a half weeks of Olympic action, working for talkSPORT.


Reunited in a French bar on the evening of the closing ceremony, they discuss Team GB's medal haul, place in the medal table and reveal their own three highlights of the Games.


Paris 2024 is 'fini' - Ciao Milano Cortina '26 and hello Hollywood for LA '28!

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]]> 1607 no #126 Paris 2024 London Athletics Meet Bon voyage to British Athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics... A super Saturday send off from a sell out crowd at the London Stadium with British records and European records falling, personal bests and seasons bests being achieved... Michael and John round up the action from world class competitors Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas, Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher Smith, Matthew Hudson Smith and many more and we hear from a delighted Laviai Nielsen on her 400m personal best! This is Anything but Footy - en-route to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 20 Jul 2024 18:13:00 -0000 Paris 2024 London Athletics Meet full 3 60 Anything but Footy Days before Olympics a sell out crowd at the London Stadium to say Bon Voyage! Bon voyage to British Athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics... A super Saturday send off from a sell out crowd at the London Stadium with British records and European records falling, personal bests and seasons bests being achieved... Michael and John round up the action from world class competitors Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas, Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher Smith, Matthew Hudson Smith and many more and we hear from a delighted Laviai Nielsen on her 400m personal best! This is Anything but Footy - en-route to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Bon voyage to British Athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics...

A super Saturday send off from a sell out crowd at the London Stadium with British records and European records falling, personal bests and seasons bests being achieved...

Michael and John round up the action from world class competitors Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas, Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher Smith, Matthew Hudson Smith and many more and we hear from a delighted Laviai Nielsen on her 400m personal best!

This is Anything but Footy - en-route to Paris 2024!


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]]> 1174 no #77 Great British Bosses - Stephen Park CBE Great Britain is the most successful nation in the history of cycling in the Olympics. At this summer’s Games in Paris, 30 cyclists from track, road, BMX and mountain bike have been chosen to represent Team GB. In this special episode with British Cycling we hear all about the make up of one of the biggest ever Great Britain Cycling Teams, with its mixture of new talent and experience. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy with Great Britain Cycling Team Performance Director, Stephen Park CBE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 18 Jul 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Stephen Park CBE full 3 59 Anything but Footy In conversation with Great Britain Cycling Team Performance Director, Stephen Park CBE. Great Britain is the most successful nation in the history of cycling in the Olympics. At this summer’s Games in Paris, 30 cyclists from track, road, BMX and mountain bike have been chosen to represent Team GB. In this special episode with British Cycling we hear all about the make up of one of the biggest ever Great Britain Cycling Teams, with its mixture of new talent and experience. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy with Great Britain Cycling Team Performance Director, Stephen Park CBE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Great Britain is the most successful nation in the history of cycling in the Olympics.

At this summer’s Games in Paris, 30 cyclists from track, road, BMX and mountain bike have been chosen to represent Team GB.

In this special episode with British Cycling we hear all about the make up of one of the biggest ever Great Britain Cycling Teams, with its mixture of new talent and experience.

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy with Great Britain Cycling Team Performance Director, Stephen Park CBE.

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]]> 2178 no #125 Paris 2024 Team GB Medal Targets We hit the markets at the London Stock Exchange with the Team GB medal targets for the Paris 2024 Olympics. A range of 50-70 with uptown 20 golds according to Team GB chef de mission Mark England. We round up the athletics, cycling and climbing team announcements with 3 weeks to go before the Games And hear from a returning Paralympic champion from British Rowing Giedre Rakauskaite otherwise known as super G! This is Anything but Footy - we're en-route to Paris 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:23:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Team GB Medal Targets full 3 58 Anything but Footy Chef De Mission Mark England on 50-70 range & Paralympics GB rowing squad named! We hit the markets at the London Stock Exchange with the Team GB medal targets for the Paris 2024 Olympics. A range of 50-70 with uptown 20 golds according to Team GB chef de mission Mark England. We round up the athletics, cycling and climbing team announcements with 3 weeks to go before the Games And hear from a returning Paralympic champion from British Rowing Giedre Rakauskaite otherwise known as super G! This is Anything but Footy - we're en-route to Paris 2024 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We hit the markets at the London Stock Exchange with the Team GB medal targets for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

A range of 50-70 with uptown 20 golds according to Team GB chef de mission Mark England.

We round up the athletics, cycling and climbing team announcements with 3 weeks to go before the Games

And hear from a returning Paralympic champion from British Rowing Giedre Rakauskaite otherwise known as super G!

This is Anything but Footy - we're en-route to Paris 2024

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]]> 2372 no #124 Paris 2024 Wimbledon & (Table) Tennis Andy Murray is an Olympic legend with two golds. Andy Murray is a Wimbledon institution with two men's singles titles - ending a run of 77 years by a British man. Sir Andy confirmed early on Day 2 of the All England Championships he wan't join got make his final bow on Centre Court - well not til the doubles with brother Jamie later this week. We've the very latest and British round up of Wimbledon so far! There's more Olympic tennis in our News from the Games plus Archery, Golf, Skateboarding, Para Canoe and 18 year old Anna Hursey in her first Olympics in the Table Tennis and Liam Pitchford in his 4th - and he's still a young 30 year old! We're en-route to Paris 2024 via Wimbledon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:20:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Wimbledon & (Table) Tennis full 3 58 Anything but Footy Andy Murray won't play his final Wimbledon singles but there's always the Olympics and Team GB confirms it's Table Tennis team! Andy Murray is an Olympic legend with two golds. Andy Murray is a Wimbledon institution with two men's singles titles - ending a run of 77 years by a British man. Sir Andy confirmed early on Day 2 of the All England Championships he wan't join got make his final bow on Centre Court - well not til the doubles with brother Jamie later this week. We've the very latest and British round up of Wimbledon so far! There's more Olympic tennis in our News from the Games plus Archery, Golf, Skateboarding, Para Canoe and 18 year old Anna Hursey in her first Olympics in the Table Tennis and Liam Pitchford in his 4th - and he's still a young 30 year old! We're en-route to Paris 2024 via Wimbledon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Andy Murray is an Olympic legend with two golds. Andy Murray is a Wimbledon institution with two men's singles titles - ending a run of 77 years by a British man.

Sir Andy confirmed early on Day 2 of the All England Championships he wan't join got make his final bow on Centre Court - well not til the doubles with brother Jamie later this week. We've the very latest and British round up of Wimbledon so far!

There's more Olympic tennis in our News from the Games plus Archery, Golf, Skateboarding, Para Canoe and 18 year old Anna Hursey in her first Olympics in the Table Tennis and Liam Pitchford in his 4th - and he's still a young 30 year old!

We're en-route to Paris 2024 via Wimbledon!

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]]> 1389 no #123 Paris 2024 British Athletics Championships What a weekend in Manchester! The weather's been bad for a second year running but the sporting success of the new and rising stars in British Athletics is a brilliant story to tell! 17 yo Phoebe Bell wins the 800m to book her place in Paris - she's on work experience at a primary school in Hertfordshire tomorrow Georgia Bell has come back to the sport she loves while working on cyber security, and beats Laura Muir in the 1500m. While Lina and her sister Laviai bag a spot in Paris just minutes apart. We round up the full weekend from Manchester and have the latest Team GB athletes picked for judo and Taekwondo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:59:00 -0000 Paris 2024 British Athletics Championships full 3 57 Anything but Footy Louie, Phoebe, Molly & Georgia join Dina, Josh, Zharnel & Keely in booking their places in Paris! What a weekend in Manchester! The weather's been bad for a second year running but the sporting success of the new and rising stars in British Athletics is a brilliant story to tell! 17 yo Phoebe Bell wins the 800m to book her place in Paris - she's on work experience at a primary school in Hertfordshire tomorrow Georgia Bell has come back to the sport she loves while working on cyber security, and beats Laura Muir in the 1500m. While Lina and her sister Laviai bag a spot in Paris just minutes apart. We round up the full weekend from Manchester and have the latest Team GB athletes picked for judo and Taekwondo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices What a weekend in Manchester! The weather's been bad for a second year running but the sporting success of the new and rising stars in British Athletics is a brilliant story to tell!

17 yo Phoebe Bell wins the 800m to book her place in Paris - she's on work experience at a primary school in Hertfordshire tomorrow

Georgia Bell has come back to the sport she loves while working on cyber security, and beats Laura Muir in the 1500m.

While Lina and her sister Laviai bag a spot in Paris just minutes apart.

We round up the full weekend from Manchester and have the latest Team GB athletes picked for judo and Taekwondo!

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]]> 2447 #122 Paris 2024 Targeting Success 1 month until the Olympics 2 months to the Paralympics Team GB and Paralympics GB name 10 shooters targeting success in Paris - well as you’ll hear in this latest podcast just outside the French capital city. Andy Murray’s in the draw for Wimbledon - but will he make it - we think we have the perfect finish for him at SW19. And Michael looks ahead to a BIG weekend at the British Championship & Olympic trials in Manchester - and he’s got a brolly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 28 Jun 2024 15:57:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Targeting Success full 3 56 Anything but Footy Ten British Shooting stars on their way to Paris Olympics and Paralympics 1 month until the Olympics 2 months to the Paralympics Team GB and Paralympics GB name 10 shooters targeting success in Paris - well as you’ll hear in this latest podcast just outside the French capital city. Andy Murray’s in the draw for Wimbledon - but will he make it - we think we have the perfect finish for him at SW19. And Michael looks ahead to a BIG weekend at the British Championship & Olympic trials in Manchester - and he’s got a brolly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 1 month until the Olympics

2 months to the Paralympics

Team GB and Paralympics GB name 10 shooters targeting success in Paris - well as you’ll hear in this latest podcast just outside the French capital city.

Andy Murray’s in the draw for Wimbledon - but will he make it - we think we have the perfect finish for him at SW19.

And Michael looks ahead to a BIG weekend at the British Championship & Olympic trials in Manchester - and he’s got a brolly!

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]]> 1383 no #121 Paris 2024 One Month To Go! A month to go! It soon comes round only feels like it was January and Olympic year had just started! Team GB announced their first 20 cyclists today, but the freak injury to Katie Archibald means 6 more cycling squads will be confirmed next week too! Olympic medalist Jack Carlin talks us through it! We say thank you to Jonny Brownlee - the men's rugby 7s team will also be missed. Hannah Cockroft on why its important Paris puts on a great Paralympics! And athletics will be week one of LA 2028 - we repeat week one! We try and not get grumpy about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:18:00 -0000 Paris 2024 One Month To Go! full 3 54 Anything but Footy Cycling, triathlon, rugby 7s and Para athletics PLUS LA's Olympic revamp plans! A month to go! It soon comes round only feels like it was January and Olympic year had just started! Team GB announced their first 20 cyclists today, but the freak injury to Katie Archibald means 6 more cycling squads will be confirmed next week too! Olympic medalist Jack Carlin talks us through it! We say thank you to Jonny Brownlee - the men's rugby 7s team will also be missed. Hannah Cockroft on why its important Paris puts on a great Paralympics! And athletics will be week one of LA 2028 - we repeat week one! We try and not get grumpy about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A month to go! It soon comes round only feels like it was January and Olympic year had just started!

Team GB announced their first 20 cyclists today, but the freak injury to Katie Archibald means 6 more cycling squads will be confirmed next week too! Olympic medalist Jack Carlin talks us through it!

We say thank you to Jonny Brownlee - the men's rugby 7s team will also be missed. Hannah Cockroft on why its important Paris puts on a great Paralympics! And athletics will be week one of LA 2028 - we repeat week one! We try and not get grumpy about it!

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]]> 1653 no Final Paris 2024 preparations for Team GB's canoe slalom stars In this special episode with Paddle UK, we spend a day at the Lee Valley White Water Centre with the Team GB canoe slalom athletes, with a month to go before the Games. Adam Burgess confirms he’s now competing in two events in Paris - adding Kayak Cross to his schedule. And Performance director Mark Ratcliffe talks us through each of the athletes strengths ahead of the summer.  We also hear from Joe Clarke, Mallory Franklin and Kimberley Woods on their goals for the Games! We hear about the million reasons why legacy has worked from London 2012. And you can find out much more info on all things canoeing at paddleuk.org.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 21 Jun 2024 16:14:00 -0000 Final Paris 2024 preparations for Team GB's canoe slalom stars full 3 53 Anything but Footy We spend the day the the home of Canoe Slalom in the UK the Lee Valley White Water Centre with a month to go til the Games In this special episode with Paddle UK, we spend a day at the Lee Valley White Water Centre with the Team GB canoe slalom athletes, with a month to go before the Games. Adam Burgess confirms he’s now competing in two events in Paris - adding Kayak Cross to his schedule. And Performance director Mark Ratcliffe talks us through each of the athletes strengths ahead of the summer.  We also hear from Joe Clarke, Mallory Franklin and Kimberley Woods on their goals for the Games! We hear about the million reasons why legacy has worked from London 2012. And you can find out much more info on all things canoeing at paddleuk.org.uk   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this special episode with Paddle UK, we spend a day at the Lee Valley White Water Centre with the Team GB canoe slalom athletes, with a month to go before the Games.

Adam Burgess confirms he’s now competing in two events in Paris - adding Kayak Cross to his schedule. And Performance director Mark Ratcliffe talks us through each of the athletes strengths ahead of the summer.  We also hear from Joe Clarke, Mallory Franklin and Kimberley Woods on their goals for the Games!

We hear about the million reasons why legacy has worked from London 2012.

And you can find out much more info on all things canoeing at paddleuk.org.uk  

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]]> 1339 no #120 Paris 2024 Team GB Hockey Another big announcement and another big squad for Team GB! 32 men and women GB Hockey players have been confirmed for the Paris 2024 Olympics - they both push back against Spain on the opening weekend of the Games in July! Hear from Tess Howard and Phil Roper on their hopes and medal dreams. Two time gold medalist Sir Andy Murray's going to his 5th Olympics but Emma Raducanu is sitting this one out! Plus there's archery, rowing, and para taekwondo in our News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:13:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Team GB Hockey full 3 52 Anything but Footy 32 GB Hockey players named for Olympics as Sir Andy Murray confirmed for his 5th! Another big announcement and another big squad for Team GB! 32 men and women GB Hockey players have been confirmed for the Paris 2024 Olympics - they both push back against Spain on the opening weekend of the Games in July! Hear from Tess Howard and Phil Roper on their hopes and medal dreams. Two time gold medalist Sir Andy Murray's going to his 5th Olympics but Emma Raducanu is sitting this one out! Plus there's archery, rowing, and para taekwondo in our News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Another big announcement and another big squad for Team GB!

32 men and women GB Hockey players have been confirmed for the Paris 2024 Olympics - they both push back against Spain on the opening weekend of the Games in July!

Hear from Tess Howard and Phil Roper on their hopes and medal dreams.

Two time gold medalist Sir Andy Murray's going to his 5th Olympics but Emma Raducanu is sitting this one out!

Plus there's archery, rowing, and para taekwondo in our News from the Games!

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]]> 1410 no #119 Paris 2024 Old, New & Blue for Team GB Max Whitlock, Bryony Page and Becky Downie...Abi Martin, Harry Hepworth and Ruby Evans... Some older and newer names for Team GB from British Gymnastics... Spare a thought for World and European medalists James Hall and Courtney Tulloch who missed out too. We hear from two of the 42 GB rowers recently named, one returning to the Olympics and one newbie making her debut. And with the cold and freezing summer so far, we talk Winter Olympics plus breaking news about Esports! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 14 Jun 2024 16:12:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Old, New & Blue for Team GB full 3 51 Anything but Footy Team GB name 13 gymnasts for Paris and the Winter Games set to go to France and the USA! Max Whitlock, Bryony Page and Becky Downie...Abi Martin, Harry Hepworth and Ruby Evans... Some older and newer names for Team GB from British Gymnastics... Spare a thought for World and European medalists James Hall and Courtney Tulloch who missed out too. We hear from two of the 42 GB rowers recently named, one returning to the Olympics and one newbie making her debut. And with the cold and freezing summer so far, we talk Winter Olympics plus breaking news about Esports! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Max Whitlock, Bryony Page and Becky Downie...Abi Martin, Harry Hepworth and Ruby Evans...

Some older and newer names for Team GB from British Gymnastics...

Spare a thought for World and European medalists James Hall and Courtney Tulloch who missed out too.

We hear from two of the 42 GB rowers recently named, one returning to the Olympics and one newbie making her debut.

And with the cold and freezing summer so far, we talk Winter Olympics plus breaking news about Esports!

This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast1

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]]> 2541 no #118 Paris 2024 A detour via London & Rome! We're enroute to Paris 2024 but a detour via London & Rome! Molly Caudery joins us as well as Lizzie Bird and Romell Glave after some brilliant British performances at the European Athletics Championships at Roma 2024. John's been at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre for a preview of the Paris 2024 Great British Hockey teams - as they've been in FIH Pro League action. There's our usual News from the Games and then both Team GB and Paralympics GB name their badminton teams! We've the full details as we prepare for Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 11 Jun 2024 18:05:00 -0000 Paris 2024 A detour via London & Rome! full 3 50 Anything but Footy The latest on the European Athletics Championships & Hockey's Pro League + British Badminton team announcements! We're enroute to Paris 2024 but a detour via London & Rome! Molly Caudery joins us as well as Lizzie Bird and Romell Glave after some brilliant British performances at the European Athletics Championships at Roma 2024. John's been at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre for a preview of the Paris 2024 Great British Hockey teams - as they've been in FIH Pro League action. There's our usual News from the Games and then both Team GB and Paralympics GB name their badminton teams! We've the full details as we prepare for Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're enroute to Paris 2024 but a detour via London & Rome!

Molly Caudery joins us as well as Lizzie Bird and Romell Glave after some brilliant British performances at the European Athletics Championships at Roma 2024.

John's been at the Lee Valley Hockey Centre for a preview of the Paris 2024 Great British Hockey teams - as they've been in FIH Pro League action.

There's our usual News from the Games and then both Team GB and Paralympics GB name their badminton teams!

We've the full details as we prepare for Paris 2024!

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]]> 2233 no #117 Paris 2024 50 days to go! The Olympic rings are on the Eiffel Tower - although Michael is not impressed! He's in Sheffield for the GB Boxing team announcement as Team GB also name their biggest - and smallest - sporting squads so far. Chef De Mission Mark England talks rowing and weightlifter Emily Campbell joins us! We hear from Tokyo medalist Holly Bradshaw hoping to make an impression at the European Athletics Championships in Rome And talk Ultimate Championship in Budapest including a future Olympic bid! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 50 days to go! full 3 49 Anything but Footy A bumper edition as Team GB names 50 more athletes! The Olympic rings are on the Eiffel Tower - although Michael is not impressed! He's in Sheffield for the GB Boxing team announcement as Team GB also name their biggest - and smallest - sporting squads so far. Chef De Mission Mark England talks rowing and weightlifter Emily Campbell joins us! We hear from Tokyo medalist Holly Bradshaw hoping to make an impression at the European Athletics Championships in Rome And talk Ultimate Championship in Budapest including a future Olympic bid! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Olympic rings are on the Eiffel Tower - although Michael is not impressed!

He's in Sheffield for the GB Boxing team announcement as Team GB also name their biggest - and smallest - sporting squads so far. Chef De Mission Mark England talks rowing and weightlifter Emily Campbell joins us!

We hear from Tokyo medalist Holly Bradshaw hoping to make an impression at the European Athletics Championships in Rome

And talk Ultimate Championship in Budapest including a future Olympic bid!

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]]> 2828 #76 Great British Bosses - Jon Dutton OBE British Cycling is one of the biggest national sporting governing bodies, responsible from grassroots to the very elite. It's one of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic teams in this country and is also about to stage its first ever 'Tour of Britain Women'. (from Thu 6 to Sun 9 June 2024, with stages starting in Welshpool, Wrexham, Warrington and Manchester). British Cycling has also just signed a new landmark partnership deal with Lloyds Bank for the next 5 years This is a special episode of Great British Bosses with British Cycling’s Chief Executive Jon Dutton OBE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 02 Jun 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Jon Dutton OBE full 3 48 Anything but Footy CEO of British Cycling - one of Britain's biggest sporting governing bodies British Cycling is one of the biggest national sporting governing bodies, responsible from grassroots to the very elite. It's one of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic teams in this country and is also about to stage its first ever 'Tour of Britain Women'. (from Thu 6 to Sun 9 June 2024, with stages starting in Welshpool, Wrexham, Warrington and Manchester). British Cycling has also just signed a new landmark partnership deal with Lloyds Bank for the next 5 years This is a special episode of Great British Bosses with British Cycling’s Chief Executive Jon Dutton OBE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices British Cycling is one of the biggest national sporting governing bodies, responsible from grassroots to the very elite. It's one of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic teams in this country and is also about to stage its first ever 'Tour of Britain Women'. (from Thu 6 to Sun 9 June 2024, with stages starting in Welshpool, Wrexham, Warrington and Manchester). British Cycling has also just signed a new landmark partnership deal with Lloyds Bank for the next 5 years

This is a special episode of Great British Bosses with British Cycling’s Chief Executive Jon Dutton OBE.

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]]> 2263 no #75 Great British Bosses - Paul Foster Paul Foster, and his Great Run team, stage the biggest and best half marathon in the world every year. The Great North Run is famous for its iconic course, passionate fundraisers and the world's best athletes - watch out for the stars from Paris 2024 Olympics this September! But the Great Run Company is now more than that and the very future of athletics could also depend on it! This is the podcast with the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 26 May 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Paul Foster full 3 47 Anything but Footy Chief Executive of the Great Run Company Paul Foster, and his Great Run team, stage the biggest and best half marathon in the world every year. The Great North Run is famous for its iconic course, passionate fundraisers and the world's best athletes - watch out for the stars from Paris 2024 Olympics this September! But the Great Run Company is now more than that and the very future of athletics could also depend on it! This is the podcast with the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Paul Foster, and his Great Run team, stage the biggest and best half marathon in the world every year.

The Great North Run is famous for its iconic course, passionate fundraisers and the world's best athletes - watch out for the stars from Paris 2024 Olympics this September!

But the Great Run Company is now more than that and the very future of athletics could also depend on it!

This is the podcast with the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy.

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]]> 1454 no #116 Paris 2024 British Rowing's Perfect 10 & 100 days til Paralympics The last chance regatta isn't the nicest of titles for an event but the GB women's double sculls don't mind! Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins Bruyne bagged their place in Paris with a brilliant row in the final in Lucerne this weekend, to ensure British Rowing as 10 boats competing this summer - and Becky tells the world to watch out for the rejuvenated British team after the disappointment of Tokyo! We round up the rest of the News from the Games from diving to judo, athletics to swimming And it's 100 days to go til the first ever Paralympics in France - we hear from 2012 legend and Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead and Commonwealth gold medalist Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker on the summer ahead and keeping healthy! This is Anything but Footy - enroute to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 23 May 2024 13:06:00 -0000 Paris 2024 British Rowing's Perfect 10 & 100 days til Paralympics full 3 46 Anything but Footy GB women's double sculls bag a Paris place & a 2012 legend talks the first French Paralympics The last chance regatta isn't the nicest of titles for an event but the GB women's double sculls don't mind! Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins Bruyne bagged their place in Paris with a brilliant row in the final in Lucerne this weekend, to ensure British Rowing as 10 boats competing this summer - and Becky tells the world to watch out for the rejuvenated British team after the disappointment of Tokyo! We round up the rest of the News from the Games from diving to judo, athletics to swimming And it's 100 days to go til the first ever Paralympics in France - we hear from 2012 legend and Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead and Commonwealth gold medalist Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker on the summer ahead and keeping healthy! This is Anything but Footy - enroute to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The last chance regatta isn't the nicest of titles for an event but the GB women's double sculls don't mind! Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins Bruyne bagged their place in Paris with a brilliant row in the final in Lucerne this weekend, to ensure British Rowing as 10 boats competing this summer - and Becky tells the world to watch out for the rejuvenated British team after the disappointment of Tokyo!

We round up the rest of the News from the Games from diving to judo, athletics to swimming

And it's 100 days to go til the first ever Paralympics in France - we hear from 2012 legend and Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead and Commonwealth gold medalist Emmanuel Oyinbo-Coker on the summer ahead and keeping healthy!

This is Anything but Footy - enroute to the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games!

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]]> 2425 no #74 Great British Bosses - Kathy Rogers Can't believe we're 74 episodes into Great British Bosses and this is our first captain! We met Kathy Rogers, skipper of the Great Britain women's water polo team at the launch of Aquatics GB - and we knew she and her team had a great story to tell! World and European Championship performances in the past year - and eyes on the Olympics in 2028 now surely! We also ask her who's going to win in Paris 2024? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 19 May 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Kathy Rogers full 3 45 Anything but Footy It's our first captain - skipper of the Great Britain women's water polo team! Can't believe we're 74 episodes into Great British Bosses and this is our first captain! We met Kathy Rogers, skipper of the Great Britain women's water polo team at the launch of Aquatics GB - and we knew she and her team had a great story to tell! World and European Championship performances in the past year - and eyes on the Olympics in 2028 now surely! We also ask her who's going to win in Paris 2024? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Can't believe we're 74 episodes into Great British Bosses and this is our first captain!

We met Kathy Rogers, skipper of the Great Britain women's water polo team at the launch of Aquatics GB - and we knew she and her team had a great story to tell!

World and European Championship performances in the past year - and eyes on the Olympics in 2028 now surely!

We also ask her who's going to win in Paris 2024?

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]]> 1420 no #115 Paris 2024 Team GB Sporting Double-Acts Famous British double-acts and sporting brothers! It's like we planned this podcast in advance! 70 days to go to Paris 2024 and nearly 70 athletes confirmed for Team GB - Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman are going for a medal in the artistic swimming the pool - can the Bello brothers Javier and Joaquin join them on the beach? We ask them all! There's also our News from the Games rowing, pentathlon and it's 100 days to go the Paris Paralympics! Download, listen and follow - and give us a review get the Olympic word out there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 16 May 2024 09:58:38 -0000 Paris 2024 Team GB Sporting Double-Acts full 3 44 Anything but Footy In the pool, Izzy Thorpe & Kate Shortman are confirmed for Team GB, can the Bello brothers join them on the Beach? Famous British double-acts and sporting brothers! It's like we planned this podcast in advance! 70 days to go to Paris 2024 and nearly 70 athletes confirmed for Team GB - Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman are going for a medal in the artistic swimming the pool - can the Bello brothers Javier and Joaquin join them on the beach? We ask them all! There's also our News from the Games rowing, pentathlon and it's 100 days to go the Paris Paralympics! Download, listen and follow - and give us a review get the Olympic word out there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Famous British double-acts and sporting brothers! It's like we planned this podcast in advance!

70 days to go to Paris 2024 and nearly 70 athletes confirmed for Team GB - Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman are going for a medal in the artistic swimming the pool - can the Bello brothers Javier and Joaquin join them on the beach? We ask them all!

There's also our News from the Games rowing, pentathlon and it's 100 days to go the Paris Paralympics!

Download, listen and follow - and give us a review get the Olympic word out there!

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]]> 2373 no #73 Great British Bosses - Jane Rumble UK Anti Doping is the national body responsible for ensuring athletes and sports in this country are clean. Jane Rumble is UKAD’s Chief Executive and our latest guest during Clean Sport Week. The aim is to celebrate clean athletes on their journey to the podium, and ahead of this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics. But how much trust should sports fans have in the anti-doping system, particularly after the revelation of 23 Chinese swimmers being cleared before the Tokyo Games. And what might the much lauded Enchanced Games mean for sport? Find out in this episode of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 12 May 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Jane Rumble full 3 43 Anything but Footy UK Anti-Doping Chief Executive UK Anti Doping is the national body responsible for ensuring athletes and sports in this country are clean. Jane Rumble is UKAD’s Chief Executive and our latest guest during Clean Sport Week. The aim is to celebrate clean athletes on their journey to the podium, and ahead of this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics. But how much trust should sports fans have in the anti-doping system, particularly after the revelation of 23 Chinese swimmers being cleared before the Tokyo Games. And what might the much lauded Enchanced Games mean for sport? Find out in this episode of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices UK Anti Doping is the national body responsible for ensuring athletes and sports in this country are clean. Jane Rumble is UKAD’s Chief Executive and our latest guest during Clean Sport Week.

The aim is to celebrate clean athletes on their journey to the podium, and ahead of this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics.

But how much trust should sports fans have in the anti-doping system, particularly after the revelation of 23 Chinese swimmers being cleared before the Tokyo Games. And what might the much lauded Enchanced Games mean for sport?

Find out in this episode of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK.

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]]> 1616 no #114 Paris 2024 Olympic & World Champions We're diving into Paris 2024 with the 8 athletes confirmed by Team GB to compete as 4 pairs of synchro divers at this summer's Olympics. Hear from an Olympic champion, about an Olympic champion, World Championship medalists and much more! There's Judo, BMX, Gymnastics, Athletics and Cycling in our news from the games. And a world champion and two legends join us to discuss the future of the Crucible as a venue - shouldn't world championships be going round the globe anyway? PLUS as Paris 2024 revealed it's official theme for the Games*, we put together our best Olympics Music playlist on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nNHYGjQLbkGKRKUcsmHgt?si=T1diRLYjS3OWfoDmc5ZTEQ&pi=e-3Z5SzSvFRQme *The music used in this podcast came courtesy of @Paris2024. The official theme of the Games, "Parade" is composed by Victor le Masne, recorded with the Orchestre National de France and the Chœur et Maitrise de Radio France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 09 May 2024 13:58:16 -0000 Paris 2024 Olympic & World Champions full 3 42 Anything but Footy We're en-route to Paris and diving in with Team GB PLUS why World Snooker should be worldwide! We're diving into Paris 2024 with the 8 athletes confirmed by Team GB to compete as 4 pairs of synchro divers at this summer's Olympics. Hear from an Olympic champion, about an Olympic champion, World Championship medalists and much more! There's Judo, BMX, Gymnastics, Athletics and Cycling in our news from the games. And a world champion and two legends join us to discuss the future of the Crucible as a venue - shouldn't world championships be going round the globe anyway? PLUS as Paris 2024 revealed it's official theme for the Games*, we put together our best Olympics Music playlist on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nNHYGjQLbkGKRKUcsmHgt?si=T1diRLYjS3OWfoDmc5ZTEQ&pi=e-3Z5SzSvFRQme *The music used in this podcast came courtesy of @Paris2024. The official theme of the Games, "Parade" is composed by Victor le Masne, recorded with the Orchestre National de France and the Chœur et Maitrise de Radio France. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're diving into Paris 2024 with the 8 athletes confirmed by Team GB to compete as 4 pairs of synchro divers at this summer's Olympics. Hear from an Olympic champion, about an Olympic champion, World Championship medalists and much more!

There's Judo, BMX, Gymnastics, Athletics and Cycling in our news from the games.

And a world champion and two legends join us to discuss the future of the Crucible as a venue - shouldn't world championships be going round the globe anyway?

PLUS as Paris 2024 revealed it's official theme for the Games*, we put together our best Olympics Music playlist on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nNHYGjQLbkGKRKUcsmHgt?si=T1diRLYjS3OWfoDmc5ZTEQ&pi=e-3Z5SzSvFRQme

*The music used in this podcast came courtesy of @Paris2024. The official theme of the Games, "Parade" is composed by Victor le Masne, recorded with the Orchestre National de France and the Chœur et Maitrise de Radio France.

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]]> 2351 no #72 Great British Bosses - Vicky Gosling We're onto episode 72 of Great British Bosses and 4 years on, from our first conversation, Vicky Gosling is back, she's our first full returnee and we're delighted! We originally caught up with the GB Snowsport CEO in early 2020. 4 years on, a pandemic and covid hit Winter Olympics later, we're now talking GB Surfing - a brand new governing body aiming for wins on the waves! Vicky is the chair and reveals there's still a slim chance for a Team GB surfer at the Paris Games but the real focus is on LA in 4 years time. She also updates on how GB Snowsport bounced back after a disappointing Beijing 2022 and funding cut, ahead of Milano Cortina in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 05 May 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Vicky Gosling full 3 41 Anything but Footy The GB Snowsport CEO is now also chair of GB Surfing and we're delighted she's returned to GB Bosses! We're onto episode 72 of Great British Bosses and 4 years on, from our first conversation, Vicky Gosling is back, she's our first full returnee and we're delighted! We originally caught up with the GB Snowsport CEO in early 2020. 4 years on, a pandemic and covid hit Winter Olympics later, we're now talking GB Surfing - a brand new governing body aiming for wins on the waves! Vicky is the chair and reveals there's still a slim chance for a Team GB surfer at the Paris Games but the real focus is on LA in 4 years time. She also updates on how GB Snowsport bounced back after a disappointing Beijing 2022 and funding cut, ahead of Milano Cortina in 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're onto episode 72 of Great British Bosses and 4 years on, from our first conversation, Vicky Gosling is back, she's our first full returnee and we're delighted!

We originally caught up with the GB Snowsport CEO in early 2020. 4 years on, a pandemic and covid hit Winter Olympics later, we're now talking GB Surfing - a brand new governing body aiming for wins on the waves!

Vicky is the chair and reveals there's still a slim chance for a Team GB surfer at the Paris Games but the real focus is on LA in 4 years time.

She also updates on how GB Snowsport bounced back after a disappointing Beijing 2022 and funding cut, ahead of Milano Cortina in 2026.

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]]> 1813 no #113 Paris 2024 European Champions "You are bang up to date on everything you need to know ahead of Paris 2024" Michael sums it up perfectly in our latest Paris 2024 episode - European Champions! A full rowing round up from Hungary includes Helen Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Esme Booth and Sam Redgrave the women's four gold medalists, and men's pair Tom George & Ollie Wynne-Griffith. British Boxing's been praised by the IOC for its role in helping Cindy Ngamba book her place in the biggest refugee team ever for Paris 2024. And Michael speaks to Georgia Bell a rising star on and off the track for British Athletics as the new outdoor season is now upon us! We're less than 3 months til the Olympic Games - tell your friends where you get the news you need to know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 02 May 2024 14:57:55 -0000 Paris 2024 European Champions full 3 40 Anything but Footy British Rowing dominate the medal table in Hungary, the IOC name their biggest refugee team & we hear from rising British Athletics star Georgia Bell "You are bang up to date on everything you need to know ahead of Paris 2024" Michael sums it up perfectly in our latest Paris 2024 episode - European Champions! A full rowing round up from Hungary includes Helen Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Esme Booth and Sam Redgrave the women's four gold medalists, and men's pair Tom George & Ollie Wynne-Griffith. British Boxing's been praised by the IOC for its role in helping Cindy Ngamba book her place in the biggest refugee team ever for Paris 2024. And Michael speaks to Georgia Bell a rising star on and off the track for British Athletics as the new outdoor season is now upon us! We're less than 3 months til the Olympic Games - tell your friends where you get the news you need to know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "You are bang up to date on everything you need to know ahead of Paris 2024"

Michael sums it up perfectly in our latest Paris 2024 episode - European Champions!

A full rowing round up from Hungary includes Helen Glover, Rebecca Shorten, Esme Booth and Sam Redgrave the women's four gold medalists, and men's pair Tom George & Ollie Wynne-Griffith.

British Boxing's been praised by the IOC for its role in helping Cindy Ngamba book her place in the biggest refugee team ever for Paris 2024.

And Michael speaks to Georgia Bell a rising star on and off the track for British Athletics as the new outdoor season is now upon us!

We're less than 3 months til the Olympic Games - tell your friends where you get the news you need to know!

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]]> 1899 no #112 The Commonwealth Games Scotland On Standby The Commonwealth Games are "dying out a little bit unfortunately"- the view of proud Scottish world champion Beth Potter - who competed in Glasgow in 2014 in athletics and won Team Scotland’s first medal in the triathlon in the sunshine in Sutton Park in Birmingham in 2022. But since that superb summer in England’s second city, the storm clouds have surrounded the Commonwealth Games Federation, when the state of Victoria and Australia pulled out of hosting in 2026. Now 10 years on from their own glorious Games in Glasgow, Commonwealth Games Scotland has stepped up and said if the CGF can’t find another host by it’s own deadline of May this year (2024), it’s come up with a new concept for the Commonwealth Games, which could also secure it’s long term future. Scotland is on standby and this is the story so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 28 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0000 The Commonwealth Games Scotland On Standby full 3 39 Anything but Footy The story of the 2026 so far including interviews with Commonwealth Games Scotland chair Ian Reid and Birmingham 2022 medalist Beth Potter The Commonwealth Games are "dying out a little bit unfortunately"- the view of proud Scottish world champion Beth Potter - who competed in Glasgow in 2014 in athletics and won Team Scotland’s first medal in the triathlon in the sunshine in Sutton Park in Birmingham in 2022. But since that superb summer in England’s second city, the storm clouds have surrounded the Commonwealth Games Federation, when the state of Victoria and Australia pulled out of hosting in 2026. Now 10 years on from their own glorious Games in Glasgow, Commonwealth Games Scotland has stepped up and said if the CGF can’t find another host by it’s own deadline of May this year (2024), it’s come up with a new concept for the Commonwealth Games, which could also secure it’s long term future. Scotland is on standby and this is the story so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Commonwealth Games are "dying out a little bit unfortunately"- the view of proud Scottish world champion Beth Potter - who competed in Glasgow in 2014 in athletics and won Team Scotland’s first medal in the triathlon in the sunshine in Sutton Park in Birmingham in 2022.

But since that superb summer in England’s second city, the storm clouds have surrounded the Commonwealth Games Federation, when the state of Victoria and Australia pulled out of hosting in 2026.

Now 10 years on from their own glorious Games in Glasgow, Commonwealth Games Scotland has stepped up and said if the CGF can’t find another host by it’s own deadline of May this year (2024), it’s come up with a new concept for the Commonwealth Games, which could also secure it’s long term future.

Scotland is on standby and this is the story so far.

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]]> 1460 no #111 Paris 2024 3 Months To Go! The countdown continues to Paris 2024 - and we're en-route! We'll probably use satnav and gps to get us to our destination this summer, so it's right that the Olympic movement has said it wants to be front and centre and leading the way in ensuring AI benefits sport and isn't detrimental. We've been at the IOC's AI Launch Event in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and we talk safeguarding with 2010 gold medalist Lindsey Vonn and the perfect 10 and judging in Olympic sport with Nadia Comaneci. And listen up for the next big thing - WAHA! We hear from Tony Estanguet, President of the 2024 organising committee, about his joy at the next stage of the Olympic torch relay and the flame sailing across the Med aboard the three mast 'Belem' - thanks to our friend Phil Barker who's right across that. And we catch up with Adam Burgess - 4th in the canoe slalom on Tokyo - who had a broken finger when confirmed by Team GB for Paris 2024 and why he's now raring to go this season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 25 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 3 Months To Go! full 3 38 Anything but Footy We're joined by a 2024 organiser, Olympic champions and a Team GB athlete preparing for Paris! The countdown continues to Paris 2024 - and we're en-route! We'll probably use satnav and gps to get us to our destination this summer, so it's right that the Olympic movement has said it wants to be front and centre and leading the way in ensuring AI benefits sport and isn't detrimental. We've been at the IOC's AI Launch Event in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and we talk safeguarding with 2010 gold medalist Lindsey Vonn and the perfect 10 and judging in Olympic sport with Nadia Comaneci. And listen up for the next big thing - WAHA! We hear from Tony Estanguet, President of the 2024 organising committee, about his joy at the next stage of the Olympic torch relay and the flame sailing across the Med aboard the three mast 'Belem' - thanks to our friend Phil Barker who's right across that. And we catch up with Adam Burgess - 4th in the canoe slalom on Tokyo - who had a broken finger when confirmed by Team GB for Paris 2024 and why he's now raring to go this season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The countdown continues to Paris 2024 - and we're en-route!

We'll probably use satnav and gps to get us to our destination this summer, so it's right that the Olympic movement has said it wants to be front and centre and leading the way in ensuring AI benefits sport and isn't detrimental. We've been at the IOC's AI Launch Event in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and we talk safeguarding with 2010 gold medalist Lindsey Vonn and the perfect 10 and judging in Olympic sport with Nadia Comaneci. And listen up for the next big thing - WAHA!

We hear from Tony Estanguet, President of the 2024 organising committee, about his joy at the next stage of the Olympic torch relay and the flame sailing across the Med aboard the three mast 'Belem' - thanks to our friend Phil Barker who's right across that.

And we catch up with Adam Burgess - 4th in the canoe slalom on Tokyo - who had a broken finger when confirmed by Team GB for Paris 2024 and why he's now raring to go this season!

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]]> 2344 no Alice Dearing in her own words The Team GB history maker is stepping away from competitive swimming. 27 year old Alice Dearing became the first black woman to swim for TeamGB at an Olympic Games. She also set up the Black Swimming Association to diversify her sport and keep encouraging everyone to learn to swim - a basic life skill. But what next? Alice is keen to convey a message to other British Olympic and Paralympic athletes and staff about best preparing for the process, and this comes as UK Sport, the UK Sports Institute (UKSI) and the British Elite Athletes Association (BEAA) are increasing engagement with athletes to help them for their life beyond a funded programme. This is an Anything but Footy special with Alice Dearing in her own words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 24 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Alice Dearing in her own words full 3 37 Anything but Footy The Team GB history maker stepping away from competitive swimming The Team GB history maker is stepping away from competitive swimming. 27 year old Alice Dearing became the first black woman to swim for TeamGB at an Olympic Games. She also set up the Black Swimming Association to diversify her sport and keep encouraging everyone to learn to swim - a basic life skill. But what next? Alice is keen to convey a message to other British Olympic and Paralympic athletes and staff about best preparing for the process, and this comes as UK Sport, the UK Sports Institute (UKSI) and the British Elite Athletes Association (BEAA) are increasing engagement with athletes to help them for their life beyond a funded programme. This is an Anything but Footy special with Alice Dearing in her own words. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Team GB history maker is stepping away from competitive swimming. 27 year old Alice Dearing became the first black woman to swim for TeamGB at an Olympic Games. She also set up the Black Swimming Association to diversify her sport and keep encouraging everyone to learn to swim - a basic life skill.

But what next? Alice is keen to convey a message to other British Olympic and Paralympic athletes and staff about best preparing for the process, and this comes as UK Sport, the UK Sports Institute (UKSI) and the British Elite Athletes Association (BEAA) are increasing engagement with athletes to help them for their life beyond a funded programme.

This is an Anything but Footy special with Alice Dearing in her own words.


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]]> 1437 no #71 Great British Bosses - Leslie Rance It's back in the Olympics in 4 years time and we're pretty good at it! But the return is still so fresh, we don't really know how it'll all work! Also getting their head around it is British Lacrosse, the national co-ordinating body for men and women's elite lacrosse in the UK. And as a brand new governing body, we're delighted to be joined by chair Leslie Rance to discuss all things LA28 and much more! This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 21 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Leslie Rance full 3 36 Anything but Footy Chair of British Lacrosse, a sport that returns to the Olympics for LA28 It's back in the Olympics in 4 years time and we're pretty good at it! But the return is still so fresh, we don't really know how it'll all work! Also getting their head around it is British Lacrosse, the national co-ordinating body for men and women's elite lacrosse in the UK. And as a brand new governing body, we're delighted to be joined by chair Leslie Rance to discuss all things LA28 and much more! This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's back in the Olympics in 4 years time and we're pretty good at it! But the return is still so fresh, we don't really know how it'll all work!

Also getting their head around it is British Lacrosse, the national co-ordinating body for men and women's elite lacrosse in the UK.

And as a brand new governing body, we're delighted to be joined by chair Leslie Rance to discuss all things LA28 and much more!

This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK!

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]]> 1448 no #110 Paris 2024 100 days to go! The flame is burning, the biggest British team so far has been named by Team GB, and it’s 100 days to go! Just your average week during Olympic year, as John and Michael round up all the latest Paris 2024 news! We’re joined by some of the 33 British swimmers confirmed by Team GB - hear from our reporter Phil Barker at the ancient Olympia flame ceremony where the sun didn’t shine - and discuss cash for gold after Lord Coe’s World Athletics pledge for athletes in Paris! There’s also the News from the Games - Para Athletics, Relays, Gymnastics and Rowing… Download, listen and follow en-route to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 100 days to go! full 3 35 Anything but Footy The flame is burning, the countdown clock is lowering & Team GB name a BIG team The flame is burning, the biggest British team so far has been named by Team GB, and it’s 100 days to go! Just your average week during Olympic year, as John and Michael round up all the latest Paris 2024 news! We’re joined by some of the 33 British swimmers confirmed by Team GB - hear from our reporter Phil Barker at the ancient Olympia flame ceremony where the sun didn’t shine - and discuss cash for gold after Lord Coe’s World Athletics pledge for athletes in Paris! There’s also the News from the Games - Para Athletics, Relays, Gymnastics and Rowing… Download, listen and follow en-route to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The flame is burning, the biggest British team so far has been named by Team GB, and it’s 100 days to go!

Just your average week during Olympic year, as John and Michael round up all the latest Paris 2024 news!

We’re joined by some of the 33 British swimmers confirmed by Team GB - hear from our reporter Phil Barker at the ancient Olympia flame ceremony where the sun didn’t shine - and discuss cash for gold after Lord Coe’s World Athletics pledge for athletes in Paris!

There’s also the News from the Games - Para Athletics, Relays, Gymnastics and Rowing…

Download, listen and follow en-route to Paris 2024!

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]]> 2217 no #70 Great British Bosses - Jack Buckner, Hugh Brasher & Paul Foster UK Athletics has officially teamed up with the London Marathon and Great Run Company to create a new major events company, and deliver world class athletics events. UKA CEO Jack Buckner has told us it'll help fix some of the financial issues of the organisation. 'Athletic Ventures' will deliver the London Diamond League meeting every year, the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and lead the bid for the World Athletics Championships returning to the UK in 2029. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:30:41 -0000 Great British Bosses - Jack Buckner, Hugh Brasher & Paul Foster full 3 34 Anything but Footy The CEOs of UK Athletics, London Marathon & Great Run Company on the new events business 'Athletics Ventures' UK Athletics has officially teamed up with the London Marathon and Great Run Company to create a new major events company, and deliver world class athletics events. UKA CEO Jack Buckner has told us it'll help fix some of the financial issues of the organisation. 'Athletic Ventures' will deliver the London Diamond League meeting every year, the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and lead the bid for the World Athletics Championships returning to the UK in 2029. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices UK Athletics has officially teamed up with the London Marathon and Great Run Company to create a new major events company, and deliver world class athletics events.

UKA CEO Jack Buckner has told us it'll help fix some of the financial issues of the organisation.

'Athletic Ventures' will deliver the London Diamond League meeting every year, the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and lead the bid for the World Athletics Championships returning to the UK in 2029.

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport.

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]]> 1092 no #109 Paris 2024 Aquatics GB Olympic & Paralympic trials Aquatics GB swimming championships were dubbed the first fully integrated Olympic and Paralympic trials for Paris this summer - and what a show from the British swimmers!  Adam Peaty Matt Richards Duncan Scott Freya Colbert Abbie Wood Kathleen Dawson Anna Hopkin Alice Tai and Stephen Clegg are just some of the star names who’ve not only become British champs but booked their place on Paris too! Hear from 15 swimmers and get ready for a spectacular swimming summer by the Seine 😉 This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast en-route to Paris! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 07 Apr 2024 22:50:59 -0000 Paris 2024 Aquatics GB Olympic & Paralympic trials full 3 33 Anything but Footy World champions, returning Olympians and Paralympians and new 🇬🇧 names to watch this summer Aquatics GB swimming championships were dubbed the first fully integrated Olympic and Paralympic trials for Paris this summer - and what a show from the British swimmers!  Adam Peaty Matt Richards Duncan Scott Freya Colbert Abbie Wood Kathleen Dawson Anna Hopkin Alice Tai and Stephen Clegg are just some of the star names who’ve not only become British champs but booked their place on Paris too! Hear from 15 swimmers and get ready for a spectacular swimming summer by the Seine 😉 This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast en-route to Paris! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Aquatics GB swimming championships were dubbed the first fully integrated Olympic and Paralympic trials for Paris this summer - and what a show from the British swimmers! 

Adam Peaty Matt Richards Duncan Scott Freya Colbert Abbie Wood Kathleen Dawson Anna Hopkin Alice Tai and Stephen Clegg are just some of the star names who’ve not only become British champs but booked their place on Paris too!

Hear from 15 swimmers and get ready for a spectacular swimming summer by the Seine 😉

This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast en-route to Paris!

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]]> 2316 no #69 Great British Bosses - Joel Lavery It's dubbed the biggest global networking event in sport and it's in right here in the UK in Birmingham - the home of the last, and what could be the very last, Commonwealth Games in 2022. The week-long Sport Accord World Sport and Business Summit is supported by the International Olympic Committee and has been brought here by Joel Lavery, the West Midlands Growth Company’s major sporting events' strategic lead. Birmingham is open for business and world sport according to Joel, despite the well publicised financial issues surrounding the City Council and cuts to budgets. Welcome to the latest run of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in this country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:57:31 -0000 Great British Bosses - Joel Lavery full 3 32 Anything but Footy Strategic lead on major sporting events for the WMGC (West Midlands Growth Company) It's dubbed the biggest global networking event in sport and it's in right here in the UK in Birmingham - the home of the last, and what could be the very last, Commonwealth Games in 2022. The week-long Sport Accord World Sport and Business Summit is supported by the International Olympic Committee and has been brought here by Joel Lavery, the West Midlands Growth Company’s major sporting events' strategic lead. Birmingham is open for business and world sport according to Joel, despite the well publicised financial issues surrounding the City Council and cuts to budgets. Welcome to the latest run of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in this country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's dubbed the biggest global networking event in sport and it's in right here in the UK in Birmingham - the home of the last, and what could be the very last, Commonwealth Games in 2022.

The week-long Sport Accord World Sport and Business Summit is supported by the International Olympic Committee and has been brought here by Joel Lavery, the West Midlands Growth Company’s major sporting events' strategic lead.

Birmingham is open for business and world sport according to Joel, despite the well publicised financial issues surrounding the City Council and cuts to budgets.

Welcome to the latest run of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in this country.

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]]> 1284 no Aquatics GB more than just a new name One of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic sports in this country is changing its name to better reflect what the organisation does. British Swimming is now Aquatics GB, with the five disciplines of swimming, diving, para-swimming, artistic swimming and water polo. The organisation is also staging its first ever fully-integrated Olympic and Paralympic trials next week, at the London Aquatics Centre, for this summer’s Paris Games - more details & tickets here This is a special episode of the podcast with Aquatics GB and an exciting moment in the history of British sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:06:56 -0000 Aquatics GB more than just a new name full 3 31 Anything but Footy We hear from British Swimming as it's changing name and brand to better represent what it does One of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic sports in this country is changing its name to better reflect what the organisation does. British Swimming is now Aquatics GB, with the five disciplines of swimming, diving, para-swimming, artistic swimming and water polo. The organisation is also staging its first ever fully-integrated Olympic and Paralympic trials next week, at the London Aquatics Centre, for this summer’s Paris Games - more details & tickets here This is a special episode of the podcast with Aquatics GB and an exciting moment in the history of British sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices One of the most successful Olympic and Paralympic sports in this country is changing its name to better reflect what the organisation does.

British Swimming is now Aquatics GB, with the five disciplines of swimming, diving, para-swimming, artistic swimming and water polo.

The organisation is also staging its first ever fully-integrated Olympic and Paralympic trials next week, at the London Aquatics Centre, for this summer’s Paris Games - more details & tickets here

This is a special episode of the podcast with Aquatics GB and an exciting moment in the history of British sport.

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]]> 1181 no #108 Paris 2024 Great Gymnastics & Goodbyes It could've been a new and old type podcast, but we're 'en-route to Paris 2024' so it feels only right to cerebrate the great gymnastics in Liverpool and say a great goodbye to a legend! 20 yo Ondine Achampong is the new women's all round champion and three time gold medalist after a brilliant British Championships at the weekend - we hear from her, round up the rest of the action and there's hopefully some good news on the injury front for Alice Kinsella! Dame Laura Kenny is only 11 years her senior, but is hanging up the cycle helmet competitively after 5 Olympics golds, making her the greatest GB Olympian ever, plus multiple world, European and commonwealth titles too. We pay tribute to someone who's always been there during our Olympic journey! Should Golf and Tennis join Athletics and innovate? Plus there's our News from the Games - Hockey, Para shooting, athletics, tennis, cycling and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:33:34 -0000 Paris 2024 Great Gymnastics & Goodbyes full 3 30 Anything but Footy We're 'en-route' to Paris Olympics with Ondine Achampong and say 'au-revoir' Dame Laura Kenny It could've been a new and old type podcast, but we're 'en-route to Paris 2024' so it feels only right to cerebrate the great gymnastics in Liverpool and say a great goodbye to a legend! 20 yo Ondine Achampong is the new women's all round champion and three time gold medalist after a brilliant British Championships at the weekend - we hear from her, round up the rest of the action and there's hopefully some good news on the injury front for Alice Kinsella! Dame Laura Kenny is only 11 years her senior, but is hanging up the cycle helmet competitively after 5 Olympics golds, making her the greatest GB Olympian ever, plus multiple world, European and commonwealth titles too. We pay tribute to someone who's always been there during our Olympic journey! Should Golf and Tennis join Athletics and innovate? Plus there's our News from the Games - Hockey, Para shooting, athletics, tennis, cycling and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It could've been a new and old type podcast, but we're 'en-route to Paris 2024' so it feels only right to cerebrate the great gymnastics in Liverpool and say a great goodbye to a legend!

20 yo Ondine Achampong is the new women's all round champion and three time gold medalist after a brilliant British Championships at the weekend - we hear from her, round up the rest of the action and there's hopefully some good news on the injury front for Alice Kinsella!

Dame Laura Kenny is only 11 years her senior, but is hanging up the cycle helmet competitively after 5 Olympics golds, making her the greatest GB Olympian ever, plus multiple world, European and commonwealth titles too. We pay tribute to someone who's always been there during our Olympic journey!

Should Golf and Tennis join Athletics and innovate? Plus there's our News from the Games - Hockey, Para shooting, athletics, tennis, cycling and so much more!

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]]> 2526 no #107 Paris 2024 Thumbs Up For Games En-route to Paris 2024 and no doubt there's a few bumps in the road to come, but a big thumbs up from the International Olympic Committee this week for the Paris 2024 organisers. Parisians maybe yet to be persuaded but the Games will be a huge success. We hear about 2 more British boxers who'll be there and the GB Men's team will start the whole hockey tournament on July 28th! Plus we've skateboarding, modern pentathlon and Para Table Tennis in our News from the Games! Canoe Slalom Tokyo silver medalist Mallory Franklin joins us again to talk prep for Paris after being named on Team GB last year, while world indoor silver medalist Jemma Reekie now switches her focus to being on board that train across the channel! This is Anything but Footy - en-route to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:46:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Thumbs Up For Games full 3 29 Anything but Footy GB Boxing success, the hockey schedule is out & we catch up with Mallory Franklin & Jemma Reekie En-route to Paris 2024 and no doubt there's a few bumps in the road to come, but a big thumbs up from the International Olympic Committee this week for the Paris 2024 organisers. Parisians maybe yet to be persuaded but the Games will be a huge success. We hear about 2 more British boxers who'll be there and the GB Men's team will start the whole hockey tournament on July 28th! Plus we've skateboarding, modern pentathlon and Para Table Tennis in our News from the Games! Canoe Slalom Tokyo silver medalist Mallory Franklin joins us again to talk prep for Paris after being named on Team GB last year, while world indoor silver medalist Jemma Reekie now switches her focus to being on board that train across the channel! This is Anything but Footy - en-route to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices En-route to Paris 2024 and no doubt there's a few bumps in the road to come, but a big thumbs up from the International Olympic Committee this week for the Paris 2024 organisers. Parisians maybe yet to be persuaded but the Games will be a huge success.

We hear about 2 more British boxers who'll be there and the GB Men's team will start the whole hockey tournament on July 28th! Plus we've skateboarding, modern pentathlon and Para Table Tennis in our News from the Games!

Canoe Slalom Tokyo silver medalist Mallory Franklin joins us again to talk prep for Paris after being named on Team GB last year, while world indoor silver medalist Jemma Reekie now switches her focus to being on board that train across the channel!

This is Anything but Footy - en-route to Paris 2024!

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]]> 2091 no Making Live Sport Matter Plans have been revealed to start the process of trying to bring the Tour de France back, as well as the World Athletics Championships, to this country. The announcement of 70 global events in 32 sports inc 18 World Championships was made at the London Stadium in Stratford by UK Sport - the Government agency responsible for funding elite sport, as well as leading the planning for Major Events. For the first time ever the Women’s Football World Cup could also be staged in the UK. This is a special episode of the podcast with UK Sport. As you'll hear Making Live Sport Matter reflects the UK’s ambition to maintain its reputation as a world-leading host nation of world class sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:43:45 -0000 Making Live Sport Matter full 3 28 Anything but Footy UK Sport to target bringing 70 global events in 32 sports inc. 18 World Championships to this country Plans have been revealed to start the process of trying to bring the Tour de France back, as well as the World Athletics Championships, to this country. The announcement of 70 global events in 32 sports inc 18 World Championships was made at the London Stadium in Stratford by UK Sport - the Government agency responsible for funding elite sport, as well as leading the planning for Major Events. For the first time ever the Women’s Football World Cup could also be staged in the UK. This is a special episode of the podcast with UK Sport. As you'll hear Making Live Sport Matter reflects the UK’s ambition to maintain its reputation as a world-leading host nation of world class sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Plans have been revealed to start the process of trying to bring the Tour de France back, as well as the World Athletics Championships, to this country.

The announcement of 70 global events in 32 sports inc 18 World Championships was made at the London Stadium in Stratford by UK Sport - the Government agency responsible for funding elite sport, as well as leading the planning for Major Events. For the first time ever the Women’s Football World Cup could also be staged in the UK.

This is a special episode of the podcast with UK Sport. As you'll hear Making Live Sport Matter reflects the UK’s ambition to maintain its reputation as a world-leading host nation of world class sport.

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]]> 1291 no #106 Paris 2024 Award Winning Brits! Glasgow know how to put on a show - we experienced it first in 2014, where the first idea for this podcast came about when Michael and John met properly! Now a decade on, the Scottish City and the Brits put on a show on another super Saturday for British Athletics with a double gold for Josh Kerr in the 3000m and Molly Caudery in the Pole Vault, plus other personal bests amongst a host of world records and international stars! In this episode, Michael talks to them all - Josh, Molly, Laviai, Laura, Lake, Coleman and Tentoglou - the world and olympic long jump who's not happy with the 'take off zone' #understatement! Also after our News from the Games from Judo, Sailing, Para Table Tennis and Cycling - stick around for another world champion, you've never heard of until now! A real athletics story from Thea Lanford! This is ABF en-route to Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics - follow to not miss out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 03 Mar 2024 14:49:34 -0000 Paris 2024 Award Winning Brits! full 3 27 Anything but Footy En-route to Paris Olympics, we divert to Glasgow for the World Indoor Athletics Championships Glasgow know how to put on a show - we experienced it first in 2014, where the first idea for this podcast came about when Michael and John met properly! Now a decade on, the Scottish City and the Brits put on a show on another super Saturday for British Athletics with a double gold for Josh Kerr in the 3000m and Molly Caudery in the Pole Vault, plus other personal bests amongst a host of world records and international stars! In this episode, Michael talks to them all - Josh, Molly, Laviai, Laura, Lake, Coleman and Tentoglou - the world and olympic long jump who's not happy with the 'take off zone' #understatement! Also after our News from the Games from Judo, Sailing, Para Table Tennis and Cycling - stick around for another world champion, you've never heard of until now! A real athletics story from Thea Lanford! This is ABF en-route to Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics - follow to not miss out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Glasgow know how to put on a show - we experienced it first in 2014, where the first idea for this podcast came about when Michael and John met properly!

Now a decade on, the Scottish City and the Brits put on a show on another super Saturday for British Athletics with a double gold for Josh Kerr in the 3000m and Molly Caudery in the Pole Vault, plus other personal bests amongst a host of world records and international stars!

In this episode, Michael talks to them all - Josh, Molly, Laviai, Laura, Lake, Coleman and Tentoglou - the world and olympic long jump who's not happy with the 'take off zone' #understatement!

Also after our News from the Games from Judo, Sailing, Para Table Tennis and Cycling - stick around for another world champion, you've never heard of until now! A real athletics story from Thea Lanford!

This is ABF en-route to Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics - follow to not miss out!

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]]> 2271 no New Team GB sailor selected for Paris 2024 Hannah Snellgrove is the latest athlete from British Sailing to be picked for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Is this special edition of the podcast, we join the 33 year old from Lymington who'll be making her Olympic debut in Marseille, as she visited Twyford St Marys Primary School, answering questions, giving high 5s and even taking part in a fun run with local children! Hannah's the 11th sailor confirmed for the Games - British Sailing is the most successful ever nation in the Olympics. Good luck to all and make sure you listen to our previous podcast with British Sailing 'The Team GB sailors selected for Paris 2024' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:48:09 -0000 New Team GB sailor selected for Paris 2024 full 3 26 Anything but Footy We hear from British Sailing's latest Olympian Hannah Snellgrove, as she joins 150 children on a pathway to Paris! Hannah Snellgrove is the latest athlete from British Sailing to be picked for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Is this special edition of the podcast, we join the 33 year old from Lymington who'll be making her Olympic debut in Marseille, as she visited Twyford St Marys Primary School, answering questions, giving high 5s and even taking part in a fun run with local children! Hannah's the 11th sailor confirmed for the Games - British Sailing is the most successful ever nation in the Olympics. Good luck to all and make sure you listen to our previous podcast with British Sailing 'The Team GB sailors selected for Paris 2024' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hannah Snellgrove is the latest athlete from British Sailing to be picked for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Is this special edition of the podcast, we join the 33 year old from Lymington who'll be making her Olympic debut in Marseille, as she visited Twyford St Marys Primary School, answering questions, giving high 5s and even taking part in a fun run with local children!

Hannah's the 11th sailor confirmed for the Games - British Sailing is the most successful ever nation in the Olympics.

Good luck to all and make sure you listen to our previous podcast with British Sailing 'The Team GB sailors selected for Paris 2024'

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]]> 1128 no #105 Paris 2024 5 Months To Go! Time just keeps ticking and never stands still. Neither does sport. It's 5 months to go to Paris 2024 Olympics and we catch up with Team GB's chef de mission Mark England - on their last minute plans for Paris and getting Games ready! We hear why a single room in the Athletics Village could give British athletes the advantage! Mark tells us he understands World Athletics ideas to re-energise their events including the aforementioned Long Jump in this podcast season! All ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow this weekend. And he tell us it's possible and probably Sky Brown could be competing in surfing as well as skateboarding, despite the venues being 10,000 miles away! There's also our News from the Games with cycling, para table tennis, marathon and Commonwealth Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:40:47 -0000 Paris 2024 5 Months To Go! full 3 25 Anything but Footy We catch up with Team GB's Mark England on Paris plans, the long jump & skater surfer Sky Brown Time just keeps ticking and never stands still. Neither does sport. It's 5 months to go to Paris 2024 Olympics and we catch up with Team GB's chef de mission Mark England - on their last minute plans for Paris and getting Games ready! We hear why a single room in the Athletics Village could give British athletes the advantage! Mark tells us he understands World Athletics ideas to re-energise their events including the aforementioned Long Jump in this podcast season! All ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow this weekend. And he tell us it's possible and probably Sky Brown could be competing in surfing as well as skateboarding, despite the venues being 10,000 miles away! There's also our News from the Games with cycling, para table tennis, marathon and Commonwealth Games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Time just keeps ticking and never stands still. Neither does sport.

It's 5 months to go to Paris 2024 Olympics and we catch up with Team GB's chef de mission Mark England - on their last minute plans for Paris and getting Games ready! We hear why a single room in the Athletics Village could give British athletes the advantage!

Mark tells us he understands World Athletics ideas to re-energise their events including the aforementioned Long Jump in this podcast season! All ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow this weekend.

And he tell us it's possible and probably Sky Brown could be competing in surfing as well as skateboarding, despite the venues being 10,000 miles away!

There's also our News from the Games with cycling, para table tennis, marathon and Commonwealth Games.

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]]> 1931 no #104 Paris 2024 The Long Jump & World Athletics Indoors It's been quite a few days since the release of our latest podcast - Great British Bosses with Jon Ridgeon! Michael rounds up some of the reaction as John points out this isn't just about the future of the long jump, but all 'less popular events'. So here we go again then another bonus episode this week - and a switch from Aquatics to Athletics! We've reaction from three of the British Athletics stars who'll be competing at the World Indoors in Glasgow - Jemma Reekie, Laviai and Lina Nielsen! We do discuss swimming, cycling boxing and tennis in our News from the Games but if you're a brand new listener since the last episode - thanks and welcome! Stick around for Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 The Long Jump & World Athletics Indoors full 3 24 Anything but Footy We continue our countdown to the Olympics by switching from swimming to athletics! It's been quite a few days since the release of our latest podcast - Great British Bosses with Jon Ridgeon! Michael rounds up some of the reaction as John points out this isn't just about the future of the long jump, but all 'less popular events'. So here we go again then another bonus episode this week - and a switch from Aquatics to Athletics! We've reaction from three of the British Athletics stars who'll be competing at the World Indoors in Glasgow - Jemma Reekie, Laviai and Lina Nielsen! We do discuss swimming, cycling boxing and tennis in our News from the Games but if you're a brand new listener since the last episode - thanks and welcome! Stick around for Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's been quite a few days since the release of our latest podcast - Great British Bosses with Jon Ridgeon! Michael rounds up some of the reaction as John points out this isn't just about the future of the long jump, but all 'less popular events'.

So here we go again then another bonus episode this week - and a switch from Aquatics to Athletics! We've reaction from three of the British Athletics stars who'll be competing at the World Indoors in Glasgow - Jemma Reekie, Laviai and Lina Nielsen!

We do discuss swimming, cycling boxing and tennis in our News from the Games but if you're a brand new listener since the last episode - thanks and welcome! Stick around for Paris 2024!

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]]> 1955 no #68 Great British Bosses - Jon Ridgeon Great British Bosses is all about having conversations with the leading people in the UK who run sport, so it's an even bigger honour to introduce this episode's guest as someone who actually runs a sport across the world - Jon Ridgeon, the Chief Executive Officer of World Athletics. Ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow (March 1-3 2024) and the Paris Olympics this summer, we hear where the organisation is at currently, what's coming up, about the impending Netflix doc, potentially changes to the sport spectacle including a revamped long jump discipline and the brand new worldwide athletics event for 2026! Personally, Jon also talks about his career both on and off the track leading to this his 'dream job'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 19 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Jon Ridgeon full 3 23 Anything but Footy CEO of World Athletics Great British Bosses is all about having conversations with the leading people in the UK who run sport, so it's an even bigger honour to introduce this episode's guest as someone who actually runs a sport across the world - Jon Ridgeon, the Chief Executive Officer of World Athletics. Ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow (March 1-3 2024) and the Paris Olympics this summer, we hear where the organisation is at currently, what's coming up, about the impending Netflix doc, potentially changes to the sport spectacle including a revamped long jump discipline and the brand new worldwide athletics event for 2026! Personally, Jon also talks about his career both on and off the track leading to this his 'dream job'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Great British Bosses is all about having conversations with the leading people in the UK who run sport, so it's an even bigger honour to introduce this episode's guest as someone who actually runs a sport across the world - Jon Ridgeon, the Chief Executive Officer of World Athletics.

Ahead of the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow (March 1-3 2024) and the Paris Olympics this summer, we hear where the organisation is at currently, what's coming up, about the impending Netflix doc, potentially changes to the sport spectacle including a revamped long jump discipline and the brand new worldwide athletics event for 2026!

Personally, Jon also talks about his career both on and off the track leading to this his 'dream job'.

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]]> 2126 no #103 Paris 2024 More British Swimming Success A mixture of success and sadness on the podcast this special episode. The World Aquatics Championships keep delivering in Doha for British Swimming with more Paris 2024 Olympic places booked, and more medals won. As the swimming starts we hear from Adam Peaty on his return to the Worlds for the first time in 5 years, diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix who keeps breaking records and artistic swimmer Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe who booked a Team GB place in Paris! But as we continue our countdown to Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, we lost one of the big names in the Marathon this week. World Athletics pay tribute to World record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum who died, along with his coach, in a crash in Kenya. There's also a Winter Olympics round up in our News from the Games. This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympics Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:28:16 -0000 Paris 2024 More British Swimming Success full 3 22 Anything but Footy We've the latest round up from World Aquatics Championships and World Athletics pay tribute to Kelvin Kiptum A mixture of success and sadness on the podcast this special episode. The World Aquatics Championships keep delivering in Doha for British Swimming with more Paris 2024 Olympic places booked, and more medals won. As the swimming starts we hear from Adam Peaty on his return to the Worlds for the first time in 5 years, diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix who keeps breaking records and artistic swimmer Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe who booked a Team GB place in Paris! But as we continue our countdown to Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, we lost one of the big names in the Marathon this week. World Athletics pay tribute to World record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum who died, along with his coach, in a crash in Kenya. There's also a Winter Olympics round up in our News from the Games. This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympics Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A mixture of success and sadness on the podcast this special episode.

The World Aquatics Championships keep delivering in Doha for British Swimming with more Paris 2024 Olympic places booked, and more medals won.

As the swimming starts we hear from Adam Peaty on his return to the Worlds for the first time in 5 years, diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix who keeps breaking records and artistic swimmer Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe who booked a Team GB place in Paris!

But as we continue our countdown to Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, we lost one of the big names in the Marathon this week. World Athletics pay tribute to World record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum who died, along with his coach, in a crash in Kenya.

There's also a Winter Olympics round up in our News from the Games.

This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympics Podcast.

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]]> 2151 no #67 Great British Bosses - Anna Watkins This is the podcast where we speak to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. Our guest this week, is the ideal guest and we're sorry its taken us so long to get her on! 2012 Olympic rowing champion with Katherine Grainger and now in charge of supporting and assisting athletes during and after their elite career as the CEO of the British Elite Athletes Association, that's now been going for 20 years! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Anna Watkins full 3 21 Anything but Footy Olympic rowing champion & CEO of British Elite Athletes Association This is the podcast where we speak to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. Our guest this week, is the ideal guest and we're sorry its taken us so long to get her on! 2012 Olympic rowing champion with Katherine Grainger and now in charge of supporting and assisting athletes during and after their elite career as the CEO of the British Elite Athletes Association, that's now been going for 20 years! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is the podcast where we speak to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport.

Our guest this week, is the ideal guest and we're sorry its taken us so long to get her on!

2012 Olympic rowing champion with Katherine Grainger and now in charge of supporting and assisting athletes during and after their elite career as the CEO of the British Elite Athletes Association, that's now been going for 20 years!

Enjoy!

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]]> 2249 no #102 Paris 2024 Diving into the World Aquatics Championship What a start to one of the biggest sporting events to take place before this summer's Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.... British Swimming has won gold, silver and bronze in the diving pool, qualified more places for Paris for Team GB in Open Water and featured in the first Water Polo Worlds for a decade! We hear from medal winners Tom Daley, Hector Pardoe, Grace Reid and Ross Haslam. We also find out about British Cycling's BIG cycling plans for Britain! Have the rest of the News from Games inc Paris 2024 tickets, Table Tennis, Judo and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 05 Feb 2024 12:43:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Diving into the World Aquatics Championship full 3 20 Anything but Footy We've the latest from Doha 2024 as 201 nations gather, less than 6 months before Summer Olympics What a start to one of the biggest sporting events to take place before this summer's Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.... British Swimming has won gold, silver and bronze in the diving pool, qualified more places for Paris for Team GB in Open Water and featured in the first Water Polo Worlds for a decade! We hear from medal winners Tom Daley, Hector Pardoe, Grace Reid and Ross Haslam. We also find out about British Cycling's BIG cycling plans for Britain! Have the rest of the News from Games inc Paris 2024 tickets, Table Tennis, Judo and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices What a start to one of the biggest sporting events to take place before this summer's Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics....

British Swimming has won gold, silver and bronze in the diving pool, qualified more places for Paris for Team GB in Open Water and featured in the first Water Polo Worlds for a decade!

We hear from medal winners Tom Daley, Hector Pardoe, Grace Reid and Ross Haslam.

We also find out about British Cycling's BIG cycling plans for Britain!

Have the rest of the News from Games inc Paris 2024 tickets, Table Tennis, Judo and more!

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]]> 1457 no #66 Great British Bosses - Scott Field You could say he's the man behind the stories of the stories of the British Olympic athletes. Scott Field is the Director of Communications and Marketing for Team GB and we're delighted he's given up some of his valuable time in Olympic year to talk all things Paris 2024 and more, especially as we're now less than six months away! From West Brom to speedway, the gold post boxes of 2012 to the winter Games in Milan there's plenty to discuss. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Scott Field full 3 19 Anything but Footy Director of Communications & Marketing at Team GB You could say he's the man behind the stories of the stories of the British Olympic athletes. Scott Field is the Director of Communications and Marketing for Team GB and we're delighted he's given up some of his valuable time in Olympic year to talk all things Paris 2024 and more, especially as we're now less than six months away! From West Brom to speedway, the gold post boxes of 2012 to the winter Games in Milan there's plenty to discuss. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices You could say he's the man behind the stories of the stories of the British Olympic athletes. Scott Field is the Director of Communications and Marketing for Team GB and we're delighted he's given up some of his valuable time in Olympic year to talk all things Paris 2024 and more, especially as we're now less than six months away!

From West Brom to speedway, the gold post boxes of 2012 to the winter Games in Milan there's plenty to discuss.

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport!

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]]> 2145 no #101 Paris 2024 Here We Come - 6 months to go! Welcome to another bonus episode of the podcast - we couldn't let the 6 months to go mark go without a special edition! Giselle Ansley and Nick Bandurak fresh from their Great Britain Hockey success at qualifying for the Games join us to tell us how excited they are - and relieved! With six months to go Team GB has revealed their 6 special mini mascots - 9 year old Santino joins us from Wales - and reveals his favourite Olympian! Plus there's more curling success at the Winter Youth Olympics, history for GB, and a full round up all things in our News from the Games! Paris 2024 Here We Come - 180 days to go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 26 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Here We Come - 6 months to go! full 3 18 Anything but Footy We hear from two GB hockey stars Paris bound, a new Team GB mini mascot and talk all things Winter Olympics too! Welcome to another bonus episode of the podcast - we couldn't let the 6 months to go mark go without a special edition! Giselle Ansley and Nick Bandurak fresh from their Great Britain Hockey success at qualifying for the Games join us to tell us how excited they are - and relieved! With six months to go Team GB has revealed their 6 special mini mascots - 9 year old Santino joins us from Wales - and reveals his favourite Olympian! Plus there's more curling success at the Winter Youth Olympics, history for GB, and a full round up all things in our News from the Games! Paris 2024 Here We Come - 180 days to go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome to another bonus episode of the podcast - we couldn't let the 6 months to go mark go without a special edition!

Giselle Ansley and Nick Bandurak fresh from their Great Britain Hockey success at qualifying for the Games join us to tell us how excited they are - and relieved!

With six months to go Team GB has revealed their 6 special mini mascots - 9 year old Santino joins us from Wales - and reveals his favourite Olympian!

Plus there's more curling success at the Winter Youth Olympics, history for GB, and a full round up all things in our News from the Games!

Paris 2024 Here We Come - 180 days to go!

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]]> 2441 no #65 Great British Bosses - David Clarke Earlier this month, Paralympics GB wrote to the Prime Minister about its 'deep concern' following the removal of a dedicated minister for disabled people. Have they had a response? In this episode of Great British Bosses, the behind the scenes conversation of British sport, comes to the forefront as we ask the relatively new CEO David Clarke. The three time Paralympian is now in charge of the organisation, charity and team for Paris 2024 and beyond. And he reveals his dream that this summer's Games will finally eclipse London 2012 in terms of Paralympic profile and change! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - David Clarke full 3 17 Anything but Footy The three time Paralympian, now CEO of Paralympics GB, looks ahead to Paris 2024 Earlier this month, Paralympics GB wrote to the Prime Minister about its 'deep concern' following the removal of a dedicated minister for disabled people. Have they had a response? In this episode of Great British Bosses, the behind the scenes conversation of British sport, comes to the forefront as we ask the relatively new CEO David Clarke. The three time Paralympian is now in charge of the organisation, charity and team for Paris 2024 and beyond. And he reveals his dream that this summer's Games will finally eclipse London 2012 in terms of Paralympic profile and change! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Earlier this month, Paralympics GB wrote to the Prime Minister about its 'deep concern' following the removal of a dedicated minister for disabled people. Have they had a response?

In this episode of Great British Bosses, the behind the scenes conversation of British sport, comes to the forefront as we ask the relatively new CEO David Clarke.

The three time Paralympian is now in charge of the organisation, charity and team for Paris 2024 and beyond. And he reveals his dream that this summer's Games will finally eclipse London 2012 in terms of Paralympic profile and change!

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]]> 1715 no #64 Great British Bosses - Eve Muirhead It's two years since Eve Muirhead finally got her hands on Olympic gold. The Curling skip and her team was victorious on the final weekend of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. After 4 Olympics and years of training and practicing, Eve decided to retire from elite sport after those Games - but it seems she can't stay away from an Olympic Village! The 33 year old is in charge - or the Chef De Mission - for the 36 athletes chosen to represent Team GB at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games between January 19 and February 1 2024. And we're delighted she's our latest guest during this Olympic year on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Eve Muirhead full 3 16 Anything but Footy The Curling Olympic champion now in charge of Team GB at this year's Youth Olympics It's two years since Eve Muirhead finally got her hands on Olympic gold. The Curling skip and her team was victorious on the final weekend of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. After 4 Olympics and years of training and practicing, Eve decided to retire from elite sport after those Games - but it seems she can't stay away from an Olympic Village! The 33 year old is in charge - or the Chef De Mission - for the 36 athletes chosen to represent Team GB at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games between January 19 and February 1 2024. And we're delighted she's our latest guest during this Olympic year on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's two years since Eve Muirhead finally got her hands on Olympic gold. The Curling skip and her team was victorious on the final weekend of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022.

After 4 Olympics and years of training and practicing, Eve decided to retire from elite sport after those Games - but it seems she can't stay away from an Olympic Village!

The 33 year old is in charge - or the Chef De Mission - for the 36 athletes chosen to represent Team GB at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games between January 19 and February 1 2024.

And we're delighted she's our latest guest during this Olympic year on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy!

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]]> 1630 no #100 Paris 2024 A winning start to Olympic year! It maybe be only the first few weeks of January but the first major event building up to Paris 2024 Olympics is very much underway! And British Cycling has got off to a medal winning start at the European Track Championships in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands...we've the latest news from there and hear from some of the team. We then head south to Valencia and Muscat as the women and men's hockey teams must finish in the top 3 of their Olympic Hockey Qualifying tournaments to play in Paris this summer! British Hockey stars James Albery and Sarah Robertson tell us more! There's our News from the Games with Table Tennis, Swimming & Water Polo - and this is episode 100 of Anything but Footy, of us just chatting Olympics and Paralympics, but what a year, Olympic year, Paris 2024 coming this summer, as if we hadn't mentioned it 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 A winning start to Olympic year! full 3 15 Anything but Footy We're now centurions but we've already got all eyes on the Team GB success at Paris 2024 It maybe be only the first few weeks of January but the first major event building up to Paris 2024 Olympics is very much underway! And British Cycling has got off to a medal winning start at the European Track Championships in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands...we've the latest news from there and hear from some of the team. We then head south to Valencia and Muscat as the women and men's hockey teams must finish in the top 3 of their Olympic Hockey Qualifying tournaments to play in Paris this summer! British Hockey stars James Albery and Sarah Robertson tell us more! There's our News from the Games with Table Tennis, Swimming & Water Polo - and this is episode 100 of Anything but Footy, of us just chatting Olympics and Paralympics, but what a year, Olympic year, Paris 2024 coming this summer, as if we hadn't mentioned it 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It maybe be only the first few weeks of January but the first major event building up to Paris 2024 Olympics is very much underway!

And British Cycling has got off to a medal winning start at the European Track Championships in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands...we've the latest news from there and hear from some of the team.

We then head south to Valencia and Muscat as the women and men's hockey teams must finish in the top 3 of their Olympic Hockey Qualifying tournaments to play in Paris this summer! British Hockey stars James Albery and Sarah Robertson tell us more!

There's our News from the Games with Table Tennis, Swimming & Water Polo - and this is episode 100 of Anything but Footy, of us just chatting Olympics and Paralympics, but what a year, Olympic year, Paris 2024 coming this summer, as if we hadn't mentioned it 😉

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]]> 1737 no #63 Great British Bosses - Hannah Mills This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. And who better to speak to then someone who's been there and done it all! In this episode, Michael catches up with Hannah Mills OBE, the double Olympic sailing champion, London 2012 silver medalist, strategist at GBR Sail GP, as well as running Athena Pathway aimed at getting young women into the sport and as you'll hear so much more! No better way to start the brand new Olympic year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Hannah Mills full 3 14 Anything but Footy The most successful female sailor in Olympic history, now forging a new pathway for females in the sport This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. And who better to speak to then someone who's been there and done it all! In this episode, Michael catches up with Hannah Mills OBE, the double Olympic sailing champion, London 2012 silver medalist, strategist at GBR Sail GP, as well as running Athena Pathway aimed at getting young women into the sport and as you'll hear so much more! No better way to start the brand new Olympic year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. And who better to speak to then someone who's been there and done it all!

In this episode, Michael catches up with Hannah Mills OBE, the double Olympic sailing champion, London 2012 silver medalist, strategist at GBR Sail GP, as well as running Athena Pathway aimed at getting young women into the sport and as you'll hear so much more!

No better way to start the brand new Olympic year!

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]]> 1624 no #62 Great British Bosses - Chemmy Alcott As someone always says this time every year - "It's Christmas!" And what better way to spend the festive period, than to grab a cup of something, and have listen to one of Britain's greatest ever snow athletes. Alpine ski racer Chemmy Alcott went to four Winter Olympics for Team GB, and in both Turin and Vancouver, she finished an impressive 11th place in downhill and super combined respectively. Now the Ski Sunday presenter wants to ensure her children, and others, have a future on the slopes. Enjoy this special with Chemmy Alcott - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - and see you in Olympic Year - 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Chemmy Alcott full 3 13 Anything but Footy The 4 time Olympic skier now Ski Sunday presenter talks Team GB & the future of winter sports As someone always says this time every year - "It's Christmas!" And what better way to spend the festive period, than to grab a cup of something, and have listen to one of Britain's greatest ever snow athletes. Alpine ski racer Chemmy Alcott went to four Winter Olympics for Team GB, and in both Turin and Vancouver, she finished an impressive 11th place in downhill and super combined respectively. Now the Ski Sunday presenter wants to ensure her children, and others, have a future on the slopes. Enjoy this special with Chemmy Alcott - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - and see you in Olympic Year - 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As someone always says this time every year - "It's Christmas!"

And what better way to spend the festive period, than to grab a cup of something, and have listen to one of Britain's greatest ever snow athletes.

Alpine ski racer Chemmy Alcott went to four Winter Olympics for Team GB, and in both Turin and Vancouver, she finished an impressive 11th place in downhill and super combined respectively.

Now the Ski Sunday presenter wants to ensure her children, and others, have a future on the slopes.

Enjoy this special with Chemmy Alcott - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - and see you in Olympic Year - 2024!

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]]> 1398 no #99 Neutrals in Paris & British Swimming success It was the decision we all expected, but maybe the timing wasn't. The International Olympic Committee have approved that so called neutral individuals from Russia and Belarus will be able to compete at the Olympics next summer, as long as they haven't supported the war with Ukraine. We've all the details. It's been a brilliant week for British Swimming in Romania at the European Short-course Championships - Michael takes a deep dive into their performances - and our guests this episode our Paralympic and Olympic medalists Alice Tai and James Guy after of an exciting announcement! There's Sports Personality of the Year for 2023, a look ahead to 2024, Team GB out of the Olympic footy, and we are the Olympic podcast - so we round up the latest Winter Olympics headlines in our News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:44:52 -0000 Neutrals in Paris & British Swimming success full 3 12 Anything but Footy IOC decide on Russia & Belarus PLUS we hear from two of British swimming's stars ahead of Paris 2024 It was the decision we all expected, but maybe the timing wasn't. The International Olympic Committee have approved that so called neutral individuals from Russia and Belarus will be able to compete at the Olympics next summer, as long as they haven't supported the war with Ukraine. We've all the details. It's been a brilliant week for British Swimming in Romania at the European Short-course Championships - Michael takes a deep dive into their performances - and our guests this episode our Paralympic and Olympic medalists Alice Tai and James Guy after of an exciting announcement! There's Sports Personality of the Year for 2023, a look ahead to 2024, Team GB out of the Olympic footy, and we are the Olympic podcast - so we round up the latest Winter Olympics headlines in our News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It was the decision we all expected, but maybe the timing wasn't. The International Olympic Committee have approved that so called neutral individuals from Russia and Belarus will be able to compete at the Olympics next summer, as long as they haven't supported the war with Ukraine. We've all the details.

It's been a brilliant week for British Swimming in Romania at the European Short-course Championships - Michael takes a deep dive into their performances - and our guests this episode our Paralympic and Olympic medalists Alice Tai and James Guy after of an exciting announcement!

There's Sports Personality of the Year for 2023, a look ahead to 2024, Team GB out of the Olympic footy, and we are the Olympic podcast - so we round up the latest Winter Olympics headlines in our News from the Games!

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]]> 3025 no #61 Great British Bosses - Justine Baynes We like to think all our podcasts are good and everyone listens all the way through. Make sure you do with this one. Justine's answer to the last question will leave you speechless. It made us want to rewrite the whole podcast intro where we'd said 'a short trip across the channel.' Justine Baynes is the brilliant CEO of British Wheelchair Basketball which has seen a successful 2023 ensure qualification for both the men and women's teams at next summer's Paris 2024 Paralympics. She tells us they're crucial for her sport and the Paralympic movement. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Justine Baynes full 3 11 Anything but Footy CEO British Wheelchair Basketball We like to think all our podcasts are good and everyone listens all the way through. Make sure you do with this one. Justine's answer to the last question will leave you speechless. It made us want to rewrite the whole podcast intro where we'd said 'a short trip across the channel.' Justine Baynes is the brilliant CEO of British Wheelchair Basketball which has seen a successful 2023 ensure qualification for both the men and women's teams at next summer's Paris 2024 Paralympics. She tells us they're crucial for her sport and the Paralympic movement. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We like to think all our podcasts are good and everyone listens all the way through. Make sure you do with this one. Justine's answer to the last question will leave you speechless. It made us want to rewrite the whole podcast intro where we'd said 'a short trip across the channel.'

Justine Baynes is the brilliant CEO of British Wheelchair Basketball which has seen a successful 2023 ensure qualification for both the men and women's teams at next summer's Paris 2024 Paralympics.

She tells us they're crucial for her sport and the Paralympic movement.

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK.

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]]> 1877 no #60 Great British Bosses - Paul Blanchard We loved our times in Glasgow, Birmingham and has Michael mentioned he went to the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games? But the multi sporting event's future remains highly uncertain, with no host in 2026 or beyond. So we want to know what's next - and there's no better person to talk than the man who led Team England to a record breaking performance at Birmingham 2022. Paul Blanchard is our latest guest on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Paul Blanchard full 3 10 Anything but Footy Former chief exec of Team England and founder and CEO of 176 Sport We loved our times in Glasgow, Birmingham and has Michael mentioned he went to the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games? But the multi sporting event's future remains highly uncertain, with no host in 2026 or beyond. So we want to know what's next - and there's no better person to talk than the man who led Team England to a record breaking performance at Birmingham 2022. Paul Blanchard is our latest guest on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We loved our times in Glasgow, Birmingham and has Michael mentioned he went to the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games? But the multi sporting event's future remains highly uncertain, with no host in 2026 or beyond.

So we want to know what's next - and there's no better person to talk than the man who led Team England to a record breaking performance at Birmingham 2022.

Paul Blanchard is our latest guest on Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK.

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]]> 2059 no Best of British – Alex Yee and Beth Potter the first Team GB triathletes selected for Paris 2024 In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the two latest athletes picked for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Triathlon. World champion Beth Potter competing in her second Olympics, in her second sport, and Olympic gold and silver medalist from Tokyo Alex Yee. We also hear from British Triathlon's Performance Director Mike Cavendish on who could join Beth and Alex! Congratulations to all at British Triathlon & good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:05:41 -0000 Best of British – Alex Yee and Beth Potter the first Team GB triathletes selected for Paris 2024 full 3 9 Anything but Footy Hear from both British Triathlon stars picked so far for Team GB for next summer's Olympics In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the two latest athletes picked for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Triathlon. World champion Beth Potter competing in her second Olympics, in her second sport, and Olympic gold and silver medalist from Tokyo Alex Yee. We also hear from British Triathlon's Performance Director Mike Cavendish on who could join Beth and Alex! Congratulations to all at British Triathlon & good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the two latest athletes picked for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Triathlon.

World champion Beth Potter competing in her second Olympics, in her second sport, and Olympic gold and silver medalist from Tokyo Alex Yee.

We also hear from British Triathlon's Performance Director Mike Cavendish on who could join Beth and Alex!

Congratulations to all at British Triathlon & good luck!

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]]> 1324 no The Team GB slalom canoeists selected for Paris 2024 In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the latest athletes picked for Team GB for Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Canoeing. Olympic medallists Joe Clarke MBE and Mallory Franklin, alongside 2023 World Champion Kimberley Woods and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Adam Burgess. Mallory will compete in the Women’s Canoe Single (C1) & the new Olympic discipline Kayak Cross, Joe in the Men’s Kayak Single (K1) & Kayak Cross, Kimberley in the Women’s Kayak Single (K1) & Kayak Cross and Adam Burgess goes in the Men’s Canoe Single (C1). And there could be more sprint canoeists to come! Congratulations to all at British Canoeing & good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 16 Nov 2023 09:58:53 -0000 The Team GB slalom canoeists selected for Paris 2024 full 3 8 Anything but Footy Hear from the British canoeing stars picked for Team GB for next summer's Olympics In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the latest athletes picked for Team GB for Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Canoeing. Olympic medallists Joe Clarke MBE and Mallory Franklin, alongside 2023 World Champion Kimberley Woods and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Adam Burgess. Mallory will compete in the Women’s Canoe Single (C1) & the new Olympic discipline Kayak Cross, Joe in the Men’s Kayak Single (K1) & Kayak Cross, Kimberley in the Women’s Kayak Single (K1) & Kayak Cross and Adam Burgess goes in the Men’s Canoe Single (C1). And there could be more sprint canoeists to come! Congratulations to all at British Canoeing & good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the latest athletes picked for Team GB for Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Canoeing.

Olympic medallists Joe Clarke MBE and Mallory Franklin, alongside 2023 World Champion Kimberley Woods and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Adam Burgess.

Mallory will compete in the Women’s Canoe Single (C1) & the new Olympic discipline Kayak Cross, Joe in the Men’s Kayak Single (K1) & Kayak Cross, Kimberley in the Women’s Kayak Single (K1) & Kayak Cross and Adam Burgess goes in the Men’s Canoe Single (C1).

And there could be more sprint canoeists to come!

Congratulations to all at British Canoeing & good luck!

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]]> 1369 no #59 Great British Bosses - Matt Archibald Sport England, London 2012, GB Boxing, GB Taekwondo and now CEO of the UK Sports Institute. Our guest on this episode of Great British Bosses Matt Archibald has literally come a long way from being an accountant in Aberdeen. The UKSI delivers outstanding support that enables sports and athletes to excel. In this episode of the behind the scenes conversation of British sport we find out how - and with Matt's background also talk all things Olympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Matt Archibald full 3 7 Anything but Footy CEO of UK Sports Institute Sport England, London 2012, GB Boxing, GB Taekwondo and now CEO of the UK Sports Institute. Our guest on this episode of Great British Bosses Matt Archibald has literally come a long way from being an accountant in Aberdeen. The UKSI delivers outstanding support that enables sports and athletes to excel. In this episode of the behind the scenes conversation of British sport we find out how - and with Matt's background also talk all things Olympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sport England, London 2012, GB Boxing, GB Taekwondo and now CEO of the UK Sports Institute.

Our guest on this episode of Great British Bosses Matt Archibald has literally come a long way from being an accountant in Aberdeen.

The UKSI delivers outstanding support that enables sports and athletes to excel. In this episode of the behind the scenes conversation of British sport we find out how - and with Matt's background also talk all things Olympics!

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]]> 2070 no #58 Great British Bosses - Michelle Draper The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in and the winter Olympic sport is back! In this episode of the podcast we catch up with former Police officer and now successful CEO of British Ice Skating Michelle Draper - and that was one of the first thing she changed - it's name from NISA! We talk about the rising British stars on ice ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortino Games - and how long into the episode do we go before we mention you know who - Torvill & Dean? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Nov 2023 00:01:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Michelle Draper full 3 6 Anything but Footy The former police officer now, CEO of British Ice Skating The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in and the winter Olympic sport is back! In this episode of the podcast we catch up with former Police officer and now successful CEO of British Ice Skating Michelle Draper - and that was one of the first thing she changed - it's name from NISA! We talk about the rising British stars on ice ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortino Games - and how long into the episode do we go before we mention you know who - Torvill & Dean? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in and the winter Olympic sport is back!

In this episode of the podcast we catch up with former Police officer and now successful CEO of British Ice Skating Michelle Draper - and that was one of the first thing she changed - it's name from NISA!

We talk about the rising British stars on ice ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortino Games - and how long into the episode do we go before we mention you know who - Torvill & Dean?

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]]> 1730 no #57 Great British Bosses - Nick Pink This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - and in our latest episode we catch up with chief executive of England Hockey Nick Pink. In his role he also oversees GB Hockey, which has been hugely successful in the women's game in the past 3 Olympics - but what about Paris 2024 and could the men grab a medal moment again like 1988? We also discuss a brand new kit, why it was important kit restrictions were removed for the sport of hockey, how he's a huge supporter of young kids just playing any sport and how cricket can make an impart at the next Games in LA 2028. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:01:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Nick Pink full 3 5 Anything but Footy CEO of England (and GB!) Hockey This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - and in our latest episode we catch up with chief executive of England Hockey Nick Pink. In his role he also oversees GB Hockey, which has been hugely successful in the women's game in the past 3 Olympics - but what about Paris 2024 and could the men grab a medal moment again like 1988? We also discuss a brand new kit, why it was important kit restrictions were removed for the sport of hockey, how he's a huge supporter of young kids just playing any sport and how cricket can make an impart at the next Games in LA 2028. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - and in our latest episode we catch up with chief executive of England Hockey Nick Pink.

In his role he also oversees GB Hockey, which has been hugely successful in the women's game in the past 3 Olympics - but what about Paris 2024 and could the men grab a medal moment again like 1988?

We also discuss a brand new kit, why it was important kit restrictions were removed for the sport of hockey, how he's a huge supporter of young kids just playing any sport and how cricket can make an impart at the next Games in LA 2028.

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]]> 2027 no #98 The Olympics meeting in Mumbai This is Anything but Footy - the Olympics and Paralympics podcast - and in this latest episode we round up the IOC session meeting in Mumbai... We hear from IOC President Thomas Bach on the new sports like cricket and squash for LA 28 - and the concern for future of the Winter Games. Chef De Mission for Team GB at Paris 2024 Mark England talks to us too. And why the 2012 mascot Mandeville nears a role in the new Paralympic tradition revealed by the IPC Download, listen and follow for all things Olympics and Paralympics on the pathway to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:58:05 -0000 The Olympics meeting in Mumbai full 3 4 Anything but Footy New sports, Russia suspended, could President Bach be staying put, and a new role for Mandeville!? This is Anything but Footy - the Olympics and Paralympics podcast - and in this latest episode we round up the IOC session meeting in Mumbai... We hear from IOC President Thomas Bach on the new sports like cricket and squash for LA 28 - and the concern for future of the Winter Games. Chef De Mission for Team GB at Paris 2024 Mark England talks to us too. And why the 2012 mascot Mandeville nears a role in the new Paralympic tradition revealed by the IPC Download, listen and follow for all things Olympics and Paralympics on the pathway to Paris 2024! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy - the Olympics and Paralympics podcast - and in this latest episode we round up the IOC session meeting in Mumbai...

We hear from IOC President Thomas Bach on the new sports like cricket and squash for LA 28 - and the concern for future of the Winter Games.

Chef De Mission for Team GB at Paris 2024 Mark England talks to us too.

And why the 2012 mascot Mandeville nears a role in the new Paralympic tradition revealed by the IPC

Download, listen and follow for all things Olympics and Paralympics on the pathway to Paris 2024!

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]]> 1723 no The Team GB sailors selected for Paris 2024 In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the very first athletes picked for Team GB for Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Sailing. 10 athletes in 7 categories - 6 making their Olympic debuts and 3 having won medals in Tokyo. John Gimson and Anna Burnet – mixed multihull (Nacra 17) James Peters and Fynn Sterritt – men’s skiff (49er) Freya Black and Saskia Tidey – women’s skiff (49erFX) Emma Wilson – women’s windsurfing (iQFOiL)  Sam Sills – men’s windsurfing (iQFOiL) Ellie Aldridge – women’s kite (Formula Kite) Michael Beckett – men’s dinghy (ILCA 7)  And there could be more sailors to come! Congratulations to all at British Sailing - the most successful national Olympic sailing team of all time - & good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:27:18 -0000 The Team GB sailors selected for Paris 2024 full 3 3 Anything but Footy Hear from the very first athletes picked for Team GB for next summer's Olympics In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the very first athletes picked for Team GB for Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Sailing. 10 athletes in 7 categories - 6 making their Olympic debuts and 3 having won medals in Tokyo. John Gimson and Anna Burnet – mixed multihull (Nacra 17) James Peters and Fynn Sterritt – men’s skiff (49er) Freya Black and Saskia Tidey – women’s skiff (49erFX) Emma Wilson – women’s windsurfing (iQFOiL)  Sam Sills – men’s windsurfing (iQFOiL) Ellie Aldridge – women’s kite (Formula Kite) Michael Beckett – men’s dinghy (ILCA 7)  And there could be more sailors to come! Congratulations to all at British Sailing - the most successful national Olympic sailing team of all time - & good luck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from the very first athletes picked for Team GB for Paris 2024 Olympics, from British Sailing.

10 athletes in 7 categories - 6 making their Olympic debuts and 3 having won medals in Tokyo.

  • John Gimson and Anna Burnet – mixed multihull (Nacra 17)
  • James Peters and Fynn Sterritt – men’s skiff (49er)
  • Freya Black and Saskia Tidey – women’s skiff (49erFX)
  • Emma Wilson – women’s windsurfing (iQFOiL) 
  • Sam Sills – men’s windsurfing (iQFOiL)
  • Ellie Aldridge – women’s kite (Formula Kite)
  • Michael Beckett – men’s dinghy (ILCA 7) 


And there could be more sailors to come!

Congratulations to all at British Sailing - the most successful national Olympic sailing team of all time - & good luck!

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]]> 1328 no #56 Great British Bosses - Ciaran Beattie How do you start a new sporting organisation bringing together the history of the world of rugby? Gather in a room and come up with some goals apparently. That's exactly what GB Rugby 7s did in an attempt to qualify easier and then prepare better for the relatively new Olympic competition. Our latest guest on season 5 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - is Scottish Rugby's Ciaran Beattie - who was GB Programme Lead and is now the GB Women 7's head coach and preparing for Paris 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Ciaran Beattie full 3 2 Anything but Footy The ex Programme Lead now GB Rugby 7s women's head coach preparing for Paris 2024 How do you start a new sporting organisation bringing together the history of the world of rugby? Gather in a room and come up with some goals apparently. That's exactly what GB Rugby 7s did in an attempt to qualify easier and then prepare better for the relatively new Olympic competition. Our latest guest on season 5 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - is Scottish Rugby's Ciaran Beattie - who was GB Programme Lead and is now the GB Women 7's head coach and preparing for Paris 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How do you start a new sporting organisation bringing together the history of the world of rugby?

Gather in a room and come up with some goals apparently. That's exactly what GB Rugby 7s did in an attempt to qualify easier and then prepare better for the relatively new Olympic competition.

Our latest guest on season 5 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK - is Scottish Rugby's Ciaran Beattie - who was GB Programme Lead and is now the GB Women 7's head coach and preparing for Paris 2024.

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]]> 2029 no #55 Great British Bosses - Ed Warner He's the former chair of UK Athletics - current chair at British Wheelchair Rugby and has plenty to save on the state of sport in this country! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. We're delighted Ed Warner is our first guest of season five - and follow & download as many more to come! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 24 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0000 Great British Bosses - Ed Warner full 3 1 Anything but Footy The former chair of UK Athletics has his say on British sport He's the former chair of UK Athletics - current chair at British Wheelchair Rugby and has plenty to save on the state of sport in this country! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK. We're delighted Ed Warner is our first guest of season five - and follow & download as many more to come! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices He's the former chair of UK Athletics - current chair at British Wheelchair Rugby and has plenty to save on the state of sport in this country!

This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of sport in the UK.

We're delighted Ed Warner is our first guest of season five - and follow & download as many more to come!

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]]> 2523 no #97 King James to join Paris Olympic party? LeBron James, Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Kylian Mbappe - sporting superstars with an eye on a place at the Olympic Games in Paris next summer. Is it good for the Games? Team GB turn their attention to promoting women's sport with a brilliant new series Sporty AF - you can watch via Team GB’s YouTube channel PLUS Para athletics, diamond league, gymnastics, boxing, tennis, shooting and rowing right at end obviously! 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:47:25 -0000 King James to join Paris Olympic party? full 2 28 Anything but Footy NBA star LeBron James is the latest sporting legend to reveal his Olympic dream next summer LeBron James, Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Kylian Mbappe - sporting superstars with an eye on a place at the Olympic Games in Paris next summer. Is it good for the Games? Team GB turn their attention to promoting women's sport with a brilliant new series Sporty AF - you can watch via Team GB’s YouTube channel PLUS Para athletics, diamond league, gymnastics, boxing, tennis, shooting and rowing right at end obviously! 😉 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices LeBron James, Novak Djokovic, Iga Swiatek, Kylian Mbappe - sporting superstars with an eye on a place at the Olympic Games in Paris next summer. Is it good for the Games?

Team GB turn their attention to promoting women's sport with a brilliant new series Sporty AF - you can watch via Team GB’s YouTube channel

PLUS Para athletics, diamond league, gymnastics, boxing, tennis, shooting and rowing right at end obviously! 😉

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]]> 1342 no #96 Great Mo Run! How do we judge our greatest ever Olympian? We'd love to hear from you on your thoughts... As Sir Mo Farah retires at the age of 40 in his last Great North Run - somewhere he's won 6 times - it's time to reflect on his outstanding track career and double double at London 2012 and Rio 2016. But is he better than Sir Steve Redgrave, Jason or Laura Kenny? We round up the GNR results and hear from Charlotte Purdue, Sammi Kinghorn and David Weir. The Brits are back on the water - we have a full British Rowing review of the World Championships Novak Djokovic IS the greatest (just not the GOAT!) and there's Para table tennis and latest News from the Games too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:29:51 -0000 Great Mo Run! full 2 27 Anything but Footy Sir Mo Farah retires at Great North Run - is he our greatest Olympian? Plus US Open, Rowing, Table Tennis How do we judge our greatest ever Olympian? We'd love to hear from you on your thoughts... As Sir Mo Farah retires at the age of 40 in his last Great North Run - somewhere he's won 6 times - it's time to reflect on his outstanding track career and double double at London 2012 and Rio 2016. But is he better than Sir Steve Redgrave, Jason or Laura Kenny? We round up the GNR results and hear from Charlotte Purdue, Sammi Kinghorn and David Weir. The Brits are back on the water - we have a full British Rowing review of the World Championships Novak Djokovic IS the greatest (just not the GOAT!) and there's Para table tennis and latest News from the Games too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices How do we judge our greatest ever Olympian? We'd love to hear from you on your thoughts...

As Sir Mo Farah retires at the age of 40 in his last Great North Run - somewhere he's won 6 times - it's time to reflect on his outstanding track career and double double at London 2012 and Rio 2016. But is he better than Sir Steve Redgrave, Jason or Laura Kenny?

We round up the GNR results and hear from Charlotte Purdue, Sammi Kinghorn and David Weir.

The Brits are back on the water - we have a full British Rowing review of the World Championships

Novak Djokovic IS the greatest (just not the GOAT!) and there's Para table tennis and latest News from the Games too!

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]]> 2372 no #95 Paris 2024 is NOT a home games! The countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics is really getting going... UK Sport is confident Great Britain and NI will finish in the top 5 of the Olympics and Paralympics medal table next year, and it's also targeting that for LA and Brisbane. But as we visited Bisham Abbey, one of the UK Sport Institute bases in tis country, we also found out winning isn't enough, it has to be winning the right way, and why we should never call Paris 2024 a home games! In this episode, you'll hear from CEOs Sally Munday, Matt Archibald and Performance Director Dr Kate Baker... as well as our usual round up in our News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:10:00 -0000 Paris 2024 is NOT a home games! full 2 26 Anything but Footy We're out and about with UK Sport at a UK Sport Institute venue to talks all things Paris Olympics Paralympics The countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics is really getting going... UK Sport is confident Great Britain and NI will finish in the top 5 of the Olympics and Paralympics medal table next year, and it's also targeting that for LA and Brisbane. But as we visited Bisham Abbey, one of the UK Sport Institute bases in tis country, we also found out winning isn't enough, it has to be winning the right way, and why we should never call Paris 2024 a home games! In this episode, you'll hear from CEOs Sally Munday, Matt Archibald and Performance Director Dr Kate Baker... as well as our usual round up in our News from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The countdown to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics is really getting going...

UK Sport is confident Great Britain and NI will finish in the top 5 of the Olympics and Paralympics medal table next year, and it's also targeting that for LA and Brisbane.

But as we visited Bisham Abbey, one of the UK Sport Institute bases in tis country, we also found out winning isn't enough, it has to be winning the right way, and why we should never call Paris 2024 a home games!

In this episode, you'll hear from CEOs Sally Munday, Matt Archibald and Performance Director Dr Kate Baker... as well as our usual round up in our News from the Games!

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]]> 2633 no #94 British Rowing at 2023 World Championships Qualifying as many boats as possible for the Paris 2024 Games... The aim of British Rowing as 62 strong Olympic and Paralympic team named for the 2023 World Rowing Champions in Belgrade this coming week... We hear from 6 members of British Rowing in this special episode - reigning world champs Oli Wilkes and David Ambler of the men's four, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw from the Women’s quadruple sculls and Frankie Allen and Morgan Fice-Noyes from the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 30 Aug 2023 23:00:00 -0000 British Rowing at 2023 World Championships full 2 25 Anything but Footy We hear from 6 of the GB rowers aiming for world glory and a place at next year's Olympics and Paralympics Qualifying as many boats as possible for the Paris 2024 Games... The aim of British Rowing as 62 strong Olympic and Paralympic team named for the 2023 World Rowing Champions in Belgrade this coming week... We hear from 6 members of British Rowing in this special episode - reigning world champs Oli Wilkes and David Ambler of the men's four, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw from the Women’s quadruple sculls and Frankie Allen and Morgan Fice-Noyes from the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Qualifying as many boats as possible for the Paris 2024 Games...

The aim of British Rowing as 62 strong Olympic and Paralympic team named for the 2023 World Rowing Champions in Belgrade this coming week...

We hear from 6 members of British Rowing in this special episode - reigning world champs Oli Wilkes and David Ambler of the men's four, Lola Anderson and Georgie Brayshaw from the Women’s quadruple sculls and Frankie Allen and Morgan Fice-Noyes from the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four

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]]> 1716 no #93 Britain's best in Budapest inc. Josh Kerr interview Josh Kerr was the story from the World Athletics Championships for many of us - storming to victory in the men's 1500m and retaining the title for Great Britain from when Jake Wightman won it a year ago. Hear from the man himself on this episode! But there's so many more stories to tell from Budapest 2023, a glorious championships and not only for Great Britain who equalled their record haul from 30 years ago! A full review - good and bad - follows, if you follow (!), including shared gold medals!!!! Plus Paris prepares to stage its first ever Paralympics in a years time - and there's Para Canoe, Table Tennis, Rowing, Triathlon, Hockey and Modern Pentathlon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:00:58 -0000 Britain's best in Budapest inc. Josh Kerr interview full 2 24 Anything but Footy World Athletics round up PLUS it's one year to go before Paris Paralympics Josh Kerr was the story from the World Athletics Championships for many of us - storming to victory in the men's 1500m and retaining the title for Great Britain from when Jake Wightman won it a year ago. Hear from the man himself on this episode! But there's so many more stories to tell from Budapest 2023, a glorious championships and not only for Great Britain who equalled their record haul from 30 years ago! A full review - good and bad - follows, if you follow (!), including shared gold medals!!!! Plus Paris prepares to stage its first ever Paralympics in a years time - and there's Para Canoe, Table Tennis, Rowing, Triathlon, Hockey and Modern Pentathlon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Josh Kerr was the story from the World Athletics Championships for many of us - storming to victory in the men's 1500m and retaining the title for Great Britain from when Jake Wightman won it a year ago. Hear from the man himself on this episode!

But there's so many more stories to tell from Budapest 2023, a glorious championships and not only for Great Britain who equalled their record haul from 30 years ago! A full review - good and bad - follows, if you follow (!), including shared gold medals!!!!

Plus Paris prepares to stage its first ever Paralympics in a years time - and there's Para Canoe, Table Tennis, Rowing, Triathlon, Hockey and Modern Pentathlon!

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]]> 2586 no #92 World Athletics Championships Special This is Anything but Footy, and episode 92 we're joined by Olympic medalist Holly Bradshaw ahead of the 40th anniversary of the World Athletics Championships - this time being held in Budapest... The pole vault star is returning from injury and joins a 50+ strong Great Britain and NI squad. We also look back at some of the past World Champs - let us know your memories - and even discuss Mascots!* Plus Scotland smashed the first ever World Cycling Championships with British Cycling winning 100 medals - we should definitely do it again!? And there's Winter Olympics, canoeing, boxing and archery in our News from the Games ! *btw the Budapest mascot is Youhuu, a native Hungarian racka sheep #justforMichael Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:28:23 -0000 World Athletics Championships Special full 2 23 Anything but Footy Holly Bradshaw joins us to look ahead to Budapest 2023 and we review the first ever World Cycling Championships in Glasgow This is Anything but Footy, and episode 92 we're joined by Olympic medalist Holly Bradshaw ahead of the 40th anniversary of the World Athletics Championships - this time being held in Budapest... The pole vault star is returning from injury and joins a 50+ strong Great Britain and NI squad. We also look back at some of the past World Champs - let us know your memories - and even discuss Mascots!* Plus Scotland smashed the first ever World Cycling Championships with British Cycling winning 100 medals - we should definitely do it again!? And there's Winter Olympics, canoeing, boxing and archery in our News from the Games ! *btw the Budapest mascot is Youhuu, a native Hungarian racka sheep #justforMichael Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy, and episode 92 we're joined by Olympic medalist Holly Bradshaw ahead of the 40th anniversary of the World Athletics Championships - this time being held in Budapest...

The pole vault star is returning from injury and joins a 50+ strong Great Britain and NI squad. We also look back at some of the past World Champs - let us know your memories - and even discuss Mascots!*

Plus Scotland smashed the first ever World Cycling Championships with British Cycling winning 100 medals - we should definitely do it again!? And there's Winter Olympics, canoeing, boxing and archery in our News from the Games !

*btw the Budapest mascot is Youhuu, a native Hungarian racka sheep #justforMichael

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]]> 2141 no #91 A stink in the Seine & Commonwealth chaos Cancelled - the Marathon swimming test events in the river Seine for next summer Olympics because of poor water quality. World Aquatics say it's clear something has to happen. Commonwealth chaos as Alberta pulls out of preferred bidder status to stage the 2030 Games. World Para Swimming in Manchester & World Cycling in Glasgow round ups And our News from the Games ahead of Paris 2024 next summer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 Aug 2023 16:13:34 -0000 A stink in the Seine & Commonwealth chaos full 2 22 Anything but Footy Alberta pulls out of 2030 Games + World Para Swimming & World Cycling Championship round up Cancelled - the Marathon swimming test events in the river Seine for next summer Olympics because of poor water quality. World Aquatics say it's clear something has to happen. Commonwealth chaos as Alberta pulls out of preferred bidder status to stage the 2030 Games. World Para Swimming in Manchester & World Cycling in Glasgow round ups And our News from the Games ahead of Paris 2024 next summer! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Cancelled - the Marathon swimming test events in the river Seine for next summer Olympics because of poor water quality. World Aquatics say it's clear something has to happen.

Commonwealth chaos as Alberta pulls out of preferred bidder status to stage the 2030 Games.

World Para Swimming in Manchester & World Cycling in Glasgow round ups

And our News from the Games ahead of Paris 2024 next summer!

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]]> 1859 no #90 Tom time again! It was suggested in our 'Year to go' episode that Tom Daley might return for Team GB for Paris 2024. And he's back in the diving pool with the Olympics next summer 'a goal'. We've the latest from the Tokyo gold medalist - as well as the other British headlines from the World Aquatics Championships in Japan too. Plus there's World Triathlon, Cycling & Athletics. John reveals his thoughts behind how athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete in Paris next year, while Michael discusses how British Athletics smaller team might make it more successful! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 31 Jul 2023 12:42:25 -0000 Tom time again! full 2 21 Anything but Footy Tom Daley returns to diving, as we round up the British news from the World Aquatic Championship! It was suggested in our 'Year to go' episode that Tom Daley might return for Team GB for Paris 2024. And he's back in the diving pool with the Olympics next summer 'a goal'. We've the latest from the Tokyo gold medalist - as well as the other British headlines from the World Aquatics Championships in Japan too. Plus there's World Triathlon, Cycling & Athletics. John reveals his thoughts behind how athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete in Paris next year, while Michael discusses how British Athletics smaller team might make it more successful! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It was suggested in our 'Year to go' episode that Tom Daley might return for Team GB for Paris 2024.

And he's back in the diving pool with the Olympics next summer 'a goal'.

We've the latest from the Tokyo gold medalist - as well as the other British headlines from the World Aquatics Championships in Japan too. Plus there's World Triathlon, Cycling & Athletics.

John reveals his thoughts behind how athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete in Paris next year, while Michael discusses how British Athletics smaller team might make it more successful!

This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!

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]]> 2171 no #89 One Year to Go Paris 2024 Special It's One Year to Go! Paris 2024 organisers, and the French capital city, are in full preparation mode as John finds out on his trip on the Eurostar, across the channel! The International Olympic Committee are still refusing to talk about Russia and Belarus... And we're at the training ground of PSG (but we don't talk footy!), we it's actually the Georges Lefevre Stadium and complex which is one of three Team GB bases for the summer games next year. We hear from IOC President Thomas Bach, Team GB chef de mission Mark England, Olympic champion Helen Glover and Team GB gymnast Joe Fraser on the plans for Paris in 12 months time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:49:13 -0000 One Year to Go Paris 2024 Special full 2 20 Anything but Footy John's in Paris with one year to go - we hear from Thomas Bach, Team GB's chef Mark England, gymnast Joe Fraser and Olympic champion Helen Glover It's One Year to Go! Paris 2024 organisers, and the French capital city, are in full preparation mode as John finds out on his trip on the Eurostar, across the channel! The International Olympic Committee are still refusing to talk about Russia and Belarus... And we're at the training ground of PSG (but we don't talk footy!), we it's actually the Georges Lefevre Stadium and complex which is one of three Team GB bases for the summer games next year. We hear from IOC President Thomas Bach, Team GB chef de mission Mark England, Olympic champion Helen Glover and Team GB gymnast Joe Fraser on the plans for Paris in 12 months time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's One Year to Go! Paris 2024 organisers, and the French capital city, are in full preparation mode as John finds out on his trip on the Eurostar, across the channel!

The International Olympic Committee are still refusing to talk about Russia and Belarus...

And we're at the training ground of PSG (but we don't talk footy!), we it's actually the Georges Lefevre Stadium and complex which is one of three Team GB bases for the summer games next year.

We hear from IOC President Thomas Bach, Team GB chef de mission Mark England, Olympic champion Helen Glover and Team GB gymnast Joe Fraser on the plans for Paris in 12 months time!

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]]> 2359 no #88 Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Cancelled We were promised a Games like no other. A new way of doing the Commonwealth Games. Multi city. Across regions. But just like that, and apparently without consultation, the state of Victoria Government has withdrawn the funding for the Games, and pulled the plug on staging the 2026 edition. In a special 'breaking' edition, we bring you the latest statements and ask who could step up and deliver the event in just 3 years time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:05:14 -0000 Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Cancelled full 2 19 Anything but Footy Australian state pulls plug on staging the next edition of the Games in just three years! We were promised a Games like no other. A new way of doing the Commonwealth Games. Multi city. Across regions. But just like that, and apparently without consultation, the state of Victoria Government has withdrawn the funding for the Games, and pulled the plug on staging the 2026 edition. In a special 'breaking' edition, we bring you the latest statements and ask who could step up and deliver the event in just 3 years time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We were promised a Games like no other. A new way of doing the Commonwealth Games. Multi city. Across regions.

But just like that, and apparently without consultation, the state of Victoria Government has withdrawn the funding for the Games, and pulled the plug on staging the 2026 edition.

In a special 'breaking' edition, we bring you the latest statements and ask who could step up and deliver the event in just 3 years time?

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]]> 791 no #87 World Championships & Wimbledon People keep talking about the new footy season - we won't here! We don't deal with weekly transfer tittle tattle or 105 million pound signings! We actually talk about heroes who've won something! We've had a great few weeks at Wimbledon, there's also been the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris and Glasgow is about to stage it's biggest ever sporting event - even larger than the 2014 Commonwealth Games! We hear from one of the riders taking part! This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 16 Jul 2023 23:01:00 -0000 World Championships & Wimbledon full 2 18 Anything but Footy The footy season maybe edging closer but still plenty of summer sport to come! People keep talking about the new footy season - we won't here! We don't deal with weekly transfer tittle tattle or 105 million pound signings! We actually talk about heroes who've won something! We've had a great few weeks at Wimbledon, there's also been the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris and Glasgow is about to stage it's biggest ever sporting event - even larger than the 2014 Commonwealth Games! We hear from one of the riders taking part! This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices People keep talking about the new footy season - we won't here! We don't deal with weekly transfer tittle tattle or 105 million pound signings! We actually talk about heroes who've won something!

We've had a great few weeks at Wimbledon, there's also been the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris and Glasgow is about to stage it's biggest ever sporting event - even larger than the 2014 Commonwealth Games! We hear from one of the riders taking part!

This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!

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]]> 1205 no #86 'Raining' British Champions A bumper weekend of sport - none more so than in Manchester as the British Athletics Championships took place - and the chance to book your spot in Budapest for the Worlds later this summer! Michael spent the weekend avoiding the 'Manchester Monsoon' but also speaking to some of our new British champions - Zharnel Hughes, Daryll Neita, Jazmin Sawyers, Morgan Lake & Jessie Knight. We also hear from Paralympic champion Aled Davies as the World Para Athletics returns after 4 years in Paris. Plus as ever Tennis, Wimbledon & Cycling in our news from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 09 Jul 2023 21:52:57 -0000 'Raining' British Champions full 2 17 Anything but Footy We hear from Zharnel Hughes, Daryll Neita, Jazmin Sawyers, Morgan Lake, Jessie Knight & Aled Davies A bumper weekend of sport - none more so than in Manchester as the British Athletics Championships took place - and the chance to book your spot in Budapest for the Worlds later this summer! Michael spent the weekend avoiding the 'Manchester Monsoon' but also speaking to some of our new British champions - Zharnel Hughes, Daryll Neita, Jazmin Sawyers, Morgan Lake & Jessie Knight. We also hear from Paralympic champion Aled Davies as the World Para Athletics returns after 4 years in Paris. Plus as ever Tennis, Wimbledon & Cycling in our news from the Games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A bumper weekend of sport - none more so than in Manchester as the British Athletics Championships took place - and the chance to book your spot in Budapest for the Worlds later this summer!

Michael spent the weekend avoiding the 'Manchester Monsoon' but also speaking to some of our new British champions - Zharnel Hughes, Daryll Neita, Jazmin Sawyers, Morgan Lake & Jessie Knight.

We also hear from Paralympic champion Aled Davies as the World Para Athletics returns after 4 years in Paris.

Plus as ever Tennis, Wimbledon & Cycling in our news from the Games!

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]]> 2654 no Team GB at the European Games This is Team GB at the European Games. With just a year to go before the 2024 Paris Olympics, there's been qualification spots on offer for British athletes, European titles and medals to be won and history to be made! In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from Team GB medalists, Olympic champions, and some new names from archery, diving, taekwondo, BMX freestyle, rugby 7s, fencing and artistic swimming! And for much more news, previews and interviews ahead of Paris 2024 check out @teamgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:00:00 -0000 Team GB at the European Games full 2 16 Anything but Footy Sporting British history, heroics and headlines from the third edition of the European Games This is Team GB at the European Games. With just a year to go before the 2024 Paris Olympics, there's been qualification spots on offer for British athletes, European titles and medals to be won and history to be made! In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from Team GB medalists, Olympic champions, and some new names from archery, diving, taekwondo, BMX freestyle, rugby 7s, fencing and artistic swimming! And for much more news, previews and interviews ahead of Paris 2024 check out @teamgb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Team GB at the European Games.

With just a year to go before the 2024 Paris Olympics, there's been qualification spots on offer for British athletes, European titles and medals to be won and history to be made!

In this special episode of the podcast, we hear from Team GB medalists, Olympic champions, and some new names from archery, diving, taekwondo, BMX freestyle, rugby 7s, fencing and artistic swimming!

And for much more news, previews and interviews ahead of Paris 2024 check out @teamgb

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]]> 2094 no #85 Paris 2024 Police Raid & European Games It's Games time - again! The European Games is getting underway in Poland - their biggest ever sporting event with 6000 athletes from 50 countries including 170 odd Team GB athletes hoping to use Poland as a platform for Paris 2024. We talk to Chef de Mission in Krakow Paul Ford. But we start with the startling raid on the HQ of Paris 2024 this week - and hear from the IOC's Christophe Dubi. And Michael's on his home turf as Geraint Thomas and the British Cycling Road stars come to Redcar - we preview the event with 2021 British champion Pfeiffer George.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 20 Jun 2023 23:00:00 -0000 Paris 2024 Police Raid & European Games full 2 15 Anything but Footy What happened in a Paris suburb, and we're in Poland & Redcar! It's Games time - again! The European Games is getting underway in Poland - their biggest ever sporting event with 6000 athletes from 50 countries including 170 odd Team GB athletes hoping to use Poland as a platform for Paris 2024. We talk to Chef de Mission in Krakow Paul Ford. But we start with the startling raid on the HQ of Paris 2024 this week - and hear from the IOC's Christophe Dubi. And Michael's on his home turf as Geraint Thomas and the British Cycling Road stars come to Redcar - we preview the event with 2021 British champion Pfeiffer George.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's Games time - again! The European Games is getting underway in Poland - their biggest ever sporting event with 6000 athletes from 50 countries including 170 odd Team GB athletes hoping to use Poland as a platform for Paris 2024. We talk to Chef de Mission in Krakow Paul Ford.

But we start with the startling raid on the HQ of Paris 2024 this week - and hear from the IOC's Christophe Dubi.

And Michael's on his home turf as Geraint Thomas and the British Cycling Road stars come to Redcar - we preview the event with 2021 British champion Pfeiffer George....

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]]> 1312 no #84 GB Boxing prepares for European Games with sport on Olympic knife-edge The European Games, the mini Olympics on the continent, are now just days away. Team GB is sending 177 athletes, we've talked about and heard from many over the past few weeks. In this episode of the podcast we hear from two who have really different stories to tell - boxers Charley Davidson and Delicious Ore. They are forthcoming, honest, determined and concerned about the Olympic future of their sport. Things need to be sorted soon. As they do at GB Basketball - we discuss the dire predictions from their own chairman! Plus the rest of the news from the games as we continue our Poland for Paris podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 18 Jun 2023 23:00:00 -0000 GB Boxing prepares for European Games with sport on Olympic knife-edge full 2 14 Anything but Footy More support for all sport is needed and not just financially! The European Games, the mini Olympics on the continent, are now just days away. Team GB is sending 177 athletes, we've talked about and heard from many over the past few weeks. In this episode of the podcast we hear from two who have really different stories to tell - boxers Charley Davidson and Delicious Ore. They are forthcoming, honest, determined and concerned about the Olympic future of their sport. Things need to be sorted soon. As they do at GB Basketball - we discuss the dire predictions from their own chairman! Plus the rest of the news from the games as we continue our Poland for Paris podcasts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The European Games, the mini Olympics on the continent, are now just days away.

Team GB is sending 177 athletes, we've talked about and heard from many over the past few weeks. In this episode of the podcast we hear from two who have really different stories to tell - boxers Charley Davidson and Delicious Ore. They are forthcoming, honest, determined and concerned about the Olympic future of their sport. Things need to be sorted soon.

As they do at GB Basketball - we discuss the dire predictions from their own chairman!

Plus the rest of the news from the games as we continue our Poland for Paris podcasts!

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]]> 2187 no #83 European Games Team GB's Rugby 7 stars It's been another one of those brilliant sporting weeks - history in Paris for Novak Djokovic and an earthquake in golf with the PGA tour doing a deal with the Saudis. Andy Murray's back winning again, British records being set on the athletics track in Paris... and why Paris is the focus in Poland at the European Games for Team GB Rugby 7s stars Lisa Thomson and Alex Davis... The pair join us to discuss all this Krakow 2023 - ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris 2024 - which as we also heard this week is on time and on schedule! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:40:50 -0000 European Games Team GB's Rugby 7 stars full 2 13 Anything but Footy We hear from Alex Davis & Lisa Thomson on qualification plans for Paris in Poland! It's been another one of those brilliant sporting weeks - history in Paris for Novak Djokovic and an earthquake in golf with the PGA tour doing a deal with the Saudis. Andy Murray's back winning again, British records being set on the athletics track in Paris... and why Paris is the focus in Poland at the European Games for Team GB Rugby 7s stars Lisa Thomson and Alex Davis... The pair join us to discuss all this Krakow 2023 - ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris 2024 - which as we also heard this week is on time and on schedule! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's been another one of those brilliant sporting weeks - history in Paris for Novak Djokovic and an earthquake in golf with the PGA tour doing a deal with the Saudis.

Andy Murray's back winning again, British records being set on the athletics track in Paris...

and why Paris is the focus in Poland at the European Games for Team GB Rugby 7s stars Lisa Thomson and Alex Davis...

The pair join us to discuss all this Krakow 2023 - ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris 2024 - which as we also heard this week is on time and on schedule!

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]]> 2411 no #82 European Games special with Charlotte Worthington Charlotte Worthington is a superstar, a British Olympic champion, the first ever gold medalist in BMX freestyle, and nailed a full 360 degree jump during her triumph in Tokyo. But she's also told us she's struggled with her enjoyment of the sport since returning to action, and talks about Adam Peaty being an inspiration for speaking out about mental health challenges. But Worthington is now one of 177 Team GB athletes confirmed for the third European Games in Poland from June 21 to July 2. There's names you'll know, and new ones to watch out for, all ahead of Paris 2024! As ever, we round up our 'News from the Games' - Canoe Slalom, Taekwondo, Para Athletics, Diamond League, Diving, Hockey and so much more.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:51:24 -0000 European Games special with Charlotte Worthington full 2 12 Anything but Footy Never heard of them? It's like the Olympics but just in Europe and coming later this month! Charlotte Worthington is a superstar, a British Olympic champion, the first ever gold medalist in BMX freestyle, and nailed a full 360 degree jump during her triumph in Tokyo. But she's also told us she's struggled with her enjoyment of the sport since returning to action, and talks about Adam Peaty being an inspiration for speaking out about mental health challenges. But Worthington is now one of 177 Team GB athletes confirmed for the third European Games in Poland from June 21 to July 2. There's names you'll know, and new ones to watch out for, all ahead of Paris 2024! As ever, we round up our 'News from the Games' - Canoe Slalom, Taekwondo, Para Athletics, Diamond League, Diving, Hockey and so much more.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Charlotte Worthington is a superstar, a British Olympic champion, the first ever gold medalist in BMX freestyle, and nailed a full 360 degree jump during her triumph in Tokyo.

But she's also told us she's struggled with her enjoyment of the sport since returning to action, and talks about Adam Peaty being an inspiration for speaking out about mental health challenges.

But Worthington is now one of 177 Team GB athletes confirmed for the third European Games in Poland from June 21 to July 2. There's names you'll know, and new ones to watch out for, all ahead of Paris 2024!

As ever, we round up our 'News from the Games' - Canoe Slalom, Taekwondo, Para Athletics, Diamond League, Diving, Hockey and so much more....

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]]> 2209 no #81 Sportsmanship - real or the ideal? In this episode we discuss, through various Olympic and Paralympic sports, whether sportsmanship is real or just an ideal? And with the footy season over, it's our favourite time of the year! We round up Cycling, Rowing, Tennis, Taekwondo, Judo, Canoe Sprint, Triathlon, Hockey, Athletics, Diving, Skateboard - just you're average summer weekend of sport 😉 And Michael and John discuss some amazing destinations we'd like to attend in our 'bucket list' of sport! All ahead of the Summer Games of Paris 2024 coming up next year! Don't forget you can have your say, read our latest blogs and contact us via the website Anything but Footy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 29 May 2023 18:40:48 -0000 Sportsmanship - real or the ideal? full 2 11 Anything but Footy The footy season is over so it's our favourite time of the year! In this episode we discuss, through various Olympic and Paralympic sports, whether sportsmanship is real or just an ideal? And with the footy season over, it's our favourite time of the year! We round up Cycling, Rowing, Tennis, Taekwondo, Judo, Canoe Sprint, Triathlon, Hockey, Athletics, Diving, Skateboard - just you're average summer weekend of sport 😉 And Michael and John discuss some amazing destinations we'd like to attend in our 'bucket list' of sport! All ahead of the Summer Games of Paris 2024 coming up next year! Don't forget you can have your say, read our latest blogs and contact us via the website Anything but Footy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode we discuss, through various Olympic and Paralympic sports, whether sportsmanship is real or just an ideal? And with the footy season over, it's our favourite time of the year!

We round up Cycling, Rowing, Tennis, Taekwondo, Judo, Canoe Sprint, Triathlon, Hockey, Athletics, Diving, Skateboard - just you're average summer weekend of sport 😉

And Michael and John discuss some amazing destinations we'd like to attend in our 'bucket list' of sport!

All ahead of the Summer Games of Paris 2024 coming up next year!

Don't forget you can have your say, read our latest blogs and contact us via the website Anything but Footy

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]]> 2176 no The BEAA Podcast 100 days The BEAA Podcast - 100 days is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll hear from new chair of the British Elite Athletes Association Dominic Mahony. He talks about his and the organisation's aim of providing more of a community, an elite athletes’ village in effect, as well as expert, independent guidance to all on sport's world class programme. We also hear about the support the BEAA can give ahead of Paris 2024 and beyond. This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Elite Athletes Association. If you would like more info or you're a World Class Programme Athlete with automatic membership, check out the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 21 May 2023 23:00:00 -0000 The BEAA Podcast 100 days full 2 10 Anything but Footy New chair Dominic Mahony talks us through his role at the British Elite Athletes Association The BEAA Podcast - 100 days is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll hear from new chair of the British Elite Athletes Association Dominic Mahony. He talks about his and the organisation's aim of providing more of a community, an elite athletes’ village in effect, as well as expert, independent guidance to all on sport's world class programme. We also hear about the support the BEAA can give ahead of Paris 2024 and beyond. This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Elite Athletes Association. If you would like more info or you're a World Class Programme Athlete with automatic membership, check out the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The BEAA Podcast - 100 days is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll hear from new chair of the British Elite Athletes Association Dominic Mahony.

He talks about his and the organisation's aim of providing more of a community, an elite athletes’ village in effect, as well as expert, independent guidance to all on sport's world class programme.

We also hear about the support the BEAA can give ahead of Paris 2024 and beyond.

This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Elite Athletes Association. If you would like more info or you're a World Class Programme Athlete with automatic membership, check out the website.

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]]> 1181 no Sitting Volleyball unique, fun & inclusive The UK’s first international Sitting Volleyball event since London 2012 is taking place - and not only is there a chance to see the world's best players in action, you could have a go yourself! The ParaVolley Silver Nations League in Nottingham from 19-21 May 2023 - with British Volleyball stars in action as they target qualification for the Paralympics in Paris in 2024. In this special episode of Anything but Footy we profile the GB men and women competing in this exciting and unique sport, that can be played by anyone, whether you have a disability or not. And we hear about their Paralympic hopes for Paris and beyond from Performance Manager Joanna Cook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 15 May 2023 23:00:00 -0000 Sitting Volleyball unique, fun & inclusive full 2 9 Anything but Footy A special episode as the UK prepares to stage its first international event since London 2012 The UK’s first international Sitting Volleyball event since London 2012 is taking place - and not only is there a chance to see the world's best players in action, you could have a go yourself! The ParaVolley Silver Nations League in Nottingham from 19-21 May 2023 - with British Volleyball stars in action as they target qualification for the Paralympics in Paris in 2024. In this special episode of Anything but Footy we profile the GB men and women competing in this exciting and unique sport, that can be played by anyone, whether you have a disability or not. And we hear about their Paralympic hopes for Paris and beyond from Performance Manager Joanna Cook. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The UK’s first international Sitting Volleyball event since London 2012 is taking place - and not only is there a chance to see the world's best players in action, you could have a go yourself!

The ParaVolley Silver Nations League in Nottingham from 19-21 May 2023 - with British Volleyball stars in action as they target qualification for the Paralympics in Paris in 2024.

In this special episode of Anything but Footy we profile the GB men and women competing in this exciting and unique sport, that can be played by anyone, whether you have a disability or not. And we hear about their Paralympic hopes for Paris and beyond from Performance Manager Joanna Cook.

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]]> 1068 no Focusing on the future with Sported In the past year, all of us have been affected by rising food, energy and living costs, sports clubs and organisations too. These clubs provide vital physical and mental wellbeing to hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK every week. And in this special episode of Anything but Footy, with SPORTED, the grassroots sport charity we hear about the findings of it's latest 'Ring Sported Community Pulse' survey, the damage that's been done, any possible long term impact and how we could all benefit from Britain's grassroots sporting landscape.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 11 May 2023 10:59:00 -0000 Focusing on the future with Sported full 2 8 Anything but Footy A special episode looking at grassroots sport and benefits it can bring to the whole community In the past year, all of us have been affected by rising food, energy and living costs, sports clubs and organisations too. These clubs provide vital physical and mental wellbeing to hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK every week. And in this special episode of Anything but Footy, with SPORTED, the grassroots sport charity we hear about the findings of it's latest 'Ring Sported Community Pulse' survey, the damage that's been done, any possible long term impact and how we could all benefit from Britain's grassroots sporting landscape.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In the past year, all of us have been affected by rising food, energy and living costs, sports clubs and organisations too.

These clubs provide vital physical and mental wellbeing to hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK every week.

And in this special episode of Anything but Footy, with SPORTED, the grassroots sport charity we hear about the findings of it's latest 'Ring Sported Community Pulse' survey, the damage that's been done, any possible long term impact and how we could all benefit from Britain's grassroots sporting landscape. 

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]]> 2233 no #80 The most famous Belgian ever? It's not an Olympic sport but it's not Footy either! Michael loves a 17 day sporting event and has spent most of the past fortnight or so in Sheffield covering the World Snooker Championships. A boyhood dream recognised, and a history making tournament with Belgium's Luca Brecel winning the title and re-writing the history books. But is he the most famous Belgian since the story books of Hercule Poirot? In our News from the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we also talk Para Tennis, Taekwondo, Athletics, Mod Pentathlon and the new UK Sports Institute! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 May 2023 12:47:19 -0000 The most famous Belgian ever? full 2 7 Anything but Footy We hear from Luca Brecel the history making snooker star + Athletics, Taekwondo, Para Tennis, Mod Pentathlon in our News from the Games It's not an Olympic sport but it's not Footy either! Michael loves a 17 day sporting event and has spent most of the past fortnight or so in Sheffield covering the World Snooker Championships. A boyhood dream recognised, and a history making tournament with Belgium's Luca Brecel winning the title and re-writing the history books. But is he the most famous Belgian since the story books of Hercule Poirot? In our News from the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we also talk Para Tennis, Taekwondo, Athletics, Mod Pentathlon and the new UK Sports Institute! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's not an Olympic sport but it's not Footy either! Michael loves a 17 day sporting event and has spent most of the past fortnight or so in Sheffield covering the World Snooker Championships.

A boyhood dream recognised, and a history making tournament with Belgium's Luca Brecel winning the title and re-writing the history books. But is he the most famous Belgian since the story books of Hercule Poirot?

In our News from the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we also talk Para Tennis, Taekwondo, Athletics, Mod Pentathlon and the new UK Sports Institute!

This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast!

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]]> 1659 no #79 The greatest London Marathon ever! From Marcel Hug's dominance to Sifan Hassan's comeback, the second fastest ever Marathon and the last 26.2 miles ever from Mo Farah. Despite the drizzle, this 2023 TCS London Marathon shone through with highlight, record, highlight and record! John and Michael are at the finish line in the Mall rounding up all the results - and hear from the all the elite winners - including David Weir, Sam Harrison and Emile Cairess the first Brits home! And as Mo confirm's his last race will be in September we ask who is Britain's greatest ever long distance runner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 23 Apr 2023 23:01:00 -0000 The greatest London Marathon ever! full 2 6 Anything but Footy The second fastest ever Marathon & and the comebacks of comebacks from Sifan Hassan! From Marcel Hug's dominance to Sifan Hassan's comeback, the second fastest ever Marathon and the last 26.2 miles ever from Mo Farah. Despite the drizzle, this 2023 TCS London Marathon shone through with highlight, record, highlight and record! John and Michael are at the finish line in the Mall rounding up all the results - and hear from the all the elite winners - including David Weir, Sam Harrison and Emile Cairess the first Brits home! And as Mo confirm's his last race will be in September we ask who is Britain's greatest ever long distance runner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices From Marcel Hug's dominance to Sifan Hassan's comeback, the second fastest ever Marathon and the last 26.2 miles ever from Mo Farah.

Despite the drizzle, this 2023 TCS London Marathon shone through with highlight, record, highlight and record!

John and Michael are at the finish line in the Mall rounding up all the results - and hear from the all the elite winners - including David Weir, Sam Harrison and Emile Cairess the first Brits home!

And as Mo confirm's his last race will be in September we ask who is Britain's greatest ever long distance runner?

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]]> 1789 no #78 Jessica Gadirova the Great British gymnast A treat this week - not one but two episodes of Anything but Footy! A bit like our special guests Jessica Gadirova - the 18 year old European Gymnastic champion with not one, not two but three gold medals in Turkey last week! She joins us in her 'free period' at school while John & Michael reveal what they used to do in theirs! We round up a table topping performance from the Brits in Turkey - plus latest Swimming, Judo, Athletics, Canoeing, Modern Pentathlon, Boxing, Cycling and we even talk snooker - it is an affiliated Olympic sport don't you know! (📸 @British Gymnastics) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:40:54 -0000 Jessica Gadirova the Great British gymnast full 2 5 Anything but Footy Hear from the recently crowned European champion + rest of the Olympic and Paralympic news this week! A treat this week - not one but two episodes of Anything but Footy! A bit like our special guests Jessica Gadirova - the 18 year old European Gymnastic champion with not one, not two but three gold medals in Turkey last week! She joins us in her 'free period' at school while John & Michael reveal what they used to do in theirs! We round up a table topping performance from the Brits in Turkey - plus latest Swimming, Judo, Athletics, Canoeing, Modern Pentathlon, Boxing, Cycling and we even talk snooker - it is an affiliated Olympic sport don't you know! (📸 @British Gymnastics) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A treat this week - not one but two episodes of Anything but Footy!

A bit like our special guests Jessica Gadirova - the 18 year old European Gymnastic champion with not one, not two but three gold medals in Turkey last week! She joins us in her 'free period' at school while John & Michael reveal what they used to do in theirs!

We round up a table topping performance from the Brits in Turkey - plus latest Swimming, Judo, Athletics, Canoeing, Modern Pentathlon, Boxing, Cycling and we even talk snooker - it is an affiliated Olympic sport don't you know!

(📸 @British Gymnastics)

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]]> 2057 no #77 London Marathon 2023 Special This is Anything but Footy and a London Marathon 2023 special! We hear from the Event Director Hugh Brasher as the historic fundraising and world class race returns to its rightful home in April. We've anything you need to know if you're running it, supporting someone, or watching it on TV! 09:20 Elite Wheelchair start 09:30 Elite Women start 10:00 Elite Men start and Mass start It's an early start on Sunday - good luck to the thousands of runners! As it's Anything but Footy, we also have an Olympic and Paralympic champion who are running - for the 1st and 9th time respectively! Team GB Curling skip gold medalist Eve Muirhead's charity is Doddie Aid while Richard Whitehead's is the Whitehead Foundation. Please click and give if you can! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:27:24 -0000 London Marathon 2023 Special full 2 4 Anything but Footy We've the Event Director, Olympic and Paralympic champions, and anything you need to know before Raceday! This is Anything but Footy and a London Marathon 2023 special! We hear from the Event Director Hugh Brasher as the historic fundraising and world class race returns to its rightful home in April. We've anything you need to know if you're running it, supporting someone, or watching it on TV! 09:20 Elite Wheelchair start 09:30 Elite Women start 10:00 Elite Men start and Mass start It's an early start on Sunday - good luck to the thousands of runners! As it's Anything but Footy, we also have an Olympic and Paralympic champion who are running - for the 1st and 9th time respectively! Team GB Curling skip gold medalist Eve Muirhead's charity is Doddie Aid while Richard Whitehead's is the Whitehead Foundation. Please click and give if you can! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy and a London Marathon 2023 special! We hear from the Event Director Hugh Brasher as the historic fundraising and world class race returns to its rightful home in April. We've anything you need to know if you're running it, supporting someone, or watching it on TV!

  • 09:20 Elite Wheelchair start
  • 09:30 Elite Women start
  • 10:00 Elite Men start and Mass start

It's an early start on Sunday - good luck to the thousands of runners!

As it's Anything but Footy, we also have an Olympic and Paralympic champion who are running - for the 1st and 9th time respectively! Team GB Curling skip gold medalist Eve Muirhead's charity is Doddie Aid while Richard Whitehead's is the Whitehead Foundation. Please click and give if you can!

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]]> 2559 no #76 The 'masters' of their craft! It was an Easter treat of a weekend for sporting fans and 12 months on from their silver success in Beijing Winter Olympics, a gold medal to treasure for the men's Scottish Curling team! Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan are now World Curling Champions after an outstanding win in Ottawa - rounding off quite the Winter Sport season for Team GB! Michael brings you a full round up... In slightly warmer climbs (!!), well Ponds Forge in Sheffield, some great stories of success for British Swimming in their trials ahead of their World Championships in Japan in July. John has all the headlines... And then there's Wimbledon & the latest tennis news, a European triumph again at Augusta Masters, Judo (when doesn't Michael mention it!), Gymnastics, Diving, Snooker and the London Marathon to come... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 10 Apr 2023 13:17:48 -0000 The 'masters' of their craft! full 2 3 Anything but Footy Curling World Championship gold, British Swimming success and all the latest Olympic headlines! It was an Easter treat of a weekend for sporting fans and 12 months on from their silver success in Beijing Winter Olympics, a gold medal to treasure for the men's Scottish Curling team! Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan are now World Curling Champions after an outstanding win in Ottawa - rounding off quite the Winter Sport season for Team GB! Michael brings you a full round up... In slightly warmer climbs (!!), well Ponds Forge in Sheffield, some great stories of success for British Swimming in their trials ahead of their World Championships in Japan in July. John has all the headlines... And then there's Wimbledon & the latest tennis news, a European triumph again at Augusta Masters, Judo (when doesn't Michael mention it!), Gymnastics, Diving, Snooker and the London Marathon to come... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It was an Easter treat of a weekend for sporting fans and 12 months on from their silver success in Beijing Winter Olympics, a gold medal to treasure for the men's Scottish Curling team!

Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan are now World Curling Champions after an outstanding win in Ottawa - rounding off quite the Winter Sport season for Team GB! Michael brings you a full round up...

In slightly warmer climbs (!!), well Ponds Forge in Sheffield, some great stories of success for British Swimming in their trials ahead of their World Championships in Japan in July. John has all the headlines...

And then there's Wimbledon & the latest tennis news, a European triumph again at Augusta Masters, Judo (when doesn't Michael mention it!), Gymnastics, Diving, Snooker and the London Marathon to come...

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]]> 1743 no #75 Still no decision on Russia & Belarus at Paris 2024 Everyone wants the war to end says Thomas Bach the International Olympic Committee President, as the IOC decides to wait to see what happens with international sport before deciding whether Russia and Belarus athletes can compete at Paris 2024 and Milano Cortino 2026. They would have to be neutral athletes, no teams, and no affiliation or support for Putin or the army. So what are the Olympic waiting for? To see whether like tennis, this stance can work in sport across the world during this summer. Anything but Footy rounds up a hectic and difficult week for the Olympic movement and we hear from Bach too. In our news from the games there's athletics, judo, para swimming and tennis and will Olympic champion Adam Peaty be back in the pool for Paris? As he admits he's not loving swimming at the moment. Download and follow for the latest Olympic and Paralympic news now - not every 4 years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 31 Mar 2023 11:12:06 -0000 Still no decision on Russia & Belarus at Paris 2024 full 2 2 Anything but Footy We hear from Olympics President Thomas Bach on why IOC is waiting to see what happens Everyone wants the war to end says Thomas Bach the International Olympic Committee President, as the IOC decides to wait to see what happens with international sport before deciding whether Russia and Belarus athletes can compete at Paris 2024 and Milano Cortino 2026. They would have to be neutral athletes, no teams, and no affiliation or support for Putin or the army. So what are the Olympic waiting for? To see whether like tennis, this stance can work in sport across the world during this summer. Anything but Footy rounds up a hectic and difficult week for the Olympic movement and we hear from Bach too. In our news from the games there's athletics, judo, para swimming and tennis and will Olympic champion Adam Peaty be back in the pool for Paris? As he admits he's not loving swimming at the moment. Download and follow for the latest Olympic and Paralympic news now - not every 4 years! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Everyone wants the war to end says Thomas Bach the International Olympic Committee President, as the IOC decides to wait to see what happens with international sport before deciding whether Russia and Belarus athletes can compete at Paris 2024 and Milano Cortino 2026.

They would have to be neutral athletes, no teams, and no affiliation or support for Putin or the army. So what are the Olympic waiting for? To see whether like tennis, this stance can work in sport across the world during this summer.

Anything but Footy rounds up a hectic and difficult week for the Olympic movement and we hear from Bach too.

In our news from the games there's athletics, judo, para swimming and tennis and will Olympic champion Adam Peaty be back in the pool for Paris? As he admits he's not loving swimming at the moment.

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]]> 2129 no #74 The great debate continues on Russia and the Olympics! The great debate on whether athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete at next year's Paris Olympics continues, with the International Olympic Committee committing to a 'pathway' to include them as neutral competitors. It's happening in tennis, and likely to at Wimbledon this year too. But does that really work? Katherine Grainger told us recently she's unsure. And where does that leave Ukrainian athletes? Michael and John are back together for the latest episode of Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - in a pub near the Thames in London to discuss all. In their 'News of the Games' they round up some of the sporting headlines you may have missed, and look ahead to another busy summer of 'Anything but Footy'! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 23 Mar 2023 11:24:28 -0000 The great debate continues on Russia and the Olympics! full 2 1 Anything but Footy With the IOC looking for it's Paris pathway, we've the latest headlines and round up more Olympics and Paralympics news The great debate on whether athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete at next year's Paris Olympics continues, with the International Olympic Committee committing to a 'pathway' to include them as neutral competitors. It's happening in tennis, and likely to at Wimbledon this year too. But does that really work? Katherine Grainger told us recently she's unsure. And where does that leave Ukrainian athletes? Michael and John are back together for the latest episode of Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - in a pub near the Thames in London to discuss all. In their 'News of the Games' they round up some of the sporting headlines you may have missed, and look ahead to another busy summer of 'Anything but Footy'! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The great debate on whether athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete at next year's Paris Olympics continues, with the International Olympic Committee committing to a 'pathway' to include them as neutral competitors. It's happening in tennis, and likely to at Wimbledon this year too. But does that really work? Katherine Grainger told us recently she's unsure. And where does that leave Ukrainian athletes?

Michael and John are back together for the latest episode of Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - in a pub near the Thames in London to discuss all.

In their 'News of the Games' they round up some of the sporting headlines you may have missed, and look ahead to another busy summer of 'Anything but Footy'!

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]]> 2302 no #54 Great British Bosses - Ewan Hunter & Julia Stenhouse https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/54-great-british-bosses-ewan-hunter-julia-sten Anything but Footy runs a series called Great British Bosses where we interview men and women involved in the running of sport in this country. It's the behind the scenes conversation of British Sport. We have had Chairs, CEOs, MDs, PDs, Head Coaches and this season guests have included Katherine Grainger (UK Sport), Greg Baker (Boccia UK), Helen Nicholls (British Equestrian) and Paul Buxton (GB Taekwondo). In this last episode of the current season, we discuss one of the biggest Olympic sports that we know nothing about, hear how a small and passionate team is creating exciting opportunities and whether we'll ever see Team GB in the Olympic Handball tournament in the future! Welcome to Great British Bosses, Scottish Handball CEO Ewan Hunter and Operations Manager Julia Stenhouse! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:02:16 -0000 #54 Great British Bosses - Ewan Hunter & Julia Stenhouse full Anything but Footy Scottish Handball CEO and Operations Manager Anything but Footy runs a series called Great British Bosses where we interview men and women involved in the running of sport in this country. It's the behind the scenes conversation of British Sport. We have had Chairs, CEOs, MDs, PDs, Head Coaches and this season guests have included Katherine Grainger (UK Sport), Greg Baker (Boccia UK), Helen Nicholls (British Equestrian) and Paul Buxton (GB Taekwondo). In this last episode of the current season, we discuss one of the biggest Olympic sports that we know nothing about, hear how a small and passionate team is creating exciting opportunities and whether we'll ever see Team GB in the Olympic Handball tournament in the future! Welcome to Great British Bosses, Scottish Handball CEO Ewan Hunter and Operations Manager Julia Stenhouse! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Anything but Footy runs a series called Great British Bosses where we interview men and women involved in the running of sport in this country. It's the behind the scenes conversation of British Sport.


We have had Chairs, CEOs, MDs, PDs, Head Coaches and this season guests have included Katherine Grainger (UK Sport), Greg Baker (Boccia UK), Helen Nicholls (British Equestrian) and Paul Buxton (GB Taekwondo).


In this last episode of the current season, we discuss one of the biggest Olympic sports that we know nothing about, hear how a small and passionate team is creating exciting opportunities and whether we'll ever see Team GB in the Olympic Handball tournament in the future!


Welcome to Great British Bosses, Scottish Handball CEO Ewan Hunter and Operations Manager Julia Stenhouse!


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]]> 1786 no #53 Great British Bosses - Trudy Lindblade https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/53-great-british-bosses-trudy-lindblade Bigger than the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014! For the first time ever the World Cycling Championships are all coming together in one place, at one time, and showing off the beauty of the bike! Trudy Lindblade is the chief executive of the 2023 World Cycling Championships, in Glasgow and across Scotland from 3-13 August this summer. She tells us the multi cycling event is in affect 13 World Championships all at once, and it'll be held every 4 years in different countries and cities, why she loves living in Scotland having never been there before, the challenge Brexit is posing bringing in staff and the story of being interviewed and accepting the role in the middle of the pandemic, all on zoom, before then moving her family across the world from Australia. It's a great edition of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - ahead of another great sporting event in the UK! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:01:48 -0000 #53 Great British Bosses - Trudy Lindblade full Anything but Footy CEO at the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow Bigger than the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014! For the first time ever the World Cycling Championships are all coming together in one place, at one time, and showing off the beauty of the bike! Trudy Lindblade is the chief executive of the 2023 World Cycling Championships, in Glasgow and across Scotland from 3-13 August this summer. She tells us the multi cycling event is in affect 13 World Championships all at once, and it'll be held every 4 years in different countries and cities, why she loves living in Scotland having never been there before, the challenge Brexit is posing bringing in staff and the story of being interviewed and accepting the role in the middle of the pandemic, all on zoom, before then moving her family across the world from Australia. It's a great edition of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - ahead of another great sporting event in the UK! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Bigger than the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014! For the first time ever the World Cycling Championships are all coming together in one place, at one time, and showing off the beauty of the bike!


Trudy Lindblade is the chief executive of the 2023 World Cycling Championships, in Glasgow and across Scotland from 3-13 August this summer. She tells us the multi cycling event is in affect 13 World Championships all at once, and it'll be held every 4 years in different countries and cities, why she loves living in Scotland having never been there before, the challenge Brexit is posing bringing in staff and the story of being interviewed and accepting the role in the middle of the pandemic, all on zoom, before then moving her family across the world from Australia.


It's a great edition of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - ahead of another great sporting event in the UK!


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]]> 2199 no #52 Great British Bosses - Steve Bucknall https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/52-great-british-bosses-steve-bucknall This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - and a real frank discussion in this episode about how this country's second most played sport among the young, gets hardly any professional attention and support. It's something Steve Bucknall, the Head of Talent & Performance at Basketball England, has always wanted to change, and after guiding Team England to gold and silver success at last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 3x3, and further changes behind the scenes in Britain, he's already noticing the progress being made. But as Steve says "we're focusing on football way too much". Hell yeah! Fortunately, not on this podcast or series, as we discuss Paris 2024, the wasted 2012 legacy and the not so small matter of this 6ft6 South London star, being the first English NBA player!!! A definite three pointer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Mar 2023 00:01:58 -0000 #52 Great British Bosses - Steve Bucknall full Anything but Footy Head of Talent & Performance, Basketball England This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - and a real frank discussion in this episode about how this country's second most played sport among the young, gets hardly any professional attention and support. It's something Steve Bucknall, the Head of Talent & Performance at Basketball England, has always wanted to change, and after guiding Team England to gold and silver success at last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 3x3, and further changes behind the scenes in Britain, he's already noticing the progress being made. But as Steve says "we're focusing on football way too much". Hell yeah! Fortunately, not on this podcast or series, as we discuss Paris 2024, the wasted 2012 legacy and the not so small matter of this 6ft6 South London star, being the first English NBA player!!! A definite three pointer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - and a real frank discussion in this episode about how this country's second most played sport among the young, gets hardly any professional attention and support.


It's something Steve Bucknall, the Head of Talent & Performance at Basketball England, has always wanted to change, and after guiding Team England to gold and silver success at last year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 3x3, and further changes behind the scenes in Britain, he's already noticing the progress being made.


But as Steve says "we're focusing on football way too much". Hell yeah! Fortunately, not on this podcast or series, as we discuss Paris 2024, the wasted 2012 legacy and the not so small matter of this 6ft6 South London star, being the first English NBA player!!! A definite three pointer!


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]]> 1858 no #51 Great British Bosses - Helen Nicholls https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/great-british-bosses-helen-nicholls Season 4 of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - continues from Anything but Footy! With more than 20 years of experience in elite sport, Helen Nicholls is the relatively new Performance Director at British Equestrian. The former British windsurfer, joined the organisation in charge of taking Team GB and Paralympic GB riders and horses to Paris in 2024 a year ago, following several years as PD at the Boccia UK. She may have been a former rider herself when younger,but Helen tells John & Michael all sport needs people seeing things from a different point of view! Great British Bosses was launched in early 2020 with the aim of speaking with the men and women who have roles as leaders in British sport. Download & follow for more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:01:37 -0000 #51 Great British Bosses - Helen Nicholls full Anything but Footy Performance Director at British Equestrian Season 4 of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - continues from Anything but Footy! With more than 20 years of experience in elite sport, Helen Nicholls is the relatively new Performance Director at British Equestrian. The former British windsurfer, joined the organisation in charge of taking Team GB and Paralympic GB riders and horses to Paris in 2024 a year ago, following several years as PD at the Boccia UK. She may have been a former rider herself when younger,but Helen tells John & Michael all sport needs people seeing things from a different point of view! Great British Bosses was launched in early 2020 with the aim of speaking with the men and women who have roles as leaders in British sport. Download & follow for more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Season 4 of Great British Bosses - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport - continues from Anything but Footy!


With more than 20 years of experience in elite sport, Helen Nicholls is the relatively new Performance Director at British Equestrian. The former British windsurfer, joined the organisation in charge of taking Team GB and Paralympic GB riders and horses to Paris in 2024 a year ago, following several years as PD at the Boccia UK. She may have been a former rider herself when younger,but Helen tells John & Michael all sport needs people seeing things from a different point of view!


Great British Bosses was launched in early 2020 with the aim of speaking with the men and women who have roles as leaders in British sport. Download & follow for more!


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]]> 2075 no #50 Great British Bosses - Katherine Grainger https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/50-great-british-bosses-katherine-grainger A very special episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast. For our 50th edition we're delighted to be joined by Dame Katherine Grainger - Chair of UK Sport – the organisation that is responsible for the high performance sports system in Great Britain and Northern Ireland (you'll have heard a lot about them over the previous 49 episodes!) In this episode, we talk about Katherine's role, the new UK sport strategy, London 2012, Paris 2024, athlete protests and Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Great British Bosses was launched in early 2020 with the aim of speaking with the men and women who have roles as leaders in British sport. Guests have included Chief Executives, Managing Directors, Performance Directors and Head Coaches. Organisations which have participated include Team GB, The British Paralympic Association, British Athletics, Sport England and The Commonwealth Games Federation. And a third of the guests have been female leaders in sport. Download & follow for the full back catalogue. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:01:03 -0000 #50 Great British Bosses - Katherine Grainger full Anything but Footy Chair of UK Sport & Olympic gold medalist A very special episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast. For our 50th edition we're delighted to be joined by Dame Katherine Grainger - Chair of UK Sport – the organisation that is responsible for the high performance sports system in Great Britain and Northern Ireland (you'll have heard a lot about them over the previous 49 episodes!) In this episode, we talk about Katherine's role, the new UK sport strategy, London 2012, Paris 2024, athlete protests and Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Great British Bosses was launched in early 2020 with the aim of speaking with the men and women who have roles as leaders in British sport. Guests have included Chief Executives, Managing Directors, Performance Directors and Head Coaches. Organisations which have participated include Team GB, The British Paralympic Association, British Athletics, Sport England and The Commonwealth Games Federation. And a third of the guests have been female leaders in sport. Download & follow for the full back catalogue. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A very special episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast.


For our 50th edition we're delighted to be joined by Dame Katherine Grainger - Chair of UK Sport – the organisation that is responsible for the high

performance sports system in Great Britain and Northern Ireland (you'll have heard a lot about them over the previous 49 episodes!) In this episode, we talk about Katherine's role, the new UK sport strategy, London 2012, Paris 2024, athlete protests and Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.


Great British Bosses was launched in early 2020 with the aim of speaking with the men and women who have roles as leaders in British sport. Guests have included Chief Executives, Managing Directors, Performance Directors and Head Coaches. Organisations which have participated include Team GB, The British Paralympic Association, British Athletics, Sport England and The Commonwealth Games Federation. And a third of the guests have been female leaders in sport. Download & follow for the full back catalogue.


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation of British sport.


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]]> 2424 no #49 Great British Bosses - David Pond https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/49-great-british-bosses-david-pond David Pond is one of those unique Great British Bosses in sport in this country. He started off his working life teaching PE after studying at Loughborough at the same time as Lord Coe and with Sir Clive Woodward (who he's still on an 'old boys' WhatsApp group with). There was then more than two decades in the Royal Navy, followed by Consulting before running Great British Wheelchair Rugby from before 2012 right through to the Gold medal success at the delayed Tokyo Paralympics. And now's he's overseeing the delivery of the European Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Cardiff in May, while also helping delivery supplies to Ukraine... This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - and its quite a journey! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:01:33 -0000 #49 Great British Bosses - David Pond full Anything but Footy European Wheelchair Rugby Championship Event Chair David Pond is one of those unique Great British Bosses in sport in this country. He started off his working life teaching PE after studying at Loughborough at the same time as Lord Coe and with Sir Clive Woodward (who he's still on an 'old boys' WhatsApp group with). There was then more than two decades in the Royal Navy, followed by Consulting before running Great British Wheelchair Rugby from before 2012 right through to the Gold medal success at the delayed Tokyo Paralympics. And now's he's overseeing the delivery of the European Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Cardiff in May, while also helping delivery supplies to Ukraine... This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - and its quite a journey! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices David Pond is one of those unique Great British Bosses in sport in this country.


He started off his working life teaching PE after studying at Loughborough at the same time as Lord Coe and with Sir Clive Woodward (who he's still on an 'old boys' WhatsApp group with). There was then more than two decades in the Royal Navy, followed by Consulting before running Great British Wheelchair Rugby from before 2012 right through to the Gold medal success at the delayed Tokyo Paralympics.


And now's he's overseeing the delivery of the European Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Cardiff in May, while also helping delivery supplies to Ukraine...


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - and its quite a journey! Enjoy!


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]]> 2269 no #48 Great British Bosses - Yuri Matischen & John Timms https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/48-great-british-bosses-yuri-matischen-john-timms If you thought last summer was good in England's second city with the Commonwealth Games - the countdown's underway for another multi sporting event! It's now 200 days til the IBSA World Games in Birmingham this summer. More than a thousand partially sighted or blind athletes competing in a dozen sports, with qualification for the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 next summer up for grabs in three of the events - football, goalball and judo. In this episode of Great British Bosses, the podcast from Anything but Footy meeting the men and women behind sport in the UK, we hear from Event Director of the World Games John Timms - and his fellow MLS director Yuri Matischen about how they brought the event to Britain for the first time, their passion for Para sport, the building of a new basketball arena for their BBL team Sheffield Sharks and the development of the new 'Olympic Legacy Park' in Sheffield. Oh and Michael's now bidding for another Commonwealth Games in the UK as well as an Olympics! How did we fit it all in to half an hour? As Uri would say 'drive and passion'! And for more 'Great British Bosses' - follow Anything for Footy for the behind the scenes conversation of British sport! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:01:37 -0000 #48 Great British Bosses - Yuri Matischen & John Timms full Anything but Footy MLS Director & Event Director for IBSA World Games Birmingham 2023 If you thought last summer was good in England's second city with the Commonwealth Games - the countdown's underway for another multi sporting event! It's now 200 days til the IBSA World Games in Birmingham this summer. More than a thousand partially sighted or blind athletes competing in a dozen sports, with qualification for the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 next summer up for grabs in three of the events - football, goalball and judo. In this episode of Great British Bosses, the podcast from Anything but Footy meeting the men and women behind sport in the UK, we hear from Event Director of the World Games John Timms - and his fellow MLS director Yuri Matischen about how they brought the event to Britain for the first time, their passion for Para sport, the building of a new basketball arena for their BBL team Sheffield Sharks and the development of the new 'Olympic Legacy Park' in Sheffield. Oh and Michael's now bidding for another Commonwealth Games in the UK as well as an Olympics! How did we fit it all in to half an hour? As Uri would say 'drive and passion'! And for more 'Great British Bosses' - follow Anything for Footy for the behind the scenes conversation of British sport! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices If you thought last summer was good in England's second city with the Commonwealth Games - the countdown's underway for another multi sporting event!


It's now 200 days til the IBSA World Games in Birmingham this summer. More than a thousand partially sighted or blind athletes competing in a dozen sports, with qualification for the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024 next summer up for grabs in three of the events - football, goalball and judo.


In this episode of Great British Bosses, the podcast from Anything but Footy meeting the men and women behind sport in the UK, we hear from Event Director of the World Games John Timms - and his fellow MLS director Yuri Matischen about how they brought the event to Britain for the first time, their passion for Para sport, the building of a new basketball arena for their BBL team Sheffield Sharks and the development of the new 'Olympic Legacy Park' in Sheffield. Oh and Michael's now bidding for another Commonwealth Games in the UK as well as an Olympics! How did we fit it all in to half an hour? As Uri would say 'drive and passion'!


And for more 'Great British Bosses' - follow Anything for Footy for the behind the scenes conversation of British sport!



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]]> 1809 no #47 Great British Bosses - Paul Buxton https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/47-great-british-bosses-paul-buxton For a sport that only started at the Olympics 23 years ago, Taekwondo has quickly become a firm favourite for the British fans and for Team GB and now Paralympics GB, after its Para debut in Tokyo. 5 medals at the delayed 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, three in Rio 4 years before that, Jade Jones' famous gold in London 2012 and Beijing 2008 was the setting for the first ever British medal thanks to the kicking talents of Sarah Stevenson. But how do you maintain that success? As generations change and different athletes come and go. In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we aim to find out as we hear from the still relatively new CEO at GB Taekwondo - Paul Buxton. And download and follow for many more men and women running sport in the UK! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:01:18 -0000 #47 Great British Bosses - Paul Buxton full Anything but Footy CEO of GB Taekwondo For a sport that only started at the Olympics 23 years ago, Taekwondo has quickly become a firm favourite for the British fans and for Team GB and now Paralympics GB, after its Para debut in Tokyo. 5 medals at the delayed 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, three in Rio 4 years before that, Jade Jones' famous gold in London 2012 and Beijing 2008 was the setting for the first ever British medal thanks to the kicking talents of Sarah Stevenson. But how do you maintain that success? As generations change and different athletes come and go. In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we aim to find out as we hear from the still relatively new CEO at GB Taekwondo - Paul Buxton. And download and follow for many more men and women running sport in the UK! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices For a sport that only started at the Olympics 23 years ago, Taekwondo has quickly become a firm favourite for the British fans and for Team GB and now Paralympics GB, after its Para debut in Tokyo. 5 medals at the delayed 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, three in Rio 4 years before that, Jade Jones' famous gold in London 2012 and Beijing 2008 was the setting for the first ever British medal thanks to the kicking talents of Sarah Stevenson.


But how do you maintain that success? As generations change and different athletes come and go.


In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we aim to find out as we hear from the still relatively new CEO at GB Taekwondo - Paul Buxton.


And download and follow for many more men and women running sport in the UK!


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]]> 1962 no #46 Great British Bosses - Greg Baker https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/46-great-british-bosses-greg-baker Boccia* is the only Paralympic sport without a real Olympic counterpart and Paralympics GB has a strong record in it dating back to Sydney 2000. Now there's a new Performance Director in charge - Greg Baker the former Head Coach of Para Table Tennis - and with the Paris Games now next year - once again it's time to start focusing on who could book their place on the plane or train to France next summer. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast where we focus on the men and women behind the scenes of British Olympic and Paralympic sport. Welcome to episode 46, season 4, there's a great bak catalogue to head back and listen too and there's some great sporting names to come in the coming weeks! Download and follow for more! *FYI it's pronounced like Gotcha! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Jan 2023 00:01:56 -0000 #46 Great British Bosses - Greg Baker full Anything but Footy Performance Director at Boccia UK Boccia* is the only Paralympic sport without a real Olympic counterpart and Paralympics GB has a strong record in it dating back to Sydney 2000. Now there's a new Performance Director in charge - Greg Baker the former Head Coach of Para Table Tennis - and with the Paris Games now next year - once again it's time to start focusing on who could book their place on the plane or train to France next summer. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast where we focus on the men and women behind the scenes of British Olympic and Paralympic sport. Welcome to episode 46, season 4, there's a great bak catalogue to head back and listen too and there's some great sporting names to come in the coming weeks! Download and follow for more! *FYI it's pronounced like Gotcha! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Boccia* is the only Paralympic sport without a real Olympic counterpart and Paralympics GB has a strong record in it dating back to Sydney 2000.


Now there's a new Performance Director in charge - Greg Baker the former Head Coach of Para Table Tennis - and with the Paris Games now next year - once again it's time to start focusing on who could book their place on the plane or train to France next summer.


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast where we focus on the men and women behind the scenes of British Olympic and Paralympic sport. Welcome to episode 46, season 4, there's a great bak catalogue to head back and listen too and there's some great sporting names to come in the coming weeks! Download and follow for more!


*FYI it's pronounced like Gotcha!


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]]> 2084 no #74 Keep the Anything but Footy Flame Alive https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/74-keep-the-anything-but-footy-flame-alive What do you call a group of Olympic & Paralympic podcasters? A gaggle? A school? Mascots? What about 'Keep the Anything but Footy Flame Alive'? We're delighted to team up with fellow fans of the Olympics and Paralympics Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown, who do what we do and discuss all things Olympic movement type things, but from across the Atlantic. In this episode, as well as finding out about our love of the Games, get the low-down on LA '28, talk legacy, athlete retirement, future Games and Alison's love of the Commonwealths (well Canadians!). Download, listen and follow for many more and check out Anything but Footy and Keep The Flame Alive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:01:40 -0000 #74 Keep the Anything but Footy Flame Alive full Anything but Footy A real holiday treat as we're joined by fellow Olympic Paralympic podcasters Jill & Alison What do you call a group of Olympic & Paralympic podcasters? A gaggle? A school? Mascots? What about 'Keep the Anything but Footy Flame Alive'? We're delighted to team up with fellow fans of the Olympics and Paralympics Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown, who do what we do and discuss all things Olympic movement type things, but from across the Atlantic. In this episode, as well as finding out about our love of the Games, get the low-down on LA '28, talk legacy, athlete retirement, future Games and Alison's love of the Commonwealths (well Canadians!). Download, listen and follow for many more and check out Anything but Footy and Keep The Flame Alive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices What do you call a group of Olympic & Paralympic podcasters?


A gaggle?

A school?

Mascots?


What about 'Keep the Anything but Footy Flame Alive'?


We're delighted to team up with fellow fans of the Olympics and Paralympics Jill Jaracz and Alison Brown, who do what we do and discuss all things Olympic movement type things, but from across the Atlantic.


In this episode, as well as finding out about our love of the Games, get the low-down on LA '28, talk legacy, athlete retirement, future Games and Alison's love of the Commonwealths (well Canadians!).


Download, listen and follow for many more and check out Anything but Footy and Keep The Flame Alive


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]]> 3564 no #73 Anything but ... the Footy World Cup! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/73-anything-but-the-footy-world-cup So much other sport going on at the moment, but you won't have seen or heard much about it due to the total domination of the Football World Cup. It's not even the biggest sporting event in the world for goodness sake - that's the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics according to latest polling. But could Qatar be a future destination of the Olympic rings? In our 'News from the Games' we also round up some of the other headlines you may have missed - from the Summer Games triathlon, swimming, athletics, judo and table tennis. And the winter sport season's underway so we discuss curling, snowboard, bobsleigh and skeleton! This is Anything but the Footy World Cup - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:40:26 -0000 #73 Anything but ... the Footy World Cup! full Anything but Footy The Paris 2024 mascots and tickets are out - and we round up the other news from the Games! So much other sport going on at the moment, but you won't have seen or heard much about it due to the total domination of the Football World Cup. It's not even the biggest sporting event in the world for goodness sake - that's the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics according to latest polling. But could Qatar be a future destination of the Olympic rings? In our 'News from the Games' we also round up some of the other headlines you may have missed - from the Summer Games triathlon, swimming, athletics, judo and table tennis. And the winter sport season's underway so we discuss curling, snowboard, bobsleigh and skeleton! This is Anything but the Footy World Cup - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices So much other sport going on at the moment, but you won't have seen or heard much about it due to the total domination of the Football World Cup.


It's not even the biggest sporting event in the world for goodness sake - that's the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics according to latest polling. But could Qatar be a future destination of the Olympic rings?


In our 'News from the Games' we also round up some of the other headlines you may have missed - from the Summer Games triathlon, swimming, athletics, judo and table tennis. And the winter sport season's underway so we discuss curling, snowboard, bobsleigh and skeleton!


This is Anything but the Footy World Cup - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!


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]]> 1708 no #72 British sporting success on and off the field https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/72-british-sporting-success-on-and-off-the-field The World Gymnastics Championships, the European Breaking champs, the Rugby League World Cup... Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesborough, Leeds, London... Some of the world class sporting events being put on in UK cities in recent weeks... Forget that Qatar thing for a second, and get into Anything but Footy as we talk gymnastics, rugby league, judo, swimming, Para-cycling, wheelchair tennis. Boxing and Breaking and with purse strings being tightened across the planet wonder what next for the Winter Olympics? This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or @anthingbutfooty on insta & FB Website www.anythingbutfooty.com Email anythingbutfooty@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:25:52 -0000 #72 British sporting success on and off the field full Anything but Footy Forget that Qatar thingy, we've world class Olympic & Paralympic sport in the UK! The World Gymnastics Championships, the European Breaking champs, the Rugby League World Cup... Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesborough, Leeds, London... Some of the world class sporting events being put on in UK cities in recent weeks... Forget that Qatar thing for a second, and get into Anything but Footy as we talk gymnastics, rugby league, judo, swimming, Para-cycling, wheelchair tennis. Boxing and Breaking and with purse strings being tightened across the planet wonder what next for the Winter Olympics? This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or @anthingbutfooty on insta & FB Website www.anythingbutfooty.com Email anythingbutfooty@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The World Gymnastics Championships, the European Breaking champs, the Rugby League World Cup...


Liverpool, Manchester, Middlesborough, Leeds, London...


Some of the world class sporting events being put on in UK cities in recent weeks...


Forget that Qatar thing for a second, and get into Anything but Footy as we talk gymnastics, rugby league, judo, swimming, Para-cycling, wheelchair tennis. Boxing and Breaking and with purse strings being tightened across the planet wonder what next for the Winter Olympics?


This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or @anthingbutfooty on insta & FB

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]]> 2224 no #45 Great British Bosses - Jon Dutton https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/45-great-british-bosses-jon-dutton A special edition of Great British bosses to end the latest season of episodes - with the man delivering something in the UK that's never been done before in the world - the first ever men's, women's and wheelchair Rugby League World Cup! The trio of tournaments starting this Saturday October 15th in Newcastle, is being hosted across England - from Bolton to York, Leeds to London. It's been 7 years in the planning and you may have noticed the Rugby League World Cup 2021 is also a year late... Jon Dutton is CEO with 27 years of experience in the sports industry - and he talks to John and Michael about the trials and tribulations to put on this ground breaking competition.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 09 Oct 2022 23:01:13 -0000 #45 Great British Bosses - Jon Dutton full Anything but Footy Chief Executive of Rugby League World Cup 2021 A special edition of Great British bosses to end the latest season of episodes - with the man delivering something in the UK that's never been done before in the world - the first ever men's, women's and wheelchair Rugby League World Cup! The trio of tournaments starting this Saturday October 15th in Newcastle, is being hosted across England - from Bolton to York, Leeds to London. It's been 7 years in the planning and you may have noticed the Rugby League World Cup 2021 is also a year late... Jon Dutton is CEO with 27 years of experience in the sports industry - and he talks to John and Michael about the trials and tribulations to put on this ground breaking competition.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A special edition of Great British bosses to end the latest season of episodes - with the man delivering something in the UK that's never been done before in the world - the first ever men's, women's and wheelchair Rugby League World Cup!


The trio of tournaments starting this Saturday October 15th in Newcastle, is being hosted across England - from Bolton to York, Leeds to London.


It's been 7 years in the planning and you may have noticed the Rugby League World Cup 2021 is also a year late...


Jon Dutton is CEO with 27 years of experience in the sports industry - and he talks to John and Michael about the trials and tribulations to put on this ground breaking competition....


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]]> 1295 no #71 Boxing to bow out at Paris 2024 as Russia returns? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/71-boxing-to-bow-out-at-paris-2024-as-russia-returns Bye bye Boxing? Hello again Russia? Max is back as are the Brits in Rowing and Cycling! And who's the real King or Queen of Scottish athletics? A summary of the 30 minute podcast in a couple of sentences, and John and Michael reunite to discuss the latest comings and goings in Olympic land! We've more on how the no change to Boxing's governing body probably means the end of the historic sport in the Olympics after Paris. The IOC is said to be 'manoeuvring' into a position for Russian athletes to compete there, while Max Whitlock talks mental health and returning to gymnastics ahead of 2024. We round up the rest of the news from the Games - World Gymnastics Champs in Liverpool, Rowing, Canoeing, BMX, Road Cycling, Basketball, Baseball, Taekwondo and who should be crowned Scottish Athlete of the Year! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Check out our new website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 02 Oct 2022 23:01:41 -0000 #71 Boxing to bow out at Paris 2024 as Russia returns? full Anything but Footy A full round up & fall out of the latest Olympic goings ons! Bye bye Boxing? Hello again Russia? Max is back as are the Brits in Rowing and Cycling! And who's the real King or Queen of Scottish athletics? A summary of the 30 minute podcast in a couple of sentences, and John and Michael reunite to discuss the latest comings and goings in Olympic land! We've more on how the no change to Boxing's governing body probably means the end of the historic sport in the Olympics after Paris. The IOC is said to be 'manoeuvring' into a position for Russian athletes to compete there, while Max Whitlock talks mental health and returning to gymnastics ahead of 2024. We round up the rest of the news from the Games - World Gymnastics Champs in Liverpool, Rowing, Canoeing, BMX, Road Cycling, Basketball, Baseball, Taekwondo and who should be crowned Scottish Athlete of the Year! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Check out our new website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Bye bye Boxing? Hello again Russia? Max is back as are the Brits in Rowing and Cycling! And who's the real King or Queen of Scottish athletics?


A summary of the 30 minute podcast in a couple of sentences, and John and Michael reunite to discuss the latest comings and goings in Olympic land!


We've more on how the no change to Boxing's governing body probably means the end of the historic sport in the Olympics after Paris. The IOC is said to be 'manoeuvring' into a position for Russian athletes to compete there, while Max Whitlock talks mental health and returning to gymnastics ahead of 2024.


We round up the rest of the news from the Games - World Gymnastics Champs in Liverpool, Rowing, Canoeing, BMX, Road Cycling, Basketball, Baseball, Taekwondo and who should be crowned Scottish Athlete of the Year!

This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Check out our new website www.anythingbutfooty.com


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]]> 2216 no #44 Great British Bosses - Mike Sharrock https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/44-great-british-bosses-mike-sharrock If we were writing a headline we'd say Mike Sharrock swaps BP for the BPA! The chief executive of the British Paralympic Association spent 30 years in international business with the oil giant, but since January 2019 he's been in charge of the BPA. Working on partnerships with London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 seemed to ignite his sporting flame and with all the challenges he, the Para athletes and the organisation have faced in the last few years, he certainly needed it! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast speaking to the men and women behind British sport. Download and follow for many more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:01:55 -0000 #44 Great British Bosses - Mike Sharrock full Anything but Footy Chief Executive of the British Paralympic Association (BPA) If we were writing a headline we'd say Mike Sharrock swaps BP for the BPA! The chief executive of the British Paralympic Association spent 30 years in international business with the oil giant, but since January 2019 he's been in charge of the BPA. Working on partnerships with London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 seemed to ignite his sporting flame and with all the challenges he, the Para athletes and the organisation have faced in the last few years, he certainly needed it! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast speaking to the men and women behind British sport. Download and follow for many more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices If we were writing a headline we'd say Mike Sharrock swaps BP for the BPA!


The chief executive of the British Paralympic Association spent 30 years in international business with the oil giant, but since January 2019 he's been in charge of the BPA.


Working on partnerships with London 2012 and Glasgow 2014 seemed to ignite his sporting flame and with all the challenges he, the Para athletes and the organisation have faced in the last few years, he certainly needed it!


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast speaking to the men and women behind British sport. Download and follow for many more!


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]]> 2047 no #43 Great British Bosses - Kate Clayton https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/43-great-british-bosses-kate-clayton Channel 4 Sport is a force to be reckoned with after a series of high profile rights acquisitions. They recently started broadcasting England Men's football internationals to add to a portfolio which includes Rugby League, Formula 1 and the Paralympics. Kate Clayton is the Sports Partnership Lead at the channel and is also on the Board at GB Wheelchair Rugby. . She also spent four years as publicist to infamous Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. We find out about that role and how Channel 4 Sport is looking to continue to grow in this latest episode of season 3 of Great British Bosses - a podcast from Anything but Footy. Listen & follow and much more to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:01:13 -0000 #43 Great British Bosses - Kate Clayton full Anything but Footy Sports Partnership Lead at Channel 4 Channel 4 Sport is a force to be reckoned with after a series of high profile rights acquisitions. They recently started broadcasting England Men's football internationals to add to a portfolio which includes Rugby League, Formula 1 and the Paralympics. Kate Clayton is the Sports Partnership Lead at the channel and is also on the Board at GB Wheelchair Rugby. . She also spent four years as publicist to infamous Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. We find out about that role and how Channel 4 Sport is looking to continue to grow in this latest episode of season 3 of Great British Bosses - a podcast from Anything but Footy. Listen & follow and much more to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Channel 4 Sport is a force to be reckoned with after a series of high profile rights acquisitions. They recently started broadcasting England Men's football internationals to add to a portfolio which includes Rugby League, Formula 1 and the Paralympics.


Kate Clayton is the Sports Partnership Lead at the channel and is also on the Board at GB Wheelchair Rugby. .


She also spent four years as publicist to infamous Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. We find out about that role and how Channel 4 Sport is looking to continue to grow in this latest episode of season 3 of Great British Bosses - a podcast from Anything but Footy. Listen & follow and much more to come!


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]]> 1831 no #42 Great British Bosses - Louise Kingsley https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/42-great-british-bosses-louise-kingsley Tokyo 2020 wasn't the Olympics British Rowing was used to. The Paralympic team once again did the business on the water. So the person who was in charge of that successful Para squad is now in overall charge of performance. Louise Kingsley is a former coach and PE teacher and was appointed at the end of 2021. So how's it going? We find out in this latest episode of season 3 of Great British Bosses - a podcast from Anything but Footy. Listen & follow and much more to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 11 Sep 2022 23:01:56 -0000 #42 Great British Bosses - Louise Kingsley full Anything but Footy Director of Performance at British Rowing Tokyo 2020 wasn't the Olympics British Rowing was used to. The Paralympic team once again did the business on the water. So the person who was in charge of that successful Para squad is now in overall charge of performance. Louise Kingsley is a former coach and PE teacher and was appointed at the end of 2021. So how's it going? We find out in this latest episode of season 3 of Great British Bosses - a podcast from Anything but Footy. Listen & follow and much more to come! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tokyo 2020 wasn't the Olympics British Rowing was used to. The Paralympic team once again did the business on the water.


So the person who was in charge of that successful Para squad is now in overall charge of performance. Louise Kingsley is a former coach and PE teacher and was appointed at the end of 2021.


So how's it going? We find out in this latest episode of season 3 of Great British Bosses - a podcast from Anything but Footy. Listen & follow and much more to come!


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]]> 1521 no #41 Great British Bosses - Chris Furber https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/41-great-british-bosses-chris-furber Season 3 of Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy - returns with some big names behind the scenes of sport in the UK. Listen & follow so you don't miss out! In this episode, we speak to the man who openly admits he got it wrong at times at British Swimming when in charge of the Para team. But after an earlier stint at British Cycling, Chris Furber's now in charge of both the Olympic and Paralympic Canoe sprint squads at British Canoeing - based in Nottingham - a place he knows well! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 04 Sep 2022 23:01:28 -0000 #41 Great British Bosses - Chris Furber full Anything but Footy Performance Director at British Canoeing for Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe Season 3 of Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy - returns with some big names behind the scenes of sport in the UK. Listen & follow so you don't miss out! In this episode, we speak to the man who openly admits he got it wrong at times at British Swimming when in charge of the Para team. But after an earlier stint at British Cycling, Chris Furber's now in charge of both the Olympic and Paralympic Canoe sprint squads at British Canoeing - based in Nottingham - a place he knows well! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Season 3 of Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy - returns with some big names behind the scenes of sport in the UK. Listen & follow so you don't miss out!


In this episode, we speak to the man who openly admits he got it wrong at times at British Swimming when in charge of the Para team. But after an earlier stint at British Cycling, Chris Furber's now in charge of both the Olympic and Paralympic Canoe sprint squads at British Canoeing - based in Nottingham - a place he knows well!


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]]> 1921 no #70 Has Munich been too much? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/70-has-munich-been After the Winter Olympics, Paralympics, World Championships & Commonwealth Games has the European Championships in Munich been too much? It sounds like a daft question from an Anything but Footy podcast, but as we recover from the pandemic have we been too tough on our athletes, expecting too much with 3 major championships for some in 5 weeks? We round up the mixed bag of results in the Olympic Stadium in Munich - Dina, Daryll, Hudson-Smith and the machine that is McColgan! There's also the stunning swimming and diving results in Rome, British rowing's back into its stride in Germany, as are our gymnasts... In other footy news there's cycling, triathlon, curling, canoeing, hockey and the London Marathon - and what next for Birmingham now the buzz of the Commonwealth Games is fading? And get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & Facebook or check out the new website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 18 Aug 2022 13:28:24 -0000 #70 Has Munich been too much? full Anything but Footy With the European Championships ending this weekend can we have too much of a good thing? After the Winter Olympics, Paralympics, World Championships & Commonwealth Games has the European Championships in Munich been too much? It sounds like a daft question from an Anything but Footy podcast, but as we recover from the pandemic have we been too tough on our athletes, expecting too much with 3 major championships for some in 5 weeks? We round up the mixed bag of results in the Olympic Stadium in Munich - Dina, Daryll, Hudson-Smith and the machine that is McColgan! There's also the stunning swimming and diving results in Rome, British rowing's back into its stride in Germany, as are our gymnasts... In other footy news there's cycling, triathlon, curling, canoeing, hockey and the London Marathon - and what next for Birmingham now the buzz of the Commonwealth Games is fading? And get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & Facebook or check out the new website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices After the Winter Olympics, Paralympics, World Championships & Commonwealth Games has the European Championships in Munich been too much?


It sounds like a daft question from an Anything but Footy podcast, but as we recover from the pandemic have we been too tough on our athletes, expecting too much with 3 major championships for some in 5 weeks?


We round up the mixed bag of results in the Olympic Stadium in Munich - Dina, Daryll, Hudson-Smith and the machine that is McColgan! There's also the stunning swimming and diving results in Rome, British rowing's back into its stride in Germany, as are our gymnasts...


In other footy news there's cycling, triathlon, curling, canoeing, hockey and the London Marathon - and what next for Birmingham now the buzz of the Commonwealth Games is fading?


And get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & Facebook or check out the new website www.anythingbutfooty.com


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]]> 2381 no Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 4 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-4 That's it - what a games! Birmingham 2022 we salute you! Australia may have come out on top, but Team England the the country's second city has done the us proud and massive moments to celebrate to for Team Scotland and the island of Guernsey too! In this round up episode we have gold, silver and bronze medalists - England women's hockey, Keely Hodgkinson, Jake Wightman, Jack Laugher, Matty Lee and Noah Williams, Shanice Beckford-Norton and we talk the future of sports like swimming and basketball and why they can make a difference to the whole of the UK! Thank you Birmingham, thank Commonwealths - that's #Brumstheword from Anything but Footy - but we'll be back soon as yet another footy season has kicked off this weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 07 Aug 2022 23:01:33 -0000 Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 4 full 2 17 Anything but Footy The last review of 10 days of glorious global sport! That's it - what a games! Birmingham 2022 we salute you! Australia may have come out on top, but Team England the the country's second city has done the us proud and massive moments to celebrate to for Team Scotland and the island of Guernsey too! In this round up episode we have gold, silver and bronze medalists - England women's hockey, Keely Hodgkinson, Jake Wightman, Jack Laugher, Matty Lee and Noah Williams, Shanice Beckford-Norton and we talk the future of sports like swimming and basketball and why they can make a difference to the whole of the UK! Thank you Birmingham, thank Commonwealths - that's #Brumstheword from Anything but Footy - but we'll be back soon as yet another footy season has kicked off this weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices That's it - what a games! Birmingham 2022 we salute you!


Australia may have come out on top, but Team England the the country's second city has done the us proud and massive moments to celebrate to for Team Scotland and the island of Guernsey too!


In this round up episode we have gold, silver and bronze medalists - England women's hockey, Keely Hodgkinson, Jake Wightman, Jack Laugher, Matty Lee and Noah Williams, Shanice Beckford-Norton and we talk the future of sports like swimming and basketball and why they can make a difference to the whole of the UK!


Thank you Birmingham, thank Commonwealths - that's #Brumstheword from Anything but Footy - but we'll be back soon as yet another footy season has kicked off this weekend!


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]]> 2217 no Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 3 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-3 Back by popular demand! This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 more female stars that are showing the Commonwealth what they're made of - golden delight for Eilish McColgan and Katerina Johnson-Thompson in the athletics at the Alexander Stadium. And we also hear from Grace Harvey and Amy Platten - two Team England medalists - and two friends from Hertfordshire! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 04 Aug 2022 11:25:18 -0000 Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 3 full 2 16 Anything but Footy Latest 20 minute round up for Birmingham 2022! Back by popular demand! This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 more female stars that are showing the Commonwealth what they're made of - golden delight for Eilish McColgan and Katerina Johnson-Thompson in the athletics at the Alexander Stadium. And we also hear from Grace Harvey and Amy Platten - two Team England medalists - and two friends from Hertfordshire! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Back by popular demand! This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.


4 more female stars that are showing the Commonwealth what they're made of - golden delight for Eilish McColgan and Katerina Johnson-Thompson in the athletics at the Alexander Stadium.


And we also hear from Grace Harvey and Amy Platten - two Team England medalists - and two friends from Hertfordshire!


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]]> 1188 no Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 2 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games-2 This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Olivia Breen of Wales caused the shock of the night in the opening final of the first evening session of athletics in the new Alexander Stadium, as in the final race Hannah Cockroft achieved again what she, and the rest of us were anticipating - a Commonwealth gold! Adam Peaty showed what a true champion he is in and out of the swimming pool as he won gold in the 50m Breaststroke. We also have the two Team England superstars from the gym, review the thrills and spills in the Velodrome and hear from a new Commonwealth record holder! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:11:42 -0000 Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 2 full 2 15 Anything but Footy Another 20 minutes on Birmingham 2022! This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Olivia Breen of Wales caused the shock of the night in the opening final of the first evening session of athletics in the new Alexander Stadium, as in the final race Hannah Cockroft achieved again what she, and the rest of us were anticipating - a Commonwealth gold! Adam Peaty showed what a true champion he is in and out of the swimming pool as he won gold in the 50m Breaststroke. We also have the two Team England superstars from the gym, review the thrills and spills in the Velodrome and hear from a new Commonwealth record holder! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the latest action and news from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.


Olivia Breen of Wales caused the shock of the night in the opening final of the first evening session of athletics in the new Alexander Stadium, as in the final race Hannah Cockroft achieved again what she, and the rest of us were anticipating - a Commonwealth gold!


Adam Peaty showed what a true champion he is in and out of the swimming pool as he won gold in the 50m Breaststroke.


We also have the two Team England superstars from the gym, review the thrills and spills in the Velodrome and hear from a new Commonwealth record holder!


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]]> 1632 no Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 1 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games1 This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the first few days of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. We talk Triathlon, Swimming, Gymnastics, Weightlifting and the Opening Ceremony - remember that? There's also 'the Bull' and 3x3 Basketball! If you've been supporting the Lionesses for the past few weeks don't worry - there's a week of sporting action to come in the Commonwealth Games - we'll bring you the Team England highlights so far! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 31 Jul 2022 23:01:23 -0000 Brum's the word: Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games 1 full 2 14 Anything but Footy A 20 minute round up the first few days of Birmingham 2022 This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the first few days of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. We talk Triathlon, Swimming, Gymnastics, Weightlifting and the Opening Ceremony - remember that? There's also 'the Bull' and 3x3 Basketball! If you've been supporting the Lionesses for the past few weeks don't worry - there's a week of sporting action to come in the Commonwealth Games - we'll bring you the Team England highlights so far! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Brum's the word from Anything but Footy - the podcast reviewing the first few days of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.


We talk Triathlon, Swimming, Gymnastics, Weightlifting and the Opening Ceremony - remember that?


There's also 'the Bull' and 3x3 Basketball!


If you've been supporting the Lionesses for the past few weeks don't worry - there's a week of sporting action to come in the Commonwealth Games - we'll bring you the Team England highlights so far!


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]]> 1265 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Dame Laura Kenny, Emily Campbell & Christine Ohuruogu https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-dame-laura-kenny-emily-camp With more women winning medals than men for the first time ever in a multi sports event - what a way to finish our preview podcasts! We hear from 3 giants of female British sport - the greatest Olympian Dame Laura Kenny on her 'home' Velodrome in London - groundbreaking weightlifter Emily Campbell who's carrying the England flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games later. And Olympic, Commonwealth and World champion Christine Ohuruogu on her now coaching career and the work's she doing with Matthew Hudson-Smith! As the show's about to start - settle down to 'Brums the word with Kukri Sports' - a podcast from Anything but Footy. And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Thanks for listening and to our friends at Kukri, Team England & Birmingham 2022 - have a great Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:01:15 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Dame Laura Kenny, Emily Campbell & Christine Ohuruogu full 2 13 Anything but Footy It's finally here - Birmingham 2022 - and what a line up for our final preview also inc. Jack Laugher! With more women winning medals than men for the first time ever in a multi sports event - what a way to finish our preview podcasts! We hear from 3 giants of female British sport - the greatest Olympian Dame Laura Kenny on her 'home' Velodrome in London - groundbreaking weightlifter Emily Campbell who's carrying the England flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games later. And Olympic, Commonwealth and World champion Christine Ohuruogu on her now coaching career and the work's she doing with Matthew Hudson-Smith! As the show's about to start - settle down to 'Brums the word with Kukri Sports' - a podcast from Anything but Footy. And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Thanks for listening and to our friends at Kukri, Team England & Birmingham 2022 - have a great Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices With more women winning medals than men for the first time ever in a multi sports event - what a way to finish our preview podcasts!


We hear from 3 giants of female British sport - the greatest Olympian Dame Laura Kenny on her 'home' Velodrome in London - groundbreaking weightlifter Emily Campbell who's carrying the England flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games later. And Olympic, Commonwealth and World champion Christine Ohuruogu on her now coaching career and the work's she doing with Matthew Hudson-Smith!


As the show's about to start - settle down to 'Brums the word with Kukri Sports' - a podcast from Anything but Footy. And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!


Thanks for listening and to our friends at Kukri, Team England & Birmingham 2022 - have a great Games!


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]]> 1526 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Shanice Beckford-Norton, Heather Knight & Issy Wong https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-shanice-beckford-norton-heather-knight-issy-w One more day to go and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be on! Welcome to Brums the word with Kukri Sports - a podcast from Anything but Footy. English cricket and basketball may not on the surface have much in common, but they're both new sports to the Games this week. The women's T20 sees eight teams vying for a place in the final at Edgbaston - while the street style 3x3 basketball sees men, women and wheelchair medals up for grabs in the city centre of Smithfield. We speak to England skipper Heather Knight and new bowler Issy Wong along with London Lions star Shanice Beckford-Norton on all things Brum! There's also athletics, judo and the Queen's baton relay in our News from the Games - plus a tip from John if you've got tickets for the Games! And you can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:01:36 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Shanice Beckford-Norton, Heather Knight & Issy Wong full 2 12 Anything but Footy Team England stars from new sports 3x3 basketball & women's T20 cricket One more day to go and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be on! Welcome to Brums the word with Kukri Sports - a podcast from Anything but Footy. English cricket and basketball may not on the surface have much in common, but they're both new sports to the Games this week. The women's T20 sees eight teams vying for a place in the final at Edgbaston - while the street style 3x3 basketball sees men, women and wheelchair medals up for grabs in the city centre of Smithfield. We speak to England skipper Heather Knight and new bowler Issy Wong along with London Lions star Shanice Beckford-Norton on all things Brum! There's also athletics, judo and the Queen's baton relay in our News from the Games - plus a tip from John if you've got tickets for the Games! And you can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices One more day to go and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will be on! Welcome to Brums the word with Kukri Sports - a podcast from Anything but Footy.


English cricket and basketball may not on the surface have much in common, but they're both new sports to the Games this week. The women's T20 sees eight teams vying for a place in the final at Edgbaston - while the street style 3x3 basketball sees men, women and wheelchair medals up for grabs in the city centre of Smithfield. We speak to England skipper Heather Knight and new bowler Issy Wong along with London Lions star Shanice Beckford-Norton on all things Brum!


There's also athletics, judo and the Queen's baton relay in our News from the Games - plus a tip from John if you've got tickets for the Games!


And you can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast.


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]]> 2240 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Gemma Richardson, Lewis Richardson & Lucy Renshall https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-gemma-richardson-lewis-rich We're literally counting the hours now aren't we? Birmingham 2022 is here and if you've been with us throughout our 10 week countdown - thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports - the only podcast building up to the Games! If you're just joining - lots to go back and listen too! In this episode, a focus on fighting - Boxing and Judo! We meet the Richardson's of Team England & GB Boxing - Gemma & Lewis - they're not related! And Lucy Renshall won't tell you but she's only the current world number one in Judo! There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - athletics, squash, netball - and who's hungry like the wolf for the Opening Ceremony? And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - and there's more tomorrow! See you then! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 25 Jul 2022 23:01:12 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Gemma Richardson, Lewis Richardson & Lucy Renshall full 2 11 Anything but Footy 2 days to go til #Birmingham2022 we focus on Team England's boxing & judo stars! We're literally counting the hours now aren't we? Birmingham 2022 is here and if you've been with us throughout our 10 week countdown - thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports - the only podcast building up to the Games! If you're just joining - lots to go back and listen too! In this episode, a focus on fighting - Boxing and Judo! We meet the Richardson's of Team England & GB Boxing - Gemma & Lewis - they're not related! And Lucy Renshall won't tell you but she's only the current world number one in Judo! There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - athletics, squash, netball - and who's hungry like the wolf for the Opening Ceremony? And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - and there's more tomorrow! See you then! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're literally counting the hours now aren't we? Birmingham 2022 is here and if you've been with us throughout our 10 week countdown - thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports - the only podcast building up to the Games! If you're just joining - lots to go back and listen too!


In this episode, a focus on fighting - Boxing and Judo! We meet the Richardson's of Team England & GB Boxing - Gemma & Lewis - they're not related! And Lucy Renshall won't tell you but she's only the current world number one in Judo!


There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - athletics, squash, netball - and who's hungry like the wolf for the Opening Ceremony? And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!


Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - and there's more tomorrow! See you then!


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]]> 1394 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: With Matty Lee, Jack Laugher & Eden Cheng https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-jack-laugher-matty-lee-eden Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games week is here and we're doing daily pods to get you ready! This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. In the first of the week, we dive into another aquatics Team England special with Olympic champion Matty Lee, three time Olympic medalist Jack Laugher and rising (not good in diving!) Team GB star Eden Cheng! There's also Cricket, Netball, Athletics, Judo and basketball in our News from the Games! And You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 24 Jul 2022 23:01:02 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: With Matty Lee, Jack Laugher & Eden Cheng full 2 10 Anything but Footy Birmingham 2022 week is here and we're doing daily pods to get you ready! Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games week is here and we're doing daily pods to get you ready! This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. In the first of the week, we dive into another aquatics Team England special with Olympic champion Matty Lee, three time Olympic medalist Jack Laugher and rising (not good in diving!) Team GB star Eden Cheng! There's also Cricket, Netball, Athletics, Judo and basketball in our News from the Games! And You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games week is here and we're doing daily pods to get you ready! This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England.


In the first of the week, we dive into another aquatics Team England special with Olympic champion Matty Lee, three time Olympic medalist Jack Laugher and rising (not good in diving!) Team GB star Eden Cheng!


There's also Cricket, Netball, Athletics, Judo and basketball in our News from the Games!


And You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast.


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]]> 1551 no SailGP making waves with Hannah Mills OBE https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/sailgp-making-waves-with-hannah-mills-obe A special episode of the podcast focusing on F1 on water - SailGP - and particularly the Great British Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth at the end of this month. We're into season 3 of the most competitive races on water, with Sir Ben Ainslie and his GB crew lying third in the league and looking for the benefit of home support in his home port! (Ben grew up across the border in Cornwall!) Double Olympic champion and the most decorated female Olympic sailor, Hannah Mills OBE, is also part of the crew alongside her role as Global Purpose Ambassador - the mum-to-be joins us to talk all things Tokyo, teamwork, the battle against climate change and what next for her and Sail GP. But this sport is more than just racing, so we also hear more about it's big plans and big ambitions! On the 30th and 31st July, the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix will return to Plymouth for the second year in a row and you can buy your tickets at the website www.sailgp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:00:16 -0000 SailGP making waves with Hannah Mills OBE full Anything but Footy A special episode of the podcast ahead of the British Grand Prix in Plymouth A special episode of the podcast focusing on F1 on water - SailGP - and particularly the Great British Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth at the end of this month. We're into season 3 of the most competitive races on water, with Sir Ben Ainslie and his GB crew lying third in the league and looking for the benefit of home support in his home port! (Ben grew up across the border in Cornwall!) Double Olympic champion and the most decorated female Olympic sailor, Hannah Mills OBE, is also part of the crew alongside her role as Global Purpose Ambassador - the mum-to-be joins us to talk all things Tokyo, teamwork, the battle against climate change and what next for her and Sail GP. But this sport is more than just racing, so we also hear more about it's big plans and big ambitions! On the 30th and 31st July, the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix will return to Plymouth for the second year in a row and you can buy your tickets at the website www.sailgp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A special episode of the podcast focusing on F1 on water - SailGP - and particularly the Great British Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth at the end of this month.


We're into season 3 of the most competitive races on water, with Sir Ben Ainslie and his GB crew lying third in the league and looking for the benefit of home support in his home port! (Ben grew up across the border in Cornwall!)


Double Olympic champion and the most decorated female Olympic sailor, Hannah Mills OBE, is also part of the crew alongside her role as Global Purpose Ambassador - the mum-to-be joins us to talk all things Tokyo, teamwork, the battle against climate change and what next for her and Sail GP.


But this sport is more than just racing, so we also hear more about it's big plans and big ambitions!


On the 30th and 31st July, the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix will return to Plymouth for the second year in a row and you can buy your tickets at the website www.sailgp.com



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]]> 1924 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Abi Smith, Joe Truman & Georgia Holt https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-abi-smith-joe-truman-georgi Birmingham 2022 is next week! Thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games! In this episode, a cycling special from Team England with 35 names led by the greatest British female Olympian of all time Dame Laura Kenny - but who's only won one Commonwealth medal! We'll hear from her team-mates Abi Smith (otherwise known as a fan-girl!), Joe Truman and Georgia Holt who's piloting for Sophie Unwin at the Games. There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - basketball, hockey, triathlon and find out what's literally coming home this summer! And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - and we've even more in store next week!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 17 Jul 2022 23:01:16 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Abi Smith, Joe Truman & Georgia Holt full 2 9 Anything but Footy A Team England cycling special! Birmingham 2022 is next week! Thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games! In this episode, a cycling special from Team England with 35 names led by the greatest British female Olympian of all time Dame Laura Kenny - but who's only won one Commonwealth medal! We'll hear from her team-mates Abi Smith (otherwise known as a fan-girl!), Joe Truman and Georgia Holt who's piloting for Sophie Unwin at the Games. There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - basketball, hockey, triathlon and find out what's literally coming home this summer! And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - and we've even more in store next week!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Birmingham 2022 is next week! Thanks for listening to Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games!


In this episode, a cycling special from Team England with 35 names led by the greatest British female Olympian of all time Dame Laura Kenny - but who's only won one Commonwealth medal! We'll hear from her team-mates Abi Smith (otherwise known as a fan-girl!), Joe Truman and Georgia Holt who's piloting for Sophie Unwin at the Games.


There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - basketball, hockey, triathlon and find out what's literally coming home this summer! And while listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!


Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - and we've even more in store next week!!


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]]> 1847 no The BAC Podcast - The Whyte Review https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/the-bac-podcast-the-whyte-review The BAC Podcast - The Whyte Review looks into the revelation of years of abuse and mistreatment of gymnasts in the UK. It explains the role the British Athletes Commission played and reveals what is happening now. The BAC is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll also hear from chair Vicki Aggar and new CEO Anna Watkins on what the Review should mean for British sport as a whole. This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Athletes Commission. For more information, check out britishathletes.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 14 Jul 2022 08:45:35 -0000 The BAC Podcast - The Whyte Review full Anything but Footy After the abuse and mistreatment of gymnasts - what happens now? The BAC Podcast - The Whyte Review looks into the revelation of years of abuse and mistreatment of gymnasts in the UK. It explains the role the British Athletes Commission played and reveals what is happening now. The BAC is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll also hear from chair Vicki Aggar and new CEO Anna Watkins on what the Review should mean for British sport as a whole. This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Athletes Commission. For more information, check out britishathletes.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The BAC Podcast - The Whyte Review looks into the revelation of years of abuse and mistreatment of gymnasts in the UK.


It explains the role the British Athletes Commission played and reveals what is happening now.


The BAC is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll also hear from chair Vicki Aggar and new CEO Anna Watkins on what the Review should mean for British sport as a whole.


This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Athletes Commission.


For more information, check out britishathletes.org


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]]> 2383 no Brum’s the word with Kukri Sports: Dina Asher-Smith & Daryll Neita https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-dina-asher-smith-daryl-neit This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this month and as the best athlete's also gather in Eugene for the World Championships this week, we've an athletics special! It's Dina v Daryll in the women's sprints, Team England v Team Scotland in the middle distances, and hopefully a golden goodbye from the fastest walker in the world Tom Bosworth! We also talk long jump with Team England's Lorraine Ugen, Nathaniel Mitchell-Blake on putting the Tokyo relay nightmare behind him and multiple Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft on her first Commonwealth Games - I know seriously! There's also Hockey, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Rugby Sevens and more in our News from the Games! You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. And standby, it's two weeks to the Games - listen and follow for more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 10 Jul 2022 23:01:16 -0000 Brum’s the word with Kukri Sports: Dina Asher-Smith & Daryll Neita full 2 8 Anything but Footy Tom Bosworth, Hannah Cockroft, Lorraine Ugan and Nathaneel Mitchell-Blake in an athletics special! This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this month and as the best athlete's also gather in Eugene for the World Championships this week, we've an athletics special! It's Dina v Daryll in the women's sprints, Team England v Team Scotland in the middle distances, and hopefully a golden goodbye from the fastest walker in the world Tom Bosworth! We also talk long jump with Team England's Lorraine Ugen, Nathaniel Mitchell-Blake on putting the Tokyo relay nightmare behind him and multiple Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft on her first Commonwealth Games - I know seriously! There's also Hockey, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Rugby Sevens and more in our News from the Games! You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. And standby, it's two weeks to the Games - listen and follow for more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England.


We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this month and as the best athlete's also gather in Eugene for the World Championships this week, we've an athletics special!


It's Dina v Daryll in the women's sprints, Team England v Team Scotland in the middle distances, and hopefully a golden goodbye from the fastest walker in the world Tom Bosworth! We also talk long jump with Team England's Lorraine Ugen, Nathaniel Mitchell-Blake on putting the Tokyo relay nightmare behind him and multiple Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft on her first Commonwealth Games - I know seriously!


There's also Hockey, Beach Volleyball, Boxing, Rugby Sevens and more in our News from the Games! You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast.


And standby, it's two weeks to the Games - listen and follow for more!


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]]> 1924 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Georgia Taylor-Brown & Sophie Coldwell https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-georgia-taylor-brown-sophie It's Commonwealth Games month! Birmingham 2022 is now just days away and Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games every week! In this episode, a Triathlon and Para-Tri special as Team England confirm their 10 athletes and 4 guides for the mens and women's individual, mixed team relay and visually impaired races in Sutton Coldfield on the first weekend of Birmingham 2022. We've Olympic champion and silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell - who recently booked the first British spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the mixed relay. Dave Ellis and Luke Pollard, along with Melissa Reid, tell us why they're hoping to put behind them disappointing Paralympics in a home Commonwealths. There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - athletics, swimming, cycling, diving, beach volleyball and even the Games' voice of the venues! So while you're listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 03 Jul 2022 23:01:24 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Georgia Taylor-Brown & Sophie Coldwell full 2 7 Anything but Footy A Team England Triathlon and Para-Tri special with Dave Ellis, Luke Pollard & Melissa Reid too! It's Commonwealth Games month! Birmingham 2022 is now just days away and Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games every week! In this episode, a Triathlon and Para-Tri special as Team England confirm their 10 athletes and 4 guides for the mens and women's individual, mixed team relay and visually impaired races in Sutton Coldfield on the first weekend of Birmingham 2022. We've Olympic champion and silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell - who recently booked the first British spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the mixed relay. Dave Ellis and Luke Pollard, along with Melissa Reid, tell us why they're hoping to put behind them disappointing Paralympics in a home Commonwealths. There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - athletics, swimming, cycling, diving, beach volleyball and even the Games' voice of the venues! So while you're listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's Commonwealth Games month!


Birmingham 2022 is now just days away and Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast building up to the Games every week!


In this episode, a Triathlon and Para-Tri special as Team England confirm their 10 athletes and 4 guides for the mens and women's individual, mixed team relay and visually impaired races in Sutton Coldfield on the first weekend of Birmingham 2022.


We've Olympic champion and silver medalist Georgia Taylor-Brown and Sophie Coldwell - who recently booked the first British spot at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the mixed relay. Dave Ellis and Luke Pollard, along with Melissa Reid, tell us why they're hoping to put behind them disappointing Paralympics in a home Commonwealths.


There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' - athletics, swimming, cycling, diving, beach volleyball and even the Games' voice of the venues! So while you're listening, also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!


Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealth Games - see you next week!


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]]> 1161 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: One month to go! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-one-month-to-go Welcome to a special edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and it's one month to go before Birmingham 2022! In this episode, we're at a special VIP event in the heart of Birmingham as Kukri unveil their new specifically designed kit for Team England. Around 440 athletes to be competing at their Home Commonwealth Games from Thursday July 28th for 12 days. We hear from the man in charge of those athletes Mark England, some of them who've been working with designers on the kit, and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Kelly Sotherton who tells us Birmingham doesn't know what's coming this summer!! And you can look the part too just for listening to this podcast - there's an exclusive discount code 'ABF 2022' to get 10% off any of the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com So download, get a discount and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 28 Jun 2022 14:00:03 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: One month to go! full 2 6 Anything but Footy A kit launch special with Kelly Sotherton, Mark England, Joe Fraser, James Gall & Niall Farrell Welcome to a special edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and it's one month to go before Birmingham 2022! In this episode, we're at a special VIP event in the heart of Birmingham as Kukri unveil their new specifically designed kit for Team England. Around 440 athletes to be competing at their Home Commonwealth Games from Thursday July 28th for 12 days. We hear from the man in charge of those athletes Mark England, some of them who've been working with designers on the kit, and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Kelly Sotherton who tells us Birmingham doesn't know what's coming this summer!! And you can look the part too just for listening to this podcast - there's an exclusive discount code 'ABF 2022' to get 10% off any of the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com So download, get a discount and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome to a special edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and it's one month to go before Birmingham 2022!


In this episode, we're at a special VIP event in the heart of Birmingham as Kukri unveil their new specifically designed kit for Team England. Around 440 athletes to be competing at their Home Commonwealth Games from Thursday July 28th for 12 days. We hear from the man in charge of those athletes Mark England, some of them who've been working with designers on the kit, and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Kelly Sotherton who tells us Birmingham doesn't know what's coming this summer!! And you can look the part too just for listening to this podcast - there's an exclusive discount code 'ABF 2022' to get 10% off any of the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com


So download, get a discount and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths!


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]]> 1589 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Layla Guscoth & Jess Thirlby https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-layla-guscoth-jess-thirlby This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer and the anticipation is high for the defence of the Netball gold medal - spectacularly won for the first time in 2018 by Team England in Australia, beating the world's best, in their own backyard! Now Birmingham plays host and in this episode of Brum's the word, we're joined by new Head Coach Jess Thirlby and Superleague player of the season - and Avengers wanna-be - Layla Guscoth!! Also, in our 'News from the Games' we talk Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Judo, Hockey, Cycling, Gymnastics and we talk table tennis with a trio of Team England stars Jack Hunter Spivey, Charlotte Bardsley and world number 14 Liam Pitchford! You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. And standby, it's a month to go to the Games - so we've an extra special episode building up to Birmingham 2022 dropping this week - stay tuned! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 26 Jun 2022 23:01:37 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Layla Guscoth & Jess Thirlby full 2 5 Anything but Footy Team England's Superleague player of the season & Head Coach talk defending a Commonwealth crown! This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer and the anticipation is high for the defence of the Netball gold medal - spectacularly won for the first time in 2018 by Team England in Australia, beating the world's best, in their own backyard! Now Birmingham plays host and in this episode of Brum's the word, we're joined by new Head Coach Jess Thirlby and Superleague player of the season - and Avengers wanna-be - Layla Guscoth!! Also, in our 'News from the Games' we talk Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Judo, Hockey, Cycling, Gymnastics and we talk table tennis with a trio of Team England stars Jack Hunter Spivey, Charlotte Bardsley and world number 14 Liam Pitchford! You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. And standby, it's a month to go to the Games - so we've an extra special episode building up to Birmingham 2022 dropping this week - stay tuned! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England. We're counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer and the anticipation is high for the defence of the Netball gold medal - spectacularly won for the first time in 2018 by Team England in Australia, beating the world's best, in their own backyard!


Now Birmingham plays host and in this episode of Brum's the word, we're joined by new Head Coach Jess Thirlby and Superleague player of the season - and Avengers wanna-be - Layla Guscoth!! Also, in our 'News from the Games' we talk Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Judo, Hockey, Cycling, Gymnastics and we talk table tennis with a trio of Team England stars Jack Hunter Spivey, Charlotte Bardsley and world number 14 Liam Pitchford!


You can also explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price just for listening to this podcast. And standby, it's a month to go to the Games - so we've an extra special episode building up to Birmingham 2022 dropping this week - stay tuned!


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]]> 1908 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Swimming & Hockey https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-swimming-hockey Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast counting down to the Commonwealths this summer every week! In this episode, we focus on three sports that have been major medal winners during the history of the Games - swimming, hockey and cycling! Three GB Olympic champions, Tom Dean, Freya Anderson and James Guy tell us they're well up for Birmingham, as they compete in the World Swimming Championships in Budapest this week! Lily Owsley has won Olympic gold and bronze, and is now ready for her first Commonwealths in 8 years with Team England's Women's Hockey squad! And why are hosts John and Michael some 120 miles away from Birmingham but at a 2022 Commonwealth Games venue? There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' and while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 19 Jun 2022 23:01:14 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Swimming & Hockey full 2 4 Anything but Footy Team England's Tom Dean, Freya Anderson, James Guy & Lily Owsley Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast counting down to the Commonwealths this summer every week! In this episode, we focus on three sports that have been major medal winners during the history of the Games - swimming, hockey and cycling! Three GB Olympic champions, Tom Dean, Freya Anderson and James Guy tell us they're well up for Birmingham, as they compete in the World Swimming Championships in Budapest this week! Lily Owsley has won Olympic gold and bronze, and is now ready for her first Commonwealths in 8 years with Team England's Women's Hockey squad! And why are hosts John and Michael some 120 miles away from Birmingham but at a 2022 Commonwealth Games venue? There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' and while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Anything but Footy's Brum's the word with Kukri Sports is the only podcast counting down to the Commonwealths this summer every week!


In this episode, we focus on three sports that have been major medal winners during the history of the Games - swimming, hockey and cycling!


Three GB Olympic champions, Tom Dean, Freya Anderson and James Guy tell us they're well up for Birmingham, as they compete in the World Swimming Championships in Budapest this week! Lily Owsley has won Olympic gold and bronze, and is now ready for her first Commonwealths in 8 years with Team England's Women's Hockey squad! And why are hosts John and Michael some 120 miles away from Birmingham but at a 2022 Commonwealth Games venue?


There's the rest of the 'News from the Games' and while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!


Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week!


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]]> 1658 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Beach Volleyball https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-beach-volleyball Welcome to another edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer. In this episode, we're beach ready! With a bumper Beach Volleyball edition, as we hear from Team England's mens and women's teams - Jess Grimson & Daisy Mumby and the Bello brothers of Javier & Joaquin. Both teams face the respective bronze medalists from 4 years ago in their groups and both pairs are looking for a place on the podium, in front of a home crowd at a specially built facility in Smithfield, the heart of Birmingham City Centre. Also, in our 'News from the Games' find out about an English world number one in Judo, a European champion in Weightlifting and some of the other Home Nations athletes selected to compete against Team England! Don't forget you can explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and just for listening to this podcast, if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price! You'll also look the part! And don't forget to tell a friend, we're the only podcast building up to Birmingham 2022 every week - download and follow 'Anything but Footy' - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 12 Jun 2022 23:01:21 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Beach Volleyball full 2 3 Anything but Footy Team England's Jess Grimson, Daisy Mumby & Javier and Joaquin Bello Welcome to another edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer. In this episode, we're beach ready! With a bumper Beach Volleyball edition, as we hear from Team England's mens and women's teams - Jess Grimson & Daisy Mumby and the Bello brothers of Javier & Joaquin. Both teams face the respective bronze medalists from 4 years ago in their groups and both pairs are looking for a place on the podium, in front of a home crowd at a specially built facility in Smithfield, the heart of Birmingham City Centre. Also, in our 'News from the Games' find out about an English world number one in Judo, a European champion in Weightlifting and some of the other Home Nations athletes selected to compete against Team England! Don't forget you can explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and just for listening to this podcast, if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price! You'll also look the part! And don't forget to tell a friend, we're the only podcast building up to Birmingham 2022 every week - download and follow 'Anything but Footy' - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome to another edition of Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer.


In this episode, we're beach ready! With a bumper Beach Volleyball edition, as we hear from Team England's mens and women's teams - Jess Grimson & Daisy Mumby and the Bello brothers of Javier & Joaquin. Both teams face the respective bronze medalists from 4 years ago in their groups and both pairs are looking for a place on the podium, in front of a home crowd at a specially built facility in Smithfield, the heart of Birmingham City Centre.


Also, in our 'News from the Games' find out about an English world number one in Judo, a European champion in Weightlifting and some of the other Home Nations athletes selected to compete against Team England!


Don't forget you can explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and just for listening to this podcast, if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price! You'll also look the part!


And don't forget to tell a friend, we're the only podcast building up to Birmingham 2022 every week - download and follow 'Anything but Footy' - see you next week!


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]]> 1668 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Louise Sugden https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-louise-su The Commonwealth Games is the fourth largest sporting event on the planet, and as well as bringing the best sports stars together from across the world, it's a wide sporting spectrum too, as it also stages top class Para events throughout the 12 days. This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealths! In this episode, as Team England announce their biggest ever number of competitors in Weightlifting and Powerlifting, we hear from Louise Sugden, the 2018 Commonwealth silver medalist and Tokyo Paralympic bronze medalist. She tells us how the extra exposure of Para sport helps all athletes, 'it's exciting, it is interesting and we work damn hard!' Listen up for the full squad announcement! And while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! PLUS with 50 days to go until the Opening Ceremony, rehearsals are underway and we talk Diving, Hockey, Triathlon, Athletics and Rugby 7s. Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 05 Jun 2022 23:01:59 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Louise Sugden full 2 2 Anything but Footy Counting down to the Commonwealths with Team England powerlifter The Commonwealth Games is the fourth largest sporting event on the planet, and as well as bringing the best sports stars together from across the world, it's a wide sporting spectrum too, as it also stages top class Para events throughout the 12 days. This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealths! In this episode, as Team England announce their biggest ever number of competitors in Weightlifting and Powerlifting, we hear from Louise Sugden, the 2018 Commonwealth silver medalist and Tokyo Paralympic bronze medalist. She tells us how the extra exposure of Para sport helps all athletes, 'it's exciting, it is interesting and we work damn hard!' Listen up for the full squad announcement! And while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%! PLUS with 50 days to go until the Opening Ceremony, rehearsals are underway and we talk Diving, Hockey, Triathlon, Athletics and Rugby 7s. Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Commonwealth Games is the fourth largest sporting event on the planet, and as well as bringing the best sports stars together from across the world, it's a wide sporting spectrum too, as it also stages top class Para events throughout the 12 days.


This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and counting down to the Commonwealths!


In this episode, as Team England announce their biggest ever number of competitors in Weightlifting and Powerlifting, we hear from Louise Sugden, the 2018 Commonwealth silver medalist and Tokyo Paralympic bronze medalist. She tells us how the extra exposure of Para sport helps all athletes, 'it's exciting, it is interesting and we work damn hard!' Listen up for the full squad announcement! And while you're listening, you can look the part too by exploring the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com. If you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10%!


PLUS with 50 days to go until the Opening Ceremony, rehearsals are underway and we talk Diving, Hockey, Triathlon, Athletics and Rugby 7s.


Listen and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we build up to Birmingham 2022 - see you next week!


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]]> 1178 no Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Sarah-Jane Perry https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/brums-the-word-with-kukri-sports-sarah-jane-perry This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and building up to Birmingham 2022. In this episode, we catch up with Sarah-Jane Perry, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist from 2018 and former Squash world number 5. She was born and bred in Birmingham, still lives there, and is now ready to compete for her country in her home City. And she tells us the best places to eat and hopefully celebrate in the City too! Also, in our 'News from the Games' find out about the first gold given out, before the Games even begin! Don't forget you can explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and just for listening to this podcast, if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price! You'll also look the part! Download and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 29 May 2022 23:01:58 -0000 Brum's the word with Kukri Sports: Sarah-Jane Perry full 2 1 Anything but Footy We build up to Birmingham 2022 with the Team England squash star This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and building up to Birmingham 2022. In this episode, we catch up with Sarah-Jane Perry, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist from 2018 and former Squash world number 5. She was born and bred in Birmingham, still lives there, and is now ready to compete for her country in her home City. And she tells us the best places to eat and hopefully celebrate in the City too! Also, in our 'News from the Games' find out about the first gold given out, before the Games even begin! Don't forget you can explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and just for listening to this podcast, if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price! You'll also look the part! Download and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths - see you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Brum's the word, a podcast from Anything but Footy, brought to you with Kukri Sports, the official kit provider for Team England, and building up to Birmingham 2022.


In this episode, we catch up with Sarah-Jane Perry, a Commonwealth Games silver medalist from 2018 and former Squash world number 5. She was born and bred in Birmingham, still lives there, and is now ready to compete for her country in her home City. And she tells us the best places to eat and hopefully celebrate in the City too!


Also, in our 'News from the Games' find out about the first gold given out, before the Games even begin!


Don't forget you can explore the full range of official Team England merchandise at kukrisports.com and just for listening to this podcast, if you use the code 'ABF2022' you'll save 10% on the price! You'll also look the part!


Download and follow 'Anything but Footy' as we countdown to the Commonwealths - see you next week!


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]]> 1089 no #69 Summer sport is back and we're back! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/69-summer-sport-is-back-and-were-back To quote the Bryan Adams famous song 'Summer of '69' 'those were the best days of my life'...and episode 69 of Anything but Footy and the summer to come of 2022 could be just as rockin'! We've a bumper Birmingham edition of the podcast - as Diamond League crowds returned to the second city and the new and improved venue for the Commonwealth Games this July/August! Dina Asher Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir all won and spoke to Michael afterwards - local 400m man Matthew Hudson Smith set a marker for the outdoor season too - we catch up with another GB superstar Katerina Johnson Thompson and Robbie Grabarz who ten years on finally gets an Olympic silver medal! We round up the groundbreaking European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester and hear from 2 British canoe slalom Olympic stars - Mallory Franklin and Joe Clarke - ahead of their Euros too - plus a new world for British Boxing - the chair and CEO talk to us. PLUS Tennis, Wimbledon, Russia, Ukraine, Hockey, Netball, Cycling, Rowing and have we mentioned its 9 weeks til Birmingham 2022 ??! Get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & Facebook or check out the website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 May 2022 20:45:00 -0000 #69 Summer sport is back and we're back! full Anything but Footy A bumper Birmingham Diamond League edition + Canoe Slalom, Taekwondo & Boxing To quote the Bryan Adams famous song 'Summer of '69' 'those were the best days of my life'...and episode 69 of Anything but Footy and the summer to come of 2022 could be just as rockin'! We've a bumper Birmingham edition of the podcast - as Diamond League crowds returned to the second city and the new and improved venue for the Commonwealth Games this July/August! Dina Asher Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir all won and spoke to Michael afterwards - local 400m man Matthew Hudson Smith set a marker for the outdoor season too - we catch up with another GB superstar Katerina Johnson Thompson and Robbie Grabarz who ten years on finally gets an Olympic silver medal! We round up the groundbreaking European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester and hear from 2 British canoe slalom Olympic stars - Mallory Franklin and Joe Clarke - ahead of their Euros too - plus a new world for British Boxing - the chair and CEO talk to us. PLUS Tennis, Wimbledon, Russia, Ukraine, Hockey, Netball, Cycling, Rowing and have we mentioned its 9 weeks til Birmingham 2022 ??! Get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & Facebook or check out the website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices To quote the Bryan Adams famous song 'Summer of '69' 'those were the best days of my life'...and episode 69 of Anything but Footy and the summer to come of 2022 could be just as rockin'!


We've a bumper Birmingham edition of the podcast - as Diamond League crowds returned to the second city and the new and improved venue for the Commonwealth Games this July/August! Dina Asher Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and Laura Muir all won and spoke to Michael afterwards - local 400m man Matthew Hudson Smith set a marker for the outdoor season too - we catch up with another GB superstar Katerina Johnson Thompson and Robbie Grabarz who ten years on finally gets an Olympic silver medal!


We round up the groundbreaking European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester and hear from 2 British canoe slalom Olympic stars - Mallory Franklin and Joe Clarke - ahead of their Euros too - plus a new world for British Boxing - the chair and CEO talk to us.


PLUS Tennis, Wimbledon, Russia, Ukraine, Hockey, Netball, Cycling, Rowing and have we mentioned its 9 weeks til Birmingham 2022 ??!


Get in touch anytime - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & Facebook or check out the website www.anythingbutfooty.com



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]]> 3819 no Making a Change - Coaching with British Triathlon https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/making-a-change-coaching-with-british-triathlon Coaching helps a person change and guides them in the direction they want to go. British Triathlon coaching courses have been developed to ensure Great Britain remains a leading nation in the sport at all levels, from local clubs to the Olympics and Paralympics. In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we hear from Olympic champion Georgia Taylor-Brown and former national champion now Paratriathlon pathway coach Mark Buckingham. We want to find out what makes a successful coach and what opportunities are available for everyone, from an elite athlete, an experienced racer wanting to give something back, to parents supporting their child. British Triathlon courses and qualifications are open for anyone who wants to get involved in supporting others to swim, bike, run. For more information check out www.britishtriathlon.org/coaching Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 15 May 2022 23:01:03 -0000 Making a Change - Coaching with British Triathlon full Anything but Footy We hear from Olympic champion Georgia Taylor-Brown & Paratriathlon coach Mark Buckingham Coaching helps a person change and guides them in the direction they want to go. British Triathlon coaching courses have been developed to ensure Great Britain remains a leading nation in the sport at all levels, from local clubs to the Olympics and Paralympics. In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we hear from Olympic champion Georgia Taylor-Brown and former national champion now Paratriathlon pathway coach Mark Buckingham. We want to find out what makes a successful coach and what opportunities are available for everyone, from an elite athlete, an experienced racer wanting to give something back, to parents supporting their child. British Triathlon courses and qualifications are open for anyone who wants to get involved in supporting others to swim, bike, run. For more information check out www.britishtriathlon.org/coaching Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Coaching helps a person change and guides them in the direction they want to go. British Triathlon coaching courses have been developed to ensure Great Britain remains a leading nation in the sport at all levels, from local clubs to the Olympics and Paralympics.


In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we hear from Olympic champion Georgia Taylor-Brown and former national champion now Paratriathlon pathway coach Mark Buckingham. We want to find out what makes a successful coach and what opportunities are available for everyone, from an elite athlete, an experienced racer wanting to give something back, to parents supporting their child.


British Triathlon courses and qualifications are open for anyone who wants to get involved in supporting others to swim, bike, run. For more information check out www.britishtriathlon.org/coaching


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]]> 2143 no #40 Great British Bosses - Benjamin Pritchard & Jack Beaumont https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/40-great-british-bosses-benjamin-pritchard-jack-beaumont Season 3 of Great British Bosses, the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of sport in the UK, continues with a pair of special Paralympic and Olympic guests. As well as rowing for Paralympics GB, Benjamin Pritchard sits on the board for Welsh Rowing, which along with British Rowing, is behind the staging of the World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals this year in Wales. Jack Beaumont is a rare Team GB rower who won a medal at the delayed Tokyo 2020. We catch up with them both ahead of the events in Saundersfoot over two weekends in October - and Benjamin praises the greatest PR1 Para rower Ukrainian Roman Polianskyi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 08 May 2022 23:01:39 -0000 #40 Great British Bosses - Benjamin Pritchard & Jack Beaumont full Anything but Footy The British rowers that are beach ready for World Coastal Champs in Wales! Season 3 of Great British Bosses, the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of sport in the UK, continues with a pair of special Paralympic and Olympic guests. As well as rowing for Paralympics GB, Benjamin Pritchard sits on the board for Welsh Rowing, which along with British Rowing, is behind the staging of the World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals this year in Wales. Jack Beaumont is a rare Team GB rower who won a medal at the delayed Tokyo 2020. We catch up with them both ahead of the events in Saundersfoot over two weekends in October - and Benjamin praises the greatest PR1 Para rower Ukrainian Roman Polianskyi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Season 3 of Great British Bosses, the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of sport in the UK, continues with a pair of special Paralympic and Olympic guests.


As well as rowing for Paralympics GB, Benjamin Pritchard sits on the board for Welsh Rowing, which along with British Rowing, is behind the staging of the World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals this year in Wales. Jack Beaumont is a rare Team GB rower who won a medal at the delayed Tokyo 2020.


We catch up with them both ahead of the events in Saundersfoot over two weekends in October - and Benjamin praises the greatest PR1 Para rower Ukrainian Roman Polianskyi.


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]]> 1483 no #39 Great British Bosses - Ed Clancy & Graham Briggs https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/39-great-british-bosses-ed-clancy-graham-briggs This is Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. In this episode, we hear from Ed Clancy and Graham Briggs - a three time Olympic cycling champion and a former British professional road racing cyclist - on their cycling academy for children, based in Doncaster, and their big ambitions... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 May 2022 23:01:12 -0000 #39 Great British Bosses - Ed Clancy & Graham Briggs full Anything but Footy We hear from two former teammates aiming to spread their joy of cycling further This is Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. In this episode, we hear from Ed Clancy and Graham Briggs - a three time Olympic cycling champion and a former British professional road racing cyclist - on their cycling academy for children, based in Doncaster, and their big ambitions... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses - the podcast from Anything but Footy speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport.


In this episode, we hear from Ed Clancy and Graham Briggs - a three time Olympic cycling champion and a former British professional road racing cyclist - on their cycling academy for children, based in Doncaster, and their big ambitions...


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]]> 1227 no #3 Brum's the Word: Lauren Smith & Marcus Ellis https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/3-brums-the-word-lauren-smith-marcus-ellis This is Brum's the Word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars competing at this summer's home Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Host nation Team England are likely to have around 400+ able-bodied and Para athletes competing in the red and white this July and August. 10 of them will be trying to win medals in badminton - across singles, doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event. Marcus Ellis is one of the most successful competitors of recent years, having bagged an Olympic medal in Rio, and his partner on and off the court Lauren Smith has 5 Commonwealth medals to her name heading into her home games... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:01:35 -0000 #3 Brum's the Word: Lauren Smith & Marcus Ellis full Anything but Footy Team England's mixed badminton pair on and off the court This is Brum's the Word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars competing at this summer's home Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Host nation Team England are likely to have around 400+ able-bodied and Para athletes competing in the red and white this July and August. 10 of them will be trying to win medals in badminton - across singles, doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event. Marcus Ellis is one of the most successful competitors of recent years, having bagged an Olympic medal in Rio, and his partner on and off the court Lauren Smith has 5 Commonwealth medals to her name heading into her home games... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Brum's the Word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars competing at this summer's home Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022.


Host nation Team England are likely to have around 400+ able-bodied and Para athletes competing in the red and white this July and August.


10 of them will be trying to win medals in badminton - across singles, doubles, mixed doubles and the mixed team event.


Marcus Ellis is one of the most successful competitors of recent years, having bagged an Olympic medal in Rio, and his partner on and off the court Lauren Smith has 5 Commonwealth medals to her name heading into her home games...


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]]> 1168 no #2 Brum's the Word: Sophie Coldwell https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/2-brums-the-word-sophie-coldwell 100 days too go and we continue to count down to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games with British Triathlete, competing for Team England this summer, Sophie Coldwell. The 27 year old from Nottingham is ready to compete in her home Games - her second Commonwealths - after claiming two podium finishes last summer in the World Triathlon Series...in Leeds and Abu Dhabi. She'll be joined in the Team England triathlon squad by mixed relay Olympic champions George Taylor-Brown, Jonny Brownlee and Alex Yee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 18 Apr 2022 23:01:47 -0000 #2 Brum's the Word: Sophie Coldwell full Anything but Footy 100 days to go - we hear from the triathlete teaming up with England's finest 100 days too go and we continue to count down to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games with British Triathlete, competing for Team England this summer, Sophie Coldwell. The 27 year old from Nottingham is ready to compete in her home Games - her second Commonwealths - after claiming two podium finishes last summer in the World Triathlon Series...in Leeds and Abu Dhabi. She'll be joined in the Team England triathlon squad by mixed relay Olympic champions George Taylor-Brown, Jonny Brownlee and Alex Yee. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 100 days too go and we continue to count down to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games with British Triathlete, competing for Team England this summer, Sophie Coldwell.


The 27 year old from Nottingham is ready to compete in her home Games - her second Commonwealths - after claiming two podium finishes last summer in the World Triathlon Series...in Leeds and Abu Dhabi.


She'll be joined in the Team England triathlon squad by mixed relay Olympic champions George Taylor-Brown, Jonny Brownlee and Alex Yee.


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]]> 574 no #38 Great British Bosses - Matt Gentry https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/38-great-british-bosses-matt-gentry Season 3 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, continues to look behind the scenes at sport in the UK. Matt Gentry is the agent of Sir Andy Murray and co-founder with the 2 time Wimbledon and Olympic champion, of 77 Sports Management, a marketing company that actually puts the athletes performance first, rather than money! We talk to Matt about how he started in the business, how 77 has developed with new younger clients, the advice given to sports men and women, often incredibly young, about giving their opinion on world events and we discuss Sir Andy Murray, his passion to return to sport and maybe win another Wimbledon title this summer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 10 Apr 2022 23:01:29 -0000 #38 Great British Bosses - Matt Gentry full Anything but Footy Agent to Andy Murray & co-founder of 77 sports management Season 3 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, continues to look behind the scenes at sport in the UK. Matt Gentry is the agent of Sir Andy Murray and co-founder with the 2 time Wimbledon and Olympic champion, of 77 Sports Management, a marketing company that actually puts the athletes performance first, rather than money! We talk to Matt about how he started in the business, how 77 has developed with new younger clients, the advice given to sports men and women, often incredibly young, about giving their opinion on world events and we discuss Sir Andy Murray, his passion to return to sport and maybe win another Wimbledon title this summer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Season 3 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, continues to look behind the scenes at sport in the UK.


Matt Gentry is the agent of Sir Andy Murray and co-founder with the 2 time Wimbledon and Olympic champion, of 77 Sports Management, a marketing company that actually puts the athletes performance first, rather than money!


We talk to Matt about how he started in the business, how 77 has developed with new younger clients, the advice given to sports men and women, often incredibly young, about giving their opinion on world events and we discuss Sir Andy Murray, his passion to return to sport and maybe win another Wimbledon title this summer!



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]]> 1994 no #37 Great British Bosses - Christian Horner https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/37-great-british-bosses-christian-horner A formula 3000 driver, turned team founder, now CEO and Team Principal of current world champions Red Bull Formula One Team. Christian Horner is one of the most recognisable Great British Bosses of the current sporting world - arguably the best in the business in the past 12 months. We talk leadership, rivalry, last season, this season, how it all started and what's the future hold. He's also delighted to be heading back down under ahead of the third race of the season this weekend in Melbourne. Welcome to a brand new season of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, where we speak to men and women leaders behind the scenes of sport in the UK. Follow for more to come this season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 03 Apr 2022 23:01:10 -0000 #37 Great British Bosses - Christian Horner full Anything but Footy CEO and Team Principal of Red Bull F1 Team A formula 3000 driver, turned team founder, now CEO and Team Principal of current world champions Red Bull Formula One Team. Christian Horner is one of the most recognisable Great British Bosses of the current sporting world - arguably the best in the business in the past 12 months. We talk leadership, rivalry, last season, this season, how it all started and what's the future hold. He's also delighted to be heading back down under ahead of the third race of the season this weekend in Melbourne. Welcome to a brand new season of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, where we speak to men and women leaders behind the scenes of sport in the UK. Follow for more to come this season! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A formula 3000 driver, turned team founder, now CEO and Team Principal of current world champions Red Bull Formula One Team.


Christian Horner is one of the most recognisable Great British Bosses of the current sporting world - arguably the best in the business in the past 12 months. We talk leadership, rivalry, last season, this season, how it all started and what's the future hold.


He's also delighted to be heading back down under ahead of the third race of the season this weekend in Melbourne.


Welcome to a brand new season of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, where we speak to men and women leaders behind the scenes of sport in the UK.


Follow for more to come this season!


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]]> 1535 no Meet the Medallists - The British Triathlon Paralympic stars https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/meet-the-medalists-the-british-triathlon-paralympic-stars 6 months on from British Triathlon's best ever performance on one day the Paralympics Games, the UK is preparing to stage its first ever standalone World Triathlon Para series in Swansea this summer, as well as visually impaired Para Tri athletes competing at the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.  In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we meet the medallists from Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore - and hear their stories on the challenges they all faced to reach the Paralympic podium. The trio also discuss the importance of themselves and fellow Paralympic, World and European champions being the centre of attention in South Wales on Saturday August 6th. For more information on that event, how to watch or be involved check out - https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/paratriathlon or if you fancy volunteering go to https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/what-is-triathlon/volunteers-2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:01:13 -0000 Meet the Medallists - The British Triathlon Paralympic stars full Anything but Footy Lauren, George & Claire look ahead to the first standalone World Triathlon Para Series in Swansea 6 months on from British Triathlon's best ever performance on one day the Paralympics Games, the UK is preparing to stage its first ever standalone World Triathlon Para series in Swansea this summer, as well as visually impaired Para Tri athletes competing at the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.  In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we meet the medallists from Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore - and hear their stories on the challenges they all faced to reach the Paralympic podium. The trio also discuss the importance of themselves and fellow Paralympic, World and European champions being the centre of attention in South Wales on Saturday August 6th. For more information on that event, how to watch or be involved check out - https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/paratriathlon or if you fancy volunteering go to https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/what-is-triathlon/volunteers-2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 6 months on from British Triathlon's best ever performance on one day the Paralympics Games, the UK is preparing to stage its first ever standalone World Triathlon Para series in Swansea this summer, as well as visually impaired Para Tri athletes competing at the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. 


In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we meet the medallists from Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore - and hear their stories on the challenges they all faced to reach the Paralympic podium. The trio also discuss the importance of themselves and fellow Paralympic, World and European champions being the centre of attention in South Wales on Saturday August 6th.


For more information on that event, how to watch or be involved check out - https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/paratriathlon or if you fancy volunteering go to https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/what-is-triathlon/volunteers-2022


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]]> 1536 no #1 Brum's the word: Adam Peaty https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/1-brums-the-word-adam-peaty On Commonwealth Day, we start our official countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with one of the undoubted stars of the summer to come. Three time Olympic breaststroke champion and 3 time Commonwealth gold medalist Adam Peaty will compete at new Sandwell Aquatics Centre... And as you'll hear in this episode, he's hoping to compete in more events and his son gets to see him compete too... This is Brum's the word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars competing at this summer's home Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:02:08 -0000 #1 Brum's the word: Adam Peaty full Anything but Footy Counting down to the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games with the 3 time swimming champion On Commonwealth Day, we start our official countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with one of the undoubted stars of the summer to come. Three time Olympic breaststroke champion and 3 time Commonwealth gold medalist Adam Peaty will compete at new Sandwell Aquatics Centre... And as you'll hear in this episode, he's hoping to compete in more events and his son gets to see him compete too... This is Brum's the word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars competing at this summer's home Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices On Commonwealth Day, we start our official countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with one of the undoubted stars of the summer to come.


Three time Olympic breaststroke champion and 3 time Commonwealth gold medalist Adam Peaty will compete at new Sandwell Aquatics Centre...


And as you'll hear in this episode, he's hoping to compete in more events and his son gets to see him compete too...


This is Brum's the word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars competing at this summer's home Games.


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]]> 583 no Beijing Bound #26 - Phil Smith Chef De Mission https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-26-phil-smith-chef-de-missio It started with controversy and serious question marks about the integrity of sport and its place in the world due to the Ukraine invasion. But once Russia and Belarus were banned, the Winter Paralympics and GB's athletes have delivered once again. John & Michael round up the action from Beijing 2022 - with the man in charge for Paralympics GB chef de mission Phil Smith. This has been Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - that's for supporting the second Olympics and Paralympics in 6 months! Only 2 years til Paris! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:53:35 -0000 Beijing Bound #26 - Phil Smith Chef De Mission full Anything but Footy Winter Paralympics GB win more medals won in more sports! It started with controversy and serious question marks about the integrity of sport and its place in the world due to the Ukraine invasion. But once Russia and Belarus were banned, the Winter Paralympics and GB's athletes have delivered once again. John & Michael round up the action from Beijing 2022 - with the man in charge for Paralympics GB chef de mission Phil Smith. This has been Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - that's for supporting the second Olympics and Paralympics in 6 months! Only 2 years til Paris! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It started with controversy and serious question marks about the integrity of sport and its place in the world due to the Ukraine invasion.


But once Russia and Belarus were banned, the Winter Paralympics and GB's athletes have delivered once again.


John & Michael round up the action from Beijing 2022 - with the man in charge for Paralympics GB chef de mission Phil Smith.


This has been Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - that's for supporting the second Olympics and Paralympics in 6 months! Only 2 years til Paris!


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]]> 709 no Beijing Bound #25 - Ollie Hill https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-25-ollie-hill Ollie Hill was riding motorbikes during the last Paralympics 4 years ago, now the 32 year old from Reading has become the first ever British snowboarder to win at medal at the Winter Paralympics. He bagged a bronze in the banked Slalom and told us afterwards how lucky he was and how he found the sport after losing a leg in a car crash just 3 and a bit years ago. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the latest on the 2022 Winter Paralympics Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:30:00 -0000 Beijing Bound #25 - Ollie Hill full Anything but Footy The snowboarder creates history by winning Britain's first medal in the sport at a Winter Paralympics Ollie Hill was riding motorbikes during the last Paralympics 4 years ago, now the 32 year old from Reading has become the first ever British snowboarder to win at medal at the Winter Paralympics. He bagged a bronze in the banked Slalom and told us afterwards how lucky he was and how he found the sport after losing a leg in a car crash just 3 and a bit years ago. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the latest on the 2022 Winter Paralympics Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ollie Hill was riding motorbikes during the last Paralympics 4 years ago, now the 32 year old from Reading has become the first ever British snowboarder to win at medal at the Winter Paralympics.


He bagged a bronze in the banked Slalom and told us afterwards how lucky he was and how he found the sport after losing a leg in a car crash just 3 and a bit years ago.


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the latest on the 2022 Winter Paralympics Games.


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]]> 837 no A Tokyo Tribute - Robbie Brightwell (1939-2022) https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/a-tokyo-tribute-robbie-brightwell-1939-2022 Anything but Footy celebrates the life of Robbie Brightwell - Olympic silver medallist at Tokyo 1964. This conversation was recorded with Robbie and his wife Ann in 2021. Robbie and Ann agreed to speak to us for a special edition of the podcast that was produced exclusively for the athletes heading to the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Robbie and Ann reminisce about taking part in the 1964 Olympic Games, also staged in Tokyo, and how they both returned home with medals. Ann won an unexpected gold medal in the 800m She had only agreed to take part after Robbie convinced her. She had wanted to go shopping instead! Anne also won the silver medal in the 400m at the same games. For Robbie, he had finished 4th in the individual 400m event and won his medal as part of the relay team. Together they look back at Tokyo 1964 and offer words of advice and guidance to those who followed in their footsteps when the Games returned to Tokyo, after a 12 month delay, in 2021. This is the first time this conversation has been made available publicly and is shared with the permission of Team GB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 09 Mar 2022 08:05:18 -0000 A Tokyo Tribute - Robbie Brightwell (1939-2022) full Anything but Footy In their own words, Robbie and wife Ann (nee Packer), look back at the monumental 1964 Tokyo Games Anything but Footy celebrates the life of Robbie Brightwell - Olympic silver medallist at Tokyo 1964. This conversation was recorded with Robbie and his wife Ann in 2021. Robbie and Ann agreed to speak to us for a special edition of the podcast that was produced exclusively for the athletes heading to the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Robbie and Ann reminisce about taking part in the 1964 Olympic Games, also staged in Tokyo, and how they both returned home with medals. Ann won an unexpected gold medal in the 800m She had only agreed to take part after Robbie convinced her. She had wanted to go shopping instead! Anne also won the silver medal in the 400m at the same games. For Robbie, he had finished 4th in the individual 400m event and won his medal as part of the relay team. Together they look back at Tokyo 1964 and offer words of advice and guidance to those who followed in their footsteps when the Games returned to Tokyo, after a 12 month delay, in 2021. This is the first time this conversation has been made available publicly and is shared with the permission of Team GB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Anything but Footy celebrates the life of Robbie Brightwell - Olympic silver medallist at Tokyo 1964.


This conversation was recorded with Robbie and his wife Ann in 2021. Robbie and Ann agreed to speak to us for a special edition of the podcast that was produced exclusively for the athletes heading to the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics.


Robbie and Ann reminisce about taking part in the 1964 Olympic Games, also staged in Tokyo, and how they both returned home with medals. Ann won an unexpected gold medal in the 800m She had only agreed to take part after Robbie convinced her. She had wanted to go shopping instead! Anne also won the silver medal in the 400m at the same games. For Robbie, he had finished 4th in the individual 400m event and won his medal as part of the relay team.


Together they look back at Tokyo 1964 and offer words of advice and guidance to those who followed in their footsteps when the Games returned to Tokyo, after a 12 month delay, in 2021.


This is the first time this conversation has been made available publicly and is shared with the permission of Team GB.


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]]> 549 no Beijing Bound #24 - Neil & Andrew Simpson, Menna Fitzpatrick & Gary Smith https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-24-neil-andrew-simpson-menna-fitzpatrick-gary- This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast with two giants of British Winter sports! Menna Fitzpatrick is now Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian after more medals at the Beijing Games in the alpine skiing - and a newish guide! Fellow VI athlete Neil Simpson created history when he and his brother Andrew, won gold in the Super G - becoming the first GB man to end up top of the Paralympic podium on snow! In this episode we hear from them all after helping take Paralympics GB medal tally to 5 in 3 days! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:01:40 -0000 Beijing Bound #24 - Neil & Andrew Simpson, Menna Fitzpatrick & Gary Smith full Anything but Footy It's the British Winter Paralympic history makers episode! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast with two giants of British Winter sports! Menna Fitzpatrick is now Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian after more medals at the Beijing Games in the alpine skiing - and a newish guide! Fellow VI athlete Neil Simpson created history when he and his brother Andrew, won gold in the Super G - becoming the first GB man to end up top of the Paralympic podium on snow! In this episode we hear from them all after helping take Paralympics GB medal tally to 5 in 3 days! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast with two giants of British Winter sports!


Menna Fitzpatrick is now Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian after more medals at the Beijing Games in the alpine skiing - and a newish guide!


Fellow VI athlete Neil Simpson created history when he and his brother Andrew, won gold in the Super G - becoming the first GB man to end up top of the Paralympic podium on snow!


In this episode we hear from them all after helping take Paralympics GB medal tally to 5 in 3 days!


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]]> 857 no Beijing Bound #23 - Gregor Ewan https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-22-gregor-ewan Unless you've been hiding under a bush for the past few weeks, Great Britain won a gold, silver and grabbed a 4th place in all of the 3 Curling events at the Beijing Olympics. Now Wheelchair Curling takes centre stage at the Paralympics - with the mixed team of Hugh Nibloe (Skip), David Melrose, Gregor Ewan, Meggan Dawson-Farrell & Gary Smith (alternate). At the Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2022, Gregor carried with union flag with debutant Meggan in third Paralympics, and he told us he wants to return to bronze medal form at least at these Games, after winning that eight years ago. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the series focusing on the 2022 Winter Paralympics in China. *NB This podcast was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent banning of RPC and Belarus athletes* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:01:45 -0000 Beijing Bound #23 - Gregor Ewan full Anything but Footy #WeLoveCurling continues during the Paralympics - can GB do it again? Unless you've been hiding under a bush for the past few weeks, Great Britain won a gold, silver and grabbed a 4th place in all of the 3 Curling events at the Beijing Olympics. Now Wheelchair Curling takes centre stage at the Paralympics - with the mixed team of Hugh Nibloe (Skip), David Melrose, Gregor Ewan, Meggan Dawson-Farrell & Gary Smith (alternate). At the Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2022, Gregor carried with union flag with debutant Meggan in third Paralympics, and he told us he wants to return to bronze medal form at least at these Games, after winning that eight years ago. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the series focusing on the 2022 Winter Paralympics in China. *NB This podcast was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent banning of RPC and Belarus athletes* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Unless you've been hiding under a bush for the past few weeks, Great Britain won a gold, silver and grabbed a 4th place in all of the 3 Curling events at the Beijing Olympics.


Now Wheelchair Curling takes centre stage at the Paralympics - with the mixed team of Hugh Nibloe (Skip), David Melrose, Gregor Ewan, Meggan Dawson-Farrell & Gary Smith (alternate).


At the Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2022, Gregor carried with union flag with debutant Meggan in third Paralympics, and he told us he wants to return to bronze medal form at least at these Games, after winning that eight years ago.


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the series focusing on the 2022 Winter Paralympics in China.


*NB This podcast was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent banning of RPC and Belarus athletes*


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]]> 477 no Beijing Bound #22 - Millie Knight & Brett Wild https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-22-millie-knight-brett-wild This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - with the latest news and interviews from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. Day one brought joy for Paralympics GB and for Millie Knight and Brett Wild as the VI skier and her guide won bronze in the women's downhill. It's a 4th Paralympic medal for Millie but means more since the journey of the last 4 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 05 Mar 2022 11:17:34 -0000 Beijing Bound #22 - Millie Knight & Brett Wild full Anything but Footy Alright on the 'Knight' for skier bags her 4th Paralympic medal This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - with the latest news and interviews from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. Day one brought joy for Paralympics GB and for Millie Knight and Brett Wild as the VI skier and her guide won bronze in the women's downhill. It's a 4th Paralympic medal for Millie but means more since the journey of the last 4 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - with the latest news and interviews from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.


Day one brought joy for Paralympics GB and for Millie Knight and Brett Wild as the VI skier and her guide won bronze in the women's downhill.


It's a 4th Paralympic medal for Millie but means more since the journey of the last 4 years.


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]]> 424 no Beijing Bound #21 - Dame Katherine Grainger https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-21-dame-katherine-grainger This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the series focusing on the 2022 Winter Olympics and now Paralympics in China. Team GB won 2 medals in Beijing - Paralympics GB have been predicted to win between 5 & 9 by UK Sport. It's chair Katherine Grainger looks ahead to the Games and what happens now for Team GB following their 2 Curling medals. *NB This podcast was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent banning of RPC and Belarus athletes* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:01:21 -0000 Beijing Bound #21 - Dame Katherine Grainger full Anything but Footy Chair of UK Sport on the lessons Paralympics GB can learn from Team GB This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the series focusing on the 2022 Winter Olympics and now Paralympics in China. Team GB won 2 medals in Beijing - Paralympics GB have been predicted to win between 5 & 9 by UK Sport. It's chair Katherine Grainger looks ahead to the Games and what happens now for Team GB following their 2 Curling medals. *NB This podcast was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent banning of RPC and Belarus athletes* Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the series focusing on the 2022 Winter Olympics and now Paralympics in China.


Team GB won 2 medals in Beijing - Paralympics GB have been predicted to win between 5 & 9 by UK Sport.


It's chair Katherine Grainger looks ahead to the Games and what happens now for Team GB following their 2 Curling medals.


*NB This podcast was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent banning of RPC and Belarus athletes*


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]]> 773 no Introducing Asha Philip - The BAC Podcast https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/introducing-asha-philip-the-bac-podcast Introducing Asha Philip - The BAC Podcast reveals the latest member to the board of the BAC - the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes. The 2 time Olympian and sprint medalist at Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth level explains why she wants to work on behalf of all athletes and for the future of British sport. In this episode, she's joined by BAC chair Vicki Aggar on how the organisation itself is changing as it works to ensure the collective athletes voice is listened to. This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Athletes Commission. For more information, check out britishathletes.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:01:38 -0000 Introducing Asha Philip - The BAC Podcast full Anything but Footy We hear from the newest board member of the British Athletes Commission Introducing Asha Philip - The BAC Podcast reveals the latest member to the board of the BAC - the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes. The 2 time Olympian and sprint medalist at Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth level explains why she wants to work on behalf of all athletes and for the future of British sport. In this episode, she's joined by BAC chair Vicki Aggar on how the organisation itself is changing as it works to ensure the collective athletes voice is listened to. This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Athletes Commission. For more information, check out britishathletes.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Introducing Asha Philip - The BAC Podcast reveals the latest member to the board of the BAC - the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes.


The 2 time Olympian and sprint medalist at Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth level explains why she wants to work on behalf of all athletes and for the future of British sport. In this episode, she's joined by BAC chair Vicki Aggar on how the organisation itself is changing as it works to ensure the collective athletes voice is listened to.


This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Athletes Commission.


For more information, check out britishathletes.org


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]]> 1588 no #68 The good, the bad & the ugly https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/68-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly A bumper edition of the podcast reviewing all things Beijing 2002 - our first Winter Olympics as Anything but Footy! We're joined by Curling gold medalists Eve Muirhead, Vicky Right, Jen Dodds, Hailey Duff & Milli Smith, and silver medalists Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr and Ross Whyte on what's been the most successful Games for British Curling ever! But CEO of the British Olympic Association Andy Anson, joins us to review the rest of the games and start the process of what went wrong for Team GB, who were predicted to win up to 7 medals. We can't talk Beijing 2022 without the Chinese hosts and Russian Kamila Valieva either - Gus Kenworthy gives us his forthright view on the figure skater competing at the Games - and the biggest doping scandal to ever hit Team GB too! Plus there's Commonwealth Games, Athletics, Hockey, Judo, Rowing and netball to discuss too! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:01:56 -0000 #68 The good, the bad & the ugly full Anything but Footy A bumper Beijing 2022 review - with Eve Muirhead's golden girls, Bruce Mouat's silver stars & Team GB CEO Andy Anson A bumper edition of the podcast reviewing all things Beijing 2002 - our first Winter Olympics as Anything but Footy! We're joined by Curling gold medalists Eve Muirhead, Vicky Right, Jen Dodds, Hailey Duff & Milli Smith, and silver medalists Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr and Ross Whyte on what's been the most successful Games for British Curling ever! But CEO of the British Olympic Association Andy Anson, joins us to review the rest of the games and start the process of what went wrong for Team GB, who were predicted to win up to 7 medals. We can't talk Beijing 2022 without the Chinese hosts and Russian Kamila Valieva either - Gus Kenworthy gives us his forthright view on the figure skater competing at the Games - and the biggest doping scandal to ever hit Team GB too! Plus there's Commonwealth Games, Athletics, Hockey, Judo, Rowing and netball to discuss too! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A bumper edition of the podcast reviewing all things Beijing 2002 - our first Winter Olympics as Anything but Footy!


We're joined by Curling gold medalists Eve Muirhead, Vicky Right, Jen Dodds, Hailey Duff & Milli Smith, and silver medalists Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr and Ross Whyte on what's been the most successful Games for British Curling ever!


But CEO of the British Olympic Association Andy Anson, joins us to review the rest of the games and start the process of what went wrong for Team GB, who were predicted to win up to 7 medals.


We can't talk Beijing 2022 without the Chinese hosts and Russian Kamila Valieva either - Gus Kenworthy gives us his forthright view on the figure skater competing at the Games - and the biggest doping scandal to ever hit Team GB too!


Plus there's Commonwealth Games, Athletics, Hockey, Judo, Rowing and netball to discuss too!


This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!


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]]> 3284 no Beijing Bound #20 - Bruce Mouat https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-20-bruce-mouat He started playing before the Opening Ceremony, and ended with a silver medal on the penultimate day of Beijing 2022 - it's been quite the rollercoaster for Bruce Mouat these Winter Olympics - in fact he has spent over 40 hours in competition since his campaign began on 2 February! Now on the final day he'll carry the Union flag at the Closing Ceremony. Bruce, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan Jr just missed out to Sweden in the Men's Curling Gold Medal match - and Bruce had earlier finished 4th in the Mixed doubles with Jen Dodds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:11:29 -0000 Beijing Bound #20 - Bruce Mouat full Anything but Footy Olympic Curling silver medalist & flag bearer at Closing Ceremony He started playing before the Opening Ceremony, and ended with a silver medal on the penultimate day of Beijing 2022 - it's been quite the rollercoaster for Bruce Mouat these Winter Olympics - in fact he has spent over 40 hours in competition since his campaign began on 2 February! Now on the final day he'll carry the Union flag at the Closing Ceremony. Bruce, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan Jr just missed out to Sweden in the Men's Curling Gold Medal match - and Bruce had earlier finished 4th in the Mixed doubles with Jen Dodds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices He started playing before the Opening Ceremony, and ended with a silver medal on the penultimate day of Beijing 2022 - it's been quite the rollercoaster for Bruce Mouat these Winter Olympics - in fact he has spent over 40 hours in competition since his campaign began on 2 February!


Now on the final day he'll carry the Union flag at the Closing Ceremony.


Bruce, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan Jr just missed out to Sweden in the Men's Curling Gold Medal match - and Bruce had earlier finished 4th in the Mixed doubles with Jen Dodds.


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]]> 527 no Beijing Bound #19 - Mica McNeill & Montell Douglas https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-19-mica-mcneill-montell-douglas Mica McNeill is heading to her second Olympics having built a 30m bobsleigh run in her backyard during lockdown! Montell Douglas is the first British woman to ever compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics and is a one of a kind having done it now in the same City - Beijing '08 and Beijing '22! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 17 Feb 2022 16:56:40 -0000 Beijing Bound #19 - Mica McNeill & Montell Douglas full Anything but Footy History making bobsleigh crew hoping to end Beijing on a high! Mica McNeill is heading to her second Olympics having built a 30m bobsleigh run in her backyard during lockdown! Montell Douglas is the first British woman to ever compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics and is a one of a kind having done it now in the same City - Beijing '08 and Beijing '22! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mica McNeill is heading to her second Olympics having built a 30m bobsleigh run in her backyard during lockdown! Montell Douglas is the first British woman to ever compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics and is a one of a kind having done it now in the same City - Beijing '08 and Beijing '22!


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!


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]]> 433 no Beijing Bound #18 - Ollie Davies https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-18-ollie-davies Charlotte Bankes was the favourite for the snowboard cross for Team GB heading into the Games - Ollie Davies a former junior world champion doesn't haven't that focus on him. But he wants to achieve great things himself and do something for his friend Charlotte too! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:01:23 -0000 Beijing Bound #18 - Ollie Davies full Anything but Footy The Ski Cross athlete warns of even more unpredictability as he wants a medal! Charlotte Bankes was the favourite for the snowboard cross for Team GB heading into the Games - Ollie Davies a former junior world champion doesn't haven't that focus on him. But he wants to achieve great things himself and do something for his friend Charlotte too! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Charlotte Bankes was the favourite for the snowboard cross for Team GB heading into the Games - Ollie Davies a former junior world champion doesn't haven't that focus on him.


But he wants to achieve great things himself and do something for his friend Charlotte too!


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!


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]]> 586 no Beijing Bound #17 - Lloyd Wallace https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-17-lloyd-wallace This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Team GB are not having the greatest Games - into the second week and no places on the podium as yet. But there's opportunities to come in Beijing - with 26 year old Lloyd Wallace continuing the Freestyle Skiing challenge! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Feb 2022 00:01:06 -0000 Beijing Bound #17 - Lloyd Wallace full Anything but Footy Now two time Olympian talks Aerials & cake in Beijing! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Team GB are not having the greatest Games - into the second week and no places on the podium as yet. But there's opportunities to come in Beijing - with 26 year old Lloyd Wallace continuing the Freestyle Skiing challenge! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!


Team GB are not having the greatest Games - into the second week and no places on the podium as yet.


But there's opportunities to come in Beijing - with 26 year old Lloyd Wallace continuing the Freestyle Skiing challenge!


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]]> 637 no Beijing Bound #16 - Benjamin Alexander Part 2 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-16-benjamin-alexander-part-2 More history has been made at the Beijing Winter Olympics - with Northampton based Jamaican Benjamin Alexander competing in alpine skiing. Despite really poor weather conditions, he made it to the end of two runs of the Giant Slalom when 50% entrants fell. He may have been the lowest ranked in the end and more than a minute behind Marco Odermatt of Switzerland who took the gold, but as Benjamin told Michael that's not the whole story... This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:01:35 -0000 Beijing Bound #16 - Benjamin Alexander Part 2 full Anything but Footy We catch up with Jamaican skier after achieving his Olympic dream! More history has been made at the Beijing Winter Olympics - with Northampton based Jamaican Benjamin Alexander competing in alpine skiing. Despite really poor weather conditions, he made it to the end of two runs of the Giant Slalom when 50% entrants fell. He may have been the lowest ranked in the end and more than a minute behind Marco Odermatt of Switzerland who took the gold, but as Benjamin told Michael that's not the whole story... This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices More history has been made at the Beijing Winter Olympics - with Northampton based Jamaican Benjamin Alexander competing in alpine skiing.


Despite really poor weather conditions, he made it to the end of two runs of the Giant Slalom when 50% entrants fell. He may have been the lowest ranked in the end and more than a minute behind Marco Odermatt of Switzerland who took the gold, but as Benjamin told Michael that's not the whole story...


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast!


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]]> 386 no Relay Reunited - The British Triathlon Mixed Team https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/relay-reunited-the-british-triathlon-mixed-team Just over 6 months ago, Triathlon's Mixed Team Relay was one of the standout moments of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Now the event is set to make its debut at the World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds in June, as well as being part of the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in six months time.  In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we reunite the fab four of Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee, to talk us through their history making Olympic gold medal! They look ahead to Leeds, Birmingham and even Paris 2024 and retaining that title! World Triathlon Championships Series Leeds takes place in Roundhay Park on June 11 and 12. Entries are open now - there's swim, bike and run events for all levels and experiences, and there's a relay option too, where you can team up with two people to complete the Triathlon together by taking a discipline each! Check out /leeds.triathlon.org/ for more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:09:40 -0000 Relay Reunited - The British Triathlon Mixed Team full Anything but Footy Jess, Jonny, Georgia & Alex tell their golden Tokyo story, ahead of Leeds & Birmingham this summer Just over 6 months ago, Triathlon's Mixed Team Relay was one of the standout moments of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Now the event is set to make its debut at the World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds in June, as well as being part of the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in six months time.  In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we reunite the fab four of Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee, to talk us through their history making Olympic gold medal! They look ahead to Leeds, Birmingham and even Paris 2024 and retaining that title! World Triathlon Championships Series Leeds takes place in Roundhay Park on June 11 and 12. Entries are open now - there's swim, bike and run events for all levels and experiences, and there's a relay option too, where you can team up with two people to complete the Triathlon together by taking a discipline each! Check out /leeds.triathlon.org/ for more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Just over 6 months ago, Triathlon's Mixed Team Relay was one of the standout moments of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Now the event is set to make its debut at the World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds in June, as well as being part of the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in six months time. 


In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we reunite the fab four of Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee, to talk us through their history making Olympic gold medal! They look ahead to Leeds, Birmingham and even Paris 2024 and retaining that title!


World Triathlon Championships Series Leeds takes place in Roundhay Park on June 11 and 12. Entries are open now - there's swim, bike and run events for all levels and experiences, and there's a relay option too, where you can team up with two people to complete the Triathlon together by taking a discipline each! Check out /leeds.triathlon.org/ for more...



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]]> 1569 no Beijing Bound #15 - Lilah & Lewis Part 2 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-15-lilah-lewis-part-2 This is Beijing Bound - the podcast looking at the 2022 Olympic Games from a Team GB perspective - from Anything but Footy. Figure skating has been the talk of the Games in the last few days - mainly for what's happening off the ice - as well as on it! Britain ice dance pair Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson - who came 5th at the recent European Championships - are now preparing for their two dances in Beijing this weekend.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 11 Feb 2022 00:01:00 -0000 Beijing Bound #15 - Lilah & Lewis Part 2 full Anything but Footy We catch up with the British Ice Dance champions now they're in China This is Beijing Bound - the podcast looking at the 2022 Olympic Games from a Team GB perspective - from Anything but Footy. Figure skating has been the talk of the Games in the last few days - mainly for what's happening off the ice - as well as on it! Britain ice dance pair Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson - who came 5th at the recent European Championships - are now preparing for their two dances in Beijing this weekend.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound - the podcast looking at the 2022 Olympic Games from a Team GB perspective - from Anything but Footy.


Figure skating has been the talk of the Games in the last few days - mainly for what's happening off the ice - as well as on it!


Britain ice dance pair Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson - who came 5th at the recent European Championships - are now preparing for their two dances in Beijing this weekend....


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]]> 443 no Beijing Bound #14 - Kirsty Muir https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-14-kirsty-muir This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - but more of a catch up this episode - after teenage sensation Kirsty Muir nearly caused an upset in the Freestyle Skiing Bir Air comp in Beijing! After landing a huge first jump, and leading for a bit, the 17 year old and youngest member of Team GB in China for the Winter Olympics finished a fabulous 5th place - and she told Michael all about it afterwards... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:01:16 -0000 Beijing Bound #14 - Kirsty Muir full Anything but Footy We hear from the freestyle skier as she bags a 5th place in Big Air! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - but more of a catch up this episode - after teenage sensation Kirsty Muir nearly caused an upset in the Freestyle Skiing Bir Air comp in Beijing! After landing a huge first jump, and leading for a bit, the 17 year old and youngest member of Team GB in China for the Winter Olympics finished a fabulous 5th place - and she told Michael all about it afterwards... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - but more of a catch up this episode - after teenage sensation Kirsty Muir nearly caused an upset in the Freestyle Skiing Bir Air comp in Beijing!


After landing a huge first jump, and leading for a bit, the 17 year old and youngest member of Team GB in China for the Winter Olympics finished a fabulous 5th place - and she told Michael all about it afterwards...


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]]> 397 no Beijing Bound #13 - Charlie Guest https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-13-charlie-guest Ahead of her event in the women's Slalom tomorrow/Wednesday, we caught up with Scottish skier Charlie Guest on all things Beijing 2022, the Athlete's Village, the covid testing, the chance of a medal the whole thing! But we also got some unique insight into the difference between real and 'fake' snow - and its well worth a listen! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - good luck to all our Team GB stars competing in the second Olympics in six months! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:01:03 -0000 Beijing Bound #13 - Charlie Guest full Anything but Footy The Scottish alpine skier gives Michael a science lesson on 'fake' snow! Ahead of her event in the women's Slalom tomorrow/Wednesday, we caught up with Scottish skier Charlie Guest on all things Beijing 2022, the Athlete's Village, the covid testing, the chance of a medal the whole thing! But we also got some unique insight into the difference between real and 'fake' snow - and its well worth a listen! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - good luck to all our Team GB stars competing in the second Olympics in six months! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ahead of her event in the women's Slalom tomorrow/Wednesday, we caught up with Scottish skier Charlie Guest on all things Beijing 2022, the Athlete's Village, the covid testing, the chance of a medal the whole thing!


But we also got some unique insight into the difference between real and 'fake' snow - and its well worth a listen!


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - good luck to all our Team GB stars competing in the second Olympics in six months!


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]]> 712 no Beijing Bound #12 - Matt Weston https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-12-matt-weston This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway - we hear from the men and women competing for Team GB. Matt Weston won World Cup gold in the Skeleton this year - and along with team-mate Marcus Wyatt is being tipped to be a big success in China by none other their double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold. We caught up with Matt ahead of the Opening Ceremony and the start of training in Beijing... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 05 Feb 2022 00:01:40 -0000 Beijing Bound #12 - Matt Weston full Anything but Footy Can the GB men match their women counterparts in the Skeleton? This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway - we hear from the men and women competing for Team GB. Matt Weston won World Cup gold in the Skeleton this year - and along with team-mate Marcus Wyatt is being tipped to be a big success in China by none other their double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold. We caught up with Matt ahead of the Opening Ceremony and the start of training in Beijing... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway - we hear from the men and women competing for Team GB.


Matt Weston won World Cup gold in the Skeleton this year - and along with team-mate Marcus Wyatt is being tipped to be a big success in China by none other their double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold.


We caught up with Matt ahead of the Opening Ceremony and the start of training in Beijing...


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]]> 590 no Beijing Bound #11 - GB Flagbearers Eve Muirhead & Dave Ryding https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-11-gb-flagbearers-eve-muirhead-dave-ryding Both been to the Olympics three times before - both picked to carry the British flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Well done Curling star Eve Muirhead and skiing sensation Dave Ryding! They will lead 50+ Team GB athletes and officials in the Birds Next - 14 years on from the 2008 Summer Olympics in the same stadium! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 04 Feb 2022 00:01:23 -0000 Beijing Bound #11 - GB Flagbearers Eve Muirhead & Dave Ryding full Anything but Footy And we hear how they were selected from Chef Georgie Harland too! Both been to the Olympics three times before - both picked to carry the British flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Well done Curling star Eve Muirhead and skiing sensation Dave Ryding! They will lead 50+ Team GB athletes and officials in the Birds Next - 14 years on from the 2008 Summer Olympics in the same stadium! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Both been to the Olympics three times before - both picked to carry the British flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.


Well done Curling star Eve Muirhead and skiing sensation Dave Ryding!


They will lead 50+ Team GB athletes and officials in the Birds Next - 14 years on from the 2008 Summer Olympics in the same stadium!


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]]> 688 no Beijing Bound #10 - Katie Summerhayes https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-10-katie-summerhayes This is Beijing Bound - from Anything from Footy - counting down to the second Olympic Games in six months! At aged 26, and having recovered from three ACL injuries, Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is heading to her third Winter Olympic Games. The freestyle skier will compete in the Big Air and Slopestyle at Beijing 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 03 Feb 2022 00:01:27 -0000 Beijing Bound #10 - Katie Summerhayes full Anything but Footy A show of 'Sheffield steel' from freestyle skier who makes her third Olympic Games This is Beijing Bound - from Anything from Footy - counting down to the second Olympic Games in six months! At aged 26, and having recovered from three ACL injuries, Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is heading to her third Winter Olympic Games. The freestyle skier will compete in the Big Air and Slopestyle at Beijing 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound - from Anything from Footy - counting down to the second Olympic Games in six months!


At aged 26, and having recovered from three ACL injuries, Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is heading to her third Winter Olympic Games.


The freestyle skier will compete in the Big Air and Slopestyle at Beijing 2022.


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]]> 448 no Beijing Bound #9 - James 'Woodsy' Woods https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-9-james-woodsy-woods This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy and the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games, which is now just a day away... James 'Woodsy' Woods is competing in his second Winter Olympics and has two events - the freestyle skiing Big Air the first weekend of the Games and the Slopestyle in the second week. Can he go one better at least and get a place on the Podium this time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:01:07 -0000 Beijing Bound #9 - James 'Woodsy' Woods full Anything but Footy Team GB's freestyle skiing star looking to better his 4th place in PyeongChang This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy and the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games, which is now just a day away... James 'Woodsy' Woods is competing in his second Winter Olympics and has two events - the freestyle skiing Big Air the first weekend of the Games and the Slopestyle in the second week. Can he go one better at least and get a place on the Podium this time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy and the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games, which is now just a day away...


James 'Woodsy' Woods is competing in his second Winter Olympics and has two events - the freestyle skiing Big Air the first weekend of the Games and the Slopestyle in the second week.


Can he go one better at least and get a place on the Podium this time?


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]]> 542 no Beijing Bound #8 - Bruce Mouat & Jen Dodds https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-8-bruce-mouat-jen-dodds This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - download and follow for more... The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games doesn't begin for another two days - but Olympic debutants Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds will be in action three times before that! The mixed doubles curling round robin competition gets underway at lunchtime UK time on Wednesday (Feb 2) - and the Scottish friends are current World Champions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:01:01 -0000 Beijing Bound #8 - Bruce Mouat & Jen Dodds full Anything but Footy Team GB's Curling World Champions are first in action this week! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - download and follow for more... The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games doesn't begin for another two days - but Olympic debutants Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds will be in action three times before that! The mixed doubles curling round robin competition gets underway at lunchtime UK time on Wednesday (Feb 2) - and the Scottish friends are current World Champions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - download and follow for more...


The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games doesn't begin for another two days - but Olympic debutants Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds will be in action three times before that!


The mixed doubles curling round robin competition gets underway at lunchtime UK time on Wednesday (Feb 2) - and the Scottish friends are current World Champions!


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]]> 547 no Beijing Bound #7 - Dudley Tal Stokes & Benjamin Alexander https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-7-dudley-til-stokes-benjamin-alexander This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...which is now just days away... We couldn't turn down the chance to speak to a real Olympic legend - and a skier hoping to rewrite the rules books too! Enjoy this episode of the podcast - it'll get you feeling 'Olympic'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:01:02 -0000 Beijing Bound #7 - Dudley Tal Stokes & Benjamin Alexander full Anything but Footy An Olympic legend and protege - Jamaica's first alpine skier from Northamptonshire! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...which is now just days away... We couldn't turn down the chance to speak to a real Olympic legend - and a skier hoping to rewrite the rules books too! Enjoy this episode of the podcast - it'll get you feeling 'Olympic'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...which is now just days away...


We couldn't turn down the chance to speak to a real Olympic legend - and a skier hoping to rewrite the rules books too!


Enjoy this episode of the podcast - it'll get you feeling 'Olympic'!


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]]> 913 no Beijing Bound #6 - Ellia Smeding & Andrew Musgrave https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-6-ellia-smeding-candrew-musgrave Team GB's confirmed the final 50 athletes to compete at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games - which begins officially on Feb 4... Long track speed skater Ellia Smeding, who joins her boyfriend Cornelius Kersten in the team, will compete in the 1000m and 1500m in China. Cross country skier Andrew Musgrave returns for his fourth Olympics as part of an exciting blend of experience and young talent competing at the 24th Winter Games. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - download and follow for more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:01:30 -0000 Beijing Bound #6 - Ellia Smeding & Andrew Musgrave full Anything but Footy Final 50 confirmed for Team GB at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Team GB's confirmed the final 50 athletes to compete at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games - which begins officially on Feb 4... Long track speed skater Ellia Smeding, who joins her boyfriend Cornelius Kersten in the team, will compete in the 1000m and 1500m in China. Cross country skier Andrew Musgrave returns for his fourth Olympics as part of an exciting blend of experience and young talent competing at the 24th Winter Games. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - download and follow for more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Team GB's confirmed the final 50 athletes to compete at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games - which begins officially on Feb 4...


Long track speed skater Ellia Smeding, who joins her boyfriend Cornelius Kersten in the team, will compete in the 1000m and 1500m in China.


Cross country skier Andrew Musgrave returns for his fourth Olympics as part of an exciting blend of experience and young talent competing at the 24th Winter Games.


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - download and follow for more...


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]]> 1200 no Beijing Bound #5 - Skeleton with Laura Deas https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-5-skeleton-with-laura-deas This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... Laura Deas is an Winter Olympic medalist already for Team GB as she heads to her second Games in the sport of Skeleton. She stood on the podium with double British Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold four years ago. Now Laura's the most experienced slider leaving her training base in Bath for Beijing in 2 weeks time - one of 4 skeleton athletes confirmed by Team GB today - all making their Olympic debuts. Congrats to Brogan Crowley, Marcus Wyatt and Matt Weston. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:24:35 -0000 Beijing Bound #5 - Skeleton with Laura Deas full Anything but Footy 2018 bronze medalist wants more medal moments in China This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... Laura Deas is an Winter Olympic medalist already for Team GB as she heads to her second Games in the sport of Skeleton. She stood on the podium with double British Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold four years ago. Now Laura's the most experienced slider leaving her training base in Bath for Beijing in 2 weeks time - one of 4 skeleton athletes confirmed by Team GB today - all making their Olympic debuts. Congrats to Brogan Crowley, Marcus Wyatt and Matt Weston. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...


Laura Deas is an Winter Olympic medalist already for Team GB as she heads to her second Games in the sport of Skeleton. She stood on the podium with double British Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold four years ago.


Now Laura's the most experienced slider leaving her training base in Bath for Beijing in 2 weeks time - one of 4 skeleton athletes confirmed by Team GB today - all making their Olympic debuts. Congrats to Brogan Crowley, Marcus Wyatt and Matt Weston.


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]]> 639 no #67 Vaccines, targets & team announcements https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/67-vaccines-targets-team-announcements The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is just weeks away & we're now 50 days to go until the Paralympics - this is Anything but Footy Beijing Bound again! There's a medal range - not a target - for Team GB and Paralympics GB - there's more athletes in different sports and disciplines - and there's still covid-19 and every danger that brings to the team, athletes and staff alike. But every single member is vaccinated and now ready to go for gold in the second Olympic and Paralympic Games in 6 months. As well as UK Sport CEO Sally Munday, Paralympic GB's Phil Smith, we hear from Team GB's newest confirmed athlete - and his special tribute to an Olympic giant who sadly passed away just before Christmas. Follow and download for all the latest news from Beijing as the Games go on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 14 Jan 2022 00:01:24 -0000 #67 Vaccines, targets & team announcements full Anything but Footy We're Beijing Bound again with Sally Munday, Rupert Staudinger & Phil Smith The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is just weeks away & we're now 50 days to go until the Paralympics - this is Anything but Footy Beijing Bound again! There's a medal range - not a target - for Team GB and Paralympics GB - there's more athletes in different sports and disciplines - and there's still covid-19 and every danger that brings to the team, athletes and staff alike. But every single member is vaccinated and now ready to go for gold in the second Olympic and Paralympic Games in 6 months. As well as UK Sport CEO Sally Munday, Paralympic GB's Phil Smith, we hear from Team GB's newest confirmed athlete - and his special tribute to an Olympic giant who sadly passed away just before Christmas. Follow and download for all the latest news from Beijing as the Games go on! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is just weeks away & we're now 50 days to go until the Paralympics - this is Anything but Footy Beijing Bound again!


There's a medal range - not a target - for Team GB and Paralympics GB - there's more athletes in different sports and disciplines - and there's still covid-19 and every danger that brings to the team, athletes and staff alike. But every single member is vaccinated and now ready to go for gold in the second Olympic and Paralympic Games in 6 months.


As well as UK Sport CEO Sally Munday, Paralympic GB's Phil Smith, we hear from Team GB's newest confirmed athlete - and his special tribute to an Olympic giant who sadly passed away just before Christmas.


Follow and download for all the latest news from Beijing as the Games go on!


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]]> 3108 no #36 Great British Bosses - Natalie Justice-Dearn https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/36-great-british-bosses-natalie-justice-dearn This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast that hears from the women and men who run British sport in this country. As we start another new year, and a further focus on getting fit and healthy following the covid-19 pandemic, we catch up with Natalie Justice-Dearn, CEO of Rounders England, formerly of British Cycling, British Triathlon and the Birmingham Football Association. Rounders is a sport that's played by more than a million people every year and in schools up and down the country, but Natalie tells us of her plans to increase participation further, a national league, and with England having its own women's team, the dream of getting the sport into the Commonwealth Games in the next decade! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:01:33 -0000 #36 Great British Bosses - Natalie Justice-Dearn full Anything but Footy The CEO of Rounders England on her passion to increase participation in all sport in 2022 This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast that hears from the women and men who run British sport in this country. As we start another new year, and a further focus on getting fit and healthy following the covid-19 pandemic, we catch up with Natalie Justice-Dearn, CEO of Rounders England, formerly of British Cycling, British Triathlon and the Birmingham Football Association. Rounders is a sport that's played by more than a million people every year and in schools up and down the country, but Natalie tells us of her plans to increase participation further, a national league, and with England having its own women's team, the dream of getting the sport into the Commonwealth Games in the next decade! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast that hears from the women and men who run British sport in this country.


As we start another new year, and a further focus on getting fit and healthy following the covid-19 pandemic, we catch up with Natalie Justice-Dearn, CEO of Rounders England, formerly of British Cycling, British Triathlon and the Birmingham Football Association.


Rounders is a sport that's played by more than a million people every year and in schools up and down the country, but Natalie tells us of her plans to increase participation further, a national league, and with England having its own women's team, the dream of getting the sport into the Commonwealth Games in the next decade!





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]]> 1884 no Beijing Bound #4 - Cornelius Kersten & Phil Smith https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-4-cornelius-kersten-phil-smith Back to work this week? It's never stopped for the British athletes heading off to the second Olympics and Paralympics in six months... Team GB have picked 27 year old Cornelius Kersten as their first long track speed skater since 1992 - we hear how he 'brewed' up his success at the recent World Cups...☕️ Paralympics GB Chef De Mission Phil Smith joins us too to discuss the first athletes confirmed for Beijing in 2 months times - the British wheelchair curlers - skip Hugh Nibloe, Gregor Ewan, Meggan Dawson-Farrell, David Melrose & Charlotte McKenna... This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... (📸 Skater Cornelius Kersten credit: Vincent Riemersma) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:59:42 -0000 Beijing Bound #4 - Cornelius Kersten & Phil Smith full Anything but Footy Team GB's first Long Tracker in 30 years & Paralympics GB's Chef de Mission as the Wheelchair Curling team is named! Back to work this week? It's never stopped for the British athletes heading off to the second Olympics and Paralympics in six months... Team GB have picked 27 year old Cornelius Kersten as their first long track speed skater since 1992 - we hear how he 'brewed' up his success at the recent World Cups...☕️ Paralympics GB Chef De Mission Phil Smith joins us too to discuss the first athletes confirmed for Beijing in 2 months times - the British wheelchair curlers - skip Hugh Nibloe, Gregor Ewan, Meggan Dawson-Farrell, David Melrose & Charlotte McKenna... This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... (📸 Skater Cornelius Kersten credit: Vincent Riemersma) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Back to work this week? It's never stopped for the British athletes heading off to the second Olympics and Paralympics in six months...


Team GB have picked 27 year old Cornelius Kersten as their first long track speed skater since 1992 - we hear how he 'brewed' up his success at the recent World Cups...☕️


Paralympics GB Chef De Mission Phil Smith joins us too to discuss the first athletes confirmed for Beijing in 2 months times - the British wheelchair curlers - skip Hugh Nibloe, Gregor Ewan, Meggan Dawson-Farrell, David Melrose & Charlotte McKenna...


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...


(📸 Skater Cornelius Kersten credit: Vincent Riemersma)


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]]> 1279 no #4 Centre Pass from London Pulse: Not just a new Superleague season https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/4-centre-pass-from-london-pulse-not-just-a-new-superleague-s This is the 4th and final episode of the first season of Centre Pass from London Pulse - the podcast produced with Anything but Footy. As Pulse head in a new Vitality Netball Superleague season, this episode shows why London's premier netball club is much more than just an elite franchise. We spend an Evening with London Pulse - in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - and catch up with players, new arrivals, sponsors, partners and even self confessed Pulse super-fans! So as we head into the new year, download, listen and follow, and you'll understand why for London Pulse it's not just another new Superleague season... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:40:12 -0000 #4 Centre Pass from London Pulse: Not just a new Superleague season full 1 4 Anything but Footy A players, staff, partners and fans get together to hear more about the club and their work This is the 4th and final episode of the first season of Centre Pass from London Pulse - the podcast produced with Anything but Footy. As Pulse head in a new Vitality Netball Superleague season, this episode shows why London's premier netball club is much more than just an elite franchise. We spend an Evening with London Pulse - in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - and catch up with players, new arrivals, sponsors, partners and even self confessed Pulse super-fans! So as we head into the new year, download, listen and follow, and you'll understand why for London Pulse it's not just another new Superleague season... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is the 4th and final episode of the first season of Centre Pass from London Pulse - the podcast produced with Anything but Footy.


As Pulse head in a new Vitality Netball Superleague season, this episode shows why London's premier netball club is much more than just an elite franchise.


We spend an Evening with London Pulse - in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park - and catch up with players, new arrivals, sponsors, partners and even self confessed Pulse super-fans!


So as we head into the new year, download, listen and follow, and you'll understand why for London Pulse it's not just another new Superleague season...


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]]> 1585 no Beijing Bound #3 - Short Track with Farrell Treacy https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-3-short-track-with-farrell-treacy This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... Kathryn Thomson and Farrell Treacy both return for their second Winter Olympics for Team GB after named in the squad. Brother Niall Treacy will also make his debut in Beijing in February 2022, after reaching his first world final this year. Farrell - now based in the USA - will go in both the 1000m and 1500m events and talks to John and Michael about his ongoing battles against injury, his love of competing and now his first ever Christmas away from home.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 20 Dec 2021 19:50:37 -0000 Beijing Bound #3 - Short Track with Farrell Treacy full Anything but Footy Farrell & brother Niall latest skaters picked by Team GB for Winter Olympics 2022 This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... Kathryn Thomson and Farrell Treacy both return for their second Winter Olympics for Team GB after named in the squad. Brother Niall Treacy will also make his debut in Beijing in February 2022, after reaching his first world final this year. Farrell - now based in the USA - will go in both the 1000m and 1500m events and talks to John and Michael about his ongoing battles against injury, his love of competing and now his first ever Christmas away from home.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...


Kathryn Thomson and Farrell Treacy both return for their second Winter Olympics for Team GB after named in the squad. Brother Niall Treacy will also make his debut in Beijing in February 2022, after reaching his first world final this year.


Farrell - now based in the USA - will go in both the 1000m and 1500m events and talks to John and Michael about his ongoing battles against injury, his love of competing and now his first ever Christmas away from home....


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]]> 915 no Beijing Bound #2 - Figure Skating with Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/beijing-bound-2-figure-skating-with-lilah-fear-lewis-gibson Team GB now has 9 confirmed athletes for Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022 - with 3 figure skaters joining the curlers! After winning the British Championships in Sheffield for a 5th time, Natasha McKay, who we interviewed in an earlier episode of Beijing Bound, has been selected in the women's singles while Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear will compete in the ice dance and caught up with John to celebrate their achievement so far... This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 16 Dec 2021 06:28:39 -0000 Beijing Bound #2 - Figure Skating with Lilah Fear & Lewis Gibson full Anything but Footy Hear from Team GB newbies as it names its latest athletes for Beijing 2022 Team GB now has 9 confirmed athletes for Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022 - with 3 figure skaters joining the curlers! After winning the British Championships in Sheffield for a 5th time, Natasha McKay, who we interviewed in an earlier episode of Beijing Bound, has been selected in the women's singles while Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear will compete in the ice dance and caught up with John to celebrate their achievement so far... This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Team GB now has 9 confirmed athletes for Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022 - with 3 figure skaters joining the curlers!


After winning the British Championships in Sheffield for a 5th time, Natasha McKay, who we interviewed in an earlier episode of Beijing Bound, has been selected in the women's singles while Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear will compete in the ice dance and caught up with John to celebrate their achievement so far...


This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...



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]]> 752 no #35 Great British Bosses - Andrew Scoular, British Judo https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/35-great-british-bosses-andrew-scoular-british-judo This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast where we speak to the people who lead sport in the country, behind the scenes. The British Judo Association is one of those national governing bodies with the widest scope possible, from getting kids and adults onto the mat, overseeing clubs and coaches, staging events and ensuring the best judoka stars represent GB at the Olympics and Paralympics. Andrew Scoular is the man in charge and has been for the past 8 years, having switched from developing community rugby and playing international hockey for Scotland! And as he explains to John and Michael, this year's been a huge success for the sport following the despair of the covid pandemic... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:01:18 -0000 #35 Great British Bosses - Andrew Scoular, British Judo full Anything but Footy The sport won the first British medal at Tokyo 2020 after a year without any judo in the UK This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast where we speak to the people who lead sport in the country, behind the scenes. The British Judo Association is one of those national governing bodies with the widest scope possible, from getting kids and adults onto the mat, overseeing clubs and coaches, staging events and ensuring the best judoka stars represent GB at the Olympics and Paralympics. Andrew Scoular is the man in charge and has been for the past 8 years, having switched from developing community rugby and playing international hockey for Scotland! And as he explains to John and Michael, this year's been a huge success for the sport following the despair of the covid pandemic... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast where we speak to the people who lead sport in the country, behind the scenes.


The British Judo Association is one of those national governing bodies with the widest scope possible, from getting kids and adults onto the mat, overseeing clubs and coaches, staging events and ensuring the best judoka stars represent GB at the Olympics and Paralympics.


Andrew Scoular is the man in charge and has been for the past 8 years, having switched from developing community rugby and playing international hockey for Scotland!


And as he explains to John and Michael, this year's been a huge success for the sport following the despair of the covid pandemic...


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]]> 2114 no #34 Great British Bosses - Nigel Holl, British Curling https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/34-great-british-bosses-nigel-holl So much to talk to Nigel Holl about - his duel role as Executive Performance Director and CEO of British Curling, former CEO of Scottish Athletics and interim CEO of British Athletics, ideas for National Curling Day and the hand-made bike he made in lockdown! There's obviously Beijing 2022 only a matter of weeks away and the hopes of more medals for Team GB from his world champion 'athletes' Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds. And he has a real passion for the sport of Curling, but as we discuss the future of one of his former positions at British Athletics, he tells us "I don't think for a chief executive, you need to be from that sport." This is episode 34 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the men and women who run sport in this country. Listen, download and follow for much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:01:17 -0000 #34 Great British Bosses - Nigel Holl, British Curling full Anything but Footy British Curling's Performance Director on Beijing, a new Olympic selection system & National Curling Day! So much to talk to Nigel Holl about - his duel role as Executive Performance Director and CEO of British Curling, former CEO of Scottish Athletics and interim CEO of British Athletics, ideas for National Curling Day and the hand-made bike he made in lockdown! There's obviously Beijing 2022 only a matter of weeks away and the hopes of more medals for Team GB from his world champion 'athletes' Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds. And he has a real passion for the sport of Curling, but as we discuss the future of one of his former positions at British Athletics, he tells us "I don't think for a chief executive, you need to be from that sport." This is episode 34 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the men and women who run sport in this country. Listen, download and follow for much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices So much to talk to Nigel Holl about - his duel role as Executive Performance Director and CEO of British Curling, former CEO of Scottish Athletics and interim CEO of British Athletics, ideas for National Curling Day and the hand-made bike he made in lockdown!


There's obviously Beijing 2022 only a matter of weeks away and the hopes of more medals for Team GB from his world champion 'athletes' Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds. And he has a real passion for the sport of Curling, but as we discuss the future of one of his former positions at British Athletics, he tells us "I don't think for a chief executive, you need to be from that sport."


This is episode 34 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the men and women who run sport in this country.


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]]> 1939 no #3 Centre Pass from London Pulse - High Performance Coaching https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/3-centre-pass-from-london-pulse-high-performance-coaching This is episode 3 of Centre Pass from London Pulse - a must listen for all those involved and invested in Pulse, but also for fans of world class sport and high performance! We're joined by Pulse's new Performance Director Lisa Alexander and Head Coach & CEO Sam Bird for a coaching conversation that covers everything from preparation to playing and pathway to elite, plus the future hopes and aspirations for London Pulse, London’s only Vitality Netball Superleague side, but as we know, is much more than that! Lisa, despite 30 years as a winning high performance coach, also explains how she still learns from the likes of England's rugby and football coaches, Eddie Jones and Gareth Southgate. This is Centre Pass from London Pulse, the brand new podcast produced with Anything but Footy. Download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:01:39 -0000 #3 Centre Pass from London Pulse - High Performance Coaching full 1 3 Anything but Footy A coaching conversation between Head Coach/CEO Sam Bird & new Performance Director Lisa Alexander This is episode 3 of Centre Pass from London Pulse - a must listen for all those involved and invested in Pulse, but also for fans of world class sport and high performance! We're joined by Pulse's new Performance Director Lisa Alexander and Head Coach & CEO Sam Bird for a coaching conversation that covers everything from preparation to playing and pathway to elite, plus the future hopes and aspirations for London Pulse, London’s only Vitality Netball Superleague side, but as we know, is much more than that! Lisa, despite 30 years as a winning high performance coach, also explains how she still learns from the likes of England's rugby and football coaches, Eddie Jones and Gareth Southgate. This is Centre Pass from London Pulse, the brand new podcast produced with Anything but Footy. Download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is episode 3 of Centre Pass from London Pulse - a must listen for all those involved and invested in Pulse, but also for fans of world class sport and high performance!


We're joined by Pulse's new Performance Director Lisa Alexander and Head Coach & CEO Sam Bird for a coaching conversation that covers everything from preparation to playing and pathway to elite, plus the future hopes and aspirations for London Pulse, London’s only Vitality Netball Superleague side, but as we know, is much more than that!


Lisa, despite 30 years as a winning high performance coach, also explains how she still learns from the likes of England's rugby and football coaches, Eddie Jones and Gareth Southgate.


This is Centre Pass from London Pulse, the brand new podcast produced with Anything but Footy. Download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon!


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]]> 2132 no #33 Great British Bosses - Georgina Harland, Team GB https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/33-great-british-bosses-georgina-harland-team-gb Georgina Harland's not the first Chef De Mission we've had on Great British Bosses, but she's the first woman to ever be selected to do the job for Team GB! Just weeks after performing the deputy role in Tokyo in the summer, she'll be leading the 50+ athletes and GB staff at the Winter Games in Beijing - a real achievement for her, and a poignant one too, as you'll find out in this episode! Also, how a bronze medalist in Athens 2004 in Modern Pentathlon becomes Team leader for the entire squad in 2022, and her views on the future of the sport she still clearly loves, as it announces the end of the equestrian discipline! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast that speaks to the women and men behind the scenes of sport in this country! There's 32 others to go back and listen too, download and follow for many more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:01:58 -0000 #33 Great British Bosses - Georgina Harland, Team GB full Anything but Footy The Modern Pentathlon medalist is now the first female to lead GB into an Olympics Georgina Harland's not the first Chef De Mission we've had on Great British Bosses, but she's the first woman to ever be selected to do the job for Team GB! Just weeks after performing the deputy role in Tokyo in the summer, she'll be leading the 50+ athletes and GB staff at the Winter Games in Beijing - a real achievement for her, and a poignant one too, as you'll find out in this episode! Also, how a bronze medalist in Athens 2004 in Modern Pentathlon becomes Team leader for the entire squad in 2022, and her views on the future of the sport she still clearly loves, as it announces the end of the equestrian discipline! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast that speaks to the women and men behind the scenes of sport in this country! There's 32 others to go back and listen too, download and follow for many more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Georgina Harland's not the first Chef De Mission we've had on Great British Bosses, but she's the first woman to ever be selected to do the job for Team GB! Just weeks after performing the deputy role in Tokyo in the summer, she'll be leading the 50+ athletes and GB staff at the Winter Games in Beijing - a real achievement for her, and a poignant one too, as you'll find out in this episode!


Also, how a bronze medalist in Athens 2004 in Modern Pentathlon becomes Team leader for the entire squad in 2022, and her views on the future of the sport she still clearly loves, as it announces the end of the equestrian discipline!


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast that speaks to the women and men behind the scenes of sport in this country! There's 32 others to go back and listen too, download and follow for many more!



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]]> 1545 no #32 Great British Bosses - Fiona Stockley, Barbarian Women https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/32-great-british-bosses-fiona-stockley-barbarian-women In this episode of Great British Bosses, the podcast speaking to the women and men behind the scenes of British sport, we hear from Fiona Stockley, Team co-ordinator for the Barbarian Women. Unlike their male counterparts, the club has only been set up for 5 years ago, and without a match for 2 years, the Baa-Baas now prepare to play a Springboks XV at the end of November. But how did this stalwart of women's rugby, and full time NHS worker too, break through the barriers of this male dominated sport? Listen to find out! Match information: The Killik Cup Double Header - Twickenham Stadium, Saturday 27 th November 2021 Barbarians v Samoa - 2.30pm K.O. Barbarian Women v Springbok Women’s XV - 5.15pm K.O. Be part of the action from £35 for adults and £15 for children (booking fees apply) at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/barbarians Hospitality packages are also from £119 per person via www.twickenhamstadium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:01:20 -0000 #32 Great British Bosses - Fiona Stockley, Barbarian Women full Anything but Footy For the first time the Baa-Baas play a home double header at Twickenham In this episode of Great British Bosses, the podcast speaking to the women and men behind the scenes of British sport, we hear from Fiona Stockley, Team co-ordinator for the Barbarian Women. Unlike their male counterparts, the club has only been set up for 5 years ago, and without a match for 2 years, the Baa-Baas now prepare to play a Springboks XV at the end of November. But how did this stalwart of women's rugby, and full time NHS worker too, break through the barriers of this male dominated sport? Listen to find out! Match information: The Killik Cup Double Header - Twickenham Stadium, Saturday 27 th November 2021 Barbarians v Samoa - 2.30pm K.O. Barbarian Women v Springbok Women’s XV - 5.15pm K.O. Be part of the action from £35 for adults and £15 for children (booking fees apply) at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/barbarians Hospitality packages are also from £119 per person via www.twickenhamstadium.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode of Great British Bosses, the podcast speaking to the women and men behind the scenes of British sport, we hear from Fiona Stockley, Team co-ordinator for the Barbarian Women.


Unlike their male counterparts, the club has only been set up for 5 years ago, and without a match for 2 years, the Baa-Baas now prepare to play a Springboks XV at the end of November.


But how did this stalwart of women's rugby, and full time NHS worker too, break through the barriers of this male dominated sport? Listen to find out!


Match information: The Killik Cup Double Header - Twickenham Stadium, Saturday 27 th November 2021

Barbarians v Samoa - 2.30pm K.O.

Barbarian Women v Springbok Women’s XV - 5.15pm K.O.

Be part of the action from £35 for adults and £15 for children (booking fees apply) at www.ticketmaster.co.uk/barbarians

Hospitality packages are also from £119 per person via www.twickenhamstadium.com



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]]> 1754 no #66 100 days to go to Beijing 2022 with Natasha McKay https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/66-100-days-to-go-to-beijing-2022-with-natasha-mckay Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Curling, Ski-ing, Snowboard, Short Track, Figure Skating, time to forget Tokyo and prepare for the second Olympic and Paralympic Games within 6 months! In 100 days time, Beijing becomes the first city to ever stage both the Winter and Summer Games and Team GB has some big hopes for success! John and Michael discuss some of the names to watch out for over the coming weeks and are joined by 4 time British Figure skating champion Natasha McKay from Dundee hoping to go to her first Games. And as this is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - hear out take on the big resignations at British Athletics with the CEO and Performance Director stepping down - it's time for the sport to stop being so insular! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 25 Oct 2021 23:01:42 -0000 #66 100 days to go to Beijing 2022 with Natasha McKay full Anything but Footy The British figure skating champion joins us to look ahead to another Olympics! Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Curling, Ski-ing, Snowboard, Short Track, Figure Skating, time to forget Tokyo and prepare for the second Olympic and Paralympic Games within 6 months! In 100 days time, Beijing becomes the first city to ever stage both the Winter and Summer Games and Team GB has some big hopes for success! John and Michael discuss some of the names to watch out for over the coming weeks and are joined by 4 time British Figure skating champion Natasha McKay from Dundee hoping to go to her first Games. And as this is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - hear out take on the big resignations at British Athletics with the CEO and Performance Director stepping down - it's time for the sport to stop being so insular! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Curling, Ski-ing, Snowboard, Short Track, Figure Skating, time to forget Tokyo and prepare for the second Olympic and Paralympic Games within 6 months!


In 100 days time, Beijing becomes the first city to ever stage both the Winter and Summer Games and Team GB has some big hopes for success!


John and Michael discuss some of the names to watch out for over the coming weeks and are joined by 4 time British Figure skating champion Natasha McKay from Dundee hoping to go to her first Games.


And as this is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - hear out take on the big resignations at British Athletics with the CEO and Performance Director stepping down - it's time for the sport to stop being so insular!


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]]> 3476 no ukactive: Moving on, moving up, moving together https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/ukactive-moving-on-moving-up-moving-together The fitness and leisure sector in this country is the engine room of activity, supporting millions of people to be active each day. But as ukactive Chair Tanni Grey-Thompson prepares to leave the role, she's calling on gyms and leisure centres to support millions more. She's also urged the Government to grasp the opportunity to ensure the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next summer leaves a greater legacy for activity than London 2012 ever had. This is a special episode of the podcast, hearing from the main influencers, speakers and guests at the first ukactive conference in two years. Hear from the new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, Sir Keith Mills on a new reward scheme for activity, ukactive CEO Huw Edwards and Tanni herself on how strong collaboration can deliver a shared ambition for growth, and getting more people, more active, more often. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:17:41 -0000 ukactive: Moving on, moving up, moving together full Anything but Footy Outgoing Chair Tanni Grey-Thompson sets out a shared ambition for growth The fitness and leisure sector in this country is the engine room of activity, supporting millions of people to be active each day. But as ukactive Chair Tanni Grey-Thompson prepares to leave the role, she's calling on gyms and leisure centres to support millions more. She's also urged the Government to grasp the opportunity to ensure the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next summer leaves a greater legacy for activity than London 2012 ever had. This is a special episode of the podcast, hearing from the main influencers, speakers and guests at the first ukactive conference in two years. Hear from the new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, Sir Keith Mills on a new reward scheme for activity, ukactive CEO Huw Edwards and Tanni herself on how strong collaboration can deliver a shared ambition for growth, and getting more people, more active, more often. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The fitness and leisure sector in this country is the engine room of activity, supporting millions of people to be active each day. But as ukactive Chair Tanni Grey-Thompson prepares to leave the role, she's calling on gyms and leisure centres to support millions more. She's also urged the Government to grasp the opportunity to ensure the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next summer leaves a greater legacy for activity than London 2012 ever had.


This is a special episode of the podcast, hearing from the main influencers, speakers and guests at the first ukactive conference in two years.


Hear from the new Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries, Sir Keith Mills on a new reward scheme for activity, ukactive CEO Huw Edwards and Tanni herself on how strong collaboration can deliver a shared ambition for growth, and getting more people, more active, more often.


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]]> 2456 no ukactive: 'Creating better incentives for physical activity' https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/ukactive-creating-better-incentives-for-physical-activity In this special episode of the podcast with ukactive, we come live from the Guildhall in the City of London, with one of the sessions from the 2021 Conference that was opened by ukactive chair, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. With a panel of guests, John and Michael explore what motivates people to adopt health-promoting behaviours, and identify the kinds of interventions the physical activity sector and the Government can put in place to create a more robust and joined up public health system, which encourages people to keep active and stay healthy. It's the first ukactive conference since 2 years ago due to the covid pandemic, reuniting the sector, bringing together industry professionals, industry leaders and policymakers for a day packed full of debate and discussions, and you can hear more about that in our next episode - out soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:40:28 -0000 ukactive: 'Creating better incentives for physical activity' full Anything but Footy Hear our conference session on how to motivate people to get active! In this special episode of the podcast with ukactive, we come live from the Guildhall in the City of London, with one of the sessions from the 2021 Conference that was opened by ukactive chair, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. With a panel of guests, John and Michael explore what motivates people to adopt health-promoting behaviours, and identify the kinds of interventions the physical activity sector and the Government can put in place to create a more robust and joined up public health system, which encourages people to keep active and stay healthy. It's the first ukactive conference since 2 years ago due to the covid pandemic, reuniting the sector, bringing together industry professionals, industry leaders and policymakers for a day packed full of debate and discussions, and you can hear more about that in our next episode - out soon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this special episode of the podcast with ukactive, we come live from the Guildhall in the City of London, with one of the sessions from the 2021 Conference that was opened by ukactive chair, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.


With a panel of guests, John and Michael explore what motivates people to adopt health-promoting behaviours, and identify the kinds of interventions the physical activity sector and the Government can put in place to create a more robust and joined up public health system, which encourages people to keep active and stay healthy.


It's the first ukactive conference since 2 years ago due to the covid pandemic, reuniting the sector, bringing together industry professionals, industry leaders and policymakers for a day packed full of debate and discussions, and you can hear more about that in our next episode - out soon!


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]]> 2216 no #65 Max Whitlock joins us on his return to a gym! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/65-max-whitlock-joins-us-on-his-return-to-a-gym This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - official episode no.65! Three time Olympic champion Max Whitlock heads into a gym for the first time since Tokyo, as John and he discuss inspiring people to get active, Sports Personality of the Year and what comes next, as he sits out the World Championships later this month. He was speaking at the opening of the Harpenden Leisure Centre following a total rebuild - and Michael reveals there used to be an outdoor pool there! Joe Joyce should be Olympic champion himself but missed out in Rio due to bribery and corruption according to the latest stinging report from Richard McLaren - we ask if its actually worse than doping?!? Greg Rutherford's aiming to be only the second man in history to win an Olympic gold in the summer and winter games but hear why there's a long way to go yet, despite Beijing coming up fast! PLUS sooooooooo much more - judo, badminton, rowing, eventing, foil surfing, the London Marathon and Sliding Doors! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Oct 2021 18:46:40 -0000 #65 Max Whitlock joins us on his return to a gym! full Anything but Footy Hear from 3 time gold medalist PLUS Boxing's Olympic shame & Greg's winter glory bid! This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - official episode no.65! Three time Olympic champion Max Whitlock heads into a gym for the first time since Tokyo, as John and he discuss inspiring people to get active, Sports Personality of the Year and what comes next, as he sits out the World Championships later this month. He was speaking at the opening of the Harpenden Leisure Centre following a total rebuild - and Michael reveals there used to be an outdoor pool there! Joe Joyce should be Olympic champion himself but missed out in Rio due to bribery and corruption according to the latest stinging report from Richard McLaren - we ask if its actually worse than doping?!? Greg Rutherford's aiming to be only the second man in history to win an Olympic gold in the summer and winter games but hear why there's a long way to go yet, despite Beijing coming up fast! PLUS sooooooooo much more - judo, badminton, rowing, eventing, foil surfing, the London Marathon and Sliding Doors! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - official episode no.65!


Three time Olympic champion Max Whitlock heads into a gym for the first time since Tokyo, as John and he discuss inspiring people to get active, Sports Personality of the Year and what comes next, as he sits out the World Championships later this month. He was speaking at the opening of the Harpenden Leisure Centre following a total rebuild - and Michael reveals there used to be an outdoor pool there!


Joe Joyce should be Olympic champion himself but missed out in Rio due to bribery and corruption according to the latest stinging report from Richard McLaren - we ask if its actually worse than doping?!?


Greg Rutherford's aiming to be only the second man in history to win an Olympic gold in the summer and winter games but hear why there's a long way to go yet, despite Beijing coming up fast!


PLUS sooooooooo much more - judo, badminton, rowing, eventing, foil surfing, the London Marathon and Sliding Doors!


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]]> 2636 no #64 Sink or swim? Huge concern over lack of future facilities https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/64-sink-or-swim-huge-concern-over-lack-of-future-facilities This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - episode 64! When I get older, losing my hair...but what will be the future of swimming in this country - after a record breaking Tokyo 2020 in 2021 - real fears about the future of facilities across the country - and the cost of ensuring they exist by the time Brisbane 2032 comes along! Jane Nickerson CEO of Swim England joins us. As the Ryder Cup gets underway, Michael and John discuss Olympic golf and the whether a change of format is needed to grow interest. And we round up all the sports headlines you might not have heard about elsewhere - canoeing, climbing, cycling, judo, badminton, wheelchair basketball and athletics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:08:05 -0000 #64 Sink or swim? Huge concern over lack of future facilities full Anything but Footy We're joined by the Swim England CEO + Olympic golf, climbing, canoeing & cycling This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - episode 64! When I get older, losing my hair...but what will be the future of swimming in this country - after a record breaking Tokyo 2020 in 2021 - real fears about the future of facilities across the country - and the cost of ensuring they exist by the time Brisbane 2032 comes along! Jane Nickerson CEO of Swim England joins us. As the Ryder Cup gets underway, Michael and John discuss Olympic golf and the whether a change of format is needed to grow interest. And we round up all the sports headlines you might not have heard about elsewhere - canoeing, climbing, cycling, judo, badminton, wheelchair basketball and athletics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - episode 64!


When I get older, losing my hair...but what will be the future of swimming in this country - after a record breaking Tokyo 2020 in 2021 - real fears about the future of facilities across the country - and the cost of ensuring they exist by the time Brisbane 2032 comes along! Jane Nickerson CEO of Swim England joins us.


As the Ryder Cup gets underway, Michael and John discuss Olympic golf and the whether a change of format is needed to grow interest.


And we round up all the sports headlines you might not have heard about elsewhere - canoeing, climbing, cycling, judo, badminton, wheelchair basketball and athletics!



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]]> 2238 no #31 Great British Bosses - Brian Facer, British Cycling https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/31-great-british-bosses-brian-facer-british-cycling This is episode 31 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the men and women who run sport in this country. Listen, download and follow for much more! This time, we're joined by Brian Facer, who's been the Chief Executive of British Cycling for 9 months. After the best ever Paralympics for the sport, with 24 medals, and ground-breaking gold medals in the Olympics in Tokyo in the disciplines of mountain biking and BMX, it's time to also look ahead for the next three years to Paris. But not just for the elite sport and athletes but for the club, commuters, family and fun riders. Brian tells us about the organisation's new strategy and why he's confident he can deliver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 10 Sep 2021 04:44:20 -0000 #31 Great British Bosses - Brian Facer, British Cycling full Anything but Footy After a golden Olympic & Paralympics, the CEO sets out his latest strategy for the organisation This is episode 31 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the men and women who run sport in this country. Listen, download and follow for much more! This time, we're joined by Brian Facer, who's been the Chief Executive of British Cycling for 9 months. After the best ever Paralympics for the sport, with 24 medals, and ground-breaking gold medals in the Olympics in Tokyo in the disciplines of mountain biking and BMX, it's time to also look ahead for the next three years to Paris. But not just for the elite sport and athletes but for the club, commuters, family and fun riders. Brian tells us about the organisation's new strategy and why he's confident he can deliver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is episode 31 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the men and women who run sport in this country. Listen, download and follow for much more!


This time, we're joined by Brian Facer, who's been the Chief Executive of British Cycling for 9 months.


After the best ever Paralympics for the sport, with 24 medals, and ground-breaking gold medals in the Olympics in Tokyo in the disciplines of mountain biking and BMX, it's time to also look ahead for the next three years to Paris. But not just for the elite sport and athletes but for the club, commuters, family and fun riders. Brian tells us about the organisation's new strategy and why he's confident he can deliver.


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]]> 878 no #2 Centre Pass from London Pulse: Periods and Playing https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/2-centre-pass-from-london-pulse-periods-and-sport This is episode 2 of the brand new podcast - Centre Pass from London Pulse - produced with Anything but Footy. We love netball, we love London, we love London Pulse, but we're much more than a Netball Superleague franchise and this podcast series, presented by CEO Sam Bird, aims to show why! In this episode, we discuss the topics that aren't talked about enough - periods and playing sport and the challenges girls and woman face playing sport! We're joined by Pulse player Lindsay Keable and hear about her sporting journey through those difficult teenage years. Hear from co-owner Vanessa Smith of Iceni - which makes specially designed underwear for sport and and Flyhawk founder Stephanie Essex on her kit designs for women by women. And should netball be in the Olympics? Of course! This is Centre Pass from London Pulse - Please download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 07 Sep 2021 07:12:16 -0000 #2 Centre Pass from London Pulse: Periods and Playing full 1 2 Anything but Footy Talking about things in sport that don't get talked about enough! This is episode 2 of the brand new podcast - Centre Pass from London Pulse - produced with Anything but Footy. We love netball, we love London, we love London Pulse, but we're much more than a Netball Superleague franchise and this podcast series, presented by CEO Sam Bird, aims to show why! In this episode, we discuss the topics that aren't talked about enough - periods and playing sport and the challenges girls and woman face playing sport! We're joined by Pulse player Lindsay Keable and hear about her sporting journey through those difficult teenage years. Hear from co-owner Vanessa Smith of Iceni - which makes specially designed underwear for sport and and Flyhawk founder Stephanie Essex on her kit designs for women by women. And should netball be in the Olympics? Of course! This is Centre Pass from London Pulse - Please download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is episode 2 of the brand new podcast - Centre Pass from London Pulse - produced with Anything but Footy.


We love netball, we love London, we love London Pulse, but we're much more than a Netball Superleague franchise and this podcast series, presented by CEO Sam Bird, aims to show why!


In this episode, we discuss the topics that aren't talked about enough - periods and playing sport and the challenges girls and woman face playing sport! We're joined by Pulse player Lindsay Keable and hear about her sporting journey through those difficult teenage years. Hear from co-owner Vanessa Smith of Iceni - which makes specially designed underwear for sport and and Flyhawk founder Stephanie Essex on her kit designs for women by women.


And should netball be in the Olympics? Of course!


This is Centre Pass from London Pulse - Please download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon.


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]]> 2219 no #63 Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - The Review https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/63-tokyo-2020-paralympics-the-review Tokyo 2020 delivered once again - Paralympics GB delivered too! The greatest British Paralympic ever in Dame Sarah Storey, the best ever performance by a cycling team, 8 medals for Para Table Tennis, 2 out of 4 golds for British Rowing, Hurricane Hannah Cockroft smashes it on the track again, Sir Lee Pearson and his dancing horses... So many stories so many good moments to discuss - we try and round up the best bits for Britain - on what has been another extraordinary Games for so many reasons! And if this got you in the mood, we also look ahead to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 03 Sep 2021 14:06:50 -0000 #63 Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - The Review full Anything but Footy Hear from Dame Sarah, Sir Lee, Chris Skelley, Lauren Rowles, Hannah Cockroft, Will Bayley and so many more! Tokyo 2020 delivered once again - Paralympics GB delivered too! The greatest British Paralympic ever in Dame Sarah Storey, the best ever performance by a cycling team, 8 medals for Para Table Tennis, 2 out of 4 golds for British Rowing, Hurricane Hannah Cockroft smashes it on the track again, Sir Lee Pearson and his dancing horses... So many stories so many good moments to discuss - we try and round up the best bits for Britain - on what has been another extraordinary Games for so many reasons! And if this got you in the mood, we also look ahead to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games! Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tokyo 2020 delivered once again - Paralympics GB delivered too!


The greatest British Paralympic ever in Dame Sarah Storey, the best ever performance by a cycling team, 8 medals for Para Table Tennis, 2 out of 4 golds for British Rowing, Hurricane Hannah Cockroft smashes it on the track again, Sir Lee Pearson and his dancing horses...


So many stories so many good moments to discuss - we try and round up the best bits for Britain - on what has been another extraordinary Games for so many reasons!


And if this got you in the mood, we also look ahead to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games!


Enjoy!



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]]> 4675 no #30 Tokyo Time - David Weir https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/26-tokyo-time-david-weir This is our daily podcast with an athlete who're competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! David Weir is a 6 time Paralympic champion having won 2 golds in Beijing and a fabulous unforgettable four in London 2012. Rio though was a different story. Hear how David got back on track - literally - after the nightmare in Brazil and why the time's right for another tilt at Paralympic glory in Tokyo... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 02 Sep 2021 23:01:40 -0000 #30 Tokyo Time - David Weir full Anything but Footy After Rio he said he'd never compete in a GB vest again but the Weirwolf is back! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who're competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! David Weir is a 6 time Paralympic champion having won 2 golds in Beijing and a fabulous unforgettable four in London 2012. Rio though was a different story. Hear how David got back on track - literally - after the nightmare in Brazil and why the time's right for another tilt at Paralympic glory in Tokyo... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who're competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


David Weir is a 6 time Paralympic champion having won 2 golds in Beijing and a fabulous unforgettable four in London 2012. Rio though was a different story. Hear how David got back on track - literally - after the nightmare in Brazil and why the time's right for another tilt at Paralympic glory in Tokyo...



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]]> 564 no #29 Tokyo Time - Libby Clegg https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/27-tokyo-time-libby-clegg Libby Clegg was like a number of athletes we've spoken too after Rio - delighted with two gold medals - but unsure of how to behave and what to do then! Fortunately, after becoming a mum, she's back on track for Tokyo and competing in the 200m again with her guide Chris Clark. This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 01 Sep 2021 23:01:52 -0000 #29 Tokyo Time - Libby Clegg full Anything but Footy The Dancing on Ice star hoping to deliver again on the track Libby Clegg was like a number of athletes we've spoken too after Rio - delighted with two gold medals - but unsure of how to behave and what to do then! Fortunately, after becoming a mum, she's back on track for Tokyo and competing in the 200m again with her guide Chris Clark. This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Libby Clegg was like a number of athletes we've spoken too after Rio - delighted with two gold medals - but unsure of how to behave and what to do then! Fortunately, after becoming a mum, she's back on track for Tokyo and competing in the 200m again with her guide Chris Clark.


This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!



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]]> 574 no #28 Tokyo Time - Ellie Robinson https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/28-tokyo-time-ellie-robinson This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! And Ellie Robinson was a teenage Paralympic champion in Rio but revealed after finishing 5th in the S6 Fly at the weekend she's been struggling with a condition that could see her have a hip replacement. Michael caught up with her to find out what's next... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 31 Aug 2021 15:30:36 -0000 #28 Tokyo Time - Ellie Robinson full Anything but Footy The young British swimmer on her triumph of 5th placed finish in S6 Fly Final This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! And Ellie Robinson was a teenage Paralympic champion in Rio but revealed after finishing 5th in the S6 Fly at the weekend she's been struggling with a condition that could see her have a hip replacement. Michael caught up with her to find out what's next... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


And Ellie Robinson was a teenage Paralympic champion in Rio but revealed after finishing 5th in the S6 Fly at the weekend she's been struggling with a condition that could see her have a hip replacement.


Michael caught up with her to find out what's next...


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]]> 703 no Gold, Silver & Bronze for British Paratriathlon stars https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/gold-silver-bronze-for-british-para-triathletes This is bonus edition of the Podcast with British Triathlon - rounding up the results from the Odaiba Marine Park at the weekend. A full set of Gold, Silver and Bronze Paralympic medals has been won by British Paratriathletes, and in this podcast we'll hear from them all - Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore. And if you've been inspired to try Swim, Bike, Run - check out the ‘What is Triathlon’ page on the British Triathlon website (https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/what-is-triathlon) which includes a specific ‘Getting into Paratriathlon’ section.   (📸 Ben Lumley) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 30 Aug 2021 23:01:51 -0000 Gold, Silver & Bronze for British Paratriathlon stars full Anything but Footy Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood & Claire Cashmore at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics This is bonus edition of the Podcast with British Triathlon - rounding up the results from the Odaiba Marine Park at the weekend. A full set of Gold, Silver and Bronze Paralympic medals has been won by British Paratriathletes, and in this podcast we'll hear from them all - Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore. And if you've been inspired to try Swim, Bike, Run - check out the ‘What is Triathlon’ page on the British Triathlon website (https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/what-is-triathlon) which includes a specific ‘Getting into Paratriathlon’ section.   (📸 Ben Lumley) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is bonus edition of the Podcast with British Triathlon - rounding up the results from the Odaiba Marine Park at the weekend.


A full set of Gold, Silver and Bronze Paralympic medals has been won by British Paratriathletes, and in this podcast we'll hear from them all - Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore.


And if you've been inspired to try Swim, Bike, Run - check out the ‘What is Triathlon’ page on the British Triathlon website (https://www.britishtriathlon.org/get-involved/what-is-triathlon) which includes a specific ‘Getting into Paratriathlon’ section.

 

(📸 Ben Lumley)


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]]> 1110 no #27 Tokyo Time - Matt Skelhon https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/27-tokyo-time-matt-skelhon This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Matt Skelhon won gold at the Beijing Paralympics in the air rifle shooting and is back in the Far East ready for more medals. But he's certainly not bored in the Athletes Village in Tokyo before his time comes to compete... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 29 Aug 2021 23:01:57 -0000 #27 Tokyo Time - Matt Skelhon full Anything but Footy The Paralympic shooting champion reveals the 'man toys' keeping him occupied in Athlete's Village This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Matt Skelhon won gold at the Beijing Paralympics in the air rifle shooting and is back in the Far East ready for more medals. But he's certainly not bored in the Athletes Village in Tokyo before his time comes to compete... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


Matt Skelhon won gold at the Beijing Paralympics in the air rifle shooting and is back in the Far East ready for more medals.


But he's certainly not bored in the Athletes Village in Tokyo before his time comes to compete...


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]]> 403 no #26 Tokyo Time - Jonnie Peacock https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/25-tokyo-time-jonnie-peacock Jonnie captured the 2012 crowds as a teenager, came back to win gold in Rio and then danced his way into hearts on Strictly Come Dancing. Can the 100m sprinter grab a third Paralympic title in Tokyo or is it someone's else time? This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 28 Aug 2021 23:01:10 -0000 #26 Tokyo Time - Jonnie Peacock full Anything but Footy The double Paralympic 100m champion on why he's not favourite this time! Jonnie captured the 2012 crowds as a teenager, came back to win gold in Rio and then danced his way into hearts on Strictly Come Dancing. Can the 100m sprinter grab a third Paralympic title in Tokyo or is it someone's else time? This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Jonnie captured the 2012 crowds as a teenager, came back to win gold in Rio and then danced his way into hearts on Strictly Come Dancing. Can the 100m sprinter grab a third Paralympic title in Tokyo or is it someone's else time?


This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!



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]]> 608 no #25 Tokyo Time - Ali Jawad https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/25-tokyo-time-ali-jawad This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Inspirational is a word often used during the Paralympics - but listen to this story from Ali Jawad talking to Michael and you'll really understand what the word means! Well Done Ali! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 27 Aug 2021 23:01:41 -0000 #25 Tokyo Time - Ali Jawad full Anything but Footy The gold, silver and bronze Paralympic medalist overcomes the odds to compete in Tokyo This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Inspirational is a word often used during the Paralympics - but listen to this story from Ali Jawad talking to Michael and you'll really understand what the word means! Well Done Ali! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's competing for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


Inspirational is a word often used during the Paralympics - but listen to this story from Ali Jawad talking to Michael and you'll really understand what the word means! Well Done Ali!




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]]> 371 no #24 Tokyo Time - Stef Reid https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/24-tokyo-time-stef-reid This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Stef Reid is a Scottish long jumper who could've competed for a number of nations - but she picked Paralympics GB and has won two silver medals in the past two Paralympics... will it be gold this time in Tokyo? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:01:49 -0000 #24 Tokyo Time - Stef Reid full Anything but Footy The two time long jumping silver medalist going for gold This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Stef Reid is a Scottish long jumper who could've competed for a number of nations - but she picked Paralympics GB and has won two silver medals in the past two Paralympics... will it be gold this time in Tokyo? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


Stef Reid is a Scottish long jumper who could've competed for a number of nations - but she picked Paralympics GB and has won two silver medals in the past two Paralympics... will it be gold this time in Tokyo?


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]]> 591 no #23 Tokyo Time - Kadeena Cox https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/22-tokyo-time-kadeena-cox Kadeena Cox created history in Rio by becoming the first person in 20 years to win a gold medal in two sports and now she's back for more! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 25 Aug 2021 23:01:27 -0000 #23 Tokyo Time - Kadeena Cox full Anything but Footy The track cyclist and 400m history making runner going for golds again Kadeena Cox created history in Rio by becoming the first person in 20 years to win a gold medal in two sports and now she's back for more! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Kadeena Cox created history in Rio by becoming the first person in 20 years to win a gold medal in two sports and now she's back for more!


This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


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]]> 549 no #22 Tokyo Time - Maria Lyle https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/21-tokyo-time-maria-lyle This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Maria Lyle broke world records as a teenager before breaking down herself. Now she's ready to run once again in Tokyo... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 24 Aug 2021 23:01:10 -0000 #22 Tokyo Time - Maria Lyle full Anything but Footy The teenage British sprint sensation now just focusing on doing her best This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Maria Lyle broke world records as a teenager before breaking down herself. Now she's ready to run once again in Tokyo... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


Maria Lyle broke world records as a teenager before breaking down herself.


Now she's ready to run once again in Tokyo...


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]]> 610 no #21 Tokyo Time - Dame Sarah Storey https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/20-tokyo-time-dame-sarah-storey It's opening ceremony day - the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics are finally getting underway a year later than planned. 14 time gold medal winning cyclist Dame Sarah Storey is a year older too but she's planning on three events in the Velodrome and on the road at the Fuji Speedway... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 23 Aug 2021 23:01:45 -0000 #21 Tokyo Time - Dame Sarah Storey full Anything but Footy She's Britain's greatest ever Paralympian now going in her 8th Games! It's opening ceremony day - the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics are finally getting underway a year later than planned. 14 time gold medal winning cyclist Dame Sarah Storey is a year older too but she's planning on three events in the Velodrome and on the road at the Fuji Speedway... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's opening ceremony day - the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics are finally getting underway a year later than planned.


14 time gold medal winning cyclist Dame Sarah Storey is a year older too but she's planning on three events in the Velodrome and on the road at the Fuji Speedway...


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]]> 492 no #20 Tokyo Time - Flagbearers Ellie Simmonds & John Stubbs https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/21-tokyo-time-flagbearers-ellie-simmonds-john-stubbs This is a BONUS edition of the podcast as we hear from three key players in tomorrow's Opening Ceremony in Tokyo. Ellie Simmonds grabbed our hearts as she won two golds back in 2008 as a 13 year old - now the 5 time Paralympic swimming champion carries the British flag. In a new tradition, a male and female athlete lead out the teams, so Beijing gold medal winning archer John Stubbs joins her and he's lost for words! PLUS we catch up with Chef De Mission Penny Briscoe on how the team is preparing for the Paralympics despite first positive covid test in camp. This is our daily podcast with athletes who are just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Download and Follow for more throughout the Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 23 Aug 2021 15:36:29 -0000 #20 Tokyo Time - Flagbearers Ellie Simmonds & John Stubbs full Anything but Footy PLUS IN THIS BONUS EPISODE hear from Chef De Mission Penny Briscoe on first covid case in GB camp This is a BONUS edition of the podcast as we hear from three key players in tomorrow's Opening Ceremony in Tokyo. Ellie Simmonds grabbed our hearts as she won two golds back in 2008 as a 13 year old - now the 5 time Paralympic swimming champion carries the British flag. In a new tradition, a male and female athlete lead out the teams, so Beijing gold medal winning archer John Stubbs joins her and he's lost for words! PLUS we catch up with Chef De Mission Penny Briscoe on how the team is preparing for the Paralympics despite first positive covid test in camp. This is our daily podcast with athletes who are just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Download and Follow for more throughout the Games! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a BONUS edition of the podcast as we hear from three key players in tomorrow's Opening Ceremony in Tokyo.


Ellie Simmonds grabbed our hearts as she won two golds back in 2008 as a 13 year old - now the 5 time Paralympic swimming champion carries the British flag.


In a new tradition, a male and female athlete lead out the teams, so Beijing gold medal winning archer John Stubbs joins her and he's lost for words!


PLUS we catch up with Chef De Mission Penny Briscoe on how the team is preparing for the Paralympics despite first positive covid test in camp.


This is our daily podcast with athletes who are just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Download and Follow for more throughout the Games!


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]]> 908 no #19 Tokyo Time - Tully Kearney https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/19-tokyo-time-tully-kearney This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Tully Kearney's won multiple World Championship golds, but now faces her the Paralympics for the first time - 5 years on from when she thought she'd be making her debut... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Aug 2021 23:01:26 -0000 #19 Tokyo Time - Tully Kearney full Anything but Footy The world champion swimmer making her Paralympic debut This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Tully Kearney's won multiple World Championship golds, but now faces her the Paralympics for the first time - 5 years on from when she thought she'd be making her debut... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


Tully Kearney's won multiple World Championship golds, but now faces her the Paralympics for the first time - 5 years on from when she thought she'd be making her debut...


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]]> 450 no #18 Tokyo Time - Lora & Neil Fachie https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/18-tokyo-time-lora-neil-fachie We're back as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is about to start - a year later than planned! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! This time its Paralympic champions Neil and Lora Fachie... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 21 Aug 2021 23:01:03 -0000 #18 Tokyo Time - Lora & Neil Fachie full Anything but Footy We're back with British Cycling's other golden couple! We're back as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is about to start - a year later than planned! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! This time its Paralympic champions Neil and Lora Fachie... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're back as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is about to start - a year later than planned!


This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!


This time its Paralympic champions Neil and Lora Fachie...


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]]> 816 no The British Triathlon Paralympic Podcast https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/the-british-triathlon-paralympic-podcast This is the British Triathlon Paralympic Podcast with everything you need to know about paratriathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.   In this latest special edition of the podcast with British Triathlon, we hear from ParalympicsGB athletes Claire Cashmore, George Peasgood, Alison Peasgood, Dave Ellis and Michael Taylor on their preparation and hopes for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. We also ask guide Hazel MacLeod about her role, and the partnership she needs to have alongside Rio bronze medallist Melissa Reid, who goes again in Japan.   Head coach for the Paralympic Programme at British Triathlon, Jonathon Riall, discusses the challenges of getting a team ready in the midst of a global pandemic, while ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe, the woman in charge of the whole British team, reveals how plans continue to change ahead of the Games on August 24.   ParaTri takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend - find out much more on the new dedicated Paralympics page on the British Triathlon website https://www.britishtriathlon.org/the-games/paralympics (📸 Ben Lumley / British Triathlon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 12 Aug 2021 23:01:19 -0000 The British Triathlon Paralympic Podcast full Anything but Footy All you need to know about Para-Tri in Tokyo This is the British Triathlon Paralympic Podcast with everything you need to know about paratriathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.   In this latest special edition of the podcast with British Triathlon, we hear from ParalympicsGB athletes Claire Cashmore, George Peasgood, Alison Peasgood, Dave Ellis and Michael Taylor on their preparation and hopes for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. We also ask guide Hazel MacLeod about her role, and the partnership she needs to have alongside Rio bronze medallist Melissa Reid, who goes again in Japan.   Head coach for the Paralympic Programme at British Triathlon, Jonathon Riall, discusses the challenges of getting a team ready in the midst of a global pandemic, while ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe, the woman in charge of the whole British team, reveals how plans continue to change ahead of the Games on August 24.   ParaTri takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend - find out much more on the new dedicated Paralympics page on the British Triathlon website https://www.britishtriathlon.org/the-games/paralympics (📸 Ben Lumley / British Triathlon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is the British Triathlon Paralympic Podcast with everything you need to know about paratriathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

 

In this latest special edition of the podcast with British Triathlon, we hear from ParalympicsGB athletes Claire Cashmore, George Peasgood, Alison Peasgood, Dave Ellis and Michael Taylor on their preparation and hopes for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. We also ask guide Hazel MacLeod about her role, and the partnership she needs to have alongside Rio bronze medallist Melissa Reid, who goes again in Japan.

 

Head coach for the Paralympic Programme at British Triathlon, Jonathon Riall, discusses the challenges of getting a team ready in the midst of a global pandemic, while ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe, the woman in charge of the whole British team, reveals how plans continue to change ahead of the Games on August 24.

 

ParaTri takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend - find out much more on the new dedicated Paralympics page on the British Triathlon website https://www.britishtriathlon.org/the-games/paralympics


(📸 Ben Lumley / British Triathlon)



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]]> 2735 no #62 Team GB at Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Review https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/62-team-gb-at-tokyo-2020-olympics-the-review As we know it was the best ever start, and boy did the women and men of Team GB deliver in the second week of Tokyo 2020 in 2021... 65 medals matching the achievements of their British counterparts in 2012 when it was a home games! So much success across a wide variety of sports and disciplines - we try and round up the best bits for Britain - on what was an extraordinary Games for so many reasons! Enjoy - before it all starts again for the Paralympics!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:58:02 -0000 #62 Team GB at Tokyo 2020 Olympics - The Review full Anything but Footy We hear from gold medalists Hannah Mills, Eilidh McIntyre, Galal Yafai, Katie Archibald & Kate French As we know it was the best ever start, and boy did the women and men of Team GB deliver in the second week of Tokyo 2020 in 2021... 65 medals matching the achievements of their British counterparts in 2012 when it was a home games! So much success across a wide variety of sports and disciplines - we try and round up the best bits for Britain - on what was an extraordinary Games for so many reasons! Enjoy - before it all starts again for the Paralympics!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As we know it was the best ever start, and boy did the women and men of Team GB deliver in the second week of Tokyo 2020 in 2021...


65 medals matching the achievements of their British counterparts in 2012 when it was a home games!


So much success across a wide variety of sports and disciplines - we try and round up the best bits for Britain - on what was an extraordinary Games for so many reasons!


Enjoy - before it all starts again for the Paralympics!!


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]]> 4061 no #17 Tokyo Time - Ben Connor https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/17-tokyo-time-ben-connor As we head into the final weekend of the Olympics they thought might never happen, this is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at Tokyo Olympics! Derby runner Ben Connor runs in the men's marathon in Sapporo which begins at 11pm Saturday night (UK time) 7am Sunday morning (Japan time), the last official day of the 2020 Olympics in 2021! And he's not too bothered about the food in the athlete's hotel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 06 Aug 2021 23:01:49 -0000 #17 Tokyo Time - Ben Connor full Anything but Footy We catch up with GB Marathon runner in Sapporo on the heat and the food! As we head into the final weekend of the Olympics they thought might never happen, this is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at Tokyo Olympics! Derby runner Ben Connor runs in the men's marathon in Sapporo which begins at 11pm Saturday night (UK time) 7am Sunday morning (Japan time), the last official day of the 2020 Olympics in 2021! And he's not too bothered about the food in the athlete's hotel! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As we head into the final weekend of the Olympics they thought might never happen, this is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at Tokyo Olympics!


Derby runner Ben Connor runs in the men's marathon in Sapporo which begins at 11pm Saturday night (UK time) 7am Sunday morning (Japan time), the last official day of the 2020 Olympics in 2021! And he's not too bothered about the food in the athlete's hotel!


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]]> 408 no #16 Tokyo Time - Steph Twell https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/15-tokyo-time-steph-twell This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Steph Twell goes into the women's Marathon - her third event in three Olympics dating back to Beijing 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 05 Aug 2021 23:01:19 -0000 #16 Tokyo Time - Steph Twell full Anything but Footy The Scottish Marathon record holder competing for Team GB for a third time This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Steph Twell goes into the women's Marathon - her third event in three Olympics dating back to Beijing 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!


Steph Twell goes into the women's Marathon - her third event in three Olympics dating back to Beijing 2008.


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]]> 476 no #15 Tokyo Time - Jack Laugher https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/15-tokyo-time-jack-laugher In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... Jack Laugher is the 2020 3m springboard bronze medalist - having won a gold and silver in Rio 5 years ago... But he tells Michael why this means so much more....and his plans for Paris! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 04 Aug 2021 23:01:58 -0000 #15 Tokyo Time - Jack Laugher full Anything but Footy 3 time Olympic diving medalist on his brilliant bronze in Tokyo In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... Jack Laugher is the 2020 3m springboard bronze medalist - having won a gold and silver in Rio 5 years ago... But he tells Michael why this means so much more....and his plans for Paris! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021...


Jack Laugher is the 2020 3m springboard bronze medalist - having won a gold and silver in Rio 5 years ago...


But he tells Michael why this means so much more....and his plans for Paris!


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]]> 527 no #14 Tokyo Time - Max Whitlock https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/14-tokyo-time-max-whitlock In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... And it's gold again for Max Whitlock, the Great British gymnast who's now won 6 medals across 3 games and could be aiming for a 4th... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 03 Aug 2021 23:01:32 -0000 #14 Tokyo Time - Max Whitlock full Anything but Footy The 3 time Olympic champion gymnast discusses his latest pommel gold! In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... And it's gold again for Max Whitlock, the Great British gymnast who's now won 6 medals across 3 games and could be aiming for a 4th... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021...


And it's gold again for Max Whitlock, the Great British gymnast who's now won 6 medals across 3 games and could be aiming for a 4th...


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]]> 417 no #13 Tokyo Time - Mark England (mark 2!) https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/13-tokyo-time-mark-england-mark-2 In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a member from Team GB after the latest medal haul at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... As we're into the second week of these Olympics - we hear from Chef De Mission Mark England on success and the row at British Rowing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 02 Aug 2021 23:01:55 -0000 #13 Tokyo Time - Mark England (mark 2!) full Anything but Footy Hear from the man in charge of Team GB as Tokyo Olympics enters second week In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a member from Team GB after the latest medal haul at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... As we're into the second week of these Olympics - we hear from Chef De Mission Mark England on success and the row at British Rowing! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a member from Team GB after the latest medal haul at Tokyo 2020 in 2021...


As we're into the second week of these Olympics - we hear from Chef De Mission Mark England on success and the row at British Rowing!


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]]> 506 no #12 Tokyo Time - Adam Gemili https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/12-tokyo-time-adam-gemili This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! And for some the athletics is the highlight of the Olympics - with Great Britain looking to beat its Rio medal tally of 2 golds, a silver and 4 bronze... Adam Gemili has become GB's most consistent sprinters of his generation but can he turn 4th into a podium place? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 01 Aug 2021 23:01:57 -0000 #12 Tokyo Time - Adam Gemili full Anything but Footy GB's 200m sprinter focusing on crossing the line in the top 3 this time! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! And for some the athletics is the highlight of the Olympics - with Great Britain looking to beat its Rio medal tally of 2 golds, a silver and 4 bronze... Adam Gemili has become GB's most consistent sprinters of his generation but can he turn 4th into a podium place? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!


And for some the athletics is the highlight of the Olympics - with Great Britain looking to beat its Rio medal tally of 2 golds, a silver and 4 bronze...


Adam Gemili has become GB's most consistent sprinters of his generation but can he turn 4th into a podium place?


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]]> 449 no #11 Tokyo Time - Jodie Williams https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/11-tokyo-time-jodie-williams She shone as a youngster, now can Jodie Williams achieve her glory at the Olympic Games? The Hertfordshire runner has had a brilliant season in the 200m and 400m but is focusing on the longer distance and relay in Tokyo.. This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 31 Jul 2021 23:01:46 -0000 #11 Tokyo Time - Jodie Williams full Anything but Footy Sprinter focuses on glory in the one lap dash! She shone as a youngster, now can Jodie Williams achieve her glory at the Olympic Games? The Hertfordshire runner has had a brilliant season in the 200m and 400m but is focusing on the longer distance and relay in Tokyo.. This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices She shone as a youngster, now can Jodie Williams achieve her glory at the Olympic Games?


The Hertfordshire runner has had a brilliant season in the 200m and 400m but is focusing on the longer distance and relay in Tokyo..


This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!



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]]> 376 no #10 Tokyo Time - Matt Williams https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/10-tokyo-time-matt-williams In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... How are they feeling? How did they do it? And when can they party? Matt Williams is one of the 5 British swimmers with a gold medal for the 4x200m freestyle relay (and yes the semi-final swimmer get a medal too!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 30 Jul 2021 23:01:09 -0000 #10 Tokyo Time - Matt Williams full Anything but Footy Teenage Olympic champion on what it means to win GOLD for Team GB In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... How are they feeling? How did they do it? And when can they party? Matt Williams is one of the 5 British swimmers with a gold medal for the 4x200m freestyle relay (and yes the semi-final swimmer get a medal too!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021...


How are they feeling? How did they do it? And when can they party?


Matt Williams is one of the 5 British swimmers with a gold medal for the 4x200m freestyle relay (and yes the semi-final swimmer get a medal too!)


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]]> 337 no #61 Team GB at Tokyo 2020 first week review https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/61-first-week-review-of-team-gb-at-tokyo-2020 A week ago it was all about to start, one week in and Team GB have got off to flier at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... This is our review of the first 6 days of action with the help of gold medalist Matty Lee, silver stars Georgia Taylor Brown and the Men's quad scullers, and bronze medalists Bianca Walkden and gymnast Alice Kinsella... What will the second week have in store? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 29 Jul 2021 15:30:00 -0000 #61 Team GB at Tokyo 2020 first week review full Anything but Footy 6 days of sport 18 medals won - just who's having a good Games? A week ago it was all about to start, one week in and Team GB have got off to flier at Tokyo 2020 in 2021... This is our review of the first 6 days of action with the help of gold medalist Matty Lee, silver stars Georgia Taylor Brown and the Men's quad scullers, and bronze medalists Bianca Walkden and gymnast Alice Kinsella... What will the second week have in store? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A week ago it was all about to start, one week in and Team GB have got off to flier at Tokyo 2020 in 2021...


This is our review of the first 6 days of action with the help of gold medalist Matty Lee, silver stars Georgia Taylor Brown and the Men's quad scullers, and bronze medalists Bianca Walkden and gymnast Alice Kinsella...


What will the second week have in store?


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]]> 3541 no #9 Tokyo Time - Hannah Williams https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/9-tokyo-time-hannah-williams This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hannah Williams should make her Olympic debut as part of the 4x400m relay squad in the first ever running of the mixed event tomorrow (Friday) in the Olympic Stadium. But she's also been telling her us how she's getting on sharing a room with big sister and 400m British champion Jodie ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 28 Jul 2021 23:01:17 -0000 #9 Tokyo Time - Hannah Williams full Anything but Footy The relay runner is raring to go in her first Olympics - and sharing a room with her big sis! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hannah Williams should make her Olympic debut as part of the 4x400m relay squad in the first ever running of the mixed event tomorrow (Friday) in the Olympic Stadium. But she's also been telling her us how she's getting on sharing a room with big sister and 400m British champion Jodie ... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!


Hannah Williams should make her Olympic debut as part of the 4x400m relay squad in the first ever running of the mixed event tomorrow (Friday) in the Olympic Stadium.


But she's also been telling her us how she's getting on sharing a room with big sister and 400m British champion Jodie ...


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]]> 387 no #8 Tokyo Time - Sophie McKinna https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/8-tokyo-time-sophie-mckinna Sophie McKinna is breaking all boundaries at the moment, having qualified for her first World Champs in Doha and now her first Olympics in Tokyo 2 years later. She's in action in qualifying for the Shot Put final on Friday July 30 - and knows her family including Norwich City legend Dave Stringer will be supporting her from home in Great Yarmouth. This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 27 Jul 2021 23:01:19 -0000 #8 Tokyo Time - Sophie McKinna full Anything but Footy The British shot put star with sporting success in her family Sophie McKinna is breaking all boundaries at the moment, having qualified for her first World Champs in Doha and now her first Olympics in Tokyo 2 years later. She's in action in qualifying for the Shot Put final on Friday July 30 - and knows her family including Norwich City legend Dave Stringer will be supporting her from home in Great Yarmouth. This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sophie McKinna is breaking all boundaries at the moment, having qualified for her first World Champs in Doha and now her first Olympics in Tokyo 2 years later.


She's in action in qualifying for the Shot Put final on Friday July 30 - and knows her family including Norwich City legend Dave Stringer will be supporting her from home in Great Yarmouth.


This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!



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]]> 477 no #7 Tokyo Time - Eilish McColgan https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/7-tokyo-time-eilish-mccolgan This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Eilish McColgan, like Marc in episode 6, is going in both the 10,000m and 5000m on the track after a summer of strong running and personal bests. And she's fully aware of the stories about following in her mum Liz's footsteps 30 years on... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:01:35 -0000 #7 Tokyo Time - Eilish McColgan full Anything but Footy It's 30 years since her mum won the 10,000m in Tokyo! This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Eilish McColgan, like Marc in episode 6, is going in both the 10,000m and 5000m on the track after a summer of strong running and personal bests. And she's fully aware of the stories about following in her mum Liz's footsteps 30 years on... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!


Eilish McColgan, like Marc in episode 6, is going in both the 10,000m and 5000m on the track after a summer of strong running and personal bests.


And she's fully aware of the stories about following in her mum Liz's footsteps 30 years on...


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]]> 483 no #6 Tokyo Time - Marc Scott https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/6-tokyo-time-marc-scott Marc Scott is competing in his first Olympics and goes in the first athletics final on the opening night of action in the Olympic Stadium. Britain has won the last two 10,000m races and 5000m a week later of course thanks to Sir Mo Farah. But we're talking to and about Marc in our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:01:42 -0000 #6 Tokyo Time - Marc Scott full Anything but Footy Britain's men's 5000m and 10000m talks Tokyo and Mo Farah Marc Scott is competing in his first Olympics and goes in the first athletics final on the opening night of action in the Olympic Stadium. Britain has won the last two 10,000m races and 5000m a week later of course thanks to Sir Mo Farah. But we're talking to and about Marc in our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Marc Scott is competing in his first Olympics and goes in the first athletics final on the opening night of action in the Olympic Stadium.


Britain has won the last two 10,000m races and 5000m a week later of course thanks to Sir Mo Farah.


But we're talking to and about Marc in our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!



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]]> 504 no #5 Tokyo Time - Tom Mitchell https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/4-tokyo-time-tom-mitchell This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Tom Mitchell is back at the Olympics looking to go one better than the silver he won in Rio... It was Rugby Sevens debut back then, now he's returning as captain of Team GB, before they face Canada, Japan and gold medalists Fiji in the group stages over the next couple of days (Mon & Tue)... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 24 Jul 2021 23:01:58 -0000 #5 Tokyo Time - Tom Mitchell full Anything but Footy Rugby Sevens shone in Rio with Team GB men grabbing a silver - can they match that this time? This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics! Tom Mitchell is back at the Olympics looking to go one better than the silver he won in Rio... It was Rugby Sevens debut back then, now he's returning as captain of Team GB, before they face Canada, Japan and gold medalists Fiji in the group stages over the next couple of days (Mon & Tue)... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!


Tom Mitchell is back at the Olympics looking to go one better than the silver he won in Rio...


It was Rugby Sevens debut back then, now he's returning as captain of Team GB, before they face Canada, Japan and gold medalists Fiji in the group stages over the next couple of days (Mon & Tue)...


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]]> 383 no #4 Tokyo Time - Lizzie Deignan https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/3-tokyo-time-lizzie-deignan Lizzie Deignan won the first medal of London 2012 and now with Anna Shackley's she's in action in the Women's Road Race tomorrow (Sunday) We catch up with her after a year like no other... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 23 Jul 2021 23:01:54 -0000 #4 Tokyo Time - Lizzie Deignan full Anything but Footy London 2012 silver medalist on her next quest for Olympic glory Lizzie Deignan won the first medal of London 2012 and now with Anna Shackley's she's in action in the Women's Road Race tomorrow (Sunday) We catch up with her after a year like no other... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Lizzie Deignan won the first medal of London 2012 and now with Anna Shackley's she's in action in the Women's Road Race tomorrow (Sunday)


We catch up with her after a year like no other...


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]]> 492 no #3 Tokyo Time - Geraint Thomas https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/2-tokyo-time-geraint-thomas It's Opening Ceremony Day - officially day zero of the Olympics - with the main sporting action beginning in earnest in just a matter of hours... Could Team GB start the Games with a medal in the men's Road Race at the Fuji Speedway - we hear from former Tour de France winner and 4 time Olympian Geraint Thomas... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 22 Jul 2021 23:01:59 -0000 #3 Tokyo Time - Geraint Thomas full Anything but Footy Double Olympic champion wants to be back in the medals in the Men's Road Race tomorrow It's Opening Ceremony Day - officially day zero of the Olympics - with the main sporting action beginning in earnest in just a matter of hours... Could Team GB start the Games with a medal in the men's Road Race at the Fuji Speedway - we hear from former Tour de France winner and 4 time Olympian Geraint Thomas... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's Opening Ceremony Day - officially day zero of the Olympics - with the main sporting action beginning in earnest in just a matter of hours...


Could Team GB start the Games with a medal in the men's Road Race at the Fuji Speedway - we hear from former Tour de France winner and 4 time Olympian Geraint Thomas...


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]]> 541 no #2 Tokyo Time - Hannah Mills & Mohammed Sbihi https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/2-tokyo-time-hannah-mills-mohammed-sbihi It's such an honour to compete for Great Britain, even more so in the Olympics, and even more so if you're asked to lead the team into the Opening Ceremony. Stand up Hannah Mills and Mohammed Sbihi who have been chosen as not only reigning Olympic champions, but they represent the culture and team ethos of Team GB. They will both carry the flag at tomorrow (Friday 23) Tokyo opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:19:15 -0000 #2 Tokyo Time - Hannah Mills & Mohammed Sbihi full Anything but Footy First time a man and woman will both carry the flag into Opening Olympic Ceremony It's such an honour to compete for Great Britain, even more so in the Olympics, and even more so if you're asked to lead the team into the Opening Ceremony. Stand up Hannah Mills and Mohammed Sbihi who have been chosen as not only reigning Olympic champions, but they represent the culture and team ethos of Team GB. They will both carry the flag at tomorrow (Friday 23) Tokyo opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's such an honour to compete for Great Britain, even more so in the Olympics, and even more so if you're asked to lead the team into the Opening Ceremony.


Stand up Hannah Mills and Mohammed Sbihi who have been chosen as not only reigning Olympic champions, but they represent the culture and team ethos of Team GB.


They will both carry the flag at tomorrow (Friday 23) Tokyo opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium...


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]]> 614 no #1 Tokyo Time - Mark England https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/tokyo-time Chef De Mission for Team GB Mark England on how the team is coping with covid-19 restrictions in Tokyo ahead of the Games and calling for reduction in isolation timeframe as testing regime is so comprehensive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:00:05 -0000 #1 Tokyo Time - Mark England full Anything but Footy The man in charge of Team GB in Japan as the sport starts Chef De Mission for Team GB Mark England on how the team is coping with covid-19 restrictions in Tokyo ahead of the Games and calling for reduction in isolation timeframe as testing regime is so comprehensive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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]]> 480 no #60 Time for Tokyo 2020 with Jason Kenny https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/60-time-for-tokyo-2020-with-jason-kenny This is the last Anything but Footy podcast before Tokyo 2020 finally begins in 2021. An extra year in the making, with strict covid-19 regulations, a state of emergency in the host city, and no spectators - this Olympics will be like no other. But there'll be glory and golds, success and silvers, brilliance and bronzes. They'll be cheers and tears. Great stories. Great disappointments. In fact like every other Games. Team GB is sending its biggest ever squad in its 125 history with more women than men for the first time - we hear from two of the newbies BMX freestyler Charlotte Worthington and diver Scarlett Mew Jensen. 51 Olympic medalists are returning to Tokyo including 6 time gold medalist and now 4 time Olympian Jason Kenny...we'll hear from him throughout the pod. Sit back, relax and enjoy - it's finally time for Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:44:16 -0000 #60 Time for Tokyo 2020 with Jason Kenny full Anything but Footy Our last podcast before the Games begin also featuring newbies Charlotte Worthington & Scarlett Mew Jensen This is the last Anything but Footy podcast before Tokyo 2020 finally begins in 2021. An extra year in the making, with strict covid-19 regulations, a state of emergency in the host city, and no spectators - this Olympics will be like no other. But there'll be glory and golds, success and silvers, brilliance and bronzes. They'll be cheers and tears. Great stories. Great disappointments. In fact like every other Games. Team GB is sending its biggest ever squad in its 125 history with more women than men for the first time - we hear from two of the newbies BMX freestyler Charlotte Worthington and diver Scarlett Mew Jensen. 51 Olympic medalists are returning to Tokyo including 6 time gold medalist and now 4 time Olympian Jason Kenny...we'll hear from him throughout the pod. Sit back, relax and enjoy - it's finally time for Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is the last Anything but Footy podcast before Tokyo 2020 finally begins in 2021.


An extra year in the making, with strict covid-19 regulations, a state of emergency in the host city, and no spectators - this Olympics will be like no other.


But there'll be glory and golds, success and silvers, brilliance and bronzes. They'll be cheers and tears. Great stories. Great disappointments. In fact like every other Games.


Team GB is sending its biggest ever squad in its 125 history with more women than men for the first time - we hear from two of the newbies BMX freestyler Charlotte Worthington and diver Scarlett Mew Jensen. 51 Olympic medalists are returning to Tokyo including 6 time gold medalist and now 4 time Olympian Jason Kenny...we'll hear from him throughout the pod.


Sit back, relax and enjoy - it's finally time for Tokyo!


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]]> 3505 no #59 New names & new sports for Team GB with Sky Brown & Paul Casey https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/59-new-names-new-sports-for-team-gb-with-sky-brown-paul-case Two weeks to go to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 - it seems we've waited a long time for it - for the athletes it's been a lifetime! This is their moment to create their own history in the sport they love. This is Anything but Footy - and in this episode - we talk all things new - new sport of skateboarding with Sky and Bombette the teenagers representing Team GB as the sport makes its debut in Tokyo. Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood are well known British golfers of course but they're new to the Olympics and pressures that brings. And fellow debutants Mallory Franklin and Adam Burgess in canoe slalom on how the last minute prep - and packing has gone! We also talk selection issues with Badminton and just who was responsible piling the pressure on a British teenager at Wimbledon? Don't forget to like and follow us for the all the latest Olympic & Paralympic news as we head into Tokyo - and we're also on Twitter, Insta and Facebook for daily updates! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:33:41 -0000 #59 New names & new sports for Team GB with Sky Brown & Paul Casey full Anything but Footy PLUS Bombette Martin, Tommy Fleetwood, Mallory Franklin & Adam Burgess - a bumper GB pod! Two weeks to go to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 - it seems we've waited a long time for it - for the athletes it's been a lifetime! This is their moment to create their own history in the sport they love. This is Anything but Footy - and in this episode - we talk all things new - new sport of skateboarding with Sky and Bombette the teenagers representing Team GB as the sport makes its debut in Tokyo. Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood are well known British golfers of course but they're new to the Olympics and pressures that brings. And fellow debutants Mallory Franklin and Adam Burgess in canoe slalom on how the last minute prep - and packing has gone! We also talk selection issues with Badminton and just who was responsible piling the pressure on a British teenager at Wimbledon? Don't forget to like and follow us for the all the latest Olympic & Paralympic news as we head into Tokyo - and we're also on Twitter, Insta and Facebook for daily updates! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Two weeks to go to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 - it seems we've waited a long time for it - for the athletes it's been a lifetime! This is their moment to create their own history in the sport they love.


This is Anything but Footy - and in this episode - we talk all things new - new sport of skateboarding with Sky and Bombette the teenagers representing Team GB as the sport makes its debut in Tokyo. Paul Casey and Tommy Fleetwood are well known British golfers of course but they're new to the Olympics and pressures that brings. And fellow debutants Mallory Franklin and Adam Burgess in canoe slalom on how the last minute prep - and packing has gone!


We also talk selection issues with Badminton and just who was responsible piling the pressure on a British teenager at Wimbledon?


Don't forget to like and follow us for the all the latest Olympic & Paralympic news as we head into Tokyo - and we're also on Twitter, Insta and Facebook for daily updates!


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]]> 3305 no #58 A significant moment in British Olympic history with Alice Dearing & Christian Malcolm https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/58-a-significant-moment-in-british-olympic-history-with-alic The title of the pod comes from a quote from GB chef de mission Mark England. Even as Britain's had a team at every Olympics - Summer and Winter - since the Games began in 1896, it cannot be understated that history is being made at Tokyo 2020. We speak to Alice Dearing - the first ever black female swimmer to represent Team GB and why it's important. We're also joined by Olympic Head Coach of British Athletics Christian Malcolm as 65 athletes are confirmed in the athletics teams for Tokyo - we discuss when a decision will be made on the fitness of World Champion Katerina Johnson Thompson. Ellie Robinson's been Paralympic champion for 5 years - she's amongst 11 returning Paralympians in the swimming pool along with 12 debutants. We ask her what's it like. And there's everything else but footy - Tennis, Modern Pentathlon, Badminton, Rugby 7s, Fencing, Rowing, Canoe Sprint - and are Russia competing at these Games not?!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 01 Jul 2021 12:55:44 -0000 #58 A significant moment in British Olympic history with Alice Dearing & Christian Malcolm full Anything but Footy We speak to the first black female swimmer to compete for Team GB + British Athletics' Olympic Head coach joins us The title of the pod comes from a quote from GB chef de mission Mark England. Even as Britain's had a team at every Olympics - Summer and Winter - since the Games began in 1896, it cannot be understated that history is being made at Tokyo 2020. We speak to Alice Dearing - the first ever black female swimmer to represent Team GB and why it's important. We're also joined by Olympic Head Coach of British Athletics Christian Malcolm as 65 athletes are confirmed in the athletics teams for Tokyo - we discuss when a decision will be made on the fitness of World Champion Katerina Johnson Thompson. Ellie Robinson's been Paralympic champion for 5 years - she's amongst 11 returning Paralympians in the swimming pool along with 12 debutants. We ask her what's it like. And there's everything else but footy - Tennis, Modern Pentathlon, Badminton, Rugby 7s, Fencing, Rowing, Canoe Sprint - and are Russia competing at these Games not?!? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The title of the pod comes from a quote from GB chef de mission Mark England. Even as Britain's had a team at every Olympics - Summer and Winter - since the Games began in 1896, it cannot be understated that history is being made at Tokyo 2020.


We speak to Alice Dearing - the first ever black female swimmer to represent Team GB and why it's important.


We're also joined by Olympic Head Coach of British Athletics Christian Malcolm as 65 athletes are confirmed in the athletics teams for Tokyo - we discuss when a decision will be made on the fitness of World Champion Katerina Johnson Thompson.


Ellie Robinson's been Paralympic champion for 5 years - she's amongst 11 returning Paralympians in the swimming pool along with 12 debutants. We ask her what's it like.


And there's everything else but footy - Tennis, Modern Pentathlon, Badminton, Rugby 7s, Fencing, Rowing, Canoe Sprint - and are Russia competing at these Games not?!?


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]]> 2618 no #57 The unspoken pressure medal success can bring with Katy Marchant & Maddie Hinch https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/57-the-unspoken-pressure-medal-success-can-bring-with-katy-m Happy Olympic Day! It's a month to go before Tokyo 2020 and in this episode we hear from the Olympic bronze medalist cyclist Katy Marchant and Olympic champion Maddie Hinch on the fallout from Rio ahead of this summer's Games in 2021. Eye-opening stuff! Both have been selected to represent Team GB again - we'll also round up the latest team announcements from Cycling, Boxing, Para Athletics and Artistic Swimming - although as GB pair Isabelle and Kate tell us we can still call it synchronised swimming! And to celebrate the Olympics day - what better guest to finish to the pod on than GB gymnastic legend Beth Tweddle and the launch of 'I am Team GB' with Toyota - you can sign up to all the events at www.IAmTeamGB.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:52:55 -0000 #57 The unspoken pressure medal success can bring with Katy Marchant & Maddie Hinch full Anything but Footy PLUS we hear from synchro pair Isabelle Thorpe & Kate Shortman and they call it synchro too! Happy Olympic Day! It's a month to go before Tokyo 2020 and in this episode we hear from the Olympic bronze medalist cyclist Katy Marchant and Olympic champion Maddie Hinch on the fallout from Rio ahead of this summer's Games in 2021. Eye-opening stuff! Both have been selected to represent Team GB again - we'll also round up the latest team announcements from Cycling, Boxing, Para Athletics and Artistic Swimming - although as GB pair Isabelle and Kate tell us we can still call it synchronised swimming! And to celebrate the Olympics day - what better guest to finish to the pod on than GB gymnastic legend Beth Tweddle and the launch of 'I am Team GB' with Toyota - you can sign up to all the events at www.IAmTeamGB.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Happy Olympic Day!


It's a month to go before Tokyo 2020 and in this episode we hear from the Olympic bronze medalist cyclist Katy Marchant and Olympic champion Maddie Hinch on the fallout from Rio ahead of this summer's Games in 2021. Eye-opening stuff!


Both have been selected to represent Team GB again - we'll also round up the latest team announcements from Cycling, Boxing, Para Athletics and Artistic Swimming - although as GB pair Isabelle and Kate tell us we can still call it synchronised swimming!


And to celebrate the Olympics day - what better guest to finish to the pod on than GB gymnastic legend Beth Tweddle and the launch of 'I am Team GB' with Toyota - you can sign up to all the events at www.IAmTeamGB.com


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]]> 2873 no #56 The Tokyo challenge for Olympic champions Hollie Pearne-Webb & Jack Laugher https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/56-the-tokyo-challenge-for-olympic-champions-hollie-pearne-w "We're going to Tokyo to win OUR first gold medal" says Rio Olympic champion and now GB captain Hollie Pearne-Webb, who tells us why the British women's hockey team that's been named aren't the reigning champions 5 years on. We also hear from Jack Laugher - Olympic gold and silver medalist from Rio - on his learning from his mistakes in the build up the Japan Games, which are now 5 weeks away. We're also joined by Adam Nixon the Great Britain men's hockey team captain as 36 names in total were added to the Team GB roster for Tokyo. And diver Lois Toulson on her second Olympic Games. Every week there's new names and new dreams for Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes - stay with us and follow Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 17 Jun 2021 19:50:50 -0000 #56 The Tokyo challenge for Olympic champions Hollie Pearne-Webb & Jack Laugher full Anything but Footy As more Team GB athletes confirmed we're also joined by Adam Dixon & Lois Toulson "We're going to Tokyo to win OUR first gold medal" says Rio Olympic champion and now GB captain Hollie Pearne-Webb, who tells us why the British women's hockey team that's been named aren't the reigning champions 5 years on. We also hear from Jack Laugher - Olympic gold and silver medalist from Rio - on his learning from his mistakes in the build up the Japan Games, which are now 5 weeks away. We're also joined by Adam Nixon the Great Britain men's hockey team captain as 36 names in total were added to the Team GB roster for Tokyo. And diver Lois Toulson on her second Olympic Games. Every week there's new names and new dreams for Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes - stay with us and follow Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "We're going to Tokyo to win OUR first gold medal" says Rio Olympic champion and now GB captain Hollie Pearne-Webb, who tells us why the British women's hockey team that's been named aren't the reigning champions 5 years on. We also hear from Jack Laugher - Olympic gold and silver medalist from Rio - on his learning from his mistakes in the build up the Japan Games, which are now 5 weeks away.


We're also joined by Adam Nixon the Great Britain men's hockey team captain as 36 names in total were added to the Team GB roster for Tokyo. And diver Lois Toulson on her second Olympic Games.


Every week there's new names and new dreams for Britain's Olympic and Paralympic athletes - stay with us and follow Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast.


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]]> 2756 no #1 Centre Pass from London Pulse https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/1-centre-pass-from-london-pulse Welcome to a brand new podcast - Centre Pass from London Pulse - produced with Anything but Footy. We're the only London franchise in the Vitality Netball Superleague Championship and our aim is to be the beating heart of netball in London, a truly international city. We are passionate and committed to find and develop super talented athletes and to deliver world class netball at the Copperbox Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. We also want to connect with the communities in London to play, watch and enjoy netball. This is what this podcast is all about. In this episode, presented by CEO and Director of Netball Sam Bird, you can hear all about Pulse's plans to bring netball to the blind and visually impaired to London, in partnership with Metro BlindSport. And also the latest on the Pulse pathway with Head Dannii Titmuss, and the opportunity for finding, inspiring and developing the next generation of leading netballers. We love netball, we love London, we love London Pulse. This is Centre Pass from London Pulse - Please download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:32 -0000 #1 Centre Pass from London Pulse full 1 1 Anything but Footy More than a Superleague franchise this podcast shows why! Welcome to a brand new podcast - Centre Pass from London Pulse - produced with Anything but Footy. We're the only London franchise in the Vitality Netball Superleague Championship and our aim is to be the beating heart of netball in London, a truly international city. We are passionate and committed to find and develop super talented athletes and to deliver world class netball at the Copperbox Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. We also want to connect with the communities in London to play, watch and enjoy netball. This is what this podcast is all about. In this episode, presented by CEO and Director of Netball Sam Bird, you can hear all about Pulse's plans to bring netball to the blind and visually impaired to London, in partnership with Metro BlindSport. And also the latest on the Pulse pathway with Head Dannii Titmuss, and the opportunity for finding, inspiring and developing the next generation of leading netballers. We love netball, we love London, we love London Pulse. This is Centre Pass from London Pulse - Please download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Welcome to a brand new podcast - Centre Pass from London Pulse - produced with Anything but Footy.


We're the only London franchise in the Vitality Netball Superleague Championship and our aim is to be the beating heart of netball in London, a truly international city. We are passionate and committed to find and develop super talented athletes and to deliver world class netball at the Copperbox Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. We also want to connect with the communities in London to play, watch and enjoy netball. This is what this podcast is all about.


In this episode, presented by CEO and Director of Netball Sam Bird, you can hear all about Pulse's plans to bring netball to the blind and visually impaired to London, in partnership with Metro BlindSport. And also the latest on the Pulse pathway with Head Dannii Titmuss, and the opportunity for finding, inspiring and developing the next generation of leading netballers.


We love netball, we love London, we love London Pulse.


This is Centre Pass from London Pulse - Please download and follow to ensure you will automatically hear our next episode coming soon.


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]]> 1724 no #55 Bumper Team GB edition - with James Rudkin & Laura Gallagher https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/55-bumper-team-gb-edition-with-james-rudkin-laura-gallagher So much to get into the podcast this week - with Michael and John back in their home studios - this bumper edition covers all the British Olympic and Paralympic news you need to know this week! The delay to the Games by a year has been a blessing for some athletes, while for others it might have ended their sporting journey. We'll discuss. We've the Rowing 'register' of 45 athletes inc. the return of a double Olympic champion, and the delight and excitement of first time GB gymnasts confirmed in the team. We're joined by Men's eight rower James Rudkin and trampolinist Laura Gallagher who'll both be making their debuts in Tokyo. We also discuss those not there. Find out about the magnificent 'eleven' British boxers and gr-eight Para Canoeist confirmed for Tokyo 2020. There's Triathlon, Athletics, Para Athletics, Canoeing, Hockey, and a rainy night in Stoke too - well hopefully not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:02:58 -0000 #55 Bumper Team GB edition - with James Rudkin & Laura Gallagher full Anything but Footy British Rowing & Gymnastics announce their Tokyo teams + Para Canoe, Boxing, Athletics, Triathlon & so much more So much to get into the podcast this week - with Michael and John back in their home studios - this bumper edition covers all the British Olympic and Paralympic news you need to know this week! The delay to the Games by a year has been a blessing for some athletes, while for others it might have ended their sporting journey. We'll discuss. We've the Rowing 'register' of 45 athletes inc. the return of a double Olympic champion, and the delight and excitement of first time GB gymnasts confirmed in the team. We're joined by Men's eight rower James Rudkin and trampolinist Laura Gallagher who'll both be making their debuts in Tokyo. We also discuss those not there. Find out about the magnificent 'eleven' British boxers and gr-eight Para Canoeist confirmed for Tokyo 2020. There's Triathlon, Athletics, Para Athletics, Canoeing, Hockey, and a rainy night in Stoke too - well hopefully not! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices So much to get into the podcast this week - with Michael and John back in their home studios - this bumper edition covers all the British Olympic and Paralympic news you need to know this week!


The delay to the Games by a year has been a blessing for some athletes, while for others it might have ended their sporting journey. We'll discuss.


We've the Rowing 'register' of 45 athletes inc. the return of a double Olympic champion, and the delight and excitement of first time GB gymnasts confirmed in the team. We're joined by Men's eight rower James Rudkin and trampolinist Laura Gallagher who'll both be making their debuts in Tokyo.


We also discuss those not there.


Find out about the magnificent 'eleven' British boxers and gr-eight Para Canoeist confirmed for Tokyo 2020. There's Triathlon, Athletics, Para Athletics, Canoeing, Hockey, and a rainy night in Stoke too - well hopefully not!


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]]> 3555 no #54 Team GB Team Time - Taekwondo & Diving specials! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/54-team-gb-team-time-taekwondo-diving-specials It's the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next month! So time for Team GB and Para GB to keep making their teams! A special this week with John in London and Michael in Manchester to meet the latest members booked on the plane to Japan, for the Games that begin mid July. Tom Daley talks about diving partner Matty Lee's annoying habits, Jade Jones gets that deja-vu feeling - we hear from two newbies to the Olympics in Katherine Torrance and Noah Williams - and there's the wheelchair Rugby team announcement too! But Anything but Footy also covers all sport - so who are the Commonwealths 'gamesmakers' - and how do you volunteer? We hear from 2022 board member and 2018 gold medalist Ame Agbeze and Hannah Cockroft, who also backs Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam walkout. It's Anything but Footy - the Olympic Paralympic and Commonwealth pod - counting down to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and in 6 weeks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:26:35 -0000 #54 Team GB Team Time - Taekwondo & Diving specials! full Anything but Footy Hear from Tom Daley, Jade Jones, Noah Williams, Katherine Torrance, Hannah Cockroft & Ame Agbeze It's the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next month! So time for Team GB and Para GB to keep making their teams! A special this week with John in London and Michael in Manchester to meet the latest members booked on the plane to Japan, for the Games that begin mid July. Tom Daley talks about diving partner Matty Lee's annoying habits, Jade Jones gets that deja-vu feeling - we hear from two newbies to the Olympics in Katherine Torrance and Noah Williams - and there's the wheelchair Rugby team announcement too! But Anything but Footy also covers all sport - so who are the Commonwealths 'gamesmakers' - and how do you volunteer? We hear from 2022 board member and 2018 gold medalist Ame Agbeze and Hannah Cockroft, who also backs Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam walkout. It's Anything but Footy - the Olympic Paralympic and Commonwealth pod - counting down to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and in 6 weeks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next month! So time for Team GB and Para GB to keep making their teams!


A special this week with John in London and Michael in Manchester to meet the latest members booked on the plane to Japan, for the Games that begin mid July.


Tom Daley talks about diving partner Matty Lee's annoying habits, Jade Jones gets that deja-vu feeling - we hear from two newbies to the Olympics in Katherine Torrance and Noah Williams - and there's the wheelchair Rugby team announcement too!


But Anything but Footy also covers all sport - so who are the Commonwealths 'gamesmakers' - and how do you volunteer? We hear from 2022 board member and 2018 gold medalist Ame Agbeze and Hannah Cockroft, who also backs Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam walkout.


It's Anything but Footy - the Olympic Paralympic and Commonwealth pod - counting down to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and in 6 weeks!



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]]> 2532 no #53 Anything Footy with Caroline Weir, Georgina Stanway & Sandy MacIver https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/53-anything-footy-with-caroline-weir-georgina-stanway-sandy- We're back - and we're unashamedly talking about footy - women's footy - which as we know has been badly impacted like many sports during the covid pandemic. And also Football is an Olympic sport! For only the second time in history, Team GB are sending a squad to the Games to compete for a gold medal - in London they were knocked out in the quarter finals. Some of that team return in the 18 strong squad - 10 of them are from one Superleague team - and the squad isn't all English! And as we're Anything BUT footy, we also round up latest Taekwondo, Judo, Cycling and Athletics news ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Roll on the 2020 Games in 2021! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 27 May 2021 18:31:49 -0000 #53 Anything Footy with Caroline Weir, Georgina Stanway & Sandy MacIver full Anything but Footy Special edition as Team GB name only second ever women's footy squad for Olympics We're back - and we're unashamedly talking about footy - women's footy - which as we know has been badly impacted like many sports during the covid pandemic. And also Football is an Olympic sport! For only the second time in history, Team GB are sending a squad to the Games to compete for a gold medal - in London they were knocked out in the quarter finals. Some of that team return in the 18 strong squad - 10 of them are from one Superleague team - and the squad isn't all English! And as we're Anything BUT footy, we also round up latest Taekwondo, Judo, Cycling and Athletics news ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Roll on the 2020 Games in 2021! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're back - and we're unashamedly talking about footy - women's footy - which as we know has been badly impacted like many sports during the covid pandemic. And also Football is an Olympic sport!


For only the second time in history, Team GB are sending a squad to the Games to compete for a gold medal - in London they were knocked out in the quarter finals. Some of that team return in the 18 strong squad - 10 of them are from one Superleague team - and the squad isn't all English!


And as we're Anything BUT footy, we also round up latest Taekwondo, Judo, Cycling and Athletics news ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics this summer.


Roll on the 2020 Games in 2021!


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]]> 1132 no #52 Fab 4 named for Team GB with Joe Fraser & Max Whitlock https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/52-fab-4-gymnasts-named-for-team-gb-with-joe-fraser-max-whit Max, Joe, Giarnni and James - the new Fab Four of British gymnastics. The men's team for Tokyo 2020 has been named by Team GB in Lilleshall the home of gym in the UK and Anything but Footy was there too! Michael catches up with World Champion Joe making his Olympic debut later this summer, and catches up with now 3 time Olympian and double gold medalist from Rio 2016 Max Whitlock. This weekend was also a huge one for Olympic sport, with British athletes performing superbly in and out of the water at the European Championships in swimming, Para swimming and rowing. It was a wet but wonderful return to International athletics in Gateshead. The Sky's the limit for British skateboarding PLUS we round up the last British Hockey matches before Tokyo! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - follow as we continue our countdown to Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 May 2021 14:54:05 -0000 #52 Fab 4 named for Team GB with Joe Fraser & Max Whitlock full Anything but Footy British Gymnastics special from Lilleshall + HUGE sporting weekend round up! Max, Joe, Giarnni and James - the new Fab Four of British gymnastics. The men's team for Tokyo 2020 has been named by Team GB in Lilleshall the home of gym in the UK and Anything but Footy was there too! Michael catches up with World Champion Joe making his Olympic debut later this summer, and catches up with now 3 time Olympian and double gold medalist from Rio 2016 Max Whitlock. This weekend was also a huge one for Olympic sport, with British athletes performing superbly in and out of the water at the European Championships in swimming, Para swimming and rowing. It was a wet but wonderful return to International athletics in Gateshead. The Sky's the limit for British skateboarding PLUS we round up the last British Hockey matches before Tokyo! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - follow as we continue our countdown to Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Max, Joe, Giarnni and James - the new Fab Four of British gymnastics. The men's team for Tokyo 2020 has been named by Team GB in Lilleshall the home of gym in the UK and Anything but Footy was there too! Michael catches up with World Champion Joe making his Olympic debut later this summer, and catches up with now 3 time Olympian and double gold medalist from Rio 2016 Max Whitlock.


This weekend was also a huge one for Olympic sport, with British athletes performing superbly in and out of the water at the European Championships in swimming, Para swimming and rowing. It was a wet but wonderful return to International athletics in Gateshead. The Sky's the limit for British skateboarding PLUS we round up the last British Hockey matches before Tokyo!


This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - follow as we continue our countdown to Tokyo 2020 in 2021.


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]]> 1315 no Festival of Triathlon https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/festival-of-triathlon AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Leeds is back this year! Roundhay Park in Leeds on June 5-6 is the location for the world's best triathletes and paratriathletes to compete for a place at this summer's Olympics and Paralympics, and for those British athletes already selected to represent Team GB this summer to prepare for Tokyo. Plus, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Para Series will be taking place in the UK, bringing the highest level of international paratriathlon racing to Leeds. There’s also chance for you to take on a triathlon during the event weekend and experience a blue carpet finish in front of Mansion House for yourself. Whether you’re an aspirational or Age-Group triathlete, everyone can get involved with a choice of three triathlon distances to choose from. In this special episode of the podcast, with British Triathlon, hear how to book your place and get involved and the options available for you to swim, bike, run. British Triathlon Chief Executive Andy Salmon and Event Director Wayne Coyle reveal how they're staging this year's Covid-Secure event following last year's postponement. And we hear from Jonny Brownlee, Claire Cashmore, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth. To find out more visit https://www.festivaloftriathlon.co.uk/ (Race entries close on Sunday 16 May) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 03 May 2021 23:01:09 -0000 Festival of Triathlon full Anything but Footy All you need to know about AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Leeds AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Leeds is back this year! Roundhay Park in Leeds on June 5-6 is the location for the world's best triathletes and paratriathletes to compete for a place at this summer's Olympics and Paralympics, and for those British athletes already selected to represent Team GB this summer to prepare for Tokyo. Plus, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Para Series will be taking place in the UK, bringing the highest level of international paratriathlon racing to Leeds. There’s also chance for you to take on a triathlon during the event weekend and experience a blue carpet finish in front of Mansion House for yourself. Whether you’re an aspirational or Age-Group triathlete, everyone can get involved with a choice of three triathlon distances to choose from. In this special episode of the podcast, with British Triathlon, hear how to book your place and get involved and the options available for you to swim, bike, run. British Triathlon Chief Executive Andy Salmon and Event Director Wayne Coyle reveal how they're staging this year's Covid-Secure event following last year's postponement. And we hear from Jonny Brownlee, Claire Cashmore, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth. To find out more visit https://www.festivaloftriathlon.co.uk/ (Race entries close on Sunday 16 May) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Leeds is back this year!


Roundhay Park in Leeds on June 5-6 is the location for the world's best triathletes and paratriathletes to compete for a place at this summer's Olympics and Paralympics, and for those British athletes already selected to represent Team GB this summer to prepare for Tokyo. Plus, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Para Series will be taking place in the UK, bringing the highest level of international paratriathlon racing to Leeds.


There’s also chance for you to take on a triathlon during the event weekend and experience a blue carpet finish in front of Mansion House for yourself. Whether you’re an aspirational or Age-Group triathlete, everyone can get involved with a choice of three triathlon distances to choose from.


In this special episode of the podcast, with British Triathlon, hear how to book your place and get involved and the options available for you to swim, bike, run. British Triathlon Chief Executive Andy Salmon and Event Director Wayne Coyle reveal how they're staging this year's Covid-Secure event following last year's postponement. And we hear from Jonny Brownlee, Claire Cashmore, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth.


To find out more visit https://www.festivaloftriathlon.co.uk/ (Race entries close on Sunday 16 May)


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]]> 1843 no #11 Back on Track: Swimming Special with Adam Peaty https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/11-back-on-track-swimming-special-with-adam-peaty In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Peaty became Olympic champion in Rio in 2016, and continues to dominate the world of Breaststroke heading into the delayed Olympics - we hear from him on creating more history, protests on the podium and how he'd describe himself! 24 names have been added to the Team GB plane bound for Japan - we also hear from debutant Cassie Wild and Team GB chef de mission Mark England. British Swimming is back on track for Tokyo 2020 in 2021! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:12:26 -0000 #11 Back on Track: Swimming Special with Adam Peaty full Anything but Footy Two dozen more British swimmers named for Tokyo 2020 In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Peaty became Olympic champion in Rio in 2016, and continues to dominate the world of Breaststroke heading into the delayed Olympics - we hear from him on creating more history, protests on the podium and how he'd describe himself! 24 names have been added to the Team GB plane bound for Japan - we also hear from debutant Cassie Wild and Team GB chef de mission Mark England. British Swimming is back on track for Tokyo 2020 in 2021! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic.


Adam Peaty became Olympic champion in Rio in 2016, and continues to dominate the world of Breaststroke heading into the delayed Olympics - we hear from him on creating more history, protests on the podium and how he'd describe himself!


24 names have been added to the Team GB plane bound for Japan - we also hear from debutant Cassie Wild and Team GB chef de mission Mark England.


British Swimming is back on track for Tokyo 2020 in 2021!


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]]> 782 no #10 Back on Track: Archery GB https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/10-back-on-track-archery-gb This is Back on Track from Anything but Footy - a series that features Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. In this special 10th edition of the pod, we hear from 3 of the 10 members of the teams picked for the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Naomi Folkard and Patrick Huston looking to win Britain's first Archery medal in 20 years - and first time Paralympian Hazel Chaisty on her flying 7 year career so far! This is Archery GB - back on track for Tokyo 2020! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 22 Apr 2021 15:00:49 -0000 #10 Back on Track: Archery GB full Anything but Footy 10 named for British Olympic & Paralympic teams in Tokyo This is Back on Track from Anything but Footy - a series that features Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. In this special 10th edition of the pod, we hear from 3 of the 10 members of the teams picked for the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. Naomi Folkard and Patrick Huston looking to win Britain's first Archery medal in 20 years - and first time Paralympian Hazel Chaisty on her flying 7 year career so far! This is Archery GB - back on track for Tokyo 2020! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Back on Track from Anything but Footy - a series that features Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021.


In this special 10th edition of the pod, we hear from 3 of the 10 members of the teams picked for the Olympics and Paralympics this summer.


Naomi Folkard and Patrick Huston looking to win Britain's first Archery medal in 20 years - and first time Paralympian Hazel Chaisty on her flying 7 year career so far!


This is Archery GB - back on track for Tokyo 2020!


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]]> 700 no #51 100 days to go with Jade Jones & Jess Learmonth https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/51-100-days-to-go-with-jade-jones-jess-learmonth The Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021 is now just 100 days to go... The latest news headlines surrounding the event don't make the most comfortable reading, but being honest when has a preparation to any Games had nothing but positivity! There are huge challenges ahead, alluded to by double Olympic champion Jade Jones who joins us just back from Bulgaria and competing at the European Taekwondo Championships, but she won a third title and will be looking to make history again in Tokyo! We also catch up with Leeds Triathlete Jess Learmonth again as she's getting ready for her first Olympics, and dreaming of success! This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - we also round up the latest Para Swimming, Hockey and Rowing news... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 14 Apr 2021 10:32:29 -0000 #51 100 days to go with Jade Jones & Jess Learmonth full Anything but Footy There's never been a countdown to the Olympics like it! The Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021 is now just 100 days to go... The latest news headlines surrounding the event don't make the most comfortable reading, but being honest when has a preparation to any Games had nothing but positivity! There are huge challenges ahead, alluded to by double Olympic champion Jade Jones who joins us just back from Bulgaria and competing at the European Taekwondo Championships, but she won a third title and will be looking to make history again in Tokyo! We also catch up with Leeds Triathlete Jess Learmonth again as she's getting ready for her first Olympics, and dreaming of success! This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - we also round up the latest Para Swimming, Hockey and Rowing news... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021 is now just 100 days to go...


The latest news headlines surrounding the event don't make the most comfortable reading, but being honest when has a preparation to any Games had nothing but positivity!


There are huge challenges ahead, alluded to by double Olympic champion Jade Jones who joins us just back from Bulgaria and competing at the European Taekwondo Championships, but she won a third title and will be looking to make history again in Tokyo!


We also catch up with Leeds Triathlete Jess Learmonth again as she's getting ready for her first Olympics, and dreaming of success!


This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - we also round up the latest Para Swimming, Hockey and Rowing news...


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]]> 2226 no #30 Great British Bosses: Dr Neil Fell, OnePT https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/30-great-british-bosses-dr-neil-fell-onept Great British Bosses is the podcast series that looks behind the scenes at British Sport. Dr Neil Fell is a leading sports scientist having worked in the industry for 25 years, working in rugby and at St George's Park, the new home of English football. We hear his views on elite sport! And as the director and co-founder of gym OnePT in Rochdale, Neil gives us the insight on what it's been like in and out of opening and closing during the past year's covid lockdowns - and how he hopes when they reopen this month, they stay open! This is episode 30 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you enjoy listening, follow for future episodes and dive into the back catalogue for past editions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 08 Apr 2021 11:01:51 -0000 #30 Great British Bosses: Dr Neil Fell, OnePT full Anything but Footy Leading British sports scientist and gym co-owner on opening up after lockdown Great British Bosses is the podcast series that looks behind the scenes at British Sport. Dr Neil Fell is a leading sports scientist having worked in the industry for 25 years, working in rugby and at St George's Park, the new home of English football. We hear his views on elite sport! And as the director and co-founder of gym OnePT in Rochdale, Neil gives us the insight on what it's been like in and out of opening and closing during the past year's covid lockdowns - and how he hopes when they reopen this month, they stay open! This is episode 30 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you enjoy listening, follow for future episodes and dive into the back catalogue for past editions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Great British Bosses is the podcast series that looks behind the scenes at British Sport. Dr Neil Fell is a leading sports scientist having worked in the industry for 25 years, working in rugby and at St George's Park, the new home of English football. We hear his views on elite sport!


And as the director and co-founder of gym OnePT in Rochdale, Neil gives us the insight on what it's been like in and out of opening and closing during the past year's covid lockdowns - and how he hopes when they reopen this month, they stay open!


This is episode 30 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you enjoy listening, follow for future episodes and dive into the back catalogue for past editions!


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]]> 1604 no #9 Back on Track: Niamh Emerson https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/9-back-on-track-niamh-emerson The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Niamh Emerson is the World Junior Champion and has also won European Indoor Championship silver medal and Commonwealth Games bronze medal. She is targeting selection in the heptathlon in Tokyo and admits in this interview how the postponement of the games may prove helpful after getting injured in 2020. Niamh is also an ambassador for Glorious - an online platform which is aiming to promote women's sport and participation by girls and young women and she describes how important sport was to her whilst growing up. This is Niamh Emerson - back on track for Tokyo 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:00:13 -0000 #9 Back on Track: Niamh Emerson full Anything but Footy World Junior & Commonwealth medal winning hepthalete targeting Tokyo The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Niamh Emerson is the World Junior Champion and has also won European Indoor Championship silver medal and Commonwealth Games bronze medal. She is targeting selection in the heptathlon in Tokyo and admits in this interview how the postponement of the games may prove helpful after getting injured in 2020. Niamh is also an ambassador for Glorious - an online platform which is aiming to promote women's sport and participation by girls and young women and she describes how important sport was to her whilst growing up. This is Niamh Emerson - back on track for Tokyo 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021


In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic.


Niamh Emerson is the World Junior Champion and has also won European Indoor Championship silver medal and Commonwealth Games bronze medal. She is targeting selection in the heptathlon in Tokyo and admits in this interview how the postponement of the games may prove helpful after getting injured in 2020.


Niamh is also an ambassador for Glorious - an online platform which is aiming to promote women's sport and participation by girls and young women and she describes how important sport was to her whilst growing up.


This is Niamh Emerson - back on track for Tokyo 2020


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]]> 701 no #8 Back on Track: Liam Heath https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/8-back-on-track-liam-heath The latest spin off podcast from Anything but Footy with Team GB and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021... Liam Heath is preparing for his third Games after becoming Olympic champion in Rio in 2016 and World Champion in Sprint Canoe in 2019. But preparation following the postponement of the Olympics a year ago to this summer is anything but ordinary. Liam talks all things Rio, how life has changed since, why GB is so good at Canoe sprint and maintaining form during a pandemic and focus on Tokyo. This is Liam Heath - back on track for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 26 Mar 2021 00:01:36 -0000 #8 Back on Track: Liam Heath full Anything but Footy Reigning Olympic & World Champion sprint canoeist on Tokyo dreams The latest spin off podcast from Anything but Footy with Team GB and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021... Liam Heath is preparing for his third Games after becoming Olympic champion in Rio in 2016 and World Champion in Sprint Canoe in 2019. But preparation following the postponement of the Olympics a year ago to this summer is anything but ordinary. Liam talks all things Rio, how life has changed since, why GB is so good at Canoe sprint and maintaining form during a pandemic and focus on Tokyo. This is Liam Heath - back on track for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The latest spin off podcast from Anything but Footy with Team GB and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021...


Liam Heath is preparing for his third Games after becoming Olympic champion in Rio in 2016 and World Champion in Sprint Canoe in 2019. But preparation following the postponement of the Olympics a year ago to this summer is anything but ordinary.


Liam talks all things Rio, how life has changed since, why GB is so good at Canoe sprint and maintaining form during a pandemic and focus on Tokyo.


This is Liam Heath - back on track for Tokyo 2020 in 2021


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]]> 895 no Team Bath Takeover https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/team-bath-takeover Team Bath Netball is back in action later for their Round 7 fixture against Surrey Storm in the Vitality Netball Superleague. The netball season is being held behind closed doors with the first half of the season in Wakefield and the second half of the season in London at The Copper Box Arena on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In this special edition of the podcast, Anything but Footy joined Team Bath for a crucial weekend of action when they played their crunch clash with Manchester Thunder. Both sides had made unbeaten starts to the season so something had to give. The Blue & Gold were also without their Head Coach Anna Stembridge for the match after she was forced to self-isolate as a family member had shown symptoms of COVID-19 in the build-up to the fixture. Following the Friday night contest with Manchester Thunder, Team Bath Netball were due back on court the following afternoon to face Severn Stars. Listen to find out how Team Bath Netball got in during these two games and to find out more about how Netball England and the Superleague are staging the matches during the ongoing global pandemic and a third Lockdown in England. Includes interviews with England International trio Serena Guthrie, Layla Guscoth and Imogen Allison as well as Australian shooter Kim Borger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 21 Mar 2021 10:00:22 -0000 Team Bath Takeover full Anything but Footy With Team Bath in Wakefield for Netball's Superleague Round 5 & 6 Team Bath Netball is back in action later for their Round 7 fixture against Surrey Storm in the Vitality Netball Superleague. The netball season is being held behind closed doors with the first half of the season in Wakefield and the second half of the season in London at The Copper Box Arena on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In this special edition of the podcast, Anything but Footy joined Team Bath for a crucial weekend of action when they played their crunch clash with Manchester Thunder. Both sides had made unbeaten starts to the season so something had to give. The Blue & Gold were also without their Head Coach Anna Stembridge for the match after she was forced to self-isolate as a family member had shown symptoms of COVID-19 in the build-up to the fixture. Following the Friday night contest with Manchester Thunder, Team Bath Netball were due back on court the following afternoon to face Severn Stars. Listen to find out how Team Bath Netball got in during these two games and to find out more about how Netball England and the Superleague are staging the matches during the ongoing global pandemic and a third Lockdown in England. Includes interviews with England International trio Serena Guthrie, Layla Guscoth and Imogen Allison as well as Australian shooter Kim Borger. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Team Bath Netball is back in action later for their Round 7 fixture against Surrey Storm in the Vitality Netball Superleague.


The netball season is being held behind closed doors with the first half of the season in Wakefield and the second half of the season in London at The Copper Box Arena on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. In this special edition of the podcast, Anything but Footy joined Team Bath for a crucial weekend of action when they played their crunch clash with Manchester Thunder. Both sides had made unbeaten starts to the season so something had to give.


The Blue & Gold were also without their Head Coach Anna Stembridge for the match after she was forced to self-isolate as a family member had shown symptoms of COVID-19 in the build-up to the fixture. Following the Friday night contest with Manchester Thunder, Team Bath Netball were due back on court the following afternoon to face Severn Stars.


Listen to find out how Team Bath Netball got in during these two games and to find out more about how Netball England and the Superleague are staging the matches during the ongoing global pandemic and a third Lockdown in England.


Includes interviews with England International trio Serena Guthrie, Layla Guscoth and Imogen Allison as well as Australian shooter Kim Borger.


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]]> 884 no #29 Great British Bosses: Stephen Park, British Cycling https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/29-great-british-bosses-stephen-park-british-cycling Stephen Park oversees the form and career of every single elite British cyclist from the track stars to the up and coming BMX and mountain bike riders, in the Olympic and the Paralympic programme. As Performance Director his job is ensuring the athletes are at their peak to perform at the right time. Tokyo 2020 in 2021 is the focus for this year but Stephen reveals the next 18 months are potentially the most 'exciting' for the sport with a home Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Road Races etc He tells us his team probably know 80% of there Tokyo team already, admitting 'some will miss out but only because some are better.' And after topping the Cycling medal tables in Beijing, London and Rio he says 'we're not going in expecting a replica of past games, but equally I recognise that was the view before Rio. We're trying to diversify our medal winning - the opportunity and gains we made on Track - the rest of the world has caught up on that.' This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast focusing on the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:01:01 -0000 #29 Great British Bosses: Stephen Park, British Cycling full Anything but Footy The Performance Director talks all things Tokyo Stephen Park oversees the form and career of every single elite British cyclist from the track stars to the up and coming BMX and mountain bike riders, in the Olympic and the Paralympic programme. As Performance Director his job is ensuring the athletes are at their peak to perform at the right time. Tokyo 2020 in 2021 is the focus for this year but Stephen reveals the next 18 months are potentially the most 'exciting' for the sport with a home Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Road Races etc He tells us his team probably know 80% of there Tokyo team already, admitting 'some will miss out but only because some are better.' And after topping the Cycling medal tables in Beijing, London and Rio he says 'we're not going in expecting a replica of past games, but equally I recognise that was the view before Rio. We're trying to diversify our medal winning - the opportunity and gains we made on Track - the rest of the world has caught up on that.' This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast focusing on the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Stephen Park oversees the form and career of every single elite British cyclist from the track stars to the up and coming BMX and mountain bike riders, in the Olympic and the Paralympic programme. As Performance Director his job is ensuring the athletes are at their peak to perform at the right time. Tokyo 2020 in 2021 is the focus for this year but Stephen reveals the next 18 months are potentially the most 'exciting' for the sport with a home Commonwealth Games, World Championships, Road Races etc


He tells us his team probably know 80% of there Tokyo team already, admitting 'some will miss out but only because some are better.' And after topping the Cycling medal tables in Beijing, London and Rio he says 'we're not going in expecting a replica of past games, but equally I recognise that was the view before Rio. We're trying to diversify our medal winning - the opportunity and gains we made on Track - the rest of the world has caught up on that.'


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]]> 2009 no #50 Half century celebration after bumper weekend of British sport https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/50-half-century-celebration-after-bumper-weekend-of-british- This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - the 50th episode! Michael and John reunite, via the power of the pod, to review the weekend sporting action as the build up to the Tokyo Games starts to gather some pace. Sport is happening around the world and British elite sport stars are getting to compete. We're joined by Verity Ockenden, Bronze Medalist from the European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in the the aptly named Torun as she now has Tokyo times in her sights. Great Britain delivered in Poland winning 12 medals led by the GB women, in the week of International Women's Day. Tashkent and Sofia are also on the schedule as Taekwondo and Judo fighters gear up for the Games - we also talk Sailing, Netball, working from home, home schooling and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:32:37 -0000 #50 Half century celebration after bumper weekend of British sport full Anything but Footy We're joined by Euro Athletics Indoor Champs bronze medalist Verity Ockenden This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - the 50th episode! Michael and John reunite, via the power of the pod, to review the weekend sporting action as the build up to the Tokyo Games starts to gather some pace. Sport is happening around the world and British elite sport stars are getting to compete. We're joined by Verity Ockenden, Bronze Medalist from the European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in the the aptly named Torun as she now has Tokyo times in her sights. Great Britain delivered in Poland winning 12 medals led by the GB women, in the week of International Women's Day. Tashkent and Sofia are also on the schedule as Taekwondo and Judo fighters gear up for the Games - we also talk Sailing, Netball, working from home, home schooling and much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - the 50th episode!


Michael and John reunite, via the power of the pod, to review the weekend sporting action as the build up to the Tokyo Games starts to gather some pace. Sport is happening around the world and British elite sport stars are getting to compete.


We're joined by Verity Ockenden, Bronze Medalist from the European Athletics Indoor Championships, held in the the aptly named Torun as she now has Tokyo times in her sights. Great Britain delivered in Poland winning 12 medals led by the GB women, in the week of International Women's Day.


Tashkent and Sofia are also on the schedule as Taekwondo and Judo fighters gear up for the Games - we also talk Sailing, Netball, working from home, home schooling and much more!


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]]> 1862 no #7 Back on Track: Adam Gemili https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/6-back-on-track-adam-gemili The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Gemili won gold and silver medals at World Championship level as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4x100m relay squads, but after finishing 4th at the 2016 Olympic Games and then again at the 2019 World Championships in Doha over 200m, he is targeting an individual medal and believes he is very capable of winning the gold. Lockdown was difficult for sportsmen and women who were unable to compete and earn money and, in association with Nationwide Building Society and their Start to Save campaign, Adam tells us how having some savings helped him to build a gym at home to continue training. This is Adam Gemili - back on track for Tokyo 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 19 Feb 2021 16:59:18 -0000 #7 Back on Track: Adam Gemili full Anything but Footy World sprint relay champion now aiming for individual gold at Tokyo 2020 The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Adam Gemili won gold and silver medals at World Championship level as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4x100m relay squads, but after finishing 4th at the 2016 Olympic Games and then again at the 2019 World Championships in Doha over 200m, he is targeting an individual medal and believes he is very capable of winning the gold. Lockdown was difficult for sportsmen and women who were unable to compete and earn money and, in association with Nationwide Building Society and their Start to Save campaign, Adam tells us how having some savings helped him to build a gym at home to continue training. This is Adam Gemili - back on track for Tokyo 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021


In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic.


Adam Gemili won gold and silver medals at World Championship level as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4x100m relay squads, but after finishing 4th at the 2016 Olympic Games and then again at the 2019 World Championships in Doha over 200m, he is targeting an individual medal and believes he is very capable of winning the gold.


Lockdown was difficult for sportsmen and women who were unable to compete and earn money and, in association with Nationwide Building Society and their Start to Save campaign, Adam tells us how having some savings helped him to build a gym at home to continue training.


This is Adam Gemili - back on track for Tokyo 2020


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]]> 787 no Growing up Tri-ing https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/growing-up-tri-ing When was your first swim, bike and run? How did you get on in the very first race? How to balance school, studying and Triathlon? And an elite journey from youth to senior. In a special edition of the podcast, produced on behalf of British Triathlon, Growing up Tri-ing speaks to three Olympic and Paralympic Podium Potential athletes to find out all the answers and their experiences. Hear Sophie Coldwell on her jump from the talent squad and the realisation that 'wow someone thinks I'm quite good here!'. Ben Dijkstra reveals how he's learnt from the experience of nearly missing out on a Youth Olympic gold medal and George Peasgood explains how sometimes the toughest conversations he has are with his university lecturers! For more information and to find out more about the sport of Triathlon, Great Britain's elite athletes and the location of your local clubs, go to www.britishtriathlon.org 📸 © Ben Lumley/British Triathlon  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 09 Feb 2021 00:01:49 -0000 Growing up Tri-ing full Anything but Footy A British Triathlon Special with Sophie Coldwell, George Peasgood and Ben Dijkstra When was your first swim, bike and run? How did you get on in the very first race? How to balance school, studying and Triathlon? And an elite journey from youth to senior. In a special edition of the podcast, produced on behalf of British Triathlon, Growing up Tri-ing speaks to three Olympic and Paralympic Podium Potential athletes to find out all the answers and their experiences. Hear Sophie Coldwell on her jump from the talent squad and the realisation that 'wow someone thinks I'm quite good here!'. Ben Dijkstra reveals how he's learnt from the experience of nearly missing out on a Youth Olympic gold medal and George Peasgood explains how sometimes the toughest conversations he has are with his university lecturers! For more information and to find out more about the sport of Triathlon, Great Britain's elite athletes and the location of your local clubs, go to www.britishtriathlon.org 📸 © Ben Lumley/British Triathlon  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices When was your first swim, bike and run? How did you get on in the very first race? How to balance school, studying and Triathlon? And an elite journey from youth to senior.


In a special edition of the podcast, produced on behalf of British Triathlon, Growing up Tri-ing speaks to three Olympic and Paralympic Podium Potential athletes to find out all the answers and their experiences.


Hear Sophie Coldwell on her jump from the talent squad and the realisation that 'wow someone thinks I'm quite good here!'. Ben Dijkstra reveals how he's learnt from the experience of nearly missing out on a Youth Olympic gold medal and George Peasgood explains how sometimes the toughest conversations he has are with his university lecturers!


For more information and to find out more about the sport of Triathlon, Great Britain's elite athletes and the location of your local clubs, go to www.britishtriathlon.org


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]]> 2809 no #28 Great British Bosses: Sam Bird, London Pulse https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/28-great-british-bosses-sam-bird-london-pulse We know women's sport has been badly affected during the Covid-19 pandemic, but netball is back and for the first time ever every match is being show live on Sky Sports, as Wakefield and London's Copperbox Arena are the two neutral venues for the entire season. CEO, Director of Netball and Head Coach of London Pulse, the youngest franchise of the Vitality Netball SuperLeague, Sam Bird describes the return of the sport as 'imperative', why her and her brilliant team didn't shut up shop during the coronavirus crisis and reached out into the community with their 'Inspire Educate Train' initiative and why after receiving a free pair of socks (!) while playing for England, she wants to challenge the sport she loves to continue to change and develop for the better and good of women everywhere! This is episode 28 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the women and men who run sport in this country. Listen, download and subscribe for much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:01:34 -0000 #28 Great British Bosses: Sam Bird, London Pulse full Anything but Footy We hear from CEO, Director of Netball and Head Coach on eve of a new SuperLeague season We know women's sport has been badly affected during the Covid-19 pandemic, but netball is back and for the first time ever every match is being show live on Sky Sports, as Wakefield and London's Copperbox Arena are the two neutral venues for the entire season. CEO, Director of Netball and Head Coach of London Pulse, the youngest franchise of the Vitality Netball SuperLeague, Sam Bird describes the return of the sport as 'imperative', why her and her brilliant team didn't shut up shop during the coronavirus crisis and reached out into the community with their 'Inspire Educate Train' initiative and why after receiving a free pair of socks (!) while playing for England, she wants to challenge the sport she loves to continue to change and develop for the better and good of women everywhere! This is episode 28 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the women and men who run sport in this country. Listen, download and subscribe for much more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We know women's sport has been badly affected during the Covid-19 pandemic, but netball is back and for the first time ever every match is being show live on Sky Sports, as Wakefield and London's Copperbox Arena are the two neutral venues for the entire season.


CEO, Director of Netball and Head Coach of London Pulse, the youngest franchise of the Vitality Netball SuperLeague, Sam Bird describes the return of the sport as 'imperative', why her and her brilliant team didn't shut up shop during the coronavirus crisis and reached out into the community with their 'Inspire Educate Train' initiative and why after receiving a free pair of socks (!) while playing for England, she wants to challenge the sport she loves to continue to change and develop for the better and good of women everywhere!


This is episode 28 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast speaking to the women and men who run sport in this country. Listen, download and subscribe for much more!


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]]> 2059 no #6 Back on Track: Matt Skelhon https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/6-back-on-track-matt-skelhon This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Matt Skelhon is a three time Olympic medalist - having won gold in Beijing, silver and bronze in London. After Rio he nearly quit. Now he's back at Olympic trap World Champion and is one of the first athletes to be picked by Paralympics GB for the Games this August. Matt reveals like millions of us he's been 'working from home' - seriously - shooting in his front room! And after nailing a Land Rover Discovery and an Apollo 11 Lunar Landing in lego during lockdown, he's now aiming for another gold in Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:00:53 -0000 #6 Back on Track: Matt Skelhon full Anything but Footy World champion shooter one of the first Brits named in team for Tokyo Paralympics This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Matt Skelhon is a three time Olympic medalist - having won gold in Beijing, silver and bronze in London. After Rio he nearly quit. Now he's back at Olympic trap World Champion and is one of the first athletes to be picked by Paralympics GB for the Games this August. Matt reveals like millions of us he's been 'working from home' - seriously - shooting in his front room! And after nailing a Land Rover Discovery and an Apollo 11 Lunar Landing in lego during lockdown, he's now aiming for another gold in Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021.


Matt Skelhon is a three time Olympic medalist - having won gold in Beijing, silver and bronze in London. After Rio he nearly quit. Now he's back at Olympic trap World Champion and is one of the first athletes to be picked by Paralympics GB for the Games this August.


Matt reveals like millions of us he's been 'working from home' - seriously - shooting in his front room! And after nailing a Land Rover Discovery and an Apollo 11 Lunar Landing in lego during lockdown, he's now aiming for another gold in Tokyo!


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]]> 607 no #27 Great British Bosses: Andrew Triggs Hodge https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/27-great-british-bosses-andrew-triggs-hodge Happy New Year! Welcome to the latest edition of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. It's another Olympic and Paralympic year, hopefully with some sport in it this time! In this podcast series we go behind the scenes of British sport. In this episode, we catch up with three Olympic champion Andrew Triggs Hodge to discuss his perfect retirement from rowing in Rio, what happens next for athletes when they finish, his latest project on the River Thames, after winning the Boat Race with Oxford to now helping deliver the so-called super-sewer with Tideway London, and his work as a volunteer at London Youth Rowing to encourage the next generation! And to take part in 'Race the Thames' event mentioned in this podcast - check out https://www.londonyouthrowing.com/event/racethethames2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:00:05 -0000 #27 Great British Bosses: Andrew Triggs Hodge full Anything but Footy Olympic champion won on the Thames now he's securing it's pollution free future with Tideway London Happy New Year! Welcome to the latest edition of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. It's another Olympic and Paralympic year, hopefully with some sport in it this time! In this podcast series we go behind the scenes of British sport. In this episode, we catch up with three Olympic champion Andrew Triggs Hodge to discuss his perfect retirement from rowing in Rio, what happens next for athletes when they finish, his latest project on the River Thames, after winning the Boat Race with Oxford to now helping deliver the so-called super-sewer with Tideway London, and his work as a volunteer at London Youth Rowing to encourage the next generation! And to take part in 'Race the Thames' event mentioned in this podcast - check out https://www.londonyouthrowing.com/event/racethethames2021 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Happy New Year! Welcome to the latest edition of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. It's another Olympic and Paralympic year, hopefully with some sport in it this time! In this podcast series we go behind the scenes of British sport.


In this episode, we catch up with three Olympic champion Andrew Triggs Hodge to discuss his perfect retirement from rowing in Rio, what happens next for athletes when they finish, his latest project on the River Thames, after winning the Boat Race with Oxford to now helping deliver the so-called super-sewer with Tideway London, and his work as a volunteer at London Youth Rowing to encourage the next generation!


And to take part in 'Race the Thames' event mentioned in this podcast - check out https://www.londonyouthrowing.com/event/racethethames2021


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]]> 1996 no #5 Back On Track: Natasha Cockram https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/5-back-on-track-natasha-cockram In this episode, Olympic hopeful Natasha Cockram describes how at the start of 2020 she left her home and job in Wales to re-locate to Norfolk in an attempt to represent Team GB in the women's marathon in Tokyo. Despite the set backs of the year - lockdown forcing the cancellation of many events which natasha aimed to compete in to earn a living and picking up an injury, Natasha became the British Champion in London in October. She narrowly missed out on the Olympic qualification time in 2019, but is hopeful that the right race and the right conditions mean she will achieve the mark that will allow her to compete in Tokyo in 2021. This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 21 Dec 2020 05:00:43 -0000 #5 Back On Track: Natasha Cockram full Anything but Footy The podcast focusing on Team & Para GB athletes refocusing on Tokyo 2020 in 2021! In this episode, Olympic hopeful Natasha Cockram describes how at the start of 2020 she left her home and job in Wales to re-locate to Norfolk in an attempt to represent Team GB in the women's marathon in Tokyo. Despite the set backs of the year - lockdown forcing the cancellation of many events which natasha aimed to compete in to earn a living and picking up an injury, Natasha became the British Champion in London in October. She narrowly missed out on the Olympic qualification time in 2019, but is hopeful that the right race and the right conditions mean she will achieve the mark that will allow her to compete in Tokyo in 2021. This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, Olympic hopeful Natasha Cockram describes how at the start of 2020 she left her home and job in Wales to re-locate to Norfolk in an attempt to represent Team GB in the women's marathon in Tokyo.


Despite the set backs of the year - lockdown forcing the cancellation of many events which natasha aimed to compete in to earn a living and picking up an injury, Natasha became the British Champion in London in October. She narrowly missed out on the Olympic qualification time in 2019, but is hopeful that the right race and the right conditions mean she will achieve the mark that will allow her to compete in Tokyo in 2021.


This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021.


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]]> 468 no #26 Great British Bosses: Matthew Porter, Professional Darts Corporation https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/26-great-british-bosses-matthew-porter-professional-darts-co As Noddy Holder would say 'It's Christmas......' and even covid-19 can't stop the Darts at Alexandra Palace and what's even better for CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation Matt Porter, there's spectators in attendance too - admittedly slightly differently and socially distanced! Matt tells us all the rules and regulations and the only reason you can leave your seat this year! As well as leading the world of darts through this particularly tough year, Matt's also the former CEO of Leyton Orient Football Club - find out why running darts is a breeze in comparison!!! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:00:57 -0000 #26 Great British Bosses: Matthew Porter, Professional Darts Corporation full Anything but Footy Great Britain's biggest Christmas party is on as PDC champs start at Ally Pally As Noddy Holder would say 'It's Christmas......' and even covid-19 can't stop the Darts at Alexandra Palace and what's even better for CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation Matt Porter, there's spectators in attendance too - admittedly slightly differently and socially distanced! Matt tells us all the rules and regulations and the only reason you can leave your seat this year! As well as leading the world of darts through this particularly tough year, Matt's also the former CEO of Leyton Orient Football Club - find out why running darts is a breeze in comparison!!! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast speaking to the men and women behind the scenes of British sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As Noddy Holder would say 'It's Christmas......' and even covid-19 can't stop the Darts at Alexandra Palace and what's even better for CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation Matt Porter, there's spectators in attendance too - admittedly slightly differently and socially distanced! Matt tells us all the rules and regulations and the only reason you can leave your seat this year!


As well as leading the world of darts through this particularly tough year, Matt's also the former CEO of Leyton Orient Football Club - find out why running darts is a breeze in comparison!!!


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]]> 1995 no #4 Back On Track: Lauren Price https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/4-back-on-track-lauren-price Lauren Price is super talented! Not only is she the world's number one middleweight boxer, but reigning World, European and Commonwealth champion, having been European kickboxing champion and winning more than 50 caps for Wales in football too! After not fighting at all in 2020, it's confirmed she'll return to the ring to compete in London again at the Olympic Boxing qualifying event in the Copperbox in the Olympic Park from 22–26 April 2021, but is likely to be behind closed doors. It does mean though she's back on track for Tokyo 2020 and talks about how Anthony Joshua and Rio bronze medalist Joshua Buatsi are helping her and her GB Boxing team-mates prepare. This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000 #4 Back On Track: Lauren Price full Anything but Footy GB Boxing's world champion middleweight on her Olympic dreams Lauren Price is super talented! Not only is she the world's number one middleweight boxer, but reigning World, European and Commonwealth champion, having been European kickboxing champion and winning more than 50 caps for Wales in football too! After not fighting at all in 2020, it's confirmed she'll return to the ring to compete in London again at the Olympic Boxing qualifying event in the Copperbox in the Olympic Park from 22–26 April 2021, but is likely to be behind closed doors. It does mean though she's back on track for Tokyo 2020 and talks about how Anthony Joshua and Rio bronze medalist Joshua Buatsi are helping her and her GB Boxing team-mates prepare. This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Lauren Price is super talented! Not only is she the world's number one middleweight boxer, but reigning World, European and Commonwealth champion, having been European kickboxing champion and winning more than 50 caps for Wales in football too!


After not fighting at all in 2020, it's confirmed she'll return to the ring to compete in London again at the Olympic Boxing qualifying event in the Copperbox in the Olympic Park from 22–26 April 2021, but is likely to be behind closed doors.


It does mean though she's back on track for Tokyo 2020 and talks about how Anthony Joshua and Rio bronze medalist Joshua Buatsi are helping her and her GB Boxing team-mates prepare.


This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021.


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]]> 730 no #25 Great British Bosses: Lisa Wainwright, Sport & Recreation Alliance https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/25-great-british-bosses-lisa-wainwright-sport-recreation-all Like most of us, and the sporting world, 2020 didn't turn out the way the Sport & Recreation Alliance was planning. Representing hundreds of sports and activity organisations, including the FA, ECB & RFU, many are now fighting for their own survival following a series of lockdowns and tiered restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Millions of pounds worth of funding has been allocated to help the sports and recreation sector, but for many it's not enough while some grassroots and community sports clubs might not even know it's available to access. It's Lisa Wainwright's job as CEO to work with and lobby government and then spread the word. And she's doing all this, months after shielding in her own home during lockdown, following months of treatment for cancer. In an informative and inspirational episode, Lisa talks about everything - from cash to coming out and from discrimination to distributing cash. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we hear from the men and women running British sport and the key roles they have in many of our lives. Listen & subscribe and spread the sporting word! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:00:28 -0000 #25 Great British Bosses: Lisa Wainwright, Sport & Recreation Alliance full Anything but Footy Why grassroots are the bedrock of this country's sporting success Like most of us, and the sporting world, 2020 didn't turn out the way the Sport & Recreation Alliance was planning. Representing hundreds of sports and activity organisations, including the FA, ECB & RFU, many are now fighting for their own survival following a series of lockdowns and tiered restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Millions of pounds worth of funding has been allocated to help the sports and recreation sector, but for many it's not enough while some grassroots and community sports clubs might not even know it's available to access. It's Lisa Wainwright's job as CEO to work with and lobby government and then spread the word. And she's doing all this, months after shielding in her own home during lockdown, following months of treatment for cancer. In an informative and inspirational episode, Lisa talks about everything - from cash to coming out and from discrimination to distributing cash. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we hear from the men and women running British sport and the key roles they have in many of our lives. Listen & subscribe and spread the sporting word! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Like most of us, and the sporting world, 2020 didn't turn out the way the Sport & Recreation Alliance was planning. Representing hundreds of sports and activity organisations, including the FA, ECB & RFU, many are now fighting for their own survival following a series of lockdowns and tiered restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Millions of pounds worth of funding has been allocated to help the sports and recreation sector, but for many it's not enough while some grassroots and community sports clubs might not even know it's available to access.


It's Lisa Wainwright's job as CEO to work with and lobby government and then spread the word. And she's doing all this, months after shielding in her own home during lockdown, following months of treatment for cancer.


In an informative and inspirational episode, Lisa talks about everything - from cash to coming out and from discrimination to distributing cash. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we hear from the men and women running British sport and the key roles they have in many of our lives. Listen & subscribe and spread the sporting word!


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]]> 1859 no #24 Great British Bosses: Victoria Aggar, British Athletes Commission https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/24-great-british-bosses-victoria-aggar-british-athletes-comm In this episode, who and what is the British Athletes Commission? We speak to its chair two time world champion and Paralympic bronze medal rower Victoria Aggar. She reveals the BAC has had to employ more staff to cope with the rising number of athletes reaching out and asking for support, following several high profile abuse and bullying scandals in British sport. And wishes she could've supported Rio 2016 medal winning gymnast Amy Tinkler in her relationship with British Gymnastics, but told us BAC never got to speak to any athletes at that organisation. Since retiring from rowing, Vicki’s also held roles with the British Paralympic Association and now works with the English Institute of Sport. She's also a strong campaigner against drugs in sport, working with the independent Athletics Integrity Unit but recently quit her role at the World Anti Doping Agency. She tells us she remains unconvinced WADA is listening to athletes and doing enough to prevent cheating in sport. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 16 Nov 2020 05:00:17 -0000 #24 Great British Bosses: Victoria Aggar, British Athletes Commission full Anything but Footy In challenging times, this organisation's there to support GB’s elite athletes In this episode, who and what is the British Athletes Commission? We speak to its chair two time world champion and Paralympic bronze medal rower Victoria Aggar. She reveals the BAC has had to employ more staff to cope with the rising number of athletes reaching out and asking for support, following several high profile abuse and bullying scandals in British sport. And wishes she could've supported Rio 2016 medal winning gymnast Amy Tinkler in her relationship with British Gymnastics, but told us BAC never got to speak to any athletes at that organisation. Since retiring from rowing, Vicki’s also held roles with the British Paralympic Association and now works with the English Institute of Sport. She's also a strong campaigner against drugs in sport, working with the independent Athletics Integrity Unit but recently quit her role at the World Anti Doping Agency. She tells us she remains unconvinced WADA is listening to athletes and doing enough to prevent cheating in sport. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, who and what is the British Athletes Commission? We speak to its chair two time world champion and Paralympic bronze medal rower Victoria Aggar.


She reveals the BAC has had to employ more staff to cope with the rising number of athletes reaching out and asking for support, following several high profile abuse and bullying scandals in British sport. And wishes she could've supported Rio 2016 medal winning gymnast Amy Tinkler in her relationship with British Gymnastics, but told us BAC never got to speak to any athletes at that organisation.


Since retiring from rowing, Vicki’s also held roles with the British Paralympic Association and now works with the English Institute of Sport. She's also a strong campaigner against drugs in sport, working with the independent Athletics Integrity Unit but recently quit her role at the World Anti Doping Agency. She tells us she remains unconvinced WADA is listening to athletes and doing enough to prevent cheating in sport.


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


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]]> 2048 no #3 Back On Track: Claire Cashmore https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/3-back-on-track-claire-cashmore In this episode, multi Paralympic medalist Claire Cashmore calls on film makers and actors to think, and do more, to help fight the prejudice against those with a disability. It follows the latest 'Witches' movie depicting a witch with three fingers, a change from the original Roald Dahl text. Claire says it's a massive step backwards and recalls her experiences as a child of being called 'Captain Hook'. After the postponement of the Games to 2021, Claire is back on track for Tokyo for what will be her 5th Paralympics, but has switched sports from swimming to triathlon despite winning gold in 2016. She talks about the challenges the first lockdown brought her - including the squiggly worms! - but her determination to succeed again next summer shines through. This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 11 Nov 2020 05:00:07 -0000 #3 Back On Track: Claire Cashmore full Anything but Footy The podcast focusing on Team & Para GB athletes refocusing on Tokyo 2020 in 2021! In this episode, multi Paralympic medalist Claire Cashmore calls on film makers and actors to think, and do more, to help fight the prejudice against those with a disability. It follows the latest 'Witches' movie depicting a witch with three fingers, a change from the original Roald Dahl text. Claire says it's a massive step backwards and recalls her experiences as a child of being called 'Captain Hook'. After the postponement of the Games to 2021, Claire is back on track for Tokyo for what will be her 5th Paralympics, but has switched sports from swimming to triathlon despite winning gold in 2016. She talks about the challenges the first lockdown brought her - including the squiggly worms! - but her determination to succeed again next summer shines through. This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, multi Paralympic medalist Claire Cashmore calls on film makers and actors to think, and do more, to help fight the prejudice against those with a disability. It follows the latest 'Witches' movie depicting a witch with three fingers, a change from the original Roald Dahl text. Claire says it's a massive step backwards and recalls her experiences as a child of being called 'Captain Hook'.


After the postponement of the Games to 2021, Claire is back on track for Tokyo for what will be her 5th Paralympics, but has switched sports from swimming to triathlon despite winning gold in 2016. She talks about the challenges the first lockdown brought her - including the squiggly worms! - but her determination to succeed again next summer shines through.


This is Back On Track from Anything but Footy. The podcast series where we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021.


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]]> 738 no #23 Great British Bosses: Huw Edwards, UK Active https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/23-huw-edwards-ceo-uk-active This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we speak to Huw Edwards who is the CEO of UK Active. They are the body that is responsible for improving the healty of the nation by getting more people more active. In 2020, this aim has never been more important as participation levels in sport dropped dramatically during the first lockdown. This episode was recorded on the first day of the second lockdown and Huw pleads with Government to hear and heed the message UK Active promotes, as he believes the closure of sports and leisure facilities is having a massive detrimental effect on the nation's health and wellbeing. Huw also reflects on his time as part of the team who delivered the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and discusses what the true legacy of the event was, especially in light of the global pandemic. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s over 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 06 Nov 2020 06:00:20 -0000 #23 Great British Bosses: Huw Edwards, UK Active full Anything but Footy The impact of Lockdown 2 on grassroots sport This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we speak to Huw Edwards who is the CEO of UK Active. They are the body that is responsible for improving the healty of the nation by getting more people more active. In 2020, this aim has never been more important as participation levels in sport dropped dramatically during the first lockdown. This episode was recorded on the first day of the second lockdown and Huw pleads with Government to hear and heed the message UK Active promotes, as he believes the closure of sports and leisure facilities is having a massive detrimental effect on the nation's health and wellbeing. Huw also reflects on his time as part of the team who delivered the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and discusses what the true legacy of the event was, especially in light of the global pandemic. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s over 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


In this episode we speak to Huw Edwards who is the CEO of UK Active. They are the body that is responsible for improving the healty of the nation by getting more people more active. In 2020, this aim has never been more important as participation levels in sport dropped dramatically during the first lockdown.


This episode was recorded on the first day of the second lockdown and Huw pleads with Government to hear and heed the message UK Active promotes, as he believes the closure of sports and leisure facilities is having a massive detrimental effect on the nation's health and wellbeing.


Huw also reflects on his time as part of the team who delivered the London Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 and discusses what the true legacy of the event was, especially in light of the global pandemic.


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s over 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks!


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]]> 1682 no #2 Back On Track: Jessica Learmonth https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/2-back-on-track-jessica-learmonth In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jessica Learmonth is set to make her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 after being officially named by Team GB in November 2020 as part of the triathlon team. She will travel to Japan alongside Jonathan Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Vicky Holland. Further triathletes, including two time Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee, could still be selected. She describes how strange is was to be officially named for her first Olympic Games whilst sat in her dining room on a zoom call and how she became emotional when she heard the news formally for the first time. She also reveals that her partner John has been helping her prepare in lockdown by constructing a home gym and kayaking alongside her when open water swimming. This is Jessica Learmonth - back on track for Tokyo 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 05 Nov 2020 07:00:22 -0000 #2 Back On Track: Jessica Learmonth full Anything but Footy The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Jessica Learmonth is set to make her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 after being officially named by Team GB in November 2020 as part of the triathlon team. She will travel to Japan alongside Jonathan Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Vicky Holland. Further triathletes, including two time Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee, could still be selected. She describes how strange is was to be officially named for her first Olympic Games whilst sat in her dining room on a zoom call and how she became emotional when she heard the news formally for the first time. She also reveals that her partner John has been helping her prepare in lockdown by constructing a home gym and kayaking alongside her when open water swimming. This is Jessica Learmonth - back on track for Tokyo 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic.


Jessica Learmonth is set to make her Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021 after being officially named by Team GB in November 2020 as part of the triathlon team. She will travel to Japan alongside Jonathan Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Vicky Holland. Further triathletes, including two time Olympic Champion Alistair Brownlee, could still be selected.


She describes how strange is was to be officially named for her first Olympic Games whilst sat in her dining room on a zoom call and how she became emotional when she heard the news formally for the first time. She also reveals that her partner John has been helping her prepare in lockdown by constructing a home gym and kayaking alongside her when open water swimming.


This is Jessica Learmonth - back on track for Tokyo 2020


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]]> 715 no #1 Back on Track: Charlotte Henshaw https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/1-back-on-track-charlotte-henshaw In this new podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte Henshaw is a double Paralympic medalist, after winning silver and bronze in the swimming pool in London and Rio respectively. But the 33 year old has now swapped sports for Tokyo and is aiming for gold with British Canoeing.  She reveals the challenges she's overcome during the first lockdown and Games cancellation, how the London Paralympics didn't just change the sport in the UK, and the support she's received as an elite athlete since the switch to canoeing.  This is Charlotte Henshaw - back on track for Tokyo 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 01 Nov 2020 05:00:17 -0000 #1 Back on Track: Charlotte Henshaw full Anything but Footy A brand new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021 In this new podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Charlotte Henshaw is a double Paralympic medalist, after winning silver and bronze in the swimming pool in London and Rio respectively. But the 33 year old has now swapped sports for Tokyo and is aiming for gold with British Canoeing.  She reveals the challenges she's overcome during the first lockdown and Games cancellation, how the London Paralympics didn't just change the sport in the UK, and the support she's received as an elite athlete since the switch to canoeing.  This is Charlotte Henshaw - back on track for Tokyo 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this new podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic.


Charlotte Henshaw is a double Paralympic medalist, after winning silver and bronze in the swimming pool in London and Rio respectively. But the 33 year old has now swapped sports for Tokyo and is aiming for gold with British Canoeing. 


She reveals the challenges she's overcome during the first lockdown and Games cancellation, how the London Paralympics didn't just change the sport in the UK, and the support she's received as an elite athlete since the switch to canoeing. 


This is Charlotte Henshaw - back on track for Tokyo 2020.


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]]> 664 no #22 Great British Bosses: Ian Reid, Birmingham 2022 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/22-great-british-bosses-ian-reid-birmingham-2022 This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we speak to the man responsible for delivering one of the biggest sporting events on the planet. And, in 2022 it returns to England for the first time in 20 years when Birmingham will stage The Commonwealth Games. Ian Reid is the CEO of Birmingham 2022 and describes the challenges his team has been faced with since agreeing to take over the staging of the event from Durban who were named as the original host city. Despite the limited preparation time, Ian is confident the new Alexander Stadium and Sandwell Aquatics Centre will be ready in time, but expresses his disappointment at how the proposed athletes village in Perry Barr had to be scrapped. He confirmed the regeneration of the area will still go ahead but will not be ready for July 2022. Ian also faces up to the lack of diversity on the Birmingham 2022 board, and whilst this inequality is being tackled, he commits to a diversity drive across all levels of the organisation and with the volunteer programme too. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Sep 2020 04:00:27 -0000 #22 Great British Bosses: Ian Reid, Birmingham 2022 full Anything but Footy Commonwealth Games organisers hoping for post-Covid sporting celebration! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we speak to the man responsible for delivering one of the biggest sporting events on the planet. And, in 2022 it returns to England for the first time in 20 years when Birmingham will stage The Commonwealth Games. Ian Reid is the CEO of Birmingham 2022 and describes the challenges his team has been faced with since agreeing to take over the staging of the event from Durban who were named as the original host city. Despite the limited preparation time, Ian is confident the new Alexander Stadium and Sandwell Aquatics Centre will be ready in time, but expresses his disappointment at how the proposed athletes village in Perry Barr had to be scrapped. He confirmed the regeneration of the area will still go ahead but will not be ready for July 2022. Ian also faces up to the lack of diversity on the Birmingham 2022 board, and whilst this inequality is being tackled, he commits to a diversity drive across all levels of the organisation and with the volunteer programme too. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


In this episode we speak to the man responsible for delivering one of the biggest sporting events on the planet. And, in 2022 it returns to England for the first time in 20 years when Birmingham will stage The Commonwealth Games.


Ian Reid is the CEO of Birmingham 2022 and describes the challenges his team has been faced with since agreeing to take over the staging of the event from Durban who were named as the original host city.


Despite the limited preparation time, Ian is confident the new Alexander Stadium and Sandwell Aquatics Centre will be ready in time, but expresses his disappointment at how the proposed athletes village in Perry Barr had to be scrapped. He confirmed the regeneration of the area will still go ahead but will not be ready for July 2022.


Ian also faces up to the lack of diversity on the Birmingham 2022 board, and whilst this inequality is being tackled, he commits to a diversity drive across all levels of the organisation and with the volunteer programme too.


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks!


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]]> 2476 no #21 Great British Bosses: Jeremy Tomlinson, England Golf https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/21-great-british-bosses-jeremy-tomlinson-england-golf This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Coronavirus and lockdown has dominated our lives in 2020 and for our guest, in this the 21st episode, he faced the unenviable task of closing 1800 golf clubs just 9 weeks after starting his job. Chief Executive of England Golf Jeremy Tomlinson, started in January, and admits his organisation was inundated in the first three weeks of the cover-19 crisis in the spring with all the uncertainty, but since an early easing of lockdown in mid May, the success of the return to golf has been ‘overwhelming’ and it's now his key focus to "make sure we come out of this with substance" and keep and engage the 20,000 new members and participants, which has seen the number of rounds increase this year by 40%. Jeremy tells us golf is a top 5 sport in this country and it's for everybody, for all ages, gender and ethnicity. He also reveals he’s a huge fan of the Olympics and thinks its great golf is now part of it again but also wishes for more coverage of the sport on terrestrial TV. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 14 Sep 2020 04:00:07 -0000 #21 Great British Bosses: Jeremy Tomlinson, England Golf full Anything but Footy New CEO looking to build on boom in a sport that’s for everybody This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Coronavirus and lockdown has dominated our lives in 2020 and for our guest, in this the 21st episode, he faced the unenviable task of closing 1800 golf clubs just 9 weeks after starting his job. Chief Executive of England Golf Jeremy Tomlinson, started in January, and admits his organisation was inundated in the first three weeks of the cover-19 crisis in the spring with all the uncertainty, but since an early easing of lockdown in mid May, the success of the return to golf has been ‘overwhelming’ and it's now his key focus to "make sure we come out of this with substance" and keep and engage the 20,000 new members and participants, which has seen the number of rounds increase this year by 40%. Jeremy tells us golf is a top 5 sport in this country and it's for everybody, for all ages, gender and ethnicity. He also reveals he’s a huge fan of the Olympics and thinks its great golf is now part of it again but also wishes for more coverage of the sport on terrestrial TV. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the podcast where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


Coronavirus and lockdown has dominated our lives in 2020 and for our guest, in this the 21st episode, he faced the unenviable task of closing 1800 golf clubs just 9 weeks after starting his job.


Chief Executive of England Golf Jeremy Tomlinson, started in January, and admits his organisation was inundated in the first three weeks of the cover-19 crisis in the spring with all the uncertainty, but since an early easing of lockdown in mid May, the success of the return to golf has been ‘overwhelming’ and it's now his key focus to "make sure we come out of this with substance" and keep and engage the 20,000 new members and participants, which has seen the number of rounds increase this year by 40%.


Jeremy tells us golf is a top 5 sport in this country and it's for everybody, for all ages, gender and ethnicity. He also reveals he’s a huge fan of the Olympics and thinks its great golf is now part of it again but also wishes for more coverage of the sport on terrestrial TV.


This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, and there’s 20 more episodes to catch up with, please subscribe and download and maybe even leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Thanks!


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]]> 1973 no #49 Athletics is back but where were the Brits at the British Championships https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/49-athletics-is-back-but-where-were-the-brits-at-the-british This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast. New faces on and off the track for British Athletics as the sport returned with the British Championships after lockdown. Christian Malcolm is the new Head Coach for the Olympic Programme, a welcome appointment for many, but and alongside new CEO Joanna Coates, there's a lot of issues to sort out! But all we ask is please give them time - this isn't footy! Holly Bradshaw, Jake Wightman, Sophie McKinna and Abigail Irozuru were just 4 of Britain's 16 podium funded athletes competing at the national championships in Manchester as others sat it out, or ran elsewhere around Europe. Should they not all be supporting the governing body and its broadcast deals? And could it be the end of the Diamond League sparkle in the UK? We also talk Adidas, Nike, Reebok ... Georgia Taylor-Brown became another British world champion in Triathlon in Hamburg and Giles Scott remains on course for another Olympic sailing medal - but what colour? This is the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - Anything but Footy! Let us know what you think @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & FB or check out the website www.anythingbutfooty.com Pics © Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:02:22 -0000 #49 Athletics is back but where were the Brits at the British Championships full Anything but Footy New faces herald a new era for British Athletics - we’ve a full round up! This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast. New faces on and off the track for British Athletics as the sport returned with the British Championships after lockdown. Christian Malcolm is the new Head Coach for the Olympic Programme, a welcome appointment for many, but and alongside new CEO Joanna Coates, there's a lot of issues to sort out! But all we ask is please give them time - this isn't footy! Holly Bradshaw, Jake Wightman, Sophie McKinna and Abigail Irozuru were just 4 of Britain's 16 podium funded athletes competing at the national championships in Manchester as others sat it out, or ran elsewhere around Europe. Should they not all be supporting the governing body and its broadcast deals? And could it be the end of the Diamond League sparkle in the UK? We also talk Adidas, Nike, Reebok ... Georgia Taylor-Brown became another British world champion in Triathlon in Hamburg and Giles Scott remains on course for another Olympic sailing medal - but what colour? This is the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - Anything but Footy! Let us know what you think @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & FB or check out the website www.anythingbutfooty.com Pics © Getty Images Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast.


New faces on and off the track for British Athletics as the sport returned with the British Championships after lockdown. Christian Malcolm is the new Head Coach for the Olympic Programme, a welcome appointment for many, but and alongside new CEO Joanna Coates, there's a lot of issues to sort out! But all we ask is please give them time - this isn't footy!


Holly Bradshaw, Jake Wightman, Sophie McKinna and Abigail Irozuru were just 4 of Britain's 16 podium funded athletes competing at the national championships in Manchester as others sat it out, or ran elsewhere around Europe. Should they not all be supporting the governing body and its broadcast deals? And could it be the end of the Diamond League sparkle in the UK? We also talk Adidas, Nike, Reebok ...


Georgia Taylor-Brown became another British world champion in Triathlon in Hamburg and Giles Scott remains on course for another Olympic sailing medal - but what colour?


This is the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - Anything but Footy! Let us know what you think @anythingbutf on twitter or message us on insta & FB or check out the website www.anythingbutfooty.com


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]]> 2305 no #20 Great British Bosses: Craig Spence, International Paralympic Committee https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/20-great-british-bosses-craig-spence-international-paralympi This is Great British Bosses from ‘Anything but Footy.’ John Cushing and Michael Weadock present the podcast having covered the Paralympic, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Euro 2016, Wimbledon, World Cycling Championships, Tour De Yorkshire and the Rugby World Cup for our leading commercial radio stations during the past 10 years and between them they have 50 years of broadcasting experience. In our 20th episode of 'Great British Bosses’, we go to the heart of one of the biggest and influential sporting organisations of the world. Craig Spence joined the International Paralympic Committee as Communications Manager ten years ago and is now Chief Brand and Communications Officer - as well as outstanding athletes and performance in London and Rio in recent Games - Craig's effectively responsible for the continued good name of the IPC! He tells us how encouraged he now is the Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead next summer as sport begins to return around the world - and they have 12 months to work as hard as they can to stage a safe Games for athletes and spectators alike! Craig reveals his parents are his secret weapon in ensuring the Paralympics gets the exposure and media coverage it deserves. He reveals London 2012 may have been a game changer but actually Rio 2016, despite being 24 hours from cancellation, kicked the movement on even more! And why kicking out Russia from the Paralympics 4 years ago was his proudest moment! If you’re listening to this podcast for the first time - please subscribe and download the other 19 episodes all focusing on the behind the scene decisions, in an effort to make British sport a success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:00:15 -0000 #20 Great British Bosses: Craig Spence, International Paralympic Committee full Anything but Footy Head of Brand tells us why he’s now encouraged Tokyo 2020 will happen in 2021 This is Great British Bosses from ‘Anything but Footy.’ John Cushing and Michael Weadock present the podcast having covered the Paralympic, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Euro 2016, Wimbledon, World Cycling Championships, Tour De Yorkshire and the Rugby World Cup for our leading commercial radio stations during the past 10 years and between them they have 50 years of broadcasting experience. In our 20th episode of 'Great British Bosses’, we go to the heart of one of the biggest and influential sporting organisations of the world. Craig Spence joined the International Paralympic Committee as Communications Manager ten years ago and is now Chief Brand and Communications Officer - as well as outstanding athletes and performance in London and Rio in recent Games - Craig's effectively responsible for the continued good name of the IPC! He tells us how encouraged he now is the Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead next summer as sport begins to return around the world - and they have 12 months to work as hard as they can to stage a safe Games for athletes and spectators alike! Craig reveals his parents are his secret weapon in ensuring the Paralympics gets the exposure and media coverage it deserves. He reveals London 2012 may have been a game changer but actually Rio 2016, despite being 24 hours from cancellation, kicked the movement on even more! And why kicking out Russia from the Paralympics 4 years ago was his proudest moment! If you’re listening to this podcast for the first time - please subscribe and download the other 19 episodes all focusing on the behind the scene decisions, in an effort to make British sport a success. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from ‘Anything but Footy.’ John Cushing and Michael Weadock present the podcast having covered the Paralympic, Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Euro 2016, Wimbledon, World Cycling Championships, Tour De Yorkshire and the Rugby World Cup for our leading commercial radio stations during the past 10 years and between them they have 50 years of broadcasting experience.


In our 20th episode of 'Great British Bosses’, we go to the heart of one of the biggest and influential sporting organisations of the world. Craig Spence joined the International Paralympic Committee as Communications Manager ten years ago and is now Chief Brand and Communications Officer - as well as outstanding athletes and performance in London and Rio in recent Games - Craig's effectively responsible for the continued good name of the IPC!


He tells us how encouraged he now is the Olympics and Paralympics will go ahead next summer as sport begins to return around the world - and they have 12 months to work as hard as they can to stage a safe Games for athletes and spectators alike! Craig reveals his parents are his secret weapon in ensuring the Paralympics gets the exposure and media coverage it deserves. He reveals London 2012 may have been a game changer but actually Rio 2016, despite being 24 hours from cancellation, kicked the movement on even more! And why kicking out Russia from the Paralympics 4 years ago was his proudest moment!


If you’re listening to this podcast for the first time - please subscribe and download the other 19 episodes all focusing on the behind the scene decisions, in an effort to make British sport a success.


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]]> 2181 no #19 Great British Bosses: David Grevemberg, Commonwealth Games https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/19-great-british-bosses-david-grevemberg-commonwealth-games This is the podcast that speaks to the men and women at the top of their game, at the head of their sport, making decisions behind the scenes that impact on everyone - staff, volunteers, athletes, supporters and you! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy! In this episode, we hear from David Grevemberg CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation about the future of multi-sport events like the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealths. He thinks the pandemic of 2020 will change the way everyone thinks about these events and how they're staged. He's told us nothing is off the table in terms of the future staging of his event, and thinks it'll be similar in the corridors of power at the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, where he used to work in Bonn. David, now an honorary Scot after organising and delivering the Glasgow 2014 Games so successfully, admits he regrets not ensuring Birmingham 2022 had the right diversity on the board for the next instalment of the games in 2 years time and has promised change now and in the future. Find out how the one time schoolboy in Louisiana, worked his way up to the top job in the Commonwealth, via wrestling and being an agent, and how he really feels about working from home in lockdown - "you’re living at work"! If you like this episode, please subscribe and there's 18 more stories from the key decision makers in British Sport to download too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 16 Aug 2020 05:00:30 -0000 #19 Great British Bosses: David Grevemberg, Commonwealth Games full Anything but Footy With changes at Birmingham 2022 & Hamilton 2026 still not confirmed, what's the future for the Games? This is the podcast that speaks to the men and women at the top of their game, at the head of their sport, making decisions behind the scenes that impact on everyone - staff, volunteers, athletes, supporters and you! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy! In this episode, we hear from David Grevemberg CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation about the future of multi-sport events like the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealths. He thinks the pandemic of 2020 will change the way everyone thinks about these events and how they're staged. He's told us nothing is off the table in terms of the future staging of his event, and thinks it'll be similar in the corridors of power at the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, where he used to work in Bonn. David, now an honorary Scot after organising and delivering the Glasgow 2014 Games so successfully, admits he regrets not ensuring Birmingham 2022 had the right diversity on the board for the next instalment of the games in 2 years time and has promised change now and in the future. Find out how the one time schoolboy in Louisiana, worked his way up to the top job in the Commonwealth, via wrestling and being an agent, and how he really feels about working from home in lockdown - "you’re living at work"! If you like this episode, please subscribe and there's 18 more stories from the key decision makers in British Sport to download too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is the podcast that speaks to the men and women at the top of their game, at the head of their sport, making decisions behind the scenes that impact on everyone - staff, volunteers, athletes, supporters and you! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy!


In this episode, we hear from David Grevemberg CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation about the future of multi-sport events like the Olympics, Paralympics and Commonwealths. He thinks the pandemic of 2020 will change the way everyone thinks about these events and how they're staged. He's told us nothing is off the table in terms of the future staging of his event, and thinks it'll be similar in the corridors of power at the International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee, where he used to work in Bonn.


David, now an honorary Scot after organising and delivering the Glasgow 2014 Games so successfully, admits he regrets not ensuring Birmingham 2022 had the right diversity on the board for the next instalment of the games in 2 years time and has promised change now and in the future.


Find out how the one time schoolboy in Louisiana, worked his way up to the top job in the Commonwealth, via wrestling and being an agent, and how he really feels about working from home in lockdown - "you’re living at work"!


If you like this episode, please subscribe and there's 18 more stories from the key decision makers in British Sport to download too!


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]]> 2125 no #18 Great British Bosses: Jane Nickerson, Swim England https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/18-great-british-bosses-jane-nickerson-swim-england This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Commonwealth, Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Jane Nickerson is the CEO of Swim England - the national governing body for swimming. It's a sport with more than 4 million people taking to the pool every month before the coronavirus lockdown of 2020. As restrictions were eased in early summer, with shops restaurants and pubs reopening, swimmers remained locked out of their facilities before a highly successful media campaign, led by Jane and her team, changed minds and priorities. But still the challenges remain with only 20% of swimming pools having re-opened and the future for leisure centres and clubs looking bleak. Jane also reveals she's yet to get a swim herself! It's undoubtably a worrying time as we also hear her fears that we could lose a generation of children to swimming as "this pandemic will be the next big excuse, not to take them to the pool." But have a listen to Jane's story - from working in hotels to running this huge organisation - an inspiration for all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 13 Aug 2020 04:00:22 -0000 #18 Great British Bosses: Jane Nickerson, Swim England full Anything but Footy She led a brilliant campaign to re-open the pools after lockdown but that was just start it seems! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Commonwealth, Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Jane Nickerson is the CEO of Swim England - the national governing body for swimming. It's a sport with more than 4 million people taking to the pool every month before the coronavirus lockdown of 2020. As restrictions were eased in early summer, with shops restaurants and pubs reopening, swimmers remained locked out of their facilities before a highly successful media campaign, led by Jane and her team, changed minds and priorities. But still the challenges remain with only 20% of swimming pools having re-opened and the future for leisure centres and clubs looking bleak. Jane also reveals she's yet to get a swim herself! It's undoubtably a worrying time as we also hear her fears that we could lose a generation of children to swimming as "this pandemic will be the next big excuse, not to take them to the pool." But have a listen to Jane's story - from working in hotels to running this huge organisation - an inspiration for all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Commonwealth, Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


Jane Nickerson is the CEO of Swim England - the national governing body for swimming. It's a sport with more than 4 million people taking to the pool every month before the coronavirus lockdown of 2020. As restrictions were eased in early summer, with shops restaurants and pubs reopening, swimmers remained locked out of their facilities before a highly successful media campaign, led by Jane and her team, changed minds and priorities. But still the challenges remain with only 20% of swimming pools having re-opened and the future for leisure centres and clubs looking bleak. Jane also reveals she's yet to get a swim herself!


It's undoubtably a worrying time as we also hear her fears that we could lose a generation of children to swimming as "this pandemic will be the next big excuse, not to take them to the pool."


But have a listen to Jane's story - from working in hotels to running this huge organisation - an inspiration for all!




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]]> 1886 no #48 Tokyo 2020 One Year to Go Again! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/48-tokyo-2020-one-year-to-go-again There's one year to go until the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Now, we've been here before of course, but as it stands the organising committee are continuing their planning and preparation. The venues have all been secured for the new dates in 2021 and the schedule has also been released of what events will be taking place and when. We re-cap some of the changes you need to expect for the games in 2021. These include new sports and new disciplines. We also review the athletes that had already secured their place in Team GB prior to the postponement and who have been re-confirmed to take part in 2021. But, what should the postponed games look like? Will it go ahead exactly as planned or do the organisers need to reflect that the world has changed significantly over the past few months and in fact an expensive Opening Ceremony might not be appropriate. And, we discuss how this could be an opportunity for the International Olympic Committee to reflect and review on how cities go about staging the games in the future as the trend has been to go bigger and better with each edition to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:00:05 -0000 #48 Tokyo 2020 One Year to Go Again! full Anything but Footy Following the postponement to 2021, we discuss what we know and don't know about next year's Games There's one year to go until the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Now, we've been here before of course, but as it stands the organising committee are continuing their planning and preparation. The venues have all been secured for the new dates in 2021 and the schedule has also been released of what events will be taking place and when. We re-cap some of the changes you need to expect for the games in 2021. These include new sports and new disciplines. We also review the athletes that had already secured their place in Team GB prior to the postponement and who have been re-confirmed to take part in 2021. But, what should the postponed games look like? Will it go ahead exactly as planned or do the organisers need to reflect that the world has changed significantly over the past few months and in fact an expensive Opening Ceremony might not be appropriate. And, we discuss how this could be an opportunity for the International Olympic Committee to reflect and review on how cities go about staging the games in the future as the trend has been to go bigger and better with each edition to date. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices There's one year to go until the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Now, we've been here before of course, but as it stands the organising committee are continuing their planning and preparation. The venues have all been secured for the new dates in 2021 and the schedule has also been released of what events will be taking place and when.


We re-cap some of the changes you need to expect for the games in 2021. These include new sports and new disciplines. We also review the athletes that had already secured their place in Team GB prior to the postponement and who have been re-confirmed to take part in 2021.


But, what should the postponed games look like? Will it go ahead exactly as planned or do the organisers need to reflect that the world has changed significantly over the past few months and in fact an expensive Opening Ceremony might not be appropriate. And, we discuss how this could be an opportunity for the International Olympic Committee to reflect and review on how cities go about staging the games in the future as the trend has been to go bigger and better with each edition to date.


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]]> 2167 no #17 Great British Bosses: Joanna Coates, British Athletics https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/17-great-british-bosses-joanna-coates-british-athletics This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we catch up, remotely of course, with Joanna Coates, the new Chief Executive of British Athletics (UK Athletics). She only began her role six days before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were postponed and closed the BA offices, for staff to then work from home, just days later due to the coronavirus pandemic! Joanna tells us she wants people, staff and athletes to be proud of the organisation again, but that it also needs to be fit for purpose once again, following an independent investigation into it, launched before her appointment. She also tells us how important it is for a sport they stage the British Championships in Manchester this September, after the cancellations of all other major events this summer and we discuss Black Lives Matter protests and how British Athletics will support them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 26 Jul 2020 04:00:05 -0000 #17 Great British Bosses: Joanna Coates, British Athletics full Anything but Footy Hear from the new CEO of one of the biggest sports in the Olympics! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we catch up, remotely of course, with Joanna Coates, the new Chief Executive of British Athletics (UK Athletics). She only began her role six days before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were postponed and closed the BA offices, for staff to then work from home, just days later due to the coronavirus pandemic! Joanna tells us she wants people, staff and athletes to be proud of the organisation again, but that it also needs to be fit for purpose once again, following an independent investigation into it, launched before her appointment. She also tells us how important it is for a sport they stage the British Championships in Manchester this September, after the cancellations of all other major events this summer and we discuss Black Lives Matter protests and how British Athletics will support them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


In this episode we catch up, remotely of course, with Joanna Coates, the new Chief Executive of British Athletics (UK Athletics). She only began her role six days before the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics were postponed and closed the BA offices, for staff to then work from home, just days later due to the coronavirus pandemic!


Joanna tells us she wants people, staff and athletes to be proud of the organisation again, but that it also needs to be fit for purpose once again, following an independent investigation into it, launched before her appointment.


She also tells us how important it is for a sport they stage the British Championships in Manchester this September, after the cancellations of all other major events this summer and we discuss Black Lives Matter protests and how British Athletics will support them!


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]]> 1796 no #16 Great British Bosses: Mark England https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/16-great-british-bosses-mark-england This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode - recorded remotely from three separate locations, Mark England - Chef de Mission of the Team GB delegation for the next summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, joins us via Zoom from home to discuss how he has had to re-work the British Olympic Association's strategy for the event following the postponement to 2021. Mark will be leading the delegation from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Japan - a repeat of his role with the history making team from Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He talks about the challenges that elite sport has had in this country in order to ensure the unprecedented medal success has not been at the expense of the welfare of the individual athletes involved. He also discusses how he is in dialogue with the International Olympic Committee over their stance on the Black Lives Matter campaign and what would happen if a Team GB athlete chose to take the knee at the games. With exactly one year to go until Tokyo 2021, he also reveals how Johanna Konta's skirt caused him a real issue in Rio and why he needs to listen to John and Michael more about how he decides his schedule during games time in order not to miss the key medal winning moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 22 Jul 2020 23:01:56 -0000 #16 Great British Bosses: Mark England full Anything but Footy Team GB Chef de Mission Mark England looks ahead to the Olympic Games in Tokyo with exactly one year to go This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode - recorded remotely from three separate locations, Mark England - Chef de Mission of the Team GB delegation for the next summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, joins us via Zoom from home to discuss how he has had to re-work the British Olympic Association's strategy for the event following the postponement to 2021. Mark will be leading the delegation from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Japan - a repeat of his role with the history making team from Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He talks about the challenges that elite sport has had in this country in order to ensure the unprecedented medal success has not been at the expense of the welfare of the individual athletes involved. He also discusses how he is in dialogue with the International Olympic Committee over their stance on the Black Lives Matter campaign and what would happen if a Team GB athlete chose to take the knee at the games. With exactly one year to go until Tokyo 2021, he also reveals how Johanna Konta's skirt caused him a real issue in Rio and why he needs to listen to John and Michael more about how he decides his schedule during games time in order not to miss the key medal winning moments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


In this episode - recorded remotely from three separate locations, Mark England - Chef de Mission of the Team GB delegation for the next summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, joins us via Zoom from home to discuss how he has had to re-work the British Olympic Association's strategy for the event following the postponement to 2021.


Mark will be leading the delegation from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Japan - a repeat of his role with the history making team from Rio de Janeiro in 2016. He talks about the challenges that elite sport has had in this country in order to ensure the unprecedented medal success has not been at the expense of the welfare of the individual athletes involved. He also discusses how he is in dialogue with the International Olympic Committee over their stance on the Black Lives Matter campaign and what would happen if a Team GB athlete chose to take the knee at the games.


With exactly one year to go until Tokyo 2021, he also reveals how Johanna Konta's skirt caused him a real issue in Rio and why he needs to listen to John and Michael more about how he decides his schedule during games time in order not to miss the key medal winning moments.


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]]> 1687 no #15 Great British Bosses: Sue Storey https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/15-great-british-bosses-sue-storey This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode, recorded remotely from three separate locations, Sue Storey - the CEO of Volleyball England joins us via Zoom from home to discuss how the volleyball community has been coping with lockdown and not being able to play their sport. Volleyball England has run a number of online initiatives during the past few months but is now eagerly awaiting Government advice on how indoor sports can resume playing. Sue only took over at Volleyball England in late 2019 and oversees the disciplines of Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball in the country. Whilst she admits the chances of sending a GB team to take part in the Olympics is a long way off, she highlights the achievements of the Sitting Volleyball team and highlights the involvement of Martine Wright, who lost both her legs in the Aldgate underground explosion, on the 15th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London. She also notes that with Beach Volleyball on the programme for the next Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022, there is a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of the sport. Although, she gives us few clues as to where Birmingham will stage the events, other than saying it will be another iconic location! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 07 Jul 2020 15:24:31 -0000 #15 Great British Bosses: Sue Storey full Anything but Footy Volleyball England CEO Sue Storey says the sport is ready to go again after lockdown This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode, recorded remotely from three separate locations, Sue Storey - the CEO of Volleyball England joins us via Zoom from home to discuss how the volleyball community has been coping with lockdown and not being able to play their sport. Volleyball England has run a number of online initiatives during the past few months but is now eagerly awaiting Government advice on how indoor sports can resume playing. Sue only took over at Volleyball England in late 2019 and oversees the disciplines of Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball in the country. Whilst she admits the chances of sending a GB team to take part in the Olympics is a long way off, she highlights the achievements of the Sitting Volleyball team and highlights the involvement of Martine Wright, who lost both her legs in the Aldgate underground explosion, on the 15th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London. She also notes that with Beach Volleyball on the programme for the next Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022, there is a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of the sport. Although, she gives us few clues as to where Birmingham will stage the events, other than saying it will be another iconic location! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


In this episode, recorded remotely from three separate locations, Sue Storey - the CEO of Volleyball England joins us via Zoom from home to discuss how the volleyball community has been coping with lockdown and not being able to play their sport. Volleyball England has run a number of online initiatives during the past few months but is now eagerly awaiting Government advice on how indoor sports can resume playing.


Sue only took over at Volleyball England in late 2019 and oversees the disciplines of Indoor Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball in the country. Whilst she admits the chances of sending a GB team to take part in the Olympics is a long way off, she highlights the achievements of the Sitting Volleyball team and highlights the involvement of Martine Wright, who lost both her legs in the Aldgate underground explosion, on the 15th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London.


She also notes that with Beach Volleyball on the programme for the next Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022, there is a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of the sport. Although, she gives us few clues as to where Birmingham will stage the events, other than saying it will be another iconic location!


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]]> 2080 no #47 As sport eases out of lockdown is it on the right track? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/47-as-sport-eases-out-of-lockdown-is-it-on-the-right-track The lockdown is easing and that means sport is also returning - from snooker to Royal Ascot and football to tennis. It's right that new events like Jamie Murray's 'Battle of the Brits' takes centre stage this week, when we'd usually be preparing for Wimbledon. But organisers of the US Open have also announced their event in New York in August will just be mens and women's singles and doubles - no mixed, juniors or wheelchair competitors. We all want sport to be back but at any price? We have the pleasure of welcoming Mark Milne to the podcast to talk about a new format for tennis that he's come up with which he hopes will generate more excitement and more interest from younger audiences - its called Thirty30 and despite the new format he says its more 'traditional tennis' than any other shorter version of the sport out there! Check out more at https://www.thirty30tennis.com And Anything but Footy wouldn't be Anything but Footy without the latest athletics 'drugs' controversy as World Champion's Christian Coleman and Salwa Eid Naser are provisionally suspended for 'missing tests.' Michael's had enough and tells us why! It's all in this latest edition of Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 21 Jun 2020 05:00:08 -0000 #47 As sport eases out of lockdown is it on the right track? full Anything but Footy We talk tennis from 'Battle of the Brits' to the revamped US Open and a new format Thirty30 + the latest 'drugs' controversy in Athletics! The lockdown is easing and that means sport is also returning - from snooker to Royal Ascot and football to tennis. It's right that new events like Jamie Murray's 'Battle of the Brits' takes centre stage this week, when we'd usually be preparing for Wimbledon. But organisers of the US Open have also announced their event in New York in August will just be mens and women's singles and doubles - no mixed, juniors or wheelchair competitors. We all want sport to be back but at any price? We have the pleasure of welcoming Mark Milne to the podcast to talk about a new format for tennis that he's come up with which he hopes will generate more excitement and more interest from younger audiences - its called Thirty30 and despite the new format he says its more 'traditional tennis' than any other shorter version of the sport out there! Check out more at https://www.thirty30tennis.com And Anything but Footy wouldn't be Anything but Footy without the latest athletics 'drugs' controversy as World Champion's Christian Coleman and Salwa Eid Naser are provisionally suspended for 'missing tests.' Michael's had enough and tells us why! It's all in this latest edition of Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The lockdown is easing and that means sport is also returning - from snooker to Royal Ascot and football to tennis. It's right that new events like Jamie Murray's 'Battle of the Brits' takes centre stage this week, when we'd usually be preparing for Wimbledon. But organisers of the US Open have also announced their event in New York in August will just be mens and women's singles and doubles - no mixed, juniors or wheelchair competitors. We all want sport to be back but at any price?


We have the pleasure of welcoming Mark Milne to the podcast to talk about a new format for tennis that he's come up with which he hopes will generate more excitement and more interest from younger audiences - its called Thirty30 and despite the new format he says its more 'traditional tennis' than any other shorter version of the sport out there! Check out more at https://www.thirty30tennis.com


And Anything but Footy wouldn't be Anything but Footy without the latest athletics 'drugs' controversy as World Champion's Christian Coleman and Salwa Eid Naser are provisionally suspended for 'missing tests.' Michael's had enough and tells us why!


It's all in this latest edition of Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast!


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]]> 2548 no #46 Working in Lockdown https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/46-working-in-lockdown We are joined by two freelance sports journalists to find out how they have been able to continue working despite having no live sport to report on. Mark Woods is a journalist and broadcaster who writes for various newspapers and is the host of the basketball podcast MVP Cast. We are also joined by Liz Byrnes, a freelance journalist for various newspapers and the European Correspondent for Swimming World magazine. Ordinarily, both would currently be looking forward to covering the Olympic Games in Tokyo and would have been present at events this summer including the Anniversary Games, the British Championships in both athletics and swimming and the Diving World Series Finale which was being held this year in London. We find out how they've been carrying on with their work despite not having these events and a weekly diet of live sport to focus on. We also hear from them about their views on how sport will begin to recover from Lockdown, their thoughts on how events will now need to be staged and their views on holding the Olympics in 2021. Mark can be found on Twitter @markbritball and Liz can be found on Twitter @LizByrnes14 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 30 May 2020 13:53:52 -0000 #46 Working in Lockdown full Anything but Footy How sports journalism has coped with no live sport We are joined by two freelance sports journalists to find out how they have been able to continue working despite having no live sport to report on. Mark Woods is a journalist and broadcaster who writes for various newspapers and is the host of the basketball podcast MVP Cast. We are also joined by Liz Byrnes, a freelance journalist for various newspapers and the European Correspondent for Swimming World magazine. Ordinarily, both would currently be looking forward to covering the Olympic Games in Tokyo and would have been present at events this summer including the Anniversary Games, the British Championships in both athletics and swimming and the Diving World Series Finale which was being held this year in London. We find out how they've been carrying on with their work despite not having these events and a weekly diet of live sport to focus on. We also hear from them about their views on how sport will begin to recover from Lockdown, their thoughts on how events will now need to be staged and their views on holding the Olympics in 2021. Mark can be found on Twitter @markbritball and Liz can be found on Twitter @LizByrnes14 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We are joined by two freelance sports journalists to find out how they have been able to continue working despite having no live sport to report on.


Mark Woods is a journalist and broadcaster who writes for various newspapers and is the host of the basketball podcast MVP Cast. We are also joined by Liz Byrnes, a freelance journalist for various newspapers and the European Correspondent for Swimming World magazine.


Ordinarily, both would currently be looking forward to covering the Olympic Games in Tokyo and would have been present at events this summer including the Anniversary Games, the British Championships in both athletics and swimming and the Diving World Series Finale which was being held this year in London. We find out how they've been carrying on with their work despite not having these events and a weekly diet of live sport to focus on.


We also hear from them about their views on how sport will begin to recover from Lockdown, their thoughts on how events will now need to be staged and their views on holding the Olympics in 2021.


Mark can be found on Twitter @markbritball and Liz can be found on Twitter @LizByrnes14


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]]> 2146 no #45 Lockdown Special https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/45-lockdown-special The Olympic and Paralympic games of 2020 have been postponed for a year, Wimbledon has been cancelled and the Premier League are lookin at ways of finishing their season. In this special episode, we discuss the impact Lockdown has had on sport in this country and across the globe. We talk about the consequences for UK Sport, Team GB and Para GB following the announcement that Tokyo 2020 will take place 12 months later than scheduled. We also ask whether sport in Great Britain should be using this time to look at how it is structured and administrated. We ask the question about whether you have missed sport and how the current situation has maybe highlighted the importance of keeping active and fit for the health and well being of the general population. And, we round up some of the latest headlines fromthe world of Olympic and Paralympic sport including news from British Canoeing, British Sailing and British Rowing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:02:21 -0000 #45 Lockdown Special full Anything but Footy How sport is coping with Lockdown The Olympic and Paralympic games of 2020 have been postponed for a year, Wimbledon has been cancelled and the Premier League are lookin at ways of finishing their season. In this special episode, we discuss the impact Lockdown has had on sport in this country and across the globe. We talk about the consequences for UK Sport, Team GB and Para GB following the announcement that Tokyo 2020 will take place 12 months later than scheduled. We also ask whether sport in Great Britain should be using this time to look at how it is structured and administrated. We ask the question about whether you have missed sport and how the current situation has maybe highlighted the importance of keeping active and fit for the health and well being of the general population. And, we round up some of the latest headlines fromthe world of Olympic and Paralympic sport including news from British Canoeing, British Sailing and British Rowing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The Olympic and Paralympic games of 2020 have been postponed for a year, Wimbledon has been cancelled and the Premier League are lookin at ways of finishing their season.


In this special episode, we discuss the impact Lockdown has had on sport in this country and across the globe. We talk about the consequences for UK Sport, Team GB and Para GB following the announcement that Tokyo 2020 will take place 12 months later than scheduled. We also ask whether sport in Great Britain should be using this time to look at how it is structured and administrated.


We ask the question about whether you have missed sport and how the current situation has maybe highlighted the importance of keeping active and fit for the health and well being of the general population.


And, we round up some of the latest headlines fromthe world of Olympic and Paralympic sport including news from British Canoeing, British Sailing and British Rowing.


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]]> 2477 no Swim England Coronavirus Special https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/swim-england-corona-virus-update This is a special edition of the podcast produced on behalf of Swim England. The swimming family, like the rest of the country, has been hugely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. We hear about some of the steps Swim England has taken, and continue to take, to support clubs, members, staff, pools and the wider swimming sector during this challenging time for everyone. Jane Nickerson - the CEO at Swim England describes how the organisation has been able to react to the situation and how it has implemented Government advice. George Wood - the Sport Development Director describes the action plan the organisation has put together to support the swimming community. And, Grant Robins - the Head of Talent talks about some of the practical support and resources that have been made available. For more information, go to www.swimming.org or follow Swim England across all its social media platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 02 Apr 2020 11:15:42 -0000 Swim England Coronavirus Special full Anything but Footy Swim England's mission to help members, clubs and athletes This is a special edition of the podcast produced on behalf of Swim England. The swimming family, like the rest of the country, has been hugely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. We hear about some of the steps Swim England has taken, and continue to take, to support clubs, members, staff, pools and the wider swimming sector during this challenging time for everyone. Jane Nickerson - the CEO at Swim England describes how the organisation has been able to react to the situation and how it has implemented Government advice. George Wood - the Sport Development Director describes the action plan the organisation has put together to support the swimming community. And, Grant Robins - the Head of Talent talks about some of the practical support and resources that have been made available. For more information, go to www.swimming.org or follow Swim England across all its social media platforms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is a special edition of the podcast produced on behalf of Swim England.


The swimming family, like the rest of the country, has been hugely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. We hear about some of the steps Swim England has taken, and continue to take, to support clubs, members, staff, pools and the wider swimming sector during this challenging time for everyone.


Jane Nickerson - the CEO at Swim England describes how the organisation has been able to react to the situation and how it has implemented Government advice.


George Wood - the Sport Development Director describes the action plan the organisation has put together to support the swimming community.


And, Grant Robins - the Head of Talent talks about some of the practical support and resources that have been made available.


For more information, go to www.swimming.org or follow Swim England across all its social media platforms.


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]]> 1051 no The Night of the 10k PBs 2019 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/the-night-of-the-10k-pbs-2019 An unforgettable night in Highgate - overlooking the City of London - with world class competitors, results and times!  We hear from Steph Twell, the new British champion, European Cup gold medalist who has automatically qualified for the 10,000m at the World Championships in Doha while with just a year to go to Tokyo 2020 she also bagged herself an Olympic qualifying mark! The women’s ‘A’ race was for many the highlight as 29 year old Twell outpaced the 2018 European Champion Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel. Eilish McColgan grabbed silver in the European Cup and a World and Olympic qualifying time - before her mum, coach and 1991 10,000m World Champion Liz revealed exclusively to us she wasn’t intending to run 25 laps in Doha - this was all about Tokyo! The British women also secured Team Gold for a second year in the European Cup. The #Lane3BeerNCheer was a ‘wall of sound’ inspiring athletes to dig deep - we speak to Ben Connor after he was crowned Men’s British Champion after coming third in the European Cup - but he missed out on a qualifying time - will he try again before the Worlds in Doha in late September? GB Men also won Team silver. The #Highgate10k event is praised for its attention to detail for everyone - not just the athletes but spectators too! We hear from the gong man encrusted in gold, the bright orange ’Strava’ man running in a morph suit (!!!), the Q&A with legend Liz McColgan & Britain's Andy Vernon and those constant cowbells clanging encouragement! And Major Events Director of British Athletics and a Vice President of European Athletics Cherry Alexander, along with BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth on her first visit, tell us why running, athletics and this night in particular, can inspire the next generation! Relive it all in just under 27 minutes - virtually the same time as Mo Farah’s British 10,000m record!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:42:25 -0000 The Night of the 10k PBs 2019 full Anything but Footy Relive the Glastonbury of 10k running! An unforgettable night in Highgate - overlooking the City of London - with world class competitors, results and times!  We hear from Steph Twell, the new British champion, European Cup gold medalist who has automatically qualified for the 10,000m at the World Championships in Doha while with just a year to go to Tokyo 2020 she also bagged herself an Olympic qualifying mark! The women’s ‘A’ race was for many the highlight as 29 year old Twell outpaced the 2018 European Champion Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel. Eilish McColgan grabbed silver in the European Cup and a World and Olympic qualifying time - before her mum, coach and 1991 10,000m World Champion Liz revealed exclusively to us she wasn’t intending to run 25 laps in Doha - this was all about Tokyo! The British women also secured Team Gold for a second year in the European Cup. The #Lane3BeerNCheer was a ‘wall of sound’ inspiring athletes to dig deep - we speak to Ben Connor after he was crowned Men’s British Champion after coming third in the European Cup - but he missed out on a qualifying time - will he try again before the Worlds in Doha in late September? GB Men also won Team silver. The #Highgate10k event is praised for its attention to detail for everyone - not just the athletes but spectators too! We hear from the gong man encrusted in gold, the bright orange ’Strava’ man running in a morph suit (!!!), the Q&A with legend Liz McColgan & Britain's Andy Vernon and those constant cowbells clanging encouragement! And Major Events Director of British Athletics and a Vice President of European Athletics Cherry Alexander, along with BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth on her first visit, tell us why running, athletics and this night in particular, can inspire the next generation! Relive it all in just under 27 minutes - virtually the same time as Mo Farah’s British 10,000m record!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices An unforgettable night in Highgate - overlooking the City of London - with world class competitors, results and times! 


We hear from Steph Twell, the new British champion, European Cup gold medalist who has automatically qualified for the 10,000m at the World Championships in Doha while with just a year to go to Tokyo 2020 she also bagged herself an Olympic qualifying mark! The women’s ‘A’ race was for many the highlight as 29 year old Twell outpaced the 2018 European Champion Lonah Chemtai Salpeter of Israel.


Eilish McColgan grabbed silver in the European Cup and a World and Olympic qualifying time - before her mum, coach and 1991 10,000m World Champion Liz revealed exclusively to us she wasn’t intending to run 25 laps in Doha - this was all about Tokyo! The British women also secured Team Gold for a second year in the European Cup.


The #Lane3BeerNCheer was a ‘wall of sound’ inspiring athletes to dig deep - we speak to Ben Connor after he was crowned Men’s British Champion after coming third in the European Cup - but he missed out on a qualifying time - will he try again before the Worlds in Doha in late September? GB Men also won Team silver.


The #Highgate10k event is praised for its attention to detail for everyone - not just the athletes but spectators too! We hear from the gong man encrusted in gold, the bright orange ’Strava’ man running in a morph suit (!!!), the Q&A with legend Liz McColgan & Britain's Andy Vernon and those constant cowbells clanging encouragement!


And Major Events Director of British Athletics and a Vice President of European Athletics Cherry Alexander, along with BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth on her first visit, tell us why running, athletics and this night in particular, can inspire the next generation!


Relive it all in just under 27 minutes - virtually the same time as Mo Farah’s British 10,000m record!!


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]]> 1740 no #14 Great British Bosses: Hugh Brasher, London Marathon Events Limited https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/14-great-british-bosses-hugh-brasher-london-marathon This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we practise Social Distancing in light of Government advice around the spread of COVID-19. Hugh Brasher - the Event Director at London Marathon Events Limited joins us via Skype from home to discuss, at length, why it was right to postpone this years event which was due to go ahead in April. Since the first race in 1981, the London Marathon has captured the public imagination attracting tens of thousands of runners, hundreds of thousands of spectators, millions of television viewers and raising over a billion pounds for charity at the same time. The event has spawned a number of spin offs - including cycling and swimming events - but the Virgin Money London Marathon remains the flagship. This year it is now scheduled to take place at the start of October, when it is hoped thousands will be able to take to the streets of the capital city with COVID-19 under control across the globe. There would be no better event to announce that sport was back at the centre of society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:00:00 -0000 #14 Great British Bosses: Hugh Brasher, London Marathon Events Limited full Anything but Footy The reasons behind the 2020 postponement due to COVID-19 This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. In this episode we practise Social Distancing in light of Government advice around the spread of COVID-19. Hugh Brasher - the Event Director at London Marathon Events Limited joins us via Skype from home to discuss, at length, why it was right to postpone this years event which was due to go ahead in April. Since the first race in 1981, the London Marathon has captured the public imagination attracting tens of thousands of runners, hundreds of thousands of spectators, millions of television viewers and raising over a billion pounds for charity at the same time. The event has spawned a number of spin offs - including cycling and swimming events - but the Virgin Money London Marathon remains the flagship. This year it is now scheduled to take place at the start of October, when it is hoped thousands will be able to take to the streets of the capital city with COVID-19 under control across the globe. There would be no better event to announce that sport was back at the centre of society. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsibly for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


In this episode we practise Social Distancing in light of Government advice around the spread of COVID-19. Hugh Brasher - the Event Director at London Marathon Events Limited joins us via Skype from home to discuss, at length, why it was right to postpone this years event which was due to go ahead in April.


Since the first race in 1981, the London Marathon has captured the public imagination attracting tens of thousands of runners, hundreds of thousands of spectators, millions of television viewers and raising over a billion pounds for charity at the same time.


The event has spawned a number of spin offs - including cycling and swimming events - but the Virgin Money London Marathon remains the flagship. This year it is now scheduled to take place at the start of October, when it is hoped thousands will be able to take to the streets of the capital city with COVID-19 under control across the globe. There would be no better event to announce that sport was back at the centre of society.


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]]> 1854 no #44 Coronavirus Special https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/44-coronavirus-special A special edition of Anything but Footy focuses on the choice facing the IOC and IPC about Tokyo 2020. Currently, the position is that the organisers are committed to staging the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games this summer in Tokyo. The British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association are planning accordingly, albeit with a warning for their athleties not to endanger their health or wellbeing. This week has seen many leading names, including Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Adam Gemilli, question the current position. The qualification process is in tatters following the cancellation of so many events and it's not clear how teams will be selected if the events do happen. The World Anti-Doping Authorities have also had their work impacted by the spread of COVID-19 and this could lead to the integrity of the Games being questioned if athletes aren't subject to the usual strict testing procedeures that normally operate. We hear from Rob Koelher of Global Athlete - an organisation that representes athletes interests as well as Team GB hopeful Verity Ockendon who was hoping to line up for great Britaon and Northern Ireland in athletics. Plus, the latest on the ongoing dispute between UK Athletics and UK Anti-Doping over the role of Mo Farah's former coach Alberto Salazar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Mar 2020 14:32:54 -0000 #44 Coronavirus Special full Anything but Footy Can the Olympics and Paralympics go ahead in current circumstances? A special edition of Anything but Footy focuses on the choice facing the IOC and IPC about Tokyo 2020. Currently, the position is that the organisers are committed to staging the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games this summer in Tokyo. The British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association are planning accordingly, albeit with a warning for their athleties not to endanger their health or wellbeing. This week has seen many leading names, including Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Adam Gemilli, question the current position. The qualification process is in tatters following the cancellation of so many events and it's not clear how teams will be selected if the events do happen. The World Anti-Doping Authorities have also had their work impacted by the spread of COVID-19 and this could lead to the integrity of the Games being questioned if athletes aren't subject to the usual strict testing procedeures that normally operate. We hear from Rob Koelher of Global Athlete - an organisation that representes athletes interests as well as Team GB hopeful Verity Ockendon who was hoping to line up for great Britaon and Northern Ireland in athletics. Plus, the latest on the ongoing dispute between UK Athletics and UK Anti-Doping over the role of Mo Farah's former coach Alberto Salazar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A special edition of Anything but Footy focuses on the choice facing the IOC and IPC about Tokyo 2020.


Currently, the position is that the organisers are committed to staging the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games this summer in Tokyo. The British Olympic Association and British Paralympic Association are planning accordingly, albeit with a warning for their athleties not to endanger their health or wellbeing.


This week has seen many leading names, including Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Adam Gemilli, question the current position. The qualification process is in tatters following the cancellation of so many events and it's not clear how teams will be selected if the events do happen.


The World Anti-Doping Authorities have also had their work impacted by the spread of COVID-19 and this could lead to the integrity of the Games being questioned if athletes aren't subject to the usual strict testing procedeures that normally operate.


We hear from Rob Koelher of Global Athlete - an organisation that representes athletes interests as well as Team GB hopeful Verity Ockendon who was hoping to line up for great Britaon and Northern Ireland in athletics.


Plus, the latest on the ongoing dispute between UK Athletics and UK Anti-Doping over the role of Mo Farah's former coach Alberto Salazar.


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]]> 2182 no #13 Great British Bosses: David Joy, British Canoeing https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/13-great-british-bosses-david-joy-british-canoeing This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. At the Rio 2016, British canoeists won 2 golds and 2 silvers in the Olympics and also topped the medal table as the sport made its Paralympics debut. Just before that, David Joy arrived, and set about delivering fundamental changes after an independent review into British Canoeing was instigated by UK Sport, following allegations from athletes. And after his time at Scottish Athletics and England Golf, he also had to bring together the 'paddle' community - British Canoeing is the governing body for all these disciplines - slalom, sprint, marathon, surf kayak, canoe polo, freestyle, white water rafting, wild water racing, ocean racing, outrigger canoeing and canoe lifeguards!!! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:00:05 -0000 #13 Great British Bosses: David Joy, British Canoeing full Anything but Footy The paddlesport organisation covering everything from weekend participation to GB medal success This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. At the Rio 2016, British canoeists won 2 golds and 2 silvers in the Olympics and also topped the medal table as the sport made its Paralympics debut. Just before that, David Joy arrived, and set about delivering fundamental changes after an independent review into British Canoeing was instigated by UK Sport, following allegations from athletes. And after his time at Scottish Athletics and England Golf, he also had to bring together the 'paddle' community - British Canoeing is the governing body for all these disciplines - slalom, sprint, marathon, surf kayak, canoe polo, freestyle, white water rafting, wild water racing, ocean racing, outrigger canoeing and canoe lifeguards!!! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


At the Rio 2016, British canoeists won 2 golds and 2 silvers in the Olympics and also topped the medal table as the sport made its Paralympics debut. Just before that, David Joy arrived, and set about delivering fundamental changes after an independent review into British Canoeing was instigated by UK Sport, following allegations from athletes. And after his time at Scottish Athletics and England Golf, he also had to bring together the 'paddle' community - British Canoeing is the governing body for all these disciplines - slalom, sprint, marathon, surf kayak, canoe polo, freestyle, white water rafting, wild water racing, ocean racing, outrigger canoeing and canoe lifeguards!!!


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]]> 1853 no #43 Anything but Footy: Superpod2020 for Sport Relief https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/43-anything-but-footy-superpod2020-for-sport-relief A special edition of the podcast recorded live for Superpod 2020 which raised money for Sport Relief. Superpod 2020 brought together a number of leading podcasters in one venue in Southampton and saw them broadcast back to back across two days. Anything but Footy was invited to take part to stage a special edition of the pod in front of a live audience at the venue. This special edition welcomed guests from British Sailing - windsurfer Saskia Sills and Nacra17 sailor Kirstie Urwin - who gave us an insight into becoming an elite sportsperson and their ambitions for Paris 2024. They also gave us their thoughts on the group of sailors selected by Team GB for the next Olympic Games in Tokyo. As ever, we looked at the big sport stories of the week in the world of Olympic and Paralympic sport. We discussed at length the impact coronavirus was having and the potential impacts for Tokyo 2020. The Associated Press' Global Sports Correspondent Rob Harris joined us to give his views having been in Lausanne reporting on the recent meeting of the International Olympic Committee where the issue was top of the agenda. In athletics, we also analysed the latest developments in the Russian doping scandal, asked what next for Mo Farah and his advisors in light of more recent revelations and spoke about how Nike's new running shoes are not the only reason behind the breakthrough this season of leading British middle distance runner Jemma Reekie. Plus, we looked back at how Great Britain performed at the recent World Track Cycling Championships and what the medal return in Berlin meant for the potential sucess of British Cyling in the summer. In Rio, every member of the track team won a medal and it seems a repeat of that feat is unlikely, although there could be potential British medals in BMX and Mountain Biking. It was great to be part of Superpod 2020 and thanks to everyone who donated to Sport Relief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:11:32 -0000 #43 Anything but Footy: Superpod2020 for Sport Relief full Anything but Footy With British Sailing's Kirstie Urwin and Saskia Sills A special edition of the podcast recorded live for Superpod 2020 which raised money for Sport Relief. Superpod 2020 brought together a number of leading podcasters in one venue in Southampton and saw them broadcast back to back across two days. Anything but Footy was invited to take part to stage a special edition of the pod in front of a live audience at the venue. This special edition welcomed guests from British Sailing - windsurfer Saskia Sills and Nacra17 sailor Kirstie Urwin - who gave us an insight into becoming an elite sportsperson and their ambitions for Paris 2024. They also gave us their thoughts on the group of sailors selected by Team GB for the next Olympic Games in Tokyo. As ever, we looked at the big sport stories of the week in the world of Olympic and Paralympic sport. We discussed at length the impact coronavirus was having and the potential impacts for Tokyo 2020. The Associated Press' Global Sports Correspondent Rob Harris joined us to give his views having been in Lausanne reporting on the recent meeting of the International Olympic Committee where the issue was top of the agenda. In athletics, we also analysed the latest developments in the Russian doping scandal, asked what next for Mo Farah and his advisors in light of more recent revelations and spoke about how Nike's new running shoes are not the only reason behind the breakthrough this season of leading British middle distance runner Jemma Reekie. Plus, we looked back at how Great Britain performed at the recent World Track Cycling Championships and what the medal return in Berlin meant for the potential sucess of British Cyling in the summer. In Rio, every member of the track team won a medal and it seems a repeat of that feat is unlikely, although there could be potential British medals in BMX and Mountain Biking. It was great to be part of Superpod 2020 and thanks to everyone who donated to Sport Relief. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A special edition of the podcast recorded live for Superpod 2020 which raised money for Sport Relief.


Superpod 2020 brought together a number of leading podcasters in one venue in Southampton and saw them broadcast back to back across two days. Anything but Footy was invited to take part to stage a special edition of the pod in front of a live audience at the venue.


This special edition welcomed guests from British Sailing - windsurfer Saskia Sills and Nacra17 sailor Kirstie Urwin - who gave us an insight into becoming an elite sportsperson and their ambitions for Paris 2024. They also gave us their thoughts on the group of sailors selected by Team GB for the next Olympic Games in Tokyo.


As ever, we looked at the big sport stories of the week in the world of Olympic and Paralympic sport. We discussed at length the impact coronavirus was having and the potential impacts for Tokyo 2020. The Associated Press' Global Sports Correspondent Rob Harris joined us to give his views having been in Lausanne reporting on the recent meeting of the International Olympic Committee where the issue was top of the agenda.


In athletics, we also analysed the latest developments in the Russian doping scandal, asked what next for Mo Farah and his advisors in light of more recent revelations and spoke about how Nike's new running shoes are not the only reason behind the breakthrough this season of leading British middle distance runner Jemma Reekie.


Plus, we looked back at how Great Britain performed at the recent World Track Cycling Championships and what the medal return in Berlin meant for the potential sucess of British Cyling in the summer. In Rio, every member of the track team won a medal and it seems a repeat of that feat is unlikely, although there could be potential British medals in BMX and Mountain Biking.


It was great to be part of Superpod 2020 and thanks to everyone who donated to Sport Relief.


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]]> 3998 no #12 Great British Bosses: Julie Harrington, British Cycling https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/12-great-british-bosses-julie-harrington-british-cycling This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Julie Harrington took control at British Cycling in May 2017. She took over an organisation reeling from a series of damaging episodes involving bullying, discrimination and doping. Her aim was to change British Cycling, so successful at Olympic and Paralympic level, into a world class governing body, whilst also ensuring the medal success continued. She doesn't believe an organisation with a positive culture can't also achieve sporting success, but Tokyo 2020 could prove to be a challenging time for a group which has been Team GB's most successful sport for three successive editions of the Olympics whilst Para GB topped the Paralympic cycling medal table in Beijing, London and Rio. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 01 Mar 2020 06:00:45 -0000 #12 Great British Bosses: Julie Harrington, British Cycling full Anything but Footy The challenges of overhauling an organisational culture and structure This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Julie Harrington took control at British Cycling in May 2017. She took over an organisation reeling from a series of damaging episodes involving bullying, discrimination and doping. Her aim was to change British Cycling, so successful at Olympic and Paralympic level, into a world class governing body, whilst also ensuring the medal success continued. She doesn't believe an organisation with a positive culture can't also achieve sporting success, but Tokyo 2020 could prove to be a challenging time for a group which has been Team GB's most successful sport for three successive editions of the Olympics whilst Para GB topped the Paralympic cycling medal table in Beijing, London and Rio. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country - from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


Julie Harrington took control at British Cycling in May 2017. She took over an organisation reeling from a series of damaging episodes involving bullying, discrimination and doping. Her aim was to change British Cycling, so successful at Olympic and Paralympic level, into a world class governing body, whilst also ensuring the medal success continued.


She doesn't believe an organisation with a positive culture can't also achieve sporting success, but Tokyo 2020 could prove to be a challenging time for a group which has been Team GB's most successful sport for three successive editions of the Olympics whilst Para GB topped the Paralympic cycling medal table in Beijing, London and Rio.


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]]> 1648 no #11 Great British Bosses: Neil Armitage, Archery GB https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/11-great-british-bosses-neil-armitage-archery-gb This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Neil Armitage is the Chief Executive of Archery GB, an organisation that the financial company he then worked for sponsored before the London Olympics. He loved it so much he took over as CEO in 2016 and as the sport lost its main funding after Rio, has focused on a new strategy strengthening relationships with external stakeholders. Neil tells us he's 'incredibly frustrated' Archery wasn't picked by the Commonwealth Games for Birmingham 2002 which is literally down the M6 from their base in Lilleshall - but he's not giving up! And hopes are high for Britain's first medal success in Tokyo since there Athens Olympics, and maintaining their achievements in the Paralympics after topping the table in Rio. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 23 Feb 2020 06:00:38 -0000 #11 Great British Bosses: Neil Armitage, Archery GB full Anything but Footy One of the most inclusive sports wants to be even more! This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Neil Armitage is the Chief Executive of Archery GB, an organisation that the financial company he then worked for sponsored before the London Olympics. He loved it so much he took over as CEO in 2016 and as the sport lost its main funding after Rio, has focused on a new strategy strengthening relationships with external stakeholders. Neil tells us he's 'incredibly frustrated' Archery wasn't picked by the Commonwealth Games for Birmingham 2002 which is literally down the M6 from their base in Lilleshall - but he's not giving up! And hopes are high for Britain's first medal success in Tokyo since there Athens Olympics, and maintaining their achievements in the Paralympics after topping the table in Rio. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy the series where we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country, from grassroots participation to those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


Neil Armitage is the Chief Executive of Archery GB, an organisation that the financial company he then worked for sponsored before the London Olympics. He loved it so much he took over as CEO in 2016 and as the sport lost its main funding after Rio, has focused on a new strategy strengthening relationships with external stakeholders. Neil tells us he's 'incredibly frustrated' Archery wasn't picked by the Commonwealth Games for Birmingham 2002 which is literally down the M6 from their base in Lilleshall - but he's not giving up! And hopes are high for Britain's first medal success in Tokyo since there Athens Olympics, and maintaining their achievements in the Paralympics after topping the table in Rio.


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]]> 2068 no #10 Great British Bosses: James Hope-Gill, Skateboard GB & Skateboard England https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/10-great-british-bosses-james-hope-gill-skateboard-gb-skateb This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. In this series, we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country. These people are often responsible for managing teams, staff, budgets, grassroots participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. James Hope-Gill is the Chief Executive of Skateboard GB and Skateboard England. Both are relatively new organisations with Skateboard GB set up to represent skateboarding athletes on the lead up to Tokyo 2020. It will be the first time skateboarding has been part of the Olympic Games. Skateboard GB was in receipt of UK Sport funding to help qualify and prepare a potential British team in Japan. In this episode we find out about the challenges of establishing a new national governing body for a new Olympic sport. This is great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 16 Feb 2020 06:00:49 -0000 #10 Great British Bosses: James Hope-Gill, Skateboard GB & Skateboard England full Anything but Footy How a staff of just two is preparing Team GB athletes for a brand new Olympic sport This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. In this series, we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country. These people are often responsible for managing teams, staff, budgets, grassroots participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. James Hope-Gill is the Chief Executive of Skateboard GB and Skateboard England. Both are relatively new organisations with Skateboard GB set up to represent skateboarding athletes on the lead up to Tokyo 2020. It will be the first time skateboarding has been part of the Olympic Games. Skateboard GB was in receipt of UK Sport funding to help qualify and prepare a potential British team in Japan. In this episode we find out about the challenges of establishing a new national governing body for a new Olympic sport. This is great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy. In this series, we profile the men and women responsible for running sport in this country. These people are often responsible for managing teams, staff, budgets, grassroots participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


James Hope-Gill is the Chief Executive of Skateboard GB and Skateboard England. Both are relatively new organisations with Skateboard GB set up to represent skateboarding athletes on the lead up to Tokyo 2020. It will be the first time skateboarding has been part of the Olympic Games. Skateboard GB was in receipt of UK Sport funding to help qualify and prepare a potential British team in Japan. In this episode we find out about the challenges of establishing a new national governing body for a new Olympic sport.


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]]> 2152 no #42 Anything but Footy: Coronavirus reaction from Tokyo 2020 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/42-anything-but-footy-coronavirus-reaction-from-tokyo-2020 We confess there's a hint of deja vu in this week's edition of Anything but Footy as we give the latest updates and analysis on a number of stories that have dominated the headlines - and the podcast - in 2020. We start with the spread of coronavirus which is having a significant impact on world sport. Both the Tokyo 2020 organising committee and the International Paralympic Committee have met this week to discuss the potential impact on the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year. With five months to go we discuss the implications. Should the Court of Arbitration of Sport hold their case reviewing Russia's suspension from top level sport in public to help with the need for more openness and transparency? That's certainly the view of independent body Global Athlete along with athletes groups from a number of major track and field nations including Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Nike has announced a number of new products following World Athletics' ruling over the legality of some of their new sports shoes. We are already seeing improvements from athletes wearing Nike shoes - notably this week Jemma Reekie who has broken a number of records. Mo Farah is out of The Big Half with injury and GB Basketball is out of contention for Tokyo 2020 after failing to qualify following their defeat by Spain. It's a hugely disappointing outcome for a sport which is aiming to become UK Sport funded moving forward. We also have the announcement from GB Boxing about the men and women who will be in Olympic qualifying action in March in London and news from British Athletics about the list of funded athletes for the Paralympic programme. Plus, we mark your card on which British sailors to look out for in the imminent World Championships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 09 Feb 2020 16:34:50 -0000 #42 Anything but Footy: Coronavirus reaction from Tokyo 2020 full Anything but Footy And, should Russian doping case be held publicly? Plus, bad news for Mo Farah and GB Basketball We confess there's a hint of deja vu in this week's edition of Anything but Footy as we give the latest updates and analysis on a number of stories that have dominated the headlines - and the podcast - in 2020. We start with the spread of coronavirus which is having a significant impact on world sport. Both the Tokyo 2020 organising committee and the International Paralympic Committee have met this week to discuss the potential impact on the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year. With five months to go we discuss the implications. Should the Court of Arbitration of Sport hold their case reviewing Russia's suspension from top level sport in public to help with the need for more openness and transparency? That's certainly the view of independent body Global Athlete along with athletes groups from a number of major track and field nations including Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Nike has announced a number of new products following World Athletics' ruling over the legality of some of their new sports shoes. We are already seeing improvements from athletes wearing Nike shoes - notably this week Jemma Reekie who has broken a number of records. Mo Farah is out of The Big Half with injury and GB Basketball is out of contention for Tokyo 2020 after failing to qualify following their defeat by Spain. It's a hugely disappointing outcome for a sport which is aiming to become UK Sport funded moving forward. We also have the announcement from GB Boxing about the men and women who will be in Olympic qualifying action in March in London and news from British Athletics about the list of funded athletes for the Paralympic programme. Plus, we mark your card on which British sailors to look out for in the imminent World Championships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We confess there's a hint of deja vu in this week's edition of Anything but Footy as we give the latest updates and analysis on a number of stories that have dominated the headlines - and the podcast - in 2020.


We start with the spread of coronavirus which is having a significant impact on world sport. Both the Tokyo 2020 organising committee and the International Paralympic Committee have met this week to discuss the potential impact on the Olympic and Paralympic Games later this year. With five months to go we discuss the implications.


Should the Court of Arbitration of Sport hold their case reviewing Russia's suspension from top level sport in public to help with the need for more openness and transparency? That's certainly the view of independent body Global Athlete along with athletes groups from a number of major track and field nations including Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


Nike has announced a number of new products following World Athletics' ruling over the legality of some of their new sports shoes. We are already seeing improvements from athletes wearing Nike shoes - notably this week Jemma Reekie who has broken a number of records.


Mo Farah is out of The Big Half with injury and GB Basketball is out of contention for Tokyo 2020 after failing to qualify following their defeat by Spain. It's a hugely disappointing outcome for a sport which is aiming to become UK Sport funded moving forward.


We also have the announcement from GB Boxing about the men and women who will be in Olympic qualifying action in March in London and news from British Athletics about the list of funded athletes for the Paralympic programme.


Plus, we mark your card on which British sailors to look out for in the imminent World Championships.


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]]> 1681 no #9 Great British Bosses: Ian Walker, British Sailing https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/9-great-british-bosses-ian-walker-british-sailing This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Ian Walker MBE is the Performance Director of the British Sailing Team, two time Olympic silver medalist in 1996 & 2000, coached a crew to gold in 2004 before sailing round the world three times! He now oversees the Royal Yachting Association's World Class Programme (brand British Sailing!) and talent pathways, as well as the broader remit of racing participation in all its forms in the UK. Effectively he's the main responsible for medals and more people taking up sailing! He admits he's concerned about the number of people taking to the water every weekend and the country and sport needs 'healthy' clubs, but he's confident of the future of the sport in the Olympics with more windsurfing and kiteboarding set for Paris 2024. British Sailing has also named the majority of its team for Tokyo 2020 - so we ask what's its medal target? This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you like what you hear please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:00:56 -0000 #9 Great British Bosses: Ian Walker, British Sailing full Anything but Footy From a gravel pit in Kent to Olympic silver, Ian's now responsible for British Sailing success This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Ian Walker MBE is the Performance Director of the British Sailing Team, two time Olympic silver medalist in 1996 & 2000, coached a crew to gold in 2004 before sailing round the world three times! He now oversees the Royal Yachting Association's World Class Programme (brand British Sailing!) and talent pathways, as well as the broader remit of racing participation in all its forms in the UK. Effectively he's the main responsible for medals and more people taking up sailing! He admits he's concerned about the number of people taking to the water every weekend and the country and sport needs 'healthy' clubs, but he's confident of the future of the sport in the Olympics with more windsurfing and kiteboarding set for Paris 2024. British Sailing has also named the majority of its team for Tokyo 2020 - so we ask what's its medal target? This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you like what you hear please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


Ian Walker MBE is the Performance Director of the British Sailing Team, two time Olympic silver medalist in 1996 & 2000, coached a crew to gold in 2004 before sailing round the world three times! He now oversees the Royal Yachting Association's World Class Programme (brand British Sailing!) and talent pathways, as well as the broader remit of racing participation in all its forms in the UK. Effectively he's the main responsible for medals and more people taking up sailing! He admits he's concerned about the number of people taking to the water every weekend and the country and sport needs 'healthy' clubs, but he's confident of the future of the sport in the Olympics with more windsurfing and kiteboarding set for Paris 2024. British Sailing has also named the majority of its team for Tokyo 2020 - so we ask what's its medal target?


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]]> 1976 no #41 Anything but Footy - Nike's Vaporfly a shoe-in for 2020 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/41-anything-but-footy-nikes-vaporfly-a-shoe-in-for-2020 World Athletics gave the go ahead this week for Nike's new Vaporfly shoe to be used in competition after suggestions it offered athletes an unfair advantage. There are now strict rules and regulations around footwear in track and field competition to replace a rule that was previously vague and open to interpretation. Russian athletes - even those who competed under the authorised neutral athlete banner - could face a blanket ban after a call from The Athletes Integrity Unit. They are angry that the Russian Athletics Authorities are not working with World Athletics over the latest suspensions and doping allegations. Corona Virus is impacting on the sporting world. The World Indoor Athletics Championships due to be held in China in March has been postponed for twelve months. It's now set to take place just after the 2021 European Indoors. Other sporting events are also now being cancelled or reviewed. In cycling, there's been plenty of medals for Great Britain in the World Para Cycling Championships and World Cyclo-Cross Championships, whilst there's an update on how Team GB could fare in 2020 in the rugby sevens tournament after the recent sevens event in Sydney. Australia has also just hosted the Australian Open tennis and we run down the roll of honour. Plus, hockey, gymnastics, canoeing and this week's news from Birmingham 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 02 Feb 2020 17:04:31 -0000 #41 Anything but Footy - Nike's Vaporfly a shoe-in for 2020 full Anything but Footy And, how Corona Virus is impacting on the world of sport, British cycling medals and a new digital platform for Olympic and Paralympic sport World Athletics gave the go ahead this week for Nike's new Vaporfly shoe to be used in competition after suggestions it offered athletes an unfair advantage. There are now strict rules and regulations around footwear in track and field competition to replace a rule that was previously vague and open to interpretation. Russian athletes - even those who competed under the authorised neutral athlete banner - could face a blanket ban after a call from The Athletes Integrity Unit. They are angry that the Russian Athletics Authorities are not working with World Athletics over the latest suspensions and doping allegations. Corona Virus is impacting on the sporting world. The World Indoor Athletics Championships due to be held in China in March has been postponed for twelve months. It's now set to take place just after the 2021 European Indoors. Other sporting events are also now being cancelled or reviewed. In cycling, there's been plenty of medals for Great Britain in the World Para Cycling Championships and World Cyclo-Cross Championships, whilst there's an update on how Team GB could fare in 2020 in the rugby sevens tournament after the recent sevens event in Sydney. Australia has also just hosted the Australian Open tennis and we run down the roll of honour. Plus, hockey, gymnastics, canoeing and this week's news from Birmingham 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices World Athletics gave the go ahead this week for Nike's new Vaporfly shoe to be used in competition after suggestions it offered athletes an unfair advantage. There are now strict rules and regulations around footwear in track and field competition to replace a rule that was previously vague and open to interpretation.


Russian athletes - even those who competed under the authorised neutral athlete banner - could face a blanket ban after a call from The Athletes Integrity Unit. They are angry that the Russian Athletics Authorities are not working with World Athletics over the latest suspensions and doping allegations.


Corona Virus is impacting on the sporting world. The World Indoor Athletics Championships due to be held in China in March has been postponed for twelve months. It's now set to take place just after the 2021 European Indoors. Other sporting events are also now being cancelled or reviewed.


In cycling, there's been plenty of medals for Great Britain in the World Para Cycling Championships and World Cyclo-Cross Championships, whilst there's an update on how Team GB could fare in 2020 in the rugby sevens tournament after the recent sevens event in Sydney. Australia has also just hosted the Australian Open tennis and we run down the roll of honour.


Plus, hockey, gymnastics, canoeing and this week's news from Birmingham 2022.



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]]> 1907 no #8 Great British Bosses: Vicky Gosling, GB Snowsport https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/8-great-british-bosses-vicky-gosling-gb-snowsport This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Season Two continues with someone who's track record is already remarkable before even starting in sport! From Group Captain in the RAF, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, to running Prince Harry's Invictus Games, Vicky Gosling OBE is now leading the charge to get British Snowsport - skiing, boarding, cross-country etc - into the top 5 nations in the world in ten years! We ask how her, and her team, are going to achieve that in a country used to only a few flurries of the white stuff every year - if at all - and how realistic Winter Games success is in both Olympic and Paralympics. She also backs Prince Harry to continue making a difference despite his 'stepping back' from royal duties. This is the second of season 2 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you like what you hear please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:00:38 -0000 #8 Great British Bosses: Vicky Gosling, GB Snowsport full Anything but Footy From the Military via the Invictus Games, we hear from the woman now in charge of Britain's Winter Games success This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Season Two continues with someone who's track record is already remarkable before even starting in sport! From Group Captain in the RAF, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, to running Prince Harry's Invictus Games, Vicky Gosling OBE is now leading the charge to get British Snowsport - skiing, boarding, cross-country etc - into the top 5 nations in the world in ten years! We ask how her, and her team, are going to achieve that in a country used to only a few flurries of the white stuff every year - if at all - and how realistic Winter Games success is in both Olympic and Paralympics. She also backs Prince Harry to continue making a difference despite his 'stepping back' from royal duties. This is the second of season 2 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you like what you hear please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


Season Two continues with someone who's track record is already remarkable before even starting in sport! From Group Captain in the RAF, serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, to running Prince Harry's Invictus Games, Vicky Gosling OBE is now leading the charge to get British Snowsport - skiing, boarding, cross-country etc - into the top 5 nations in the world in ten years! We ask how her, and her team, are going to achieve that in a country used to only a few flurries of the white stuff every year - if at all - and how realistic Winter Games success is in both Olympic and Paralympics. She also backs Prince Harry to continue making a difference despite his 'stepping back' from royal duties.


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]]> 1947 no #40 Anything but Footy Six Months To Go https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/40-anything-but-footy-six-months-to-go There's exactly six months until the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The latest medal table predictions have been released. The US and China are expected to fill the top two positions with Team GB predicted to fall from 2nd in Rio to outside the top 5 in Tokyo. We analyse where medals might be lost and what sports might surprise this time around by increasing their total. Meanwhile, the Winter Youth Olympics have finished in Lausanne. We look at Team GB's performance in the context of GB Snowsports stated aim to become a top 5 snow nation by 2030. We also hear from journalist David Easson who was in Lausanne about the staging of the event and what the future holds for the Youth Olympic Games. Much to discuss in the world of athletics. UKAD, USADA and WADA appear to be involved in a tussle over the blood and urine samples provided by Sir Mo Farah which UKAD are not prepated to hand over to other authorities. Farah has said he's happy for further tests to be carried out, whilst Jess Judd has been critical of UKAD's stance. All this in the week that WADA suspended the licence of the Moscow Laboratory and British Athletics appointed an interim CEO. Medal success for GB athletes in skiing, badminton, judo and cycling also covered, along with the latest names to be officially named by Team GB for Tokyo as the British Sailing Team has another crew added to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 26 Jan 2020 16:44:03 -0000 #40 Anything but Footy Six Months To Go full Anything but Footy Medal predictions six months before Tokyo 2020 There's exactly six months until the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The latest medal table predictions have been released. The US and China are expected to fill the top two positions with Team GB predicted to fall from 2nd in Rio to outside the top 5 in Tokyo. We analyse where medals might be lost and what sports might surprise this time around by increasing their total. Meanwhile, the Winter Youth Olympics have finished in Lausanne. We look at Team GB's performance in the context of GB Snowsports stated aim to become a top 5 snow nation by 2030. We also hear from journalist David Easson who was in Lausanne about the staging of the event and what the future holds for the Youth Olympic Games. Much to discuss in the world of athletics. UKAD, USADA and WADA appear to be involved in a tussle over the blood and urine samples provided by Sir Mo Farah which UKAD are not prepated to hand over to other authorities. Farah has said he's happy for further tests to be carried out, whilst Jess Judd has been critical of UKAD's stance. All this in the week that WADA suspended the licence of the Moscow Laboratory and British Athletics appointed an interim CEO. Medal success for GB athletes in skiing, badminton, judo and cycling also covered, along with the latest names to be officially named by Team GB for Tokyo as the British Sailing Team has another crew added to it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices There's exactly six months until the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.


The latest medal table predictions have been released. The US and China are expected to fill the top two positions with Team GB predicted to fall from 2nd in Rio to outside the top 5 in Tokyo. We analyse where medals might be lost and what sports might surprise this time around by increasing their total.


Meanwhile, the Winter Youth Olympics have finished in Lausanne. We look at Team GB's performance in the context of GB Snowsports stated aim to become a top 5 snow nation by 2030. We also hear from journalist David Easson who was in Lausanne about the staging of the event and what the future holds for the Youth Olympic Games.


Much to discuss in the world of athletics. UKAD, USADA and WADA appear to be involved in a tussle over the blood and urine samples provided by Sir Mo Farah which UKAD are not prepated to hand over to other authorities. Farah has said he's happy for further tests to be carried out, whilst Jess Judd has been critical of UKAD's stance. All this in the week that WADA suspended the licence of the Moscow Laboratory and British Athletics appointed an interim CEO.


Medal success for GB athletes in skiing, badminton, judo and cycling also covered, along with the latest names to be officially named by Team GB for Tokyo as the British Sailing Team has another crew added to it.


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]]> 1968 no #7 Great British Bosses - Tim Hollingsworth, Sport England https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-great-british-bosses-tim-hollingsworth-sp This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. But as we start season two, we wanted to find out more about the grassroots of sport - and try and work out who's really responsible for getting us off the sofa! Sport England play that role! CEO Tim Hollingsworth effectively swapped medals for movement - after 7 glorious years at Paralympics GB including 2 Summer and 2 Winter Games. He guided and helped the transformation of Para sport, and the public's perception of it, during London 2012 through to Pyeongchang 2018 the most successful ever Winter Paralympics for Great Britain. He discusses the challenges of taking over Sport England, its groundbreaking #THISGIRLCAN campaign and whether some simplification of British sport maybe needed in this new digital age! This is the first of season 2 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you like what you hear please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 22 Jan 2020 05:00:29 -0000 #7 Great British Bosses - Tim Hollingsworth, Sport England full Anything but Footy Former head of ParaGB, now has the task of getting even more people active This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. But as we start season two, we wanted to find out more about the grassroots of sport - and try and work out who's really responsible for getting us off the sofa! Sport England play that role! CEO Tim Hollingsworth effectively swapped medals for movement - after 7 glorious years at Paralympics GB including 2 Summer and 2 Winter Games. He guided and helped the transformation of Para sport, and the public's perception of it, during London 2012 through to Pyeongchang 2018 the most successful ever Winter Paralympics for Great Britain. He discusses the challenges of taking over Sport England, its groundbreaking #THISGIRLCAN campaign and whether some simplification of British sport maybe needed in this new digital age! This is the first of season 2 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you like what you hear please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


But as we start season two, we wanted to find out more about the grassroots of sport - and try and work out who's really responsible for getting us off the sofa! Sport England play that role!


CEO Tim Hollingsworth effectively swapped medals for movement - after 7 glorious years at Paralympics GB including 2 Summer and 2 Winter Games. He guided and helped the transformation of Para sport, and the public's perception of it, during London 2012 through to Pyeongchang 2018 the most successful ever Winter Paralympics for Great Britain. He discusses the challenges of taking over Sport England, its groundbreaking #THISGIRLCAN campaign and whether some simplification of British sport maybe needed in this new digital age!


This is the first of season 2 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you like what you hear please subscribe and also leave a review on Apple Podcasts!


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]]> 2397 no Youth Olympics shines but Rio's in ruins! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/youth-olympics-shines-but-rios-in-ruins The perfect white snow, the bright blue sky, everything looks rosy in Olympic world as the 2020 Youth Olympics Winter Games in Lausanne Switzerland enter their second week. Team GB are celebrating success too with 5 medals on day 6 - and more sports start their action this week.  But thousands of miles away in South America, Rio’s Olympic Park is apparently dangerous and virtually in ruins, 4 years on from the Games, and before the next summer Games start in Tokyo. A judge has said the place was "progressively battered by the lack of care" and "ready for tragedies”. A damning verdict on the three week Rio Carnival of 2016! There’s three retirements this week with one Olympian starting her new career at the age of 20! ’This Girl Can’ promo from Sport England hits the right tone in trying to encourage more women to get active - and you have a role to play too! Plus there’s GB Bobsled success, a Lifetime achievement award for one of Britain’s best coaches, skateboarding, hockey and find out why Michael’s UK Sport trip this week nearly ended in a lonely night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 19 Jan 2020 17:41:55 -0000 Youth Olympics shines but Rio's in ruins! full Anything but Footy Team GB’s youngsters grabbing Olympic headlines as Rio’s Olympic Park is a danger! The perfect white snow, the bright blue sky, everything looks rosy in Olympic world as the 2020 Youth Olympics Winter Games in Lausanne Switzerland enter their second week. Team GB are celebrating success too with 5 medals on day 6 - and more sports start their action this week.  But thousands of miles away in South America, Rio’s Olympic Park is apparently dangerous and virtually in ruins, 4 years on from the Games, and before the next summer Games start in Tokyo. A judge has said the place was "progressively battered by the lack of care" and "ready for tragedies”. A damning verdict on the three week Rio Carnival of 2016! There’s three retirements this week with one Olympian starting her new career at the age of 20! ’This Girl Can’ promo from Sport England hits the right tone in trying to encourage more women to get active - and you have a role to play too! Plus there’s GB Bobsled success, a Lifetime achievement award for one of Britain’s best coaches, skateboarding, hockey and find out why Michael’s UK Sport trip this week nearly ended in a lonely night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The perfect white snow, the bright blue sky, everything looks rosy in Olympic world as the 2020 Youth Olympics Winter Games in Lausanne Switzerland enter their second week. Team GB are celebrating success too with 5 medals on day 6 - and more sports start their action this week. 


But thousands of miles away in South America, Rio’s Olympic Park is apparently dangerous and virtually in ruins, 4 years on from the Games, and before the next summer Games start in Tokyo. A judge has said the place was "progressively battered by the lack of care" and "ready for tragedies”. A damning verdict on the three week Rio Carnival of 2016!


There’s three retirements this week with one Olympian starting her new career at the age of 20!


’This Girl Can’ promo from Sport England hits the right tone in trying to encourage more women to get active - and you have a role to play too!


Plus there’s GB Bobsled success, a Lifetime achievement award for one of Britain’s best coaches, skateboarding, hockey and find out why Michael’s UK Sport trip this week nearly ended in a lonely night!


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]]> 1991 no Commonwealth Games getting a Brum deal? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/commonwealth-games-getting-a-brum-deal We have the latest on the plans to stage a separate shooting and archery competition in India alongside the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games being staged in Birmingham. John believes this will be the end for the Commonwealth Games and the event has become irrelevant, but Michael disagrees. There's strong opinions on both sides with Michael believing this imaginative staging of the event is the way forward. Team GB are in action in The Youth Olympics in Lausanne. Competition is just underway, but we tell you some of the channels you can access to keep up to date with how our young sportsmen and sportswomen are getting on in Switzerland. Two heroes from London 2012 and Rio 2016 are targetting Olympic gold again in Tokyo: Mo Farah has this week launched Mo's Million Mile Challenge initiative, but again has been answering questions about his association with banned coach Alberto Salazar. We ask who has been advising Mo and suggest how he could improve his image. Meanwhile, Alistair Brownlee is injury free and aiming to retain his Olympic title. A team triathlon event could mean he ends 2020 with four Olympic medals in total. There's also news of a huge Olympic qualifying event which is being held in London in March, ATP Tennis, Para Cycling, Bobsleigh and Skeleton news. Plus, a little round up of some of the main headlines you might have missed over Christmas and New Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:00:36 -0000 Commonwealth Games getting a Brum deal? full Anything but Footy The future of The Commonwealth Games, Alistair Brownlee targets Tokyo 2020 and Mo's Million Miles We have the latest on the plans to stage a separate shooting and archery competition in India alongside the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games being staged in Birmingham. John believes this will be the end for the Commonwealth Games and the event has become irrelevant, but Michael disagrees. There's strong opinions on both sides with Michael believing this imaginative staging of the event is the way forward. Team GB are in action in The Youth Olympics in Lausanne. Competition is just underway, but we tell you some of the channels you can access to keep up to date with how our young sportsmen and sportswomen are getting on in Switzerland. Two heroes from London 2012 and Rio 2016 are targetting Olympic gold again in Tokyo: Mo Farah has this week launched Mo's Million Mile Challenge initiative, but again has been answering questions about his association with banned coach Alberto Salazar. We ask who has been advising Mo and suggest how he could improve his image. Meanwhile, Alistair Brownlee is injury free and aiming to retain his Olympic title. A team triathlon event could mean he ends 2020 with four Olympic medals in total. There's also news of a huge Olympic qualifying event which is being held in London in March, ATP Tennis, Para Cycling, Bobsleigh and Skeleton news. Plus, a little round up of some of the main headlines you might have missed over Christmas and New Year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We have the latest on the plans to stage a separate shooting and archery competition in India alongside the 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games being staged in Birmingham. John believes this will be the end for the Commonwealth Games and the event has become irrelevant, but Michael disagrees. There's strong opinions on both sides with Michael believing this imaginative staging of the event is the way forward.


Team GB are in action in The Youth Olympics in Lausanne. Competition is just underway, but we tell you some of the channels you can access to keep up to date with how our young sportsmen and sportswomen are getting on in Switzerland.


Two heroes from London 2012 and Rio 2016 are targetting Olympic gold again in Tokyo: Mo Farah has this week launched Mo's Million Mile Challenge initiative, but again has been answering questions about his association with banned coach Alberto Salazar. We ask who has been advising Mo and suggest how he could improve his image. Meanwhile, Alistair Brownlee is injury free and aiming to retain his Olympic title. A team triathlon event could mean he ends 2020 with four Olympic medals in total.


There's also news of a huge Olympic qualifying event which is being held in London in March, ATP Tennis, Para Cycling, Bobsleigh and Skeleton news. Plus, a little round up of some of the main headlines you might have missed over Christmas and New Year.



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]]> 2093 no Anything but Footy - what's new for Tokyo 2020? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-whats-new-for-tokyo-2020 It's Olympic year again and Tokyo is preparing to stage its second games - 56 years on. The Games will be dramatically different from 1964 but they'll also be different from Rio - just 4 years ago. The Olympics changes and evolves and with 5 new sports and more than 30 more gold medals up for grabs, Michael and John run through all what's new for Tokyo 2020 - from stadia to sports to events. This isn't a preview of who will win what - we may mention it as we go - for that download our Anything but Footy Tokyo 2020 Special - less than a year to go - although we'll have to do another one before Friday July 24! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 05 Jan 2020 06:00:46 -0000 Anything but Footy - what's new for Tokyo 2020? full Anything but Footy Aren't all Olympics the same? Ever since 1896 the worlds greatest show has evolved so we run through what's new for 2020! It's Olympic year again and Tokyo is preparing to stage its second games - 56 years on. The Games will be dramatically different from 1964 but they'll also be different from Rio - just 4 years ago. The Olympics changes and evolves and with 5 new sports and more than 30 more gold medals up for grabs, Michael and John run through all what's new for Tokyo 2020 - from stadia to sports to events. This isn't a preview of who will win what - we may mention it as we go - for that download our Anything but Footy Tokyo 2020 Special - less than a year to go - although we'll have to do another one before Friday July 24! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's Olympic year again and Tokyo is preparing to stage its second games - 56 years on. The Games will be dramatically different from 1964 but they'll also be different from Rio - just 4 years ago.


The Olympics changes and evolves and with 5 new sports and more than 30 more gold medals up for grabs, Michael and John run through all what's new for Tokyo 2020 - from stadia to sports to events.


This isn't a preview of who will win what - we may mention it as we go - for that download our Anything but Footy Tokyo 2020 Special - less than a year to go - although we'll have to do another one before Friday July 24!


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]]> 1986 no Anything but Footy Sports Awards 2019 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-sports-awards-2019 Join Michael and John for Anything but Footy Sports Awards - and their Christmas Party at the Gunmakers Pub in Eyre St Hill in Clerkenwell! For this festive edition of the Olympic and Paralympic podcast, we'll be recognising the sportsmen and women, Team and moments of the Year from a British and worldwide perspective - but they could be the same of course! So sit back and enjoy the review of 2019 - the highs and lows, the heros and even villains! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 29 Dec 2019 06:00:40 -0000 Anything but Footy Sports Awards 2019 full Anything but Footy Inaugural rundown recognising the best Sportsmen, Women, Team and Moments of the year Join Michael and John for Anything but Footy Sports Awards - and their Christmas Party at the Gunmakers Pub in Eyre St Hill in Clerkenwell! For this festive edition of the Olympic and Paralympic podcast, we'll be recognising the sportsmen and women, Team and moments of the Year from a British and worldwide perspective - but they could be the same of course! So sit back and enjoy the review of 2019 - the highs and lows, the heros and even villains! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Join Michael and John for Anything but Footy Sports Awards - and their Christmas Party at the Gunmakers Pub in Eyre St Hill in Clerkenwell!


For this festive edition of the Olympic and Paralympic podcast, we'll be recognising the sportsmen and women, Team and moments of the Year from a British and worldwide perspective - but they could be the same of course!


So sit back and enjoy the review of 2019 - the highs and lows, the heros and even villains!


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]]> 3250 no As we head into Olympic year why we love it so much! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/as-we-head-into-olympic-year-why-we-love-it-so-much 2020 is another Olympic and Paralympic year! The older you get the more they seem to come round (NB. they're every two years of course with the Winter Games too!) In this pod, Michael and John look-back at some of their first Olympic experiences as children, discuss some of their best moments and sports people to interview and look ahead to what might be to come in the Olympics in the future! As we're heading into the festivities, forgive us for a little self-indulgence - its Christmas after all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Dec 2019 06:00:39 -0000 As we head into Olympic year why we love it so much! full Anything but Footy Michael and John look through some of their first and best Olympic moments and experiences covering Olympic & Paralympic sport 2020 is another Olympic and Paralympic year! The older you get the more they seem to come round (NB. they're every two years of course with the Winter Games too!) In this pod, Michael and John look-back at some of their first Olympic experiences as children, discuss some of their best moments and sports people to interview and look ahead to what might be to come in the Olympics in the future! As we're heading into the festivities, forgive us for a little self-indulgence - its Christmas after all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2020 is another Olympic and Paralympic year! The older you get the more they seem to come round (NB. they're every two years of course with the Winter Games too!)


In this pod, Michael and John look-back at some of their first Olympic experiences as children, discuss some of their best moments and sports people to interview and look ahead to what might be to come in the Olympics in the future!


As we're heading into the festivities, forgive us for a little self-indulgence - its Christmas after all!


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]]> 2172 no Anything but Footy - Stoked for Stokes https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-stoked-for-stokes Michael stated on a recent edition of the podcast that BBC Sports Personality of the Year is the closest the UK gets to the Oscars for talkability about an awards show. Tonight's gong-fest in Aberdeen has again sparked debate and conversation. Ben Stokes won the main award with the England Men's Cricket Team picking up team of the year and moment of the year. We also discuss awards for Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Doddie Weir. Our other main talking point is about how the UK is the live sport capital of the world. Data analyst company Two Circle has crunched the numbers and come up with the amazing statistic that the UK has more people going to watch live sport in any one year than it's actual population. We discuss how and why. Tahiti appears to have won an unlikely Olympic bid. Sort of. Paris has put forward the French Polynesian Island as the host of Olympic surfing in 2024. Meanwhile, The British Olympic Association has reacted strongly to news it might be facing legal action from it's own athletes. And, there's news on rugby sevens, skiing, equestrian and golf. Plus, how you could be an Olympic Sailor... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 15 Dec 2019 22:48:15 -0000 Anything but Footy - Stoked for Stokes full Anything but Footy BBC Sports Personality Reflections and Thoughts Michael stated on a recent edition of the podcast that BBC Sports Personality of the Year is the closest the UK gets to the Oscars for talkability about an awards show. Tonight's gong-fest in Aberdeen has again sparked debate and conversation. Ben Stokes won the main award with the England Men's Cricket Team picking up team of the year and moment of the year. We also discuss awards for Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Doddie Weir. Our other main talking point is about how the UK is the live sport capital of the world. Data analyst company Two Circle has crunched the numbers and come up with the amazing statistic that the UK has more people going to watch live sport in any one year than it's actual population. We discuss how and why. Tahiti appears to have won an unlikely Olympic bid. Sort of. Paris has put forward the French Polynesian Island as the host of Olympic surfing in 2024. Meanwhile, The British Olympic Association has reacted strongly to news it might be facing legal action from it's own athletes. And, there's news on rugby sevens, skiing, equestrian and golf. Plus, how you could be an Olympic Sailor... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Michael stated on a recent edition of the podcast that BBC Sports Personality of the Year is the closest the UK gets to the Oscars for talkability about an awards show. Tonight's gong-fest in Aberdeen has again sparked debate and conversation. Ben Stokes won the main award with the England Men's Cricket Team picking up team of the year and moment of the year. We also discuss awards for Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson and Doddie Weir.


Our other main talking point is about how the UK is the live sport capital of the world. Data analyst company Two Circle has crunched the numbers and come up with the amazing statistic that the UK has more people going to watch live sport in any one year than it's actual population. We discuss how and why.


Tahiti appears to have won an unlikely Olympic bid. Sort of. Paris has put forward the French Polynesian Island as the host of Olympic surfing in 2024. Meanwhile, The British Olympic Association has reacted strongly to news it might be facing legal action from it's own athletes.


And, there's news on rugby sevens, skiing, equestrian and golf. Plus, how you could be an Olympic Sailor...


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]]> 2520 no WADA do the Can Can with Russia ban. https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/wada-do-the-can-can-with-russia-ban WADA has announced that Russia will be banned from international sporting competition for four years. The ban, subject to appeal, means that Russia will not be able to send a delegation to the Olympic or Paralympic Games in Tokyo and will also be banned from most other sporting competition. Euro 2020 is not affected and FIFA is currently reiewing the decision ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. So, Russia are kicked out after failing to adhere with guidelines around their anti-doping operation. Except, they've not been kicked out because individual athletes who can prove they operate outside the system - clean athletes - will be allowed to compete as neutrals. Rob Koehler, Director General of Global Athlete, tells us he thinks this loophole in the ruling needs to be closed and banned should mean banned. So, are Russia kicked out or in? We discuss. We look at the recent announcement by British Athletics as to which athletes they are funding in 2020 and at what level. We explain the reasoning behind some of the decisions and congratulate the governing body on maintaining Eilidh Doyle's funding through her pregnancy. There's European Short Course Swimming news from Glasgow, sailing medals in New Zealand and success for British teams in cross country, taekwondo and rugby sevens. We also round up the latest news on snow and ice with athletes switching sports. Vicky Williamson has joined the British Bobsleigh programme from British Cycling whilst Gus Kenworthy, the Winter Olympic freestyle skiing medallist, has switched to Great Britain from the USA. Plus, Commonwealth Games shooting in India and a third Olympic Games Down Under as Queensland bids for 2032. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 09 Dec 2019 21:27:47 -0000 WADA do the Can Can with Russia ban. full Anything but Footy Russia kicked out of competition for four years - or are they? WADA has announced that Russia will be banned from international sporting competition for four years. The ban, subject to appeal, means that Russia will not be able to send a delegation to the Olympic or Paralympic Games in Tokyo and will also be banned from most other sporting competition. Euro 2020 is not affected and FIFA is currently reiewing the decision ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. So, Russia are kicked out after failing to adhere with guidelines around their anti-doping operation. Except, they've not been kicked out because individual athletes who can prove they operate outside the system - clean athletes - will be allowed to compete as neutrals. Rob Koehler, Director General of Global Athlete, tells us he thinks this loophole in the ruling needs to be closed and banned should mean banned. So, are Russia kicked out or in? We discuss. We look at the recent announcement by British Athletics as to which athletes they are funding in 2020 and at what level. We explain the reasoning behind some of the decisions and congratulate the governing body on maintaining Eilidh Doyle's funding through her pregnancy. There's European Short Course Swimming news from Glasgow, sailing medals in New Zealand and success for British teams in cross country, taekwondo and rugby sevens. We also round up the latest news on snow and ice with athletes switching sports. Vicky Williamson has joined the British Bobsleigh programme from British Cycling whilst Gus Kenworthy, the Winter Olympic freestyle skiing medallist, has switched to Great Britain from the USA. Plus, Commonwealth Games shooting in India and a third Olympic Games Down Under as Queensland bids for 2032. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices WADA has announced that Russia will be banned from international sporting competition for four years. The ban, subject to appeal, means that Russia will not be able to send a delegation to the Olympic or Paralympic Games in Tokyo and will also be banned from most other sporting competition. Euro 2020 is not affected and FIFA is currently reiewing the decision ahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.


So, Russia are kicked out after failing to adhere with guidelines around their anti-doping operation. Except, they've not been kicked out because individual athletes who can prove they operate outside the system - clean athletes - will be allowed to compete as neutrals. Rob Koehler, Director General of Global Athlete, tells us he thinks this loophole in the ruling needs to be closed and banned should mean banned. So, are Russia kicked out or in? We discuss.


We look at the recent announcement by British Athletics as to which athletes they are funding in 2020 and at what level. We explain the reasoning behind some of the decisions and congratulate the governing body on maintaining Eilidh Doyle's funding through her pregnancy.


There's European Short Course Swimming news from Glasgow, sailing medals in New Zealand and success for British teams in cross country, taekwondo and rugby sevens.


We also round up the latest news on snow and ice with athletes switching sports. Vicky Williamson has joined the British Bobsleigh programme from British Cycling whilst Gus Kenworthy, the Winter Olympic freestyle skiing medallist, has switched to Great Britain from the USA.


Plus, Commonwealth Games shooting in India and a third Olympic Games Down Under as Queensland bids for 2032.


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]]> 2114 no Anything but Footy - Short List & Short Shift https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-short-list-short-shift In this week's episode of Anything but Footy, we discuss the shortlist for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. 6 were named ahead of the event in Aberdeen, but there's been an equal amount of discussion over the names left off - including swimmers Adam Peaty and Alice Tai, motor sport's Jonathan Rea and athlete Hannah Cockroft. We discuss the main details and make some predictions about how the awards will be distributed. From short lists to short shifts. Very short shifts, in fact. The new CEO at British Athletics didn't even get her feet under the desk before announcing she would not be taking up the role after a newspaper revealed details of her husband's inappropriate relationship with a 15 year old girl. With safeguarding and governance now at the top of the agenda as far as sport in the UK is concerned, we debate the fallout and discuss who might be the right person for the job. Russia could be forced to miss the next four years of international sporting competition. That would mean not being able to compete as a nation at the next two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing. It's the latest development in the long running story of their state sponsored doping. We have news from the trampolining World Championship in Japan. Along with some terrible puns... And, a look ahead to the Nacra 47 Sailing World Championship which begins soon. There's also hockey and cross country news and a potential unlikely Olympic venue for Paris 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 01 Dec 2019 22:49:11 -0000 Anything but Footy - Short List & Short Shift full Anything but Footy <p>In this week's episode of Anything but Footy, we discuss the shortlist for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. 6 were named ahead of the event in Aberdeen, but there's been an equal amount of discussion over the names left off - including swimmers Adam Peaty and Alice Tai, motor sport's Jonathan Rea and athlete Hannah Cockroft. We discuss the main details and make some predictions about how the awards will be distributed.</p><br><p>From short lists to short shifts. Very short shifts, in fact. The new CEO at British Athletics didn't even get her feet under the desk before announcing she would not be taking up the role after a newspaper revealed details of her husband's inappropriate relationship with a 15 year old girl. With safeguarding and governance now at the top of the agenda as far as sport in the UK is concerned, we debate the fallout and discuss who might be the right person for the job. </p><br><p>Russia could be forced to miss the next four years of international sporting competition. That would mean not being able to compete as a nation at the next two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing. It's the latest development in the long running story of their state sponsored doping.</p><br><p>We have news from the trampolining World Championship in Japan. Along with some terrible puns... And, a look ahead to the Nacra 47 Sailing World Championship which begins soon. There's also hockey and cross country news and a potential unlikely Olympic venue for Paris 2024.</p><p> </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> In this week's episode of Anything but Footy, we discuss the shortlist for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. 6 were named ahead of the event in Aberdeen, but there's been an equal amount of discussion over the names left off - including swimmers Adam Peaty and Alice Tai, motor sport's Jonathan Rea and athlete Hannah Cockroft. We discuss the main details and make some predictions about how the awards will be distributed. From short lists to short shifts. Very short shifts, in fact. The new CEO at British Athletics didn't even get her feet under the desk before announcing she would not be taking up the role after a newspaper revealed details of her husband's inappropriate relationship with a 15 year old girl. With safeguarding and governance now at the top of the agenda as far as sport in the UK is concerned, we debate the fallout and discuss who might be the right person for the job. Russia could be forced to miss the next four years of international sporting competition. That would mean not being able to compete as a nation at the next two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing. It's the latest development in the long running story of their state sponsored doping. We have news from the trampolining World Championship in Japan. Along with some terrible puns... And, a look ahead to the Nacra 47 Sailing World Championship which begins soon. There's also hockey and cross country news and a potential unlikely Olympic venue for Paris 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this week's episode of Anything but Footy, we discuss the shortlist for the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award. 6 were named ahead of the event in Aberdeen, but there's been an equal amount of discussion over the names left off - including swimmers Adam Peaty and Alice Tai, motor sport's Jonathan Rea and athlete Hannah Cockroft. We discuss the main details and make some predictions about how the awards will be distributed.


From short lists to short shifts. Very short shifts, in fact. The new CEO at British Athletics didn't even get her feet under the desk before announcing she would not be taking up the role after a newspaper revealed details of her husband's inappropriate relationship with a 15 year old girl. With safeguarding and governance now at the top of the agenda as far as sport in the UK is concerned, we debate the fallout and discuss who might be the right person for the job.


Russia could be forced to miss the next four years of international sporting competition. That would mean not being able to compete as a nation at the next two Olympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing. It's the latest development in the long running story of their state sponsored doping.


We have news from the trampolining World Championship in Japan. Along with some terrible puns... And, a look ahead to the Nacra 47 Sailing World Championship which begins soon. There's also hockey and cross country news and a potential unlikely Olympic venue for Paris 2024.


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]]> 2262 no Anything but Footy - Dina or KJT and is Airbnb good for the Olympic movement? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-dina-or-kjt-and-is-airbnb-good-for-the-ol Another round up of the week's talking points in the world of Olympic and Paralympic sport. Michael and John start with an argument over whether The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards got their main title right for 2019. Dina Asher-Smith won the award for the second year in a row after her gold and two silver medals at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. John agrees but Michael argues that Katarina Johnson-Thompson's gold medal in the heptathlon was a bigger achievement. Have a listen to the debate. Plenty of other awards were handed out this week and we run through them all. Plus, Team GB's bobsleigh four were finally presented with their bronze medals from Sochi 2014 at the Team GB Ball this week. They were re-awarded the medals earlier in 2019 after two Russian crews were disqualified for cheating. The IOC announced a new worldwide sponsor this week - Airbnb. The decision has gone down badly with French hoteliers and John is expecting burning tyres as a result! But, Michael says it's part of the Olympic movement having to adapt to changing times and talks about his own experiences of living with a family in Rio during the 2016 Olympics. He explains how they lived on an island near the Olympic Park which required a trip on a wooden boat each day, and despite losing the battle with the mosquitoes, says he would recommend the experience ahead of an inter-continental hotel to everyone travelling to a major event. Swimming's ISL arrrived in London with a spectacular staging of the new event at the London Aquatic Centre whilst the new look Davis Cup also saw Great Britain reach the last four in Spain. There's also skateboarding, hockey, shooting, gymnastics, cycling, table tennis, curling and skiing news too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 24 Nov 2019 20:44:23 -0000 Anything but Footy - Dina or KJT and is Airbnb good for the Olympic movement? full Anything but Footy A big week for British Athletics and how swimming and tennis are innovating with how they stage events Another round up of the week's talking points in the world of Olympic and Paralympic sport. Michael and John start with an argument over whether The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards got their main title right for 2019. Dina Asher-Smith won the award for the second year in a row after her gold and two silver medals at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. John agrees but Michael argues that Katarina Johnson-Thompson's gold medal in the heptathlon was a bigger achievement. Have a listen to the debate. Plenty of other awards were handed out this week and we run through them all. Plus, Team GB's bobsleigh four were finally presented with their bronze medals from Sochi 2014 at the Team GB Ball this week. They were re-awarded the medals earlier in 2019 after two Russian crews were disqualified for cheating. The IOC announced a new worldwide sponsor this week - Airbnb. The decision has gone down badly with French hoteliers and John is expecting burning tyres as a result! But, Michael says it's part of the Olympic movement having to adapt to changing times and talks about his own experiences of living with a family in Rio during the 2016 Olympics. He explains how they lived on an island near the Olympic Park which required a trip on a wooden boat each day, and despite losing the battle with the mosquitoes, says he would recommend the experience ahead of an inter-continental hotel to everyone travelling to a major event. Swimming's ISL arrrived in London with a spectacular staging of the new event at the London Aquatic Centre whilst the new look Davis Cup also saw Great Britain reach the last four in Spain. There's also skateboarding, hockey, shooting, gymnastics, cycling, table tennis, curling and skiing news too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Another round up of the week's talking points in the world of Olympic and Paralympic sport.


Michael and John start with an argument over whether The Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards got their main title right for 2019. Dina Asher-Smith won the award for the second year in a row after her gold and two silver medals at the World Athletics Championships in Doha. John agrees but Michael argues that Katarina Johnson-Thompson's gold medal in the heptathlon was a bigger achievement. Have a listen to the debate.


Plenty of other awards were handed out this week and we run through them all. Plus, Team GB's bobsleigh four were finally presented with their bronze medals from Sochi 2014 at the Team GB Ball this week. They were re-awarded the medals earlier in 2019 after two Russian crews were disqualified for cheating.


The IOC announced a new worldwide sponsor this week - Airbnb. The decision has gone down badly with French hoteliers and John is expecting burning tyres as a result! But, Michael says it's part of the Olympic movement having to adapt to changing times and talks about his own experiences of living with a family in Rio during the 2016 Olympics. He explains how they lived on an island near the Olympic Park which required a trip on a wooden boat each day, and despite losing the battle with the mosquitoes, says he would recommend the experience ahead of an inter-continental hotel to everyone travelling to a major event.


Swimming's ISL arrrived in London with a spectacular staging of the new event at the London Aquatic Centre whilst the new look Davis Cup also saw Great Britain reach the last four in Spain.


There's also skateboarding, hockey, shooting, gymnastics, cycling, table tennis, curling and skiing news too.


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]]> 2240 no #6 Great British Bosses - Andy Salmon, British Triathlon https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/great-british-bosses-andy-salmon-british-triathlon This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Triathlon was only invented in San Diego in 1974, but now the swim bike run event is an integral part of the Olympics and Paralympics and is expanding in 2020 for the first time since started in Sydney 20 years ago. In this episode, we're back in Loughborough and the base of British Triathlon with Chief Executive Andy Salmon. Andy joined British Triathlon in November 2017, having previously chaired Triathlon Scotland. He talks us through the challenges ahead for a sport that's had great success in GB - the joint most successful nation in the Olympics and medals on debut in Rio at the Paralympics. Andy admits he had sleepless nights about the heat of Tokyo for his competitors following the test events there last August, but is also confident the event will be a huge success. We talk about the possibility of double Olympic champion Ali Brownlee returning for Tokyo, and also his delight at him not retiring after a disappointing performance at his home World Triathlon event in Leeds earlier in 2019. And Andy gives us his personal view on how many medals British Triathlon will win at Tokyo 2020! This is episode six of the first series of Great British Boss - Badminton, Gymnastics, Fencing, Swimming and Table Tennis covered off so far - watch out for more in 2020! In the meantime if you like what you hear please leave a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 20 Nov 2019 05:00:29 -0000 #6 Great British Bosses - Andy Salmon, British Triathlon full Anything but Footy GB is the joint most successful triathlon nation at the Olympics - not bad for a sport started in the 70s! This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. Triathlon was only invented in San Diego in 1974, but now the swim bike run event is an integral part of the Olympics and Paralympics and is expanding in 2020 for the first time since started in Sydney 20 years ago. In this episode, we're back in Loughborough and the base of British Triathlon with Chief Executive Andy Salmon. Andy joined British Triathlon in November 2017, having previously chaired Triathlon Scotland. He talks us through the challenges ahead for a sport that's had great success in GB - the joint most successful nation in the Olympics and medals on debut in Rio at the Paralympics. Andy admits he had sleepless nights about the heat of Tokyo for his competitors following the test events there last August, but is also confident the event will be a huge success. We talk about the possibility of double Olympic champion Ali Brownlee returning for Tokyo, and also his delight at him not retiring after a disappointing performance at his home World Triathlon event in Leeds earlier in 2019. And Andy gives us his personal view on how many medals British Triathlon will win at Tokyo 2020! This is episode six of the first series of Great British Boss - Badminton, Gymnastics, Fencing, Swimming and Table Tennis covered off so far - watch out for more in 2020! In the meantime if you like what you hear please leave a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


Triathlon was only invented in San Diego in 1974, but now the swim bike run event is an integral part of the Olympics and Paralympics and is expanding in 2020 for the first time since started in Sydney 20 years ago. In this episode, we're back in Loughborough and the base of British Triathlon with Chief Executive Andy Salmon. Andy joined British Triathlon in November 2017, having previously chaired Triathlon Scotland. He talks us through the challenges ahead for a sport that's had great success in GB - the joint most successful nation in the Olympics and medals on debut in Rio at the Paralympics. Andy admits he had sleepless nights about the heat of Tokyo for his competitors following the test events there last August, but is also confident the event will be a huge success. We talk about the possibility of double Olympic champion Ali Brownlee returning for Tokyo, and also his delight at him not retiring after a disappointing performance at his home World Triathlon event in Leeds earlier in 2019. And Andy gives us his personal view on how many medals British Triathlon will win at Tokyo 2020!


This is episode six of the first series of Great British Boss - Badminton, Gymnastics, Fencing, Swimming and Table Tennis covered off so far - watch out for more in 2020! In the meantime if you like what you hear please leave a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts!


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]]> 1966 no Anything But Footy Para Sport Success and Team GB Battle https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-para-sport-sucess-and-team-gb-battle The World Para Athletics Championship has ended in Dubai, We hear from Head Coach Paula Dunn on the success of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Athletes from these shores finished third on the medal table with the likes of Hannah Cockroft and Sophie Hahn again on top of the world. There were familar names like Richard Whitehead winning medals along with a new generation of stars getting ready for Tokyo 2020. We discuss the sucess of the para team and how maybe it's time to get beyond the narrative of using words like 'inspirational' and 'super-human' and how we should just be accepting of their incredible athletic endeavours. On track to Tokyo, the British Olympic Association has been threatened by legal action from some of it's own athletes. Big names like Mo Farah, Adam Gemilli, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir want more rights around how they can work with personal sponsors. We look at both sides of the debate and highlight how Team GB is not a publicly finded entity, but continues to send teams that are prepared better than anyone to successive editions of the Olympic Games. In other news, we talk about Any Murray and the Davis Cup. We also have news of British medals in para fencing and para badminton as well as more success for table tennis player Liam Pitchford. We look back on the career of British double Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Steven Burke, who announced his retirement this week, and look ahead to the International Swimming League landing in London. Plus, Munich will host the next edition of The European Championships in 2022. It's all on Anything but Footy - your Olympic and Paralympic sport podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 17 Nov 2019 20:50:55 -0000 Anything But Footy Para Sport Success and Team GB Battle full Anything but Footy And, tennis, badminton, curling, table tennis, fencing & table tennis The World Para Athletics Championship has ended in Dubai, We hear from Head Coach Paula Dunn on the success of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Athletes from these shores finished third on the medal table with the likes of Hannah Cockroft and Sophie Hahn again on top of the world. There were familar names like Richard Whitehead winning medals along with a new generation of stars getting ready for Tokyo 2020. We discuss the sucess of the para team and how maybe it's time to get beyond the narrative of using words like 'inspirational' and 'super-human' and how we should just be accepting of their incredible athletic endeavours. On track to Tokyo, the British Olympic Association has been threatened by legal action from some of it's own athletes. Big names like Mo Farah, Adam Gemilli, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir want more rights around how they can work with personal sponsors. We look at both sides of the debate and highlight how Team GB is not a publicly finded entity, but continues to send teams that are prepared better than anyone to successive editions of the Olympic Games. In other news, we talk about Any Murray and the Davis Cup. We also have news of British medals in para fencing and para badminton as well as more success for table tennis player Liam Pitchford. We look back on the career of British double Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Steven Burke, who announced his retirement this week, and look ahead to the International Swimming League landing in London. Plus, Munich will host the next edition of The European Championships in 2022. It's all on Anything but Footy - your Olympic and Paralympic sport podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The World Para Athletics Championship has ended in Dubai, We hear from Head Coach Paula Dunn on the success of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team. Athletes from these shores finished third on the medal table with the likes of Hannah Cockroft and Sophie Hahn again on top of the world. There were familar names like Richard Whitehead winning medals along with a new generation of stars getting ready for Tokyo 2020. We discuss the sucess of the para team and how maybe it's time to get beyond the narrative of using words like 'inspirational' and 'super-human' and how we should just be accepting of their incredible athletic endeavours.


On track to Tokyo, the British Olympic Association has been threatened by legal action from some of it's own athletes. Big names like Mo Farah, Adam Gemilli, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir want more rights around how they can work with personal sponsors. We look at both sides of the debate and highlight how Team GB is not a publicly finded entity, but continues to send teams that are prepared better than anyone to successive editions of the Olympic Games.


In other news, we talk about Any Murray and the Davis Cup. We also have news of British medals in para fencing and para badminton as well as more success for table tennis player Liam Pitchford. We look back on the career of British double Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Steven Burke, who announced his retirement this week, and look ahead to the International Swimming League landing in London.


Plus, Munich will host the next edition of The European Championships in 2022.


It's all on Anything but Footy - your Olympic and Paralympic sport podcast.


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]]> 1918 no Anything but Footy - Diamond League Cull & Nicola Adams Retires https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-diamond-league-cull-nicola-adams-retires 2018 British 200m Champion Beth Dobbin joins us to give her reaction to this week's news that The IAAF are cutting some events from The Diamond League in 2020. Beth tells us what it mans to lose events, including the 200m, from the core programme as The IAAF aim to make the event a more marketable product for broadcasters. The fall out this week has included the establishment of a new union for the athletes. In boxing, Nicola Adams announced her retirement this week. The two time Olympic Champion and World Professional Champion chose to make her announcement in her local newspaper - The Yorkshire Evening Post. YEP Sports Editor, Nick Westby joins us to give us the background on how the newspaper landed the world exclusive with one of the nation's biggest sporting icons. The IPC World Athletics Championships continue in Doha. Hannah Cockroft is now an 11 time World Champion in what has been a great start to the Championships for British athletes although crowds have been disappointing to date. There has also been British Cycling success in Glasgow at the World Cup, including a notable gold for Rio 2016 medallist Katy Marchant. We also have table tennis, badminton, swimming and skateboarding news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:51:13 -0000 Anything but Footy - Diamond League Cull & Nicola Adams Retires full Anything but Footy Plus, IPC World Athletics latest, World Cup Cycling & Swimmer of the Year 2018 British 200m Champion Beth Dobbin joins us to give her reaction to this week's news that The IAAF are cutting some events from The Diamond League in 2020. Beth tells us what it mans to lose events, including the 200m, from the core programme as The IAAF aim to make the event a more marketable product for broadcasters. The fall out this week has included the establishment of a new union for the athletes. In boxing, Nicola Adams announced her retirement this week. The two time Olympic Champion and World Professional Champion chose to make her announcement in her local newspaper - The Yorkshire Evening Post. YEP Sports Editor, Nick Westby joins us to give us the background on how the newspaper landed the world exclusive with one of the nation's biggest sporting icons. The IPC World Athletics Championships continue in Doha. Hannah Cockroft is now an 11 time World Champion in what has been a great start to the Championships for British athletes although crowds have been disappointing to date. There has also been British Cycling success in Glasgow at the World Cup, including a notable gold for Rio 2016 medallist Katy Marchant. We also have table tennis, badminton, swimming and skateboarding news. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 2018 British 200m Champion Beth Dobbin joins us to give her reaction to this week's news that The IAAF are cutting some events from The Diamond League in 2020. Beth tells us what it mans to lose events, including the 200m, from the core programme as The IAAF aim to make the event a more marketable product for broadcasters. The fall out this week has included the establishment of a new union for the athletes.


In boxing, Nicola Adams announced her retirement this week. The two time Olympic Champion and World Professional Champion chose to make her announcement in her local newspaper - The Yorkshire Evening Post. YEP Sports Editor, Nick Westby joins us to give us the background on how the newspaper landed the world exclusive with one of the nation's biggest sporting icons.


The IPC World Athletics Championships continue in Doha. Hannah Cockroft is now an 11 time World Champion in what has been a great start to the Championships for British athletes although crowds have been disappointing to date. There has also been British Cycling success in Glasgow at the World Cup, including a notable gold for Rio 2016 medallist Katy Marchant.


We also have table tennis, badminton, swimming and skateboarding news.


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]]> 2141 no #5 Great British Bosses - Jane Allen, British Gymnastics https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-great-british-bosses-jane-allen-british-g This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This episode, we're in Lilleshall and the base of British Gymnastics with Chief Executive Jane Allen. Formerly of Gymnastics Australia, Jane arrived in 2010 and oversaw the remarkable transformation of a sport that won its first men's Team medal in 100 years in London, produced a double Olympic champion in Rio in Max Whitlock and is planning for more glory at Tokyo 202. Not only is it excelling in elite sport, it now has 400,000 members across the UK, growing every year, with waiting lists at some gymnastics clubs for youngsters to take to the floor! We ask Jane about her role, her and her team's success and when she's back in Oz with a glass in her hand what she'll look back on as her biggest achievement. She also tells us in her view 'it's not a coincidence the 2022 Commonwealth Games were backed by Government and brought to Birmingham. Why wouldn’t you have something that would have the same impact as London had, when you’ve just made one of the biggest political decisions of your life in exiting Europe. I think Sport is so uniting and I’m so proud of what it does. If a Government stopped funding sport it would be a very brave one!' So it seems the future is bright for British sport and gymnastics in particular! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 06 Nov 2019 01:00:29 -0000 #5 Great British Bosses - Jane Allen, British Gymnastics full Anything but Footy From London 2012 to Tokyo 2020, how the UK has fallen in love with the sport of gymnastics and how it can continue to grow even further! This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This episode, we're in Lilleshall and the base of British Gymnastics with Chief Executive Jane Allen. Formerly of Gymnastics Australia, Jane arrived in 2010 and oversaw the remarkable transformation of a sport that won its first men's Team medal in 100 years in London, produced a double Olympic champion in Rio in Max Whitlock and is planning for more glory at Tokyo 202. Not only is it excelling in elite sport, it now has 400,000 members across the UK, growing every year, with waiting lists at some gymnastics clubs for youngsters to take to the floor! We ask Jane about her role, her and her team's success and when she's back in Oz with a glass in her hand what she'll look back on as her biggest achievement. She also tells us in her view 'it's not a coincidence the 2022 Commonwealth Games were backed by Government and brought to Birmingham. Why wouldn’t you have something that would have the same impact as London had, when you’ve just made one of the biggest political decisions of your life in exiting Europe. I think Sport is so uniting and I’m so proud of what it does. If a Government stopped funding sport it would be a very brave one!' So it seems the future is bright for British sport and gymnastics in particular! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


This episode, we're in Lilleshall and the base of British Gymnastics with Chief Executive Jane Allen. Formerly of Gymnastics Australia, Jane arrived in 2010 and oversaw the remarkable transformation of a sport that won its first men's Team medal in 100 years in London, produced a double Olympic champion in Rio in Max Whitlock and is planning for more glory at Tokyo 202. Not only is it excelling in elite sport, it now has 400,000 members across the UK, growing every year, with waiting lists at some gymnastics clubs for youngsters to take to the floor! We ask Jane about her role, her and her team's success and when she's back in Oz with a glass in her hand what she'll look back on as her biggest achievement. She also tells us in her view 'it's not a coincidence the 2022 Commonwealth Games were backed by Government and brought to Birmingham. Why wouldn’t you have something that would have the same impact as London had, when you’ve just made one of the biggest political decisions of your life in exiting Europe. I think Sport is so uniting and I’m so proud of what it does. If a Government stopped funding sport it would be a very brave one!' So it seems the future is bright for British sport and gymnastics in particular!


And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com


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]]> 2107 no Anything but Footy - The Heat is On for Tokyo 2020 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy Canadian World Championship medallist Evan Dunfee joins us this week to give us his views on the IOC decision to move the marathons and race walks from Tokyo to Sapporo during the 2020 Olympic Games due to concerns over the temperatures. Evan tweeted a number of observations and factual comments this week about the history of Olympic and World Championship marathon running and tells Anything but Footy why he thinks the decision needs to be looked at again. Evan won bronze in the 50km race walk in Doha at the 2019 World Championships. The IPC World Athletics Championships begin this week in Dubai. We look at how the event will pan out after the success of the staging in London in 2017. There's a run down of the main athletes to watch from home and abroad and we hear from Kare Adenegen and Hollie Arnold who will be representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain has qualified for the Olympic Hockey tournament after both the men and women came through their play off games held in London. Team GB's women won gold in Rio in 2016 memorably but face a huge task to retain that title. There were plenty of British medals at Cycling's World Cup event in Belarus and at Taekwondo's European Championships in Italy. We'll round up who won what and look ahead to the cycling in Glasgow next weekend where Laura Kenny is rested from the British team after a good weekend in Minsk. There's also changes to the backroom staff at British Cycling and British Athletics and we'll re-cap who's going where. Plus, rowing, judo & para table tennis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 03 Nov 2019 21:13:10 -0000 Anything but Footy - The Heat is On for Tokyo 2020 full Anything but Footy And, a look ahead to the IPC World Athletics in Dubai, World Cup Cycling and European Championship Taekwondo Canadian World Championship medallist Evan Dunfee joins us this week to give us his views on the IOC decision to move the marathons and race walks from Tokyo to Sapporo during the 2020 Olympic Games due to concerns over the temperatures. Evan tweeted a number of observations and factual comments this week about the history of Olympic and World Championship marathon running and tells Anything but Footy why he thinks the decision needs to be looked at again. Evan won bronze in the 50km race walk in Doha at the 2019 World Championships. The IPC World Athletics Championships begin this week in Dubai. We look at how the event will pan out after the success of the staging in London in 2017. There's a run down of the main athletes to watch from home and abroad and we hear from Kare Adenegen and Hollie Arnold who will be representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain has qualified for the Olympic Hockey tournament after both the men and women came through their play off games held in London. Team GB's women won gold in Rio in 2016 memorably but face a huge task to retain that title. There were plenty of British medals at Cycling's World Cup event in Belarus and at Taekwondo's European Championships in Italy. We'll round up who won what and look ahead to the cycling in Glasgow next weekend where Laura Kenny is rested from the British team after a good weekend in Minsk. There's also changes to the backroom staff at British Cycling and British Athletics and we'll re-cap who's going where. Plus, rowing, judo & para table tennis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Canadian World Championship medallist Evan Dunfee joins us this week to give us his views on the IOC decision to move the marathons and race walks from Tokyo to Sapporo during the 2020 Olympic Games due to concerns over the temperatures. Evan tweeted a number of observations and factual comments this week about the history of Olympic and World Championship marathon running and tells Anything but Footy why he thinks the decision needs to be looked at again. Evan won bronze in the 50km race walk in Doha at the 2019 World Championships.


The IPC World Athletics Championships begin this week in Dubai. We look at how the event will pan out after the success of the staging in London in 2017. There's a run down of the main athletes to watch from home and abroad and we hear from Kare Adenegen and Hollie Arnold who will be representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


Great Britain has qualified for the Olympic Hockey tournament after both the men and women came through their play off games held in London. Team GB's women won gold in Rio in 2016 memorably but face a huge task to retain that title.


There were plenty of British medals at Cycling's World Cup event in Belarus and at Taekwondo's European Championships in Italy. We'll round up who won what and look ahead to the cycling in Glasgow next weekend where Laura Kenny is rested from the British team after a good weekend in Minsk.


There's also changes to the backroom staff at British Cycling and British Athletics and we'll re-cap who's going where.


Plus, rowing, judo & para table tennis.


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]]> 2290 no #4 Great British Bosses - Georgina Usher, British Fencing https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-great-british-bosses-georgina-usher-briti This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we're in Hendon and the Leon Paul Centre with British Fencing Chief Executive Georgina Usher. Britain last won an Olympic medal in Fencing 50 years ago at Tokyo 1964 Olympics and despite funding cuts since 2016, Georgina's in buoyant mood ahead of Tokyo 2020. The sport is growing and in Richard Kruse and Marcus Mepstead, GB has two World championship medalists since the Rio Games. John admits racing through the rain in Rio to see Kruse nearly win GB's first medal was one of the highlights of his experience in South America! But it's not all about medals, and Georgina, the 2014 Commonwealth champion, explains how Fencing can help youngsters just like her 11 year old self! We also talk women in sport and how businesses need to wise up to the talent of a former Olympian! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 30 Oct 2019 01:00:12 -0000 #4 Great British Bosses - Georgina Usher, British Fencing full Anything but Footy One of the original Olympic sports but what's the future for British Fencing? It's not just about medals though! This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we're in Hendon and the Leon Paul Centre with British Fencing Chief Executive Georgina Usher. Britain last won an Olympic medal in Fencing 50 years ago at Tokyo 1964 Olympics and despite funding cuts since 2016, Georgina's in buoyant mood ahead of Tokyo 2020. The sport is growing and in Richard Kruse and Marcus Mepstead, GB has two World championship medalists since the Rio Games. John admits racing through the rain in Rio to see Kruse nearly win GB's first medal was one of the highlights of his experience in South America! But it's not all about medals, and Georgina, the 2014 Commonwealth champion, explains how Fencing can help youngsters just like her 11 year old self! We also talk women in sport and how businesses need to wise up to the talent of a former Olympian! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


This week, we're in Hendon and the Leon Paul Centre with British Fencing Chief Executive Georgina Usher. Britain last won an Olympic medal in Fencing 50 years ago at Tokyo 1964 Olympics and despite funding cuts since 2016, Georgina's in buoyant mood ahead of Tokyo 2020. The sport is growing and in Richard Kruse and Marcus Mepstead, GB has two World championship medalists since the Rio Games. John admits racing through the rain in Rio to see Kruse nearly win GB's first medal was one of the highlights of his experience in South America! But it's not all about medals, and Georgina, the 2014 Commonwealth champion, explains how Fencing can help youngsters just like her 11 year old self! We also talk women in sport and how businesses need to wise up to the talent of a former Olympian!


And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com


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]]> 2077 no Anything but Footy - Changes at Nike and Happy Birthday National Lottery https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-changes-at-nike-and-happy-birthday-nation Following the closure of the Nike Oregon Project, Nike CEO Mike Parker has announced he's stepping down, but insists his departure from the role is nothing to do with the fallout of the Alberto Salazar doping ban. We look at what it means for the brand and whether this PR disaster, along with other recent scandals, has meant a need to change the man at the top. The National Lottery is celebrating it's 25th birthday. Through UK Sport, it's National Lottery money which has contributed to Team GB's meteoric rise up the Olympic medal table. We examine the impact of 25 years of investment in sport and ask what next for UK Sport as they continue to back medal prospects but also take on a wider role of looking after athlete welfare and promote inclusion, diversity and participation in grassroots sport. Team GB's bobsleigh men's four will eventually receive their bronze medals at the Team GB Ball after they were re-awarded following the disqualification of two Russian crews at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. We also have news from the London Six Day Cycling, Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo and the China Open Para Table Tennis. Plus, tennis, badminton and canoeing. All on Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic sport podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:17:54 -0000 Anything but Footy - Changes at Nike and Happy Birthday National Lottery full Anything but Footy Olympic and Paralympic Sport Encapsulated Following the closure of the Nike Oregon Project, Nike CEO Mike Parker has announced he's stepping down, but insists his departure from the role is nothing to do with the fallout of the Alberto Salazar doping ban. We look at what it means for the brand and whether this PR disaster, along with other recent scandals, has meant a need to change the man at the top. The National Lottery is celebrating it's 25th birthday. Through UK Sport, it's National Lottery money which has contributed to Team GB's meteoric rise up the Olympic medal table. We examine the impact of 25 years of investment in sport and ask what next for UK Sport as they continue to back medal prospects but also take on a wider role of looking after athlete welfare and promote inclusion, diversity and participation in grassroots sport. Team GB's bobsleigh men's four will eventually receive their bronze medals at the Team GB Ball after they were re-awarded following the disqualification of two Russian crews at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. We also have news from the London Six Day Cycling, Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo and the China Open Para Table Tennis. Plus, tennis, badminton and canoeing. All on Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic sport podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Following the closure of the Nike Oregon Project, Nike CEO Mike Parker has announced he's stepping down, but insists his departure from the role is nothing to do with the fallout of the Alberto Salazar doping ban. We look at what it means for the brand and whether this PR disaster, along with other recent scandals, has meant a need to change the man at the top.


The National Lottery is celebrating it's 25th birthday. Through UK Sport, it's National Lottery money which has contributed to Team GB's meteoric rise up the Olympic medal table. We examine the impact of 25 years of investment in sport and ask what next for UK Sport as they continue to back medal prospects but also take on a wider role of looking after athlete welfare and promote inclusion, diversity and participation in grassroots sport.


Team GB's bobsleigh men's four will eventually receive their bronze medals at the Team GB Ball after they were re-awarded following the disqualification of two Russian crews at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. We also have news from the London Six Day Cycling, Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo and the China Open Para Table Tennis.


Plus, tennis, badminton and canoeing. All on Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic sport podcast.


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]]> 2207 no #3 Great British Bosses - Jack Buckner, British Swimming https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-great-british-bosses-jack-buckner-british This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we're in Loughborough with British Swimming Chief Executive Jack Buckner. After a disappointing performance in the pool at the home Olympics of 2012, and then allegations of bullying in the Paralympic programme, followed by the swimmers best medal return at the Rio Olympics for 100 years - it's been a tumultuous few years. Jack took over in May 2017 and we asked him what the first thing he changed was. He tells us how disappointing it is that drugs in sport - particularly his first love of athletics where he won World, European and Commonwealth medals in the 5,000m in the mid 80's - is still dominating headlines but how he backed his 'team' for standing up to alleged drug cheats in swimming. And Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Alice Tai all get a mention too :0) And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 23 Oct 2019 04:30:48 -0000 #3 Great British Bosses - Jack Buckner, British Swimming full Anything but Footy From Athletics to Triathlon and now Swimming, the former athlete turned CEO opens up about the challenges he's faces behind the scenes of a leading British sport This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we're in Loughborough with British Swimming Chief Executive Jack Buckner. After a disappointing performance in the pool at the home Olympics of 2012, and then allegations of bullying in the Paralympic programme, followed by the swimmers best medal return at the Rio Olympics for 100 years - it's been a tumultuous few years. Jack took over in May 2017 and we asked him what the first thing he changed was. He tells us how disappointing it is that drugs in sport - particularly his first love of athletics where he won World, European and Commonwealth medals in the 5,000m in the mid 80's - is still dominating headlines but how he backed his 'team' for standing up to alleged drug cheats in swimming. And Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Alice Tai all get a mention too :0) And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


This week, we're in Loughborough with British Swimming Chief Executive Jack Buckner. After a disappointing performance in the pool at the home Olympics of 2012, and then allegations of bullying in the Paralympic programme, followed by the swimmers best medal return at the Rio Olympics for 100 years - it's been a tumultuous few years. Jack took over in May 2017 and we asked him what the first thing he changed was. He tells us how disappointing it is that drugs in sport - particularly his first love of athletics where he won World, European and Commonwealth medals in the 5,000m in the mid 80's - is still dominating headlines but how he backed his 'team' for standing up to alleged drug cheats in swimming. And Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Alice Tai all get a mention too :0)


And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com


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]]> 2027 no Anything but Footy - What can you do in 9 months? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-what-can-you-do-in-9-months We are 9 months out from the next Olympics in Tokyo, and plenty can still be done ahead of the Games. At the European Track Cycling Championships in the Netherlands, Great Britain won 9 medals including a gold and two silvers for Laura Kenny. Kenny will be attempting to upgrade to a triple gold medal winning haul in Tokyo, and we explain how she will tackle the task in terms of the newly available technology and preparation ahead of the event. Michael looks at how this year's event compares to previous European Track Championships at this stage in the Olympic cycle and suggests Great Britain are in good shape, whilst John wonders whether we will see Jason Kenny on top of the podium as an individual cyclist ever again following his 7th place finish. There's a lesson from British Olympic history which may help his cause... In Athletics, Dina Asher-Smith was snubbed by the IAAF as they announced their shortlist for Female Athlete of the Year. John is astounded at their decision and thinks it is a major mistake, but Michael tries to explain the thought process of the governing body and examines the reasons why he thinks Dina was left off the list. Katarina Johnson-Thompson was one of the 11 listed. Sir Andy Murray is back winning tennis tournaments despite career threatening surgery earlier this year. We have the details, plus a good event in Sydney for GB's para shooters, another accolade for Alice Tai, British Swimming announce their backroom team for Tokyo and ticket sales for the Paralympics look as though they will outstrip London. Finally, Philip Barker from insidethegames.biz joins us from Doha with all the details on Team GB's performance at the World Beach Games. Pictures:SW Pix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 20 Oct 2019 19:47:34 -0000 Anything but Footy - What can you do in 9 months? full Anything but Footy European Track Cycling, Dina Asher-Smith's snub and To Sir, With Love as Andy Murray wins again We are 9 months out from the next Olympics in Tokyo, and plenty can still be done ahead of the Games. At the European Track Cycling Championships in the Netherlands, Great Britain won 9 medals including a gold and two silvers for Laura Kenny. Kenny will be attempting to upgrade to a triple gold medal winning haul in Tokyo, and we explain how she will tackle the task in terms of the newly available technology and preparation ahead of the event. Michael looks at how this year's event compares to previous European Track Championships at this stage in the Olympic cycle and suggests Great Britain are in good shape, whilst John wonders whether we will see Jason Kenny on top of the podium as an individual cyclist ever again following his 7th place finish. There's a lesson from British Olympic history which may help his cause... In Athletics, Dina Asher-Smith was snubbed by the IAAF as they announced their shortlist for Female Athlete of the Year. John is astounded at their decision and thinks it is a major mistake, but Michael tries to explain the thought process of the governing body and examines the reasons why he thinks Dina was left off the list. Katarina Johnson-Thompson was one of the 11 listed. Sir Andy Murray is back winning tennis tournaments despite career threatening surgery earlier this year. We have the details, plus a good event in Sydney for GB's para shooters, another accolade for Alice Tai, British Swimming announce their backroom team for Tokyo and ticket sales for the Paralympics look as though they will outstrip London. Finally, Philip Barker from insidethegames.biz joins us from Doha with all the details on Team GB's performance at the World Beach Games. Pictures:SW Pix Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We are 9 months out from the next Olympics in Tokyo, and plenty can still be done ahead of the Games. At the European Track Cycling Championships in the Netherlands, Great Britain won 9 medals including a gold and two silvers for Laura Kenny. Kenny will be attempting to upgrade to a triple gold medal winning haul in Tokyo, and we explain how she will tackle the task in terms of the newly available technology and preparation ahead of the event. Michael looks at how this year's event compares to previous European Track Championships at this stage in the Olympic cycle and suggests Great Britain are in good shape, whilst John wonders whether we will see Jason Kenny on top of the podium as an individual cyclist ever again following his 7th place finish. There's a lesson from British Olympic history which may help his cause...


In Athletics, Dina Asher-Smith was snubbed by the IAAF as they announced their shortlist for Female Athlete of the Year. John is astounded at their decision and thinks it is a major mistake, but Michael tries to explain the thought process of the governing body and examines the reasons why he thinks Dina was left off the list. Katarina Johnson-Thompson was one of the 11 listed.


Sir Andy Murray is back winning tennis tournaments despite career threatening surgery earlier this year. We have the details, plus a good event in Sydney for GB's para shooters, another accolade for Alice Tai, British Swimming announce their backroom team for Tokyo and ticket sales for the Paralympics look as though they will outstrip London.


Finally, Philip Barker from insidethegames.biz joins us from Doha with all the details on Team GB's performance at the World Beach Games.


Pictures:SW Pix


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]]> 2152 no #2 Great British Bosses - Sara Sutcliffe, Table Tennis https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-great-british-bosses-sara-sutcliffe-table This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we catch up with Table Tennis England Chief Executive Sara Sutcliffe. The sport was in desperate need of leadership and a re-brand when she took over six years ago and along with her team, Sara's made sure it's now fit for purpose and encouraging participation across the country. We also discuss women in sport, particularly behind the scenes and the need for parity, how she was one of the first ten people to work on the London 2012 Olympic bid in her former role at Team GB and just how important for the sport Will Bayley's Strictly turn might be! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 16 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0000 #2 Great British Bosses - Sara Sutcliffe, Table Tennis full Anything but Footy We catch up with one of the leading female figures in British Sport to discuss all things Table Tennis, women's sport & Strictly! This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we catch up with Table Tennis England Chief Executive Sara Sutcliffe. The sport was in desperate need of leadership and a re-brand when she took over six years ago and along with her team, Sara's made sure it's now fit for purpose and encouraging participation across the country. We also discuss women in sport, particularly behind the scenes and the need for parity, how she was one of the first ten people to work on the London 2012 Olympic bid in her former role at Team GB and just how important for the sport Will Bayley's Strictly turn might be! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


This week, we catch up with Table Tennis England Chief Executive Sara Sutcliffe. The sport was in desperate need of leadership and a re-brand when she took over six years ago and along with her team, Sara's made sure it's now fit for purpose and encouraging participation across the country. We also discuss women in sport, particularly behind the scenes and the need for parity, how she was one of the first ten people to work on the London 2012 Olympic bid in her former role at Team GB and just how important for the sport Will Bayley's Strictly turn might be!


And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com


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]]> 1799 no Anything but Footy - Distance Running Dilemma https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-distance-running-dilemma In this episode, John and Michael wrestle with their feelings over the current state of distance running. Eliud Kipchoge made history, running 26.2 miles in under 2 hours in Vienna - albeit under special conditions - and Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe's 16 year old world marathon record in Chicago. But, both achievements come just days after Nike announced they were shutting the Oregon Project where distance runners have trained and won numerous medals at World and Olympic level - most notably, from a British point of view, Mo Farah. Nike's decision comes in the wake of a ban for lead coach Alberto Salazar after a lengthy investigation found him guilty of various doping offences. Salazar, backed by Nike, is appealing. Eleswhere, there has been British success this week at World Championship level in gymnastics and boxing. Max Whitlock, Joe Fraser and Lauren Price are all newly crowned world champions and look in great shape 9 months out from the next Olympic Games. Team GB has named more athletes for Tokyo too. Five canoeists have been confirmed, but a couple of big names miss out and we explain why they are not on the plane. In cycling, Laura Kenny faces a monumental challenge at the forthcoming European Championships, but it's a challenge that could significantly impact on her Olympic preparations. Plus, we have news from Judo, Hockey, Goalball and Birmingham 2022. And, in the week of mental health awareness day, we hear about a new charity - Sporting Minds UK - targeting young sportspeople struggling with mental health challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:02:54 -0000 Anything but Footy - Distance Running Dilemma full Anything but Footy Records over 26.2 miles but the Nike Oregon Project Shut Down In this episode, John and Michael wrestle with their feelings over the current state of distance running. Eliud Kipchoge made history, running 26.2 miles in under 2 hours in Vienna - albeit under special conditions - and Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe's 16 year old world marathon record in Chicago. But, both achievements come just days after Nike announced they were shutting the Oregon Project where distance runners have trained and won numerous medals at World and Olympic level - most notably, from a British point of view, Mo Farah. Nike's decision comes in the wake of a ban for lead coach Alberto Salazar after a lengthy investigation found him guilty of various doping offences. Salazar, backed by Nike, is appealing. Eleswhere, there has been British success this week at World Championship level in gymnastics and boxing. Max Whitlock, Joe Fraser and Lauren Price are all newly crowned world champions and look in great shape 9 months out from the next Olympic Games. Team GB has named more athletes for Tokyo too. Five canoeists have been confirmed, but a couple of big names miss out and we explain why they are not on the plane. In cycling, Laura Kenny faces a monumental challenge at the forthcoming European Championships, but it's a challenge that could significantly impact on her Olympic preparations. Plus, we have news from Judo, Hockey, Goalball and Birmingham 2022. And, in the week of mental health awareness day, we hear about a new charity - Sporting Minds UK - targeting young sportspeople struggling with mental health challenges. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices In this episode, John and Michael wrestle with their feelings over the current state of distance running. Eliud Kipchoge made history, running 26.2 miles in under 2 hours in Vienna - albeit under special conditions - and Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe's 16 year old world marathon record in Chicago. But, both achievements come just days after Nike announced they were shutting the Oregon Project where distance runners have trained and won numerous medals at World and Olympic level - most notably, from a British point of view, Mo Farah. Nike's decision comes in the wake of a ban for lead coach Alberto Salazar after a lengthy investigation found him guilty of various doping offences. Salazar, backed by Nike, is appealing.


Eleswhere, there has been British success this week at World Championship level in gymnastics and boxing. Max Whitlock, Joe Fraser and Lauren Price are all newly crowned world champions and look in great shape 9 months out from the next Olympic Games.


Team GB has named more athletes for Tokyo too. Five canoeists have been confirmed, but a couple of big names miss out and we explain why they are not on the plane.


In cycling, Laura Kenny faces a monumental challenge at the forthcoming European Championships, but it's a challenge that could significantly impact on her Olympic preparations. Plus, we have news from Judo, Hockey, Goalball and Birmingham 2022.


And, in the week of mental health awareness day, we hear about a new charity - Sporting Minds UK - targeting young sportspeople struggling with mental health challenges.


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]]> 2206 no #1 Great British Bosses - Adrian Christy, Badminton https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-great-british-bosses-adrian-christy-badmi This is Anything but Footy - the unashamedly biased Olympic and Paralympic podcast. And this is a new series - Great British Bosses - where we profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we're going behind the scenes with Badminton England Chief Executive Adrian Christy - the sport that had its funding cut after creating history in Rio with its first ever men's doubles Olympic medal. He tells how he and the team felt that day, his other challenges, triumphs, regrets and why he's learning from Amazon & Spotify! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or email anythingbutfooty@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Wed, 09 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0000 #1 Great British Bosses - Adrian Christy, Badminton full Anything but Footy We go behind the scenes with Badminton England Chief Executive, who tells us about his challenges, triumphs, regrets and why he's learning from Amazon & Spotify! This is Anything but Footy - the unashamedly biased Olympic and Paralympic podcast. And this is a new series - Great British Bosses - where we profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level. This week, we're going behind the scenes with Badminton England Chief Executive Adrian Christy - the sport that had its funding cut after creating history in Rio with its first ever men's doubles Olympic medal. He tells how he and the team felt that day, his other challenges, triumphs, regrets and why he's learning from Amazon & Spotify! And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or email anythingbutfooty@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This is Anything but Footy - the unashamedly biased Olympic and Paralympic podcast.


And this is a new series - Great British Bosses - where we profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.


This week, we're going behind the scenes with Badminton England Chief Executive Adrian Christy - the sport that had its funding cut after creating history in Rio with its first ever men's doubles Olympic medal. He tells how he and the team felt that day, his other challenges, triumphs, regrets and why he's learning from Amazon & Spotify!


And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or email anythingbutfooty@gmail.com


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]]> 2129 no Anything but Footy - Doha Dissected https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-doha-dissected As the curtain comes down on the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, we review all the action on and off the track. The event has delivered some scintillating performances, but issues around attendances, doping, human rights and the environment have dogged the events inside the arena. We do our best to analyse everything as well as looking back at where Great Britain and Northern Ireland won and lost medals. There are two other world championships currently taking place: John has the latest from Stuttgart following British Gymnastics in Germany as they aim for Olympic qualification and Michael rounds up the news from Russia where the Women's World Boxing Championships are taking place. We speak to GB Boxers Lauren Price and Rosie Eccles. Team GB has named its first athletes for Tokyo 2020: 12 sailors have been named to compete in Japan on the water in Enoshima. We run down who to look out for at the regatta. We also have news on the rest of the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport including The Lionesses, hockey, rugby sevens and para swimming. Picture Credit: IAAF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 06 Oct 2019 21:28:42 -0000 Anything but Footy - Doha Dissected full Anything but Footy World Athletics Championships round-up along with Gymnastics, Sailing, Hockey, Rugby Sevens, Swimming & Boxing As the curtain comes down on the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, we review all the action on and off the track. The event has delivered some scintillating performances, but issues around attendances, doping, human rights and the environment have dogged the events inside the arena. We do our best to analyse everything as well as looking back at where Great Britain and Northern Ireland won and lost medals. There are two other world championships currently taking place: John has the latest from Stuttgart following British Gymnastics in Germany as they aim for Olympic qualification and Michael rounds up the news from Russia where the Women's World Boxing Championships are taking place. We speak to GB Boxers Lauren Price and Rosie Eccles. Team GB has named its first athletes for Tokyo 2020: 12 sailors have been named to compete in Japan on the water in Enoshima. We run down who to look out for at the regatta. We also have news on the rest of the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport including The Lionesses, hockey, rugby sevens and para swimming. Picture Credit: IAAF Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices As the curtain comes down on the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, we review all the action on and off the track. The event has delivered some scintillating performances, but issues around attendances, doping, human rights and the environment have dogged the events inside the arena. We do our best to analyse everything as well as looking back at where Great Britain and Northern Ireland won and lost medals.


There are two other world championships currently taking place: John has the latest from Stuttgart following British Gymnastics in Germany as they aim for Olympic qualification and Michael rounds up the news from Russia where the Women's World Boxing Championships are taking place. We speak to GB Boxers Lauren Price and Rosie Eccles.


Team GB has named its first athletes for Tokyo 2020: 12 sailors have been named to compete in Japan on the water in Enoshima. We run down who to look out for at the regatta.


We also have news on the rest of the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport including The Lionesses, hockey, rugby sevens and para swimming.


Picture Credit: IAAF


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]]> 2422 no Anything but Footy and delight for Dasher in Doha https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-and-delight-for-dasher-in-doha Again, this week we're at the World Road Cycling Championships in Yorkshire which was wrapped up with a rain affected men's elite road race. The event was delayed and had a significant route change in order to protect the welfare of spectators and participants after heavy rain in the White Rose County. We speak to Mads Pedersen who eventually took the Rainbow Jersey as well as Yorkshire's own Ben Swift who was one of the two British finishers in a brutal contest. After all the build up, the World Athletics Championship is underway in Doha. Great Britain and Northern Ireland have won a silver medal on the opening weekend courtesy of Dina Asher-Smith in the women's 100m. Asher-Smith became the first British winner of a global sprint medal since Dorothy Hyman in 1960 at the Olympic Games in Rome. We also discuss the empty seats and issues over the heat and humidity which has been causing issues with some events - although Michael argues that the rain in Yorkshire also posed threats of their own and asks why the hot weather in Qatar has become an obsession when we just shrugged our shoulders at the risks in Yorkshire. Elsewhere, British Canoeing are edging closer to naming their team for the Olympics and there could be one or two shock omissions, notably Rio 2016 champion Joe Clarke, after the results at the recent World Championships. We also have tennis, shooting, trampolining and windsurfing news for you. World Athletics Championships pictures courtesy of Getty Images for The IAAF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 29 Sep 2019 22:47:18 -0000 Anything but Footy and delight for Dasher in Doha full Anything but Footy World Athletics Championships and World Road Cycling Again, this week we're at the World Road Cycling Championships in Yorkshire which was wrapped up with a rain affected men's elite road race. The event was delayed and had a significant route change in order to protect the welfare of spectators and participants after heavy rain in the White Rose County. We speak to Mads Pedersen who eventually took the Rainbow Jersey as well as Yorkshire's own Ben Swift who was one of the two British finishers in a brutal contest. After all the build up, the World Athletics Championship is underway in Doha. Great Britain and Northern Ireland have won a silver medal on the opening weekend courtesy of Dina Asher-Smith in the women's 100m. Asher-Smith became the first British winner of a global sprint medal since Dorothy Hyman in 1960 at the Olympic Games in Rome. We also discuss the empty seats and issues over the heat and humidity which has been causing issues with some events - although Michael argues that the rain in Yorkshire also posed threats of their own and asks why the hot weather in Qatar has become an obsession when we just shrugged our shoulders at the risks in Yorkshire. Elsewhere, British Canoeing are edging closer to naming their team for the Olympics and there could be one or two shock omissions, notably Rio 2016 champion Joe Clarke, after the results at the recent World Championships. We also have tennis, shooting, trampolining and windsurfing news for you. World Athletics Championships pictures courtesy of Getty Images for The IAAF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Again, this week we're at the World Road Cycling Championships in Yorkshire which was wrapped up with a rain affected men's elite road race. The event was delayed and had a significant route change in order to protect the welfare of spectators and participants after heavy rain in the White Rose County. We speak to Mads Pedersen who eventually took the Rainbow Jersey as well as Yorkshire's own Ben Swift who was one of the two British finishers in a brutal contest.


After all the build up, the World Athletics Championship is underway in Doha. Great Britain and Northern Ireland have won a silver medal on the opening weekend courtesy of Dina Asher-Smith in the women's 100m. Asher-Smith became the first British winner of a global sprint medal since Dorothy Hyman in 1960 at the Olympic Games in Rome.


We also discuss the empty seats and issues over the heat and humidity which has been causing issues with some events - although Michael argues that the rain in Yorkshire also posed threats of their own and asks why the hot weather in Qatar has become an obsession when we just shrugged our shoulders at the risks in Yorkshire.


Elsewhere, British Canoeing are edging closer to naming their team for the Olympics and there could be one or two shock omissions, notably Rio 2016 champion Joe Clarke, after the results at the recent World Championships.


We also have tennis, shooting, trampolining and windsurfing news for you.


World Athletics Championships pictures courtesy of Getty Images for The IAAF.




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]]> 2248 no Anything but Footy: We’re with the world’s best cyclists in Yorkshire once again as GB Boxing celebrates further global success https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-were-with-the-worlds-best-cyclists-in-yor Yorkshire has taken over from London and Cambridge as the capital of cycling in Great Britain and for the first time in 37 years the UCI World Road Race Championships are taking place in the county all week. The first ever mixed relay Team Time Trial took place on a drizzly Sunday but British cyclists won a brilliant bronze behind the Netherlands and Germany - we hear from British cyclist John Archibald. Dame Sarah Storey had previously set the tone winning the Para-cycling International in brilliant sunshine on Saturday. Michael's been on the course in Harrogate and also looks ahead to the big week of racing still to come! Great British Men’s boxing team came away from Russia pleased but frustrated after a silver ad two bronzes at the World Boxing Championships - Frazer Clarke particularly hard done by, by a judge who overturned his semi-final result to a Russian boxer and without having to give away reason. We also hear from British boxer Rosie Eccles about the risks of the sport but why she’s not concerned about the recent concussion controversy. Captain Kilty has a certain ring to it - the Teeside Tornado is the British captain for the World Athletics Championships in Doha - as Britain name a 43 strong team for the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai in November - we hear from 100m Paralympic champion Sophie Hahn ... There’s also updates on Rugby, Diving, Swimming, Shooting and even the Beach Games - and we now know when the first British competitor for next year’s Olympic Games will be announced! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 22 Sep 2019 18:11:00 -0000 Anything but Footy: We’re with the world’s best cyclists in Yorkshire once again as GB Boxing celebrates further global success full Anything but Footy British Cycling win brilliant bronze in Mixed Relay at World Road Race Championships as its silver and two bronzes for GB men’s boxers in Russia Yorkshire has taken over from London and Cambridge as the capital of cycling in Great Britain and for the first time in 37 years the UCI World Road Race Championships are taking place in the county all week. The first ever mixed relay Team Time Trial took place on a drizzly Sunday but British cyclists won a brilliant bronze behind the Netherlands and Germany - we hear from British cyclist John Archibald. Dame Sarah Storey had previously set the tone winning the Para-cycling International in brilliant sunshine on Saturday. Michael's been on the course in Harrogate and also looks ahead to the big week of racing still to come! Great British Men’s boxing team came away from Russia pleased but frustrated after a silver ad two bronzes at the World Boxing Championships - Frazer Clarke particularly hard done by, by a judge who overturned his semi-final result to a Russian boxer and without having to give away reason. We also hear from British boxer Rosie Eccles about the risks of the sport but why she’s not concerned about the recent concussion controversy. Captain Kilty has a certain ring to it - the Teeside Tornado is the British captain for the World Athletics Championships in Doha - as Britain name a 43 strong team for the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai in November - we hear from 100m Paralympic champion Sophie Hahn ... There’s also updates on Rugby, Diving, Swimming, Shooting and even the Beach Games - and we now know when the first British competitor for next year’s Olympic Games will be announced! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Yorkshire has taken over from London and Cambridge as the capital of cycling in Great Britain and for the first time in 37 years the UCI World Road Race Championships are taking place in the county all week. The first ever mixed relay Team Time Trial took place on a drizzly Sunday but British cyclists won a brilliant bronze behind the Netherlands and Germany - we hear from British cyclist John Archibald. Dame Sarah Storey had previously set the tone winning the Para-cycling International in brilliant sunshine on Saturday. Michael's been on the course in Harrogate and also looks ahead to the big week of racing still to come!


Great British Men’s boxing team came away from Russia pleased but frustrated after a silver ad two bronzes at the World Boxing Championships - Frazer Clarke particularly hard done by, by a judge who overturned his semi-final result to a Russian boxer and without having to give away reason. We also hear from British boxer Rosie Eccles about the risks of the sport but why she’s not concerned about the recent concussion controversy.


Captain Kilty has a certain ring to it - the Teeside Tornado is the British captain for the World Athletics Championships in Doha - as Britain name a 43 strong team for the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai in November - we hear from 100m Paralympic champion Sophie Hahn ...


There’s also updates on Rugby, Diving, Swimming, Shooting and even the Beach Games - and we now know when the first British competitor for next year’s Olympic Games will be announced!


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]]> 1910 no London Steps Up for Swimming Success https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/london-steps-up-for-swimming-success The World Para-Swimming Championships is top of our agenda this week on Anything but Footy - your unashamedly Olympic & Paralympic podcast. John is speaking from the London Aquatic Centre which this week witnessed unbelievable success for British Swimming who won over 40 medals. London stepped in to replace Malaysia just six months ago to host the event after the original hosts were stripped of the right. We hear from multiple Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds as well as speak with Maisie Summers-Newton who was also amongst the medals this week as well as breaking a world record. As far as the Tokyo Paralympics is concerned, things look very positive for Para GB in the swimming pool. There's been skateboarding success for 11 year old Sky Brown as well as medal news for Great Britain's para-cyclists and para-canoeists. There's also an update on the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships. We're also joined by Olympic gold medal winning sailor Hannah Mills as we join the launch of her new initiative to tackle single use plastic pollution. Hannah tells us about the launch of The Big Plastic Pledge and Michael outlines what he's aiming to do to back the campaign. And, we discuss what can be done by world sport to address the issues around concussion. Many sports have had issues where sportspeople have played on even after suffering a concussion, and there's fears this could lead to a serious brain injury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 15 Sep 2019 20:55:24 -0000 London Steps Up for Swimming Success full Anything but Footy Medals galore for British Swimming at the World Para-Championships The World Para-Swimming Championships is top of our agenda this week on Anything but Footy - your unashamedly Olympic & Paralympic podcast. John is speaking from the London Aquatic Centre which this week witnessed unbelievable success for British Swimming who won over 40 medals. London stepped in to replace Malaysia just six months ago to host the event after the original hosts were stripped of the right. We hear from multiple Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds as well as speak with Maisie Summers-Newton who was also amongst the medals this week as well as breaking a world record. As far as the Tokyo Paralympics is concerned, things look very positive for Para GB in the swimming pool. There's been skateboarding success for 11 year old Sky Brown as well as medal news for Great Britain's para-cyclists and para-canoeists. There's also an update on the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships. We're also joined by Olympic gold medal winning sailor Hannah Mills as we join the launch of her new initiative to tackle single use plastic pollution. Hannah tells us about the launch of The Big Plastic Pledge and Michael outlines what he's aiming to do to back the campaign. And, we discuss what can be done by world sport to address the issues around concussion. Many sports have had issues where sportspeople have played on even after suffering a concussion, and there's fears this could lead to a serious brain injury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The World Para-Swimming Championships is top of our agenda this week on Anything but Footy - your unashamedly Olympic & Paralympic podcast. John is speaking from the London Aquatic Centre which this week witnessed unbelievable success for British Swimming who won over 40 medals. London stepped in to replace Malaysia just six months ago to host the event after the original hosts were stripped of the right.


We hear from multiple Paralympic gold medallist Ellie Simmonds as well as speak with Maisie Summers-Newton who was also amongst the medals this week as well as breaking a world record. As far as the Tokyo Paralympics is concerned, things look very positive for Para GB in the swimming pool.


There's been skateboarding success for 11 year old Sky Brown as well as medal news for Great Britain's para-cyclists and para-canoeists. There's also an update on the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships.


We're also joined by Olympic gold medal winning sailor Hannah Mills as we join the launch of her new initiative to tackle single use plastic pollution. Hannah tells us about the launch of The Big Plastic Pledge and Michael outlines what he's aiming to do to back the campaign.


And, we discuss what can be done by world sport to address the issues around concussion. Many sports have had issues where sportspeople have played on even after suffering a concussion, and there's fears this could lead to a serious brain injury.



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]]> 2051 no Our countdown to Doha 2019 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/our-countdown-to-doha-2019 British Athletics has named a team of 72 for the forthcoming World Athletics Championships in Doha.The team was officially unveiled at a special event in Battersea. We were there to hear from some of those on the plane. This week's episode includes interviews with Adam Gemilli, Laviai Nielson, Holly Bradshaw, Miguel Francis, Eilish McColgan, Jodie Williams and Morgan Lake who all look ahead to the championships which begin at the end of September. We analyse the make up of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in detail and see where we think the medals will be won to achieve their target of 7. Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir are among those leading the charge. Plus, there's our usual round-up of all the other talking points from the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. We cover tennis and the US Open, shooting, modern pentathlon, table tennis, equestrian and canoeing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 08 Sep 2019 17:47:01 -0000 Our countdown to Doha 2019 full Anything but Footy British Athletics name their team for the World Athletics Championship British Athletics has named a team of 72 for the forthcoming World Athletics Championships in Doha.The team was officially unveiled at a special event in Battersea. We were there to hear from some of those on the plane. This week's episode includes interviews with Adam Gemilli, Laviai Nielson, Holly Bradshaw, Miguel Francis, Eilish McColgan, Jodie Williams and Morgan Lake who all look ahead to the championships which begin at the end of September. We analyse the make up of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in detail and see where we think the medals will be won to achieve their target of 7. Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir are among those leading the charge. Plus, there's our usual round-up of all the other talking points from the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. We cover tennis and the US Open, shooting, modern pentathlon, table tennis, equestrian and canoeing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices British Athletics has named a team of 72 for the forthcoming World Athletics Championships in Doha.The team was officially unveiled at a special event in Battersea. We were there to hear from some of those on the plane.


This week's episode includes interviews with Adam Gemilli, Laviai Nielson, Holly Bradshaw, Miguel Francis, Eilish McColgan, Jodie Williams and Morgan Lake who all look ahead to the championships which begin at the end of September.


We analyse the make up of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in detail and see where we think the medals will be won to achieve their target of 7. Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Laura Muir are among those leading the charge.


Plus, there's our usual round-up of all the other talking points from the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. We cover tennis and the US Open, shooting, modern pentathlon, table tennis, equestrian and canoeing.


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]]> 2338 no World Championships success for Great Britain in Rowing & Judo guarantees Olympic & Paralympic places! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/world-championships-success-for-great-britain-in-rowing-judo It's been a week of World Championships where gold silver and bronze medals have been handed out showing the world where British athletes are currently ranked. But it doesn’t really matter if you’re not going to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer - qualify first then focus on your form! The British rowers have booked 13 spots for 2020 - with 2 golds and 4 bronze medals at the Worlds in Linz - we hear from Emily Ford Polly Swann and Sara Parfet - the womens 4 on their way to Tokyo. Sally Conway added a World bronze to her judo Olympic and European medals - while more success for British sailors in the waters off Japan and the women’s super strong Triathlon competitors. We round up the latest athletics news and celebrate Libby Clegg who’s back in action just 4 months after giving birth - while Alyson Dixon’s crowned ultra-running world champion! There’s more equestrian medals, look ahead to skateboarding in Brazil and we even talk footy - because Team GB are going to be competing for gold in the women’s football in Tokyo! (Rowing Pictures Credit: Nick Middleton) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:26:55 -0000 World Championships success for Great Britain in Rowing & Judo guarantees Olympic & Paralympic places! full Anything but Footy We hear from the Tokyo bound Women’s 4 from Linz - and there’s Sailing, Triathlon, Equestrian and Athletics news! It's been a week of World Championships where gold silver and bronze medals have been handed out showing the world where British athletes are currently ranked. But it doesn’t really matter if you’re not going to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer - qualify first then focus on your form! The British rowers have booked 13 spots for 2020 - with 2 golds and 4 bronze medals at the Worlds in Linz - we hear from Emily Ford Polly Swann and Sara Parfet - the womens 4 on their way to Tokyo. Sally Conway added a World bronze to her judo Olympic and European medals - while more success for British sailors in the waters off Japan and the women’s super strong Triathlon competitors. We round up the latest athletics news and celebrate Libby Clegg who’s back in action just 4 months after giving birth - while Alyson Dixon’s crowned ultra-running world champion! There’s more equestrian medals, look ahead to skateboarding in Brazil and we even talk footy - because Team GB are going to be competing for gold in the women’s football in Tokyo! (Rowing Pictures Credit: Nick Middleton) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices It's been a week of World Championships where gold silver and bronze medals have been handed out showing the world where British athletes are currently ranked.


But it doesn’t really matter if you’re not going to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics next summer - qualify first then focus on your form!


The British rowers have booked 13 spots for 2020 - with 2 golds and 4 bronze medals at the Worlds in Linz - we hear from Emily Ford Polly Swann and Sara Parfet - the womens 4 on their way to Tokyo. Sally Conway added a World bronze to her judo Olympic and European medals - while more success for British sailors in the waters off Japan and the women’s super strong Triathlon competitors.


We round up the latest athletics news and celebrate Libby Clegg who’s back in action just 4 months after giving birth - while Alyson Dixon’s crowned ultra-running world champion!


There’s more equestrian medals, look ahead to skateboarding in Brazil and we even talk footy - because Team GB are going to be competing for gold in the women’s football in Tokyo!


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]]> 2004 no Back to School! New term starts here - at the British Athletics Championships https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/back-to-school-new-term-starts-here-at-the-british-athletics Anything but Footy returns for a new term after our summer break. We're back and this episode comes direct from the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham which has hosted two days of top class track and field as the leading contenders qualify for the World Championships in Doha in September. We're joined by Adam Gemili who has qualified in the 100m and 200m sprints, plus Eilish McColgan who has a decision to make about what event she will compete in and Holly Bradshaw who will have ambitions for another global medal after becoming British pole vault champion for the seventh time outdoors. Away from the athletics, it's been a big week for British sailors in Japan and British canoeists in Hungary. Team GB are beginning to qualify quota places ahead of the next Olympic and Paralympic games. British Para-Canoeing have had a great week qualifying in seven out of nine events. There's news from the EuroHockey, where Team GB will still have work to do if they are to take their places in Tokyo. Both the men's and the women's teams will have to play a qualifier to ensure qualification. Plus, we have badminton, bouldering, equestrian and cycling. This weekend also saw Team GB host the Nation's Biggest Sports Day - an event to encourage you to get active. Many leading Olympians took part up and down the country and 4 time gold medallist Laura Kenny told Anything but Footy why she has supported the initiative this year and her aims for another golden games in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 25 Aug 2019 17:52:39 -0000 Back to School! New term starts here - at the British Athletics Championships full Anything but Footy With British Sailing & Canoeing success Anything but Footy returns for a new term after our summer break. We're back and this episode comes direct from the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham which has hosted two days of top class track and field as the leading contenders qualify for the World Championships in Doha in September. We're joined by Adam Gemili who has qualified in the 100m and 200m sprints, plus Eilish McColgan who has a decision to make about what event she will compete in and Holly Bradshaw who will have ambitions for another global medal after becoming British pole vault champion for the seventh time outdoors. Away from the athletics, it's been a big week for British sailors in Japan and British canoeists in Hungary. Team GB are beginning to qualify quota places ahead of the next Olympic and Paralympic games. British Para-Canoeing have had a great week qualifying in seven out of nine events. There's news from the EuroHockey, where Team GB will still have work to do if they are to take their places in Tokyo. Both the men's and the women's teams will have to play a qualifier to ensure qualification. Plus, we have badminton, bouldering, equestrian and cycling. This weekend also saw Team GB host the Nation's Biggest Sports Day - an event to encourage you to get active. Many leading Olympians took part up and down the country and 4 time gold medallist Laura Kenny told Anything but Footy why she has supported the initiative this year and her aims for another golden games in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Anything but Footy returns for a new term after our summer break.


We're back and this episode comes direct from the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham which has hosted two days of top class track and field as the leading contenders qualify for the World Championships in Doha in September.


We're joined by Adam Gemili who has qualified in the 100m and 200m sprints, plus Eilish McColgan who has a decision to make about what event she will compete in and Holly Bradshaw who will have ambitions for another global medal after becoming British pole vault champion for the seventh time outdoors.


Away from the athletics, it's been a big week for British sailors in Japan and British canoeists in Hungary. Team GB are beginning to qualify quota places ahead of the next Olympic and Paralympic games. British Para-Canoeing have had a great week qualifying in seven out of nine events.


There's news from the EuroHockey, where Team GB will still have work to do if they are to take their places in Tokyo. Both the men's and the women's teams will have to play a qualifier to ensure qualification. Plus, we have badminton, bouldering, equestrian and cycling.


This weekend also saw Team GB host the Nation's Biggest Sports Day - an event to encourage you to get active. Many leading Olympians took part up and down the country and 4 time gold medallist Laura Kenny told Anything but Footy why she has supported the initiative this year and her aims for another golden games in 2020.


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]]> 1910 no Tokyo 2020 Special - less than a year to go https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/tokyo-2020-special-less-than-a-year-to-go From just one gold medal in Atlanta to second on the medal table in Rio and the impossible - improving the medal haul in the edition after being the host nation - there's now less than a year until Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Summer Games. In the second of our Summer Special Editions, we examine in detail where Team GB are in terms of medal winning performances with less than 12 month to go. We look at where the medals were won in Rio and the range of different sports that produced that record haul of gold, silver and bronze. Familiar names like Mo Farah, Andy Murray, Justin Rose, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Nick Skelton all returned from Rio with more medals for their collection. New superstars emerged - the likes of Max Whitlock, Jack Laugher and Adam Peaty all won gold, whilst names like Alistair Brownlee, Nicola Adams, Jason Kenny, Charlotte Dujardin and Laura Trott followed up their London 2012 successes. So, who will be the starts of Tokyo 2020 for Team GB? Will some of those medal winners from Rio return and do it all over again? It's time to look into the Anything but Footy crystal ball and point you in the direction of some of the personalities and sports that we think will be making headlines next summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 11 Aug 2019 11:09:00 -0000 Tokyo 2020 Special - less than a year to go full Anything but Footy An Anything but Footy Summer Special looking ahead to Tokyo 2020 and predicting where Team GB's medals will be won From just one gold medal in Atlanta to second on the medal table in Rio and the impossible - improving the medal haul in the edition after being the host nation - there's now less than a year until Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Summer Games. In the second of our Summer Special Editions, we examine in detail where Team GB are in terms of medal winning performances with less than 12 month to go. We look at where the medals were won in Rio and the range of different sports that produced that record haul of gold, silver and bronze. Familiar names like Mo Farah, Andy Murray, Justin Rose, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Nick Skelton all returned from Rio with more medals for their collection. New superstars emerged - the likes of Max Whitlock, Jack Laugher and Adam Peaty all won gold, whilst names like Alistair Brownlee, Nicola Adams, Jason Kenny, Charlotte Dujardin and Laura Trott followed up their London 2012 successes. So, who will be the starts of Tokyo 2020 for Team GB? Will some of those medal winners from Rio return and do it all over again? It's time to look into the Anything but Footy crystal ball and point you in the direction of some of the personalities and sports that we think will be making headlines next summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices From just one gold medal in Atlanta to second on the medal table in Rio and the impossible - improving the medal haul in the edition after being the host nation - there's now less than a year until Tokyo hosts the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.


In the second of our Summer Special Editions, we examine in detail where Team GB are in terms of medal winning performances with less than 12 month to go. We look at where the medals were won in Rio and the range of different sports that produced that record haul of gold, silver and bronze.


Familiar names like Mo Farah, Andy Murray, Justin Rose, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Greg Rutherford and Nick Skelton all returned from Rio with more medals for their collection. New superstars emerged - the likes of Max Whitlock, Jack Laugher and Adam Peaty all won gold, whilst names like Alistair Brownlee, Nicola Adams, Jason Kenny, Charlotte Dujardin and Laura Trott followed up their London 2012 successes.


So, who will be the starts of Tokyo 2020 for Team GB? Will some of those medal winners from Rio return and do it all over again?


It's time to look into the Anything but Footy crystal ball and point you in the direction of some of the personalities and sports that we think will be making headlines next summer.


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]]> 3361 no London 2012 Special 7 years on https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/london-2012-special-7-years-on "London 2012 will see the very best of us" the words from Lord Sebastian Coe as he officially welcomed the world back to London for a record third time. Those words seem even more apt 7 years on! We hope you enjoy our the first of our 'Anything But Footy' summer specials - as much as we enjoyed reminiscing ourselves. In this podcast, we look-back to the moment in 2005 when those words 'London' were uttered in Singapore, the 7 year ups and downs in preparation, the glorious 17 days of Olympic sport, followed by another fortnight of Paralympic action that changed people's views. Just one real legacy of London 2012. Our highlights obviously include the greatest day in British sporting history 'Super Saturday' - but also Andy Murray winning on Centre Court, Tom Daley's celebration dive in the Aquatics Centre, the hot GB performances in a blistering velodrome and the first ever female Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams. Plus John's fond memories of the car park in Stratford and Michael's ongoing relationship with the first aiders! But if we missed your special something tell us - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us at Anything But Footy on Insta/FB. This is Anything but Footy - the Unashamedly Olympic & Paralympic Sport focused podcast. This is our first summer special remembering the highs lows dramas and celebrations of all things 2012! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:39:53 -0000 London 2012 Special 7 years on full Anything but Footy An Anything But Footy summer special remembering the highs lows dramas and celebrations of all things 2012 "London 2012 will see the very best of us" the words from Lord Sebastian Coe as he officially welcomed the world back to London for a record third time. Those words seem even more apt 7 years on! We hope you enjoy our the first of our 'Anything But Footy' summer specials - as much as we enjoyed reminiscing ourselves. In this podcast, we look-back to the moment in 2005 when those words 'London' were uttered in Singapore, the 7 year ups and downs in preparation, the glorious 17 days of Olympic sport, followed by another fortnight of Paralympic action that changed people's views. Just one real legacy of London 2012. Our highlights obviously include the greatest day in British sporting history 'Super Saturday' - but also Andy Murray winning on Centre Court, Tom Daley's celebration dive in the Aquatics Centre, the hot GB performances in a blistering velodrome and the first ever female Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams. Plus John's fond memories of the car park in Stratford and Michael's ongoing relationship with the first aiders! But if we missed your special something tell us - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us at Anything But Footy on Insta/FB. This is Anything but Footy - the Unashamedly Olympic & Paralympic Sport focused podcast. This is our first summer special remembering the highs lows dramas and celebrations of all things 2012! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "London 2012 will see the very best of us" the words from Lord Sebastian Coe as he officially welcomed the world back to London for a record third time. Those words seem even more apt 7 years on!


We hope you enjoy our the first of our 'Anything But Footy' summer specials - as much as we enjoyed reminiscing ourselves.


In this podcast, we look-back to the moment in 2005 when those words 'London' were uttered in Singapore, the 7 year ups and downs in preparation, the glorious 17 days of Olympic sport, followed by another fortnight of Paralympic action that changed people's views. Just one real legacy of London 2012.


Our highlights obviously include the greatest day in British sporting history 'Super Saturday' - but also Andy Murray winning on Centre Court, Tom Daley's celebration dive in the Aquatics Centre, the hot GB performances in a blistering velodrome and the first ever female Olympic boxing champion Nicola Adams. Plus John's fond memories of the car park in Stratford and Michael's ongoing relationship with the first aiders!


But if we missed your special something tell us - @anythingbutf on twitter or message us at Anything But Footy on Insta/FB.


This is Anything but Footy - the Unashamedly Olympic & Paralympic Sport focused podcast. This is our first summer special remembering the highs lows dramas and celebrations of all things 2012!


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]]> 3558 no Being Part of Europe https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/being-part-of-europe 10 days of European Games competition has come to a conclusion in Minsk. There was success for Team GB - especially in boxing and badminton. We look back at the event and what it means one year out from Tokyo 2020. We also talk about how the loss of UK Sport funding for British Badminton seems to have galvanised the team who won 5 medals in Minsk. Whilst Team GB was playing its part in Europe, the Lionesses continue to play their part on the world stage. Reaching the World Cup semi final stage means that Team GB will now be able to field a women's team at the next Olympics. And, the Commonwealth will gather again in 2022 in Birmingham. The budget for the next Commonwealth Games was released this week and we discuss the impact for the wider West Midland region. The re-development of the Alexander Stadium also means that the sport of athletics will be hosting their British Championships in Manchester between 2020 and 2022. Wimbledon is here again too. It's part of the qualification process for the next Olympic Games and as it currently stands big names like Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Roger Federer could all miss out on Tokyo. We also round up British World Cup success in Modern Pentathlon as well as Hockey, Sailing, Triathlon and Cycling. And, finally the IOC has decided who will host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. We analyse why Milan got the nod over Stockholm. Photo credits Lumix UK/Team GB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 30 Jun 2019 18:40:33 -0000 Being Part of Europe full Anything but Footy And, the Commonwealth & the World 10 days of European Games competition has come to a conclusion in Minsk. There was success for Team GB - especially in boxing and badminton. We look back at the event and what it means one year out from Tokyo 2020. We also talk about how the loss of UK Sport funding for British Badminton seems to have galvanised the team who won 5 medals in Minsk. Whilst Team GB was playing its part in Europe, the Lionesses continue to play their part on the world stage. Reaching the World Cup semi final stage means that Team GB will now be able to field a women's team at the next Olympics. And, the Commonwealth will gather again in 2022 in Birmingham. The budget for the next Commonwealth Games was released this week and we discuss the impact for the wider West Midland region. The re-development of the Alexander Stadium also means that the sport of athletics will be hosting their British Championships in Manchester between 2020 and 2022. Wimbledon is here again too. It's part of the qualification process for the next Olympic Games and as it currently stands big names like Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Roger Federer could all miss out on Tokyo. We also round up British World Cup success in Modern Pentathlon as well as Hockey, Sailing, Triathlon and Cycling. And, finally the IOC has decided who will host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. We analyse why Milan got the nod over Stockholm. Photo credits Lumix UK/Team GB Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 10 days of European Games competition has come to a conclusion in Minsk. There was success for Team GB - especially in boxing and badminton. We look back at the event and what it means one year out from Tokyo 2020. We also talk about how the loss of UK Sport funding for British Badminton seems to have galvanised the team who won 5 medals in Minsk.


Whilst Team GB was playing its part in Europe, the Lionesses continue to play their part on the world stage. Reaching the World Cup semi final stage means that Team GB will now be able to field a women's team at the next Olympics.


And, the Commonwealth will gather again in 2022 in Birmingham. The budget for the next Commonwealth Games was released this week and we discuss the impact for the wider West Midland region. The re-development of the Alexander Stadium also means that the sport of athletics will be hosting their British Championships in Manchester between 2020 and 2022.


Wimbledon is here again too. It's part of the qualification process for the next Olympic Games and as it currently stands big names like Andy Murray, Venus Williams and Roger Federer could all miss out on Tokyo. We also round up British World Cup success in Modern Pentathlon as well as Hockey, Sailing, Triathlon and Cycling.


And, finally the IOC has decided who will host the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. We analyse why Milan got the nod over Stockholm.


Photo credits Lumix UK/Team GB


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]]> 1965 no Olympic Day - and Paralympic, European & Commonwealth Games Day https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/olympic-day-and-paralympic-european-commonwealth-games-day The IOC has celebrated its latest Olympic Day. And, in our weekly round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic we also look at two other major multi-sport events which have been making news this week - The European Games and The Commonwealth Games. We ask where these events stand in terms of elite competition and whether it really matters to spectators whether the level of competition is on a par with that staged at the Olympic Games. Team GB has already won medals in Minsk where the British Archers have begun in great form. Birmingham 2022 announced a number of major plans this week. They shared images of how the revamped Alexander Stadium will look as well as gave more detail on the programme of sport they are planning. The Paralympic movement received a huge boost too this week as Team USA announced they were bringing their Olympic and Para programmes together. We ask whether the IOC and IPC could ever do the same with the Olympic & Paralympic Games. Plus, Andy Murray's comeback win at Queens, a new chair at British Athletics, a British Cycling team announcement, the Lionesses continue to progress at The World Cup and wheelchair rugby league, hockey, rowing and modern pentathlon news too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 24 Jun 2019 06:53:42 -0000 Olympic Day - and Paralympic, European & Commonwealth Games Day full Anything but Footy Multi-Sport Event Special The IOC has celebrated its latest Olympic Day. And, in our weekly round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic we also look at two other major multi-sport events which have been making news this week - The European Games and The Commonwealth Games. We ask where these events stand in terms of elite competition and whether it really matters to spectators whether the level of competition is on a par with that staged at the Olympic Games. Team GB has already won medals in Minsk where the British Archers have begun in great form. Birmingham 2022 announced a number of major plans this week. They shared images of how the revamped Alexander Stadium will look as well as gave more detail on the programme of sport they are planning. The Paralympic movement received a huge boost too this week as Team USA announced they were bringing their Olympic and Para programmes together. We ask whether the IOC and IPC could ever do the same with the Olympic & Paralympic Games. Plus, Andy Murray's comeback win at Queens, a new chair at British Athletics, a British Cycling team announcement, the Lionesses continue to progress at The World Cup and wheelchair rugby league, hockey, rowing and modern pentathlon news too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The IOC has celebrated its latest Olympic Day. And, in our weekly round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic we also look at two other major multi-sport events which have been making news this week - The European Games and The Commonwealth Games.


We ask where these events stand in terms of elite competition and whether it really matters to spectators whether the level of competition is on a par with that staged at the Olympic Games. Team GB has already won medals in Minsk where the British Archers have begun in great form. Birmingham 2022 announced a number of major plans this week. They shared images of how the revamped Alexander Stadium will look as well as gave more detail on the programme of sport they are planning.


The Paralympic movement received a huge boost too this week as Team USA announced they were bringing their Olympic and Para programmes together. We ask whether the IOC and IPC could ever do the same with the Olympic & Paralympic Games.


Plus, Andy Murray's comeback win at Queens, a new chair at British Athletics, a British Cycling team announcement, the Lionesses continue to progress at The World Cup and wheelchair rugby league, hockey, rowing and modern pentathlon news too.


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]]> 1612 no When do you decide enough is enough? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/when-do-you-decide-enough-is-enough Two of Great Britain's sporting superstars face big decisions about their future. Both have achieved more in their respective sports than they possible ever imagined, but both Chris Froome and Andy Murray are at a career crossroads. Froome will be out of action for at least six months after a horrific training accident left him in intensive care, whilst Andy Murray is due back on court - playing doubles - after hip resurfacing surgery. Will Froome ever get to wear the Yellow Jersey again? Will Murray dominate Centre Court once more? The European Games start shortly in Minsk. Team GB is sending a team of over 100 athletes. We explain the significance of the event from an athlete point of view and how it's a huge landmark ahead of the next Olympic Games. And, British boxer Frazer Clarke talks to us about his prospects at the event as he aims to realise his Olympic ambition at last. World class canoeing returned to Lee Valley this weekend for the canoe slalom World Cup. There was plenty of British success and the event delivered by British Canoeing and UK Sport has been a fantastic success. We also round up action from the Diamond League, Women's World Cup, Hockey, Diving and Rowing. There's an update on Birmingham's progress as they prepare to host the next Commonwealth Games and good news, at last, for Goldie Sayers as she's finally set to receive the Olympic medal she was cheated out of back in 2008. And, as the UK celebrates Father's Day,John and Michael both reflect on how their own Dad's love of sport was so important in shaping the career path they chose - as sports reporters and commentators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 16 Jun 2019 19:27:48 -0000 When do you decide enough is enough? full Anything but Footy Chris Froome & Andy Murray both face uncertain futures, The European Games, Canoe Slalom World Cup and Father's Day Two of Great Britain's sporting superstars face big decisions about their future. Both have achieved more in their respective sports than they possible ever imagined, but both Chris Froome and Andy Murray are at a career crossroads. Froome will be out of action for at least six months after a horrific training accident left him in intensive care, whilst Andy Murray is due back on court - playing doubles - after hip resurfacing surgery. Will Froome ever get to wear the Yellow Jersey again? Will Murray dominate Centre Court once more? The European Games start shortly in Minsk. Team GB is sending a team of over 100 athletes. We explain the significance of the event from an athlete point of view and how it's a huge landmark ahead of the next Olympic Games. And, British boxer Frazer Clarke talks to us about his prospects at the event as he aims to realise his Olympic ambition at last. World class canoeing returned to Lee Valley this weekend for the canoe slalom World Cup. There was plenty of British success and the event delivered by British Canoeing and UK Sport has been a fantastic success. We also round up action from the Diamond League, Women's World Cup, Hockey, Diving and Rowing. There's an update on Birmingham's progress as they prepare to host the next Commonwealth Games and good news, at last, for Goldie Sayers as she's finally set to receive the Olympic medal she was cheated out of back in 2008. And, as the UK celebrates Father's Day,John and Michael both reflect on how their own Dad's love of sport was so important in shaping the career path they chose - as sports reporters and commentators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Two of Great Britain's sporting superstars face big decisions about their future. Both have achieved more in their respective sports than they possible ever imagined, but both Chris Froome and Andy Murray are at a career crossroads.


Froome will be out of action for at least six months after a horrific training accident left him in intensive care, whilst Andy Murray is due back on court - playing doubles - after hip resurfacing surgery. Will Froome ever get to wear the Yellow Jersey again? Will Murray dominate Centre Court once more?


The European Games start shortly in Minsk. Team GB is sending a team of over 100 athletes. We explain the significance of the event from an athlete point of view and how it's a huge landmark ahead of the next Olympic Games. And, British boxer Frazer Clarke talks to us about his prospects at the event as he aims to realise his Olympic ambition at last.


World class canoeing returned to Lee Valley this weekend for the canoe slalom World Cup. There was plenty of British success and the event delivered by British Canoeing and UK Sport has been a fantastic success. We also round up action from the Diamond League, Women's World Cup, Hockey, Diving and Rowing. There's an update on Birmingham's progress as they prepare to host the next Commonwealth Games and good news, at last, for Goldie Sayers as she's finally set to receive the Olympic medal she was cheated out of back in 2008.


And, as the UK celebrates Father's Day,John and Michael both reflect on how their own Dad's love of sport was so important in shaping the career path they chose - as sports reporters and commentators.


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]]> 2384 no Retirement plans for double Olympic champion Ali as the Brownlees struggle at Leeds Triathlon but victory for home girl Taylor-Brown PLUS IAAF rebrands as WA https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/retirement-plans-for-double-olympic-champion-ali-as-the-brow We know Yorkshire loves it's cycling - but swimming and running returned to Leeds too as the city staged its 4th World Triathlon Series event. A weekend of competition for hundreds of participants and the world’s best tri-athletes! But some serious question marks of two of Britain’s best - Ali and Jonny Brownlee. The double Olympic champion led the way after the bike but had nothing in his legs - and talked about retirement afterwards - not yet but soon - Jonny had a stomach problem. We ask what next? Home girl Georgia Taylor Brown won her first gold with Jess Learmonth third and Non Stanford and Vicky Holland in the top 7. You can hear Rio medalist Holland’s views on how tight it’ll be for qualification for 2020! Jo Konta had never won a match at French Open but what a run to the semi-final - but did Jo blow it against the 19yo unseeded Marketa Vondrousova? Organisers also panned for poor decisions over scheduling. After 100 years the IAAF is no more - but don’t worry athletics fans its just been rebranded - hoping to reach out to a new generation. 'World Athletics’ with a WA logo - lets hope it’s not more like W1A! Caster Semenya is back on track after a Swiss court overturned the decision to make her take drugs to lower her testosterone. Dasher remains on top form after coming second in her first 100m of the season - Dina Asher Smith finishing behind the Olympic Champion in Rome. There’s more medal success for British sailors at Paris 2024 Olympic venue, and further gongs for the new chief of UK Sport and others in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. We’re unashamedly Olympic and Paralympic sport bias - and we’re on track for Tokyo too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 09 Jun 2019 19:28:43 -0000 Retirement plans for double Olympic champion Ali as the Brownlees struggle at Leeds Triathlon but victory for home girl Taylor-Brown PLUS IAAF rebrands as WA full Anything but Footy Concern for the form of Ali and Jonny Brownlee - gold and silver Triathlon medalists in Rio - a year out from Tokyo 2020 but double Olympic champ Ali rules out retiring just yet PLUS rebrand for World Athletics and did Jo blow it? We know Yorkshire loves it's cycling - but swimming and running returned to Leeds too as the city staged its 4th World Triathlon Series event. A weekend of competition for hundreds of participants and the world’s best tri-athletes! But some serious question marks of two of Britain’s best - Ali and Jonny Brownlee. The double Olympic champion led the way after the bike but had nothing in his legs - and talked about retirement afterwards - not yet but soon - Jonny had a stomach problem. We ask what next? Home girl Georgia Taylor Brown won her first gold with Jess Learmonth third and Non Stanford and Vicky Holland in the top 7. You can hear Rio medalist Holland’s views on how tight it’ll be for qualification for 2020! Jo Konta had never won a match at French Open but what a run to the semi-final - but did Jo blow it against the 19yo unseeded Marketa Vondrousova? Organisers also panned for poor decisions over scheduling. After 100 years the IAAF is no more - but don’t worry athletics fans its just been rebranded - hoping to reach out to a new generation. 'World Athletics’ with a WA logo - lets hope it’s not more like W1A! Caster Semenya is back on track after a Swiss court overturned the decision to make her take drugs to lower her testosterone. Dasher remains on top form after coming second in her first 100m of the season - Dina Asher Smith finishing behind the Olympic Champion in Rome. There’s more medal success for British sailors at Paris 2024 Olympic venue, and further gongs for the new chief of UK Sport and others in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. We’re unashamedly Olympic and Paralympic sport bias - and we’re on track for Tokyo too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We know Yorkshire loves it's cycling - but swimming and running returned to Leeds too as the city staged its 4th World Triathlon Series event. A weekend of competition for hundreds of participants and the world’s best tri-athletes! But some serious question marks of two of Britain’s best - Ali and Jonny Brownlee. The double Olympic champion led the way after the bike but had nothing in his legs - and talked about retirement afterwards - not yet but soon - Jonny had a stomach problem. We ask what next? Home girl Georgia Taylor Brown won her first gold with Jess Learmonth third and Non Stanford and Vicky Holland in the top 7. You can hear Rio medalist Holland’s views on how tight it’ll be for qualification for 2020!


Jo Konta had never won a match at French Open but what a run to the semi-final - but did Jo blow it against the 19yo unseeded Marketa Vondrousova? Organisers also panned for poor decisions over scheduling.


After 100 years the IAAF is no more - but don’t worry athletics fans its just been rebranded - hoping to reach out to a new generation. 'World Athletics’ with a WA logo - lets hope it’s not more like W1A! Caster Semenya is back on track after a Swiss court overturned the decision to make her take drugs to lower her testosterone. Dasher remains on top form after coming second in her first 100m of the season - Dina Asher Smith finishing behind the Olympic Champion in Rome.


There’s more medal success for British sailors at Paris 2024 Olympic venue, and further gongs for the new chief of UK Sport

and others in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.


We’re unashamedly Olympic and Paralympic sport bias - and we’re on track for Tokyo too!


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]]> 2009 no Doping, Dasher, Disappointment & Dreams https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/doping-dasher-disappointment-dreams This episode starts with discussion on the latest doping scandal to hit the sport of athletics. Sunday Times newspaper investigation has alleged there has been an attempted Russian cover up after high jumper Danil Lysenko missed a drugs test. Russia were widely expected to be welcomed back into athletics by the IAAF having been suspended for the Rio Olympics with Russia blocked across all sports by the IPC across all sports. We ask what next for Russia and can they take up a berth at Tokyo 2020. We also ask the question about whether there is a genuine appetite within the sport to tackle this serious issue? Disappointment for Anthony Joshua. Dreams for Dina Asher-Smith. Joshua, who won gold at London 2012, has surrendered his world titles to the unfancied Mexican Andy Ruiz Junior whilst Dina Asher-Smith will now be targeting an individual gold medal at the World Championships in Doha later this year after a scintillating performance at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm. Both face a crucial few months in their careers - but for differing reasons. We also have the latest developments in Caster Semenya's battle with the IAAF. John's been enjoying the tennis this week. Not only John Inverdale's presentation on ITV4, but Johanna Konta's great form too. Michael explains why he finds watching the British Number One - Konta not Inverdale - a difficult watch after an awkward encounter a couple of years ago. He reveals all. And, we round up all the rest of the week's news in Olympic & Paralympic sport including rugby sevens, the Lionesses, triathlon, rowing, canoeing, sailing, hockey and the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 02 Jun 2019 21:15:56 -0000 Doping, Dasher, Disappointment & Dreams full Anything but Footy Russia, Asher-Smith, Joshua & Konta This episode starts with discussion on the latest doping scandal to hit the sport of athletics. Sunday Times newspaper investigation has alleged there has been an attempted Russian cover up after high jumper Danil Lysenko missed a drugs test. Russia were widely expected to be welcomed back into athletics by the IAAF having been suspended for the Rio Olympics with Russia blocked across all sports by the IPC across all sports. We ask what next for Russia and can they take up a berth at Tokyo 2020. We also ask the question about whether there is a genuine appetite within the sport to tackle this serious issue? Disappointment for Anthony Joshua. Dreams for Dina Asher-Smith. Joshua, who won gold at London 2012, has surrendered his world titles to the unfancied Mexican Andy Ruiz Junior whilst Dina Asher-Smith will now be targeting an individual gold medal at the World Championships in Doha later this year after a scintillating performance at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm. Both face a crucial few months in their careers - but for differing reasons. We also have the latest developments in Caster Semenya's battle with the IAAF. John's been enjoying the tennis this week. Not only John Inverdale's presentation on ITV4, but Johanna Konta's great form too. Michael explains why he finds watching the British Number One - Konta not Inverdale - a difficult watch after an awkward encounter a couple of years ago. He reveals all. And, we round up all the rest of the week's news in Olympic & Paralympic sport including rugby sevens, the Lionesses, triathlon, rowing, canoeing, sailing, hockey and the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices This episode starts with discussion on the latest doping scandal to hit the sport of athletics. Sunday Times newspaper investigation has alleged there has been an attempted Russian cover up after high jumper Danil Lysenko missed a drugs test. Russia were widely expected to be welcomed back into athletics by the IAAF having been suspended for the Rio Olympics with Russia blocked across all sports by the IPC across all sports. We ask what next for Russia and can they take up a berth at Tokyo 2020. We also ask the question about whether there is a genuine appetite within the sport to tackle this serious issue?


Disappointment for Anthony Joshua. Dreams for Dina Asher-Smith. Joshua, who won gold at London 2012, has surrendered his world titles to the unfancied Mexican Andy Ruiz Junior whilst Dina Asher-Smith will now be targeting an individual gold medal at the World Championships in Doha later this year after a scintillating performance at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm. Both face a crucial few months in their careers - but for differing reasons. We also have the latest developments in Caster Semenya's battle with the IAAF.


John's been enjoying the tennis this week. Not only John Inverdale's presentation on ITV4, but Johanna Konta's great form too. Michael explains why he finds watching the British Number One - Konta not Inverdale - a difficult watch after an awkward encounter a couple of years ago. He reveals all.


And, we round up all the rest of the week's news in Olympic & Paralympic sport including rugby sevens, the Lionesses, triathlon, rowing, canoeing, sailing, hockey and the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay.




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]]> 2095 no Europe, Euphoria & Equality https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/europe-euphoria-equality The 2nd edition of the European Games is just weeks away. Team GB has named its team for the event in Minsk. Over 100 athletes from these shores will take part. The biggest name in the team is Jason Kenny, whilst Olympic medallists including Katy Marchant and Sally Conway will also take part. In total over 4000 athletes will take part from 50 countries across 10 days in 200 different medal events. But, where does the event stand as far as the British public is concerned? 2018 was a fantastic breakthrough year for Katarina Johnson-Thompson with World, European and Commonwealth medals. 2019 has started well with a personal best points total in Gotzis. We ask if KJT is now the best hope of a gold medal in Doha at the World Championship later this year. We compare her chances with those of Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith and examine Johnson-Thompson's challenge from Nafi Thiam - the reigning World and Olympic Champion. The World Cup is also imminent and the Lionesses will travel to France with high hopes of success after reaching the semi-finals four years ago. We look at the debate around equal pay for men and women footballers and equal opportunities for female coaches and managers. Anything but Footy will be talking footy this summer as we track England's progress. Boxing will take its place at Tokyo 2020 but who will organise the competition? The IOC has serious concerns about the AIBA over many and varied issues and now needs to find anew body to take over the running of the Olympic programme. In our round up, there is news of sailing, rowing, canoeing, modern pentathlon, ice hockey, skiing, golf and rugby sevens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 27 May 2019 09:50:02 -0000 Europe, Euphoria & Equality full Anything but Footy Minsk 2019, KJT & Lionesses The 2nd edition of the European Games is just weeks away. Team GB has named its team for the event in Minsk. Over 100 athletes from these shores will take part. The biggest name in the team is Jason Kenny, whilst Olympic medallists including Katy Marchant and Sally Conway will also take part. In total over 4000 athletes will take part from 50 countries across 10 days in 200 different medal events. But, where does the event stand as far as the British public is concerned? 2018 was a fantastic breakthrough year for Katarina Johnson-Thompson with World, European and Commonwealth medals. 2019 has started well with a personal best points total in Gotzis. We ask if KJT is now the best hope of a gold medal in Doha at the World Championship later this year. We compare her chances with those of Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith and examine Johnson-Thompson's challenge from Nafi Thiam - the reigning World and Olympic Champion. The World Cup is also imminent and the Lionesses will travel to France with high hopes of success after reaching the semi-finals four years ago. We look at the debate around equal pay for men and women footballers and equal opportunities for female coaches and managers. Anything but Footy will be talking footy this summer as we track England's progress. Boxing will take its place at Tokyo 2020 but who will organise the competition? The IOC has serious concerns about the AIBA over many and varied issues and now needs to find anew body to take over the running of the Olympic programme. In our round up, there is news of sailing, rowing, canoeing, modern pentathlon, ice hockey, skiing, golf and rugby sevens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The 2nd edition of the European Games is just weeks away. Team GB has named its team for the event in Minsk. Over 100 athletes from these shores will take part. The biggest name in the team is Jason Kenny, whilst Olympic medallists including Katy Marchant and Sally Conway will also take part. In total over 4000 athletes will take part from 50 countries across 10 days in 200 different medal events. But, where does the event stand as far as the British public is concerned?


2018 was a fantastic breakthrough year for Katarina Johnson-Thompson with World, European and Commonwealth medals. 2019 has started well with a personal best points total in Gotzis. We ask if KJT is now the best hope of a gold medal in Doha at the World Championship later this year. We compare her chances with those of Laura Muir and Dina Asher-Smith and examine Johnson-Thompson's challenge from Nafi Thiam - the reigning World and Olympic Champion.


The World Cup is also imminent and the Lionesses will travel to France with high hopes of success after reaching the semi-finals four years ago. We look at the debate around equal pay for men and women footballers and equal opportunities for female coaches and managers. Anything but Footy will be talking footy this summer as we track England's progress.


Boxing will take its place at Tokyo 2020 but who will organise the competition? The IOC has serious concerns about the AIBA over many and varied issues and now needs to find anew body to take over the running of the Olympic programme.


In our round up, there is news of sailing, rowing, canoeing, modern pentathlon, ice hockey, skiing, golf and rugby sevens.


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]]> 2182 no Booooo! Is booing at a sporting event ever justified and does Tom Daley need a nickname? https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/booooo-is-booing-at-a-sporting-event-ever-justified-and-does The UK has once again been at the centre of the Olympic & Paralympic sporting world. Manchester has been hosting the World Taekwondo Championships, Weymouth has been hosting the European Sailing Championships, Diving's World Series was in London whilst the Olympic Park has also been home to international hockey. We start in Manchester reflecting on medal success and controversy for Great Britain's taekwondo athletes. Double Olympic Champion Jade Jones finally added a World gold to her list of achievements, but Bianca Walkden's triumph was marred by booing as she won gold in controversial circumstances. We debate booing at a sporting event. UK Sport has been backing Mental Health Awareness Week and we discuss how sport at an elite level needs to find a balance between medal success and athlete welfare. Whilst we welcome the open and honest conversations that have been had this week, we ask whether there is still a lot more that governing bodies should be doing. Big names featured this week include Tiger Woods who has stated he wants to play in the Olympics in Tokyo. We also talk about Rory McIlroy's decision to represent Team Ireland not Team GB. And, are the world's big name golfers more interested in playing Olympic golf in Japan than they were in Brazil because of the greater potential commercial benefits? In our weekly round-up of Olympic & Paralympic news, there's success for Great Britain's wheelchair tennis team and Johanna Konta on clay in Rome, another win for triathlete Alistair Brownlee, GB Hockey news (both field and ice), Netball frustration for Ama Agbeze, Diamond League Athletics and gold for sailor Giles Scott. Oh, and we have come up with a nickname for Tom Daley that we're convinced will become synonymous with one of the nation's leading sporting heroes. Stand by for all the merchandise, endorsements and appearances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 19 May 2019 20:28:53 -0000 Booooo! Is booing at a sporting event ever justified and does Tom Daley need a nickname? full Anything but Footy British Taekwondo, Diving & Sailing medals galore The UK has once again been at the centre of the Olympic & Paralympic sporting world. Manchester has been hosting the World Taekwondo Championships, Weymouth has been hosting the European Sailing Championships, Diving's World Series was in London whilst the Olympic Park has also been home to international hockey. We start in Manchester reflecting on medal success and controversy for Great Britain's taekwondo athletes. Double Olympic Champion Jade Jones finally added a World gold to her list of achievements, but Bianca Walkden's triumph was marred by booing as she won gold in controversial circumstances. We debate booing at a sporting event. UK Sport has been backing Mental Health Awareness Week and we discuss how sport at an elite level needs to find a balance between medal success and athlete welfare. Whilst we welcome the open and honest conversations that have been had this week, we ask whether there is still a lot more that governing bodies should be doing. Big names featured this week include Tiger Woods who has stated he wants to play in the Olympics in Tokyo. We also talk about Rory McIlroy's decision to represent Team Ireland not Team GB. And, are the world's big name golfers more interested in playing Olympic golf in Japan than they were in Brazil because of the greater potential commercial benefits? In our weekly round-up of Olympic & Paralympic news, there's success for Great Britain's wheelchair tennis team and Johanna Konta on clay in Rome, another win for triathlete Alistair Brownlee, GB Hockey news (both field and ice), Netball frustration for Ama Agbeze, Diamond League Athletics and gold for sailor Giles Scott. Oh, and we have come up with a nickname for Tom Daley that we're convinced will become synonymous with one of the nation's leading sporting heroes. Stand by for all the merchandise, endorsements and appearances. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices The UK has once again been at the centre of the Olympic & Paralympic sporting world. Manchester has been hosting the World Taekwondo Championships, Weymouth has been hosting the European Sailing Championships, Diving's World Series was in London whilst the Olympic Park has also been home to international hockey.


We start in Manchester reflecting on medal success and controversy for Great Britain's taekwondo athletes. Double Olympic Champion Jade Jones finally added a World gold to her list of achievements, but Bianca Walkden's triumph was marred by booing as she won gold in controversial circumstances. We debate booing at a sporting event.


UK Sport has been backing Mental Health Awareness Week and we discuss how sport at an elite level needs to find a balance between medal success and athlete welfare. Whilst we welcome the open and honest conversations that have been had this week, we ask whether there is still a lot more that governing bodies should be doing.


Big names featured this week include Tiger Woods who has stated he wants to play in the Olympics in Tokyo. We also talk about Rory McIlroy's decision to represent Team Ireland not Team GB. And, are the world's big name golfers more interested in playing Olympic golf in Japan than they were in Brazil because of the greater potential commercial benefits?


In our weekly round-up of Olympic & Paralympic news, there's success for Great Britain's wheelchair tennis team and Johanna Konta on clay in Rome, another win for triathlete Alistair Brownlee, GB Hockey news (both field and ice), Netball frustration for Ama Agbeze, Diamond League Athletics and gold for sailor Giles Scott.


Oh, and we have come up with a nickname for Tom Daley that we're convinced will become synonymous with one of the nation's leading sporting heroes. Stand by for all the merchandise, endorsements and appearances.




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]]> 1967 no Anything but Footy... Talks footy! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/anything-but-footy-talks-footy Plenty on the agenda again in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. In the week the beautiful game showed itself to be more beautiful than ever as English clubs feasted at the top table of European competition, we broke our golden rule and started by talking about footy. Well, kind of.... Following the exploits of Liverpool & Tottenham in the Champions League, we talked about the greatest comebacks in sport. We recalled names like Tiger Woods, Niki Lauda, Greg Le Mond & Muhammad Ali, whilst Michael spoke about two great comebacks he had witnessed - one in hockey and one in netball and John got all nostalgic about Kriss Akabusi. UK Sport announced who their new chief executive will be this week. Sally Munday is tasked with taking the agency who allocate funds to Olympic and Paralympic sports onto a new level having had great success in her previous role at England & GB Hockey. It was a big week for UK Sport who also announced that the UK will host the 2020 World Skateboarding at the Copper Box in London. In athletics, there was GB & NI success at the World Relay Championships in Japan, plus Simon Yates has started cycling's Giro d'Italia well and Jack Laugher won Gold in Kazan at Diving's World Series, but how will this translate to medals in Tokyo in 2020 at the Olympics. We look at how the medal table is predicted to look after the 17 days of competition and it's not great news at this stage for Team GB. Plus, ice hockey, tennis, golf and taekwondo get a mention along with archery which is holding their big weekend later in May. It aims to get more people involved in the sport. It's one of the most inclusive pursuits available with no barriers to age, gender or disability and many Olympic and Paralympic archers started their journey at events like this. More info online at: www.archerygb.org/bigweekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 12 May 2019 17:22:14 -0000 Anything but Footy... Talks footy! full Anything but Footy Great Comebacks, UK Sport, Relay Running & More Plenty on the agenda again in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. In the week the beautiful game showed itself to be more beautiful than ever as English clubs feasted at the top table of European competition, we broke our golden rule and started by talking about footy. Well, kind of.... Following the exploits of Liverpool & Tottenham in the Champions League, we talked about the greatest comebacks in sport. We recalled names like Tiger Woods, Niki Lauda, Greg Le Mond & Muhammad Ali, whilst Michael spoke about two great comebacks he had witnessed - one in hockey and one in netball and John got all nostalgic about Kriss Akabusi. UK Sport announced who their new chief executive will be this week. Sally Munday is tasked with taking the agency who allocate funds to Olympic and Paralympic sports onto a new level having had great success in her previous role at England & GB Hockey. It was a big week for UK Sport who also announced that the UK will host the 2020 World Skateboarding at the Copper Box in London. In athletics, there was GB & NI success at the World Relay Championships in Japan, plus Simon Yates has started cycling's Giro d'Italia well and Jack Laugher won Gold in Kazan at Diving's World Series, but how will this translate to medals in Tokyo in 2020 at the Olympics. We look at how the medal table is predicted to look after the 17 days of competition and it's not great news at this stage for Team GB. Plus, ice hockey, tennis, golf and taekwondo get a mention along with archery which is holding their big weekend later in May. It aims to get more people involved in the sport. It's one of the most inclusive pursuits available with no barriers to age, gender or disability and many Olympic and Paralympic archers started their journey at events like this. More info online at: www.archerygb.org/bigweekend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Plenty on the agenda again in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport.


In the week the beautiful game showed itself to be more beautiful than ever as English clubs feasted at the top table of European competition, we broke our golden rule and started by talking about footy. Well, kind of....


Following the exploits of Liverpool & Tottenham in the Champions League, we talked about the greatest comebacks in sport. We recalled names like Tiger Woods, Niki Lauda, Greg Le Mond & Muhammad Ali, whilst Michael spoke about two great comebacks he had witnessed - one in hockey and one in netball and John got all nostalgic about Kriss Akabusi.


UK Sport announced who their new chief executive will be this week. Sally Munday is tasked with taking the agency who allocate funds to Olympic and Paralympic sports onto a new level having had great success in her previous role at England & GB Hockey. It was a big week for UK Sport who also announced that the UK will host the 2020 World Skateboarding at the Copper Box in London.


In athletics, there was GB & NI success at the World Relay Championships in Japan, plus Simon Yates has started cycling's Giro d'Italia well and Jack Laugher won Gold in Kazan at Diving's World Series, but how will this translate to medals in Tokyo in 2020 at the Olympics. We look at how the medal table is predicted to look after the 17 days of competition and it's not great news at this stage for Team GB.


Plus, ice hockey, tennis, golf and taekwondo get a mention along with archery which is holding their big weekend later in May. It aims to get more people involved in the sport. It's one of the most inclusive pursuits available with no barriers to age, gender or disability and many Olympic and Paralympic archers started their journey at events like this. More info online at: www.archerygb.org/bigweekend


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]]> 2004 no What now for #athletics after Caster Semenya decision? Also our special #TDY report after Lawless & Voss win the bike race that's more than a bike race! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/what-now-for-athletics-after-caster-semenya-decision-also-ou At Tokyo 2020 stars will be born, legends cemented, heartbreak and drama and we’ll witness iconic medal moments as sporting history will be made. But where will athletics be in a year’s time? After the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Caster Semenya’s appeal against the governing body, the IAAF. We discuss in full. The hills, the spills, the wind and rain and the Yorkshire rose flying - what a sight the Tour De Yorkshire is as the men and women raced around what some claim as god's own county. Both races were on the same course and same prize money available as Women’s sport continues to push itself to where it should be - equal with men. Dina Asher Smith was the other big story from Doha this week - Mo Farah’s decided against it - and Joanna Konta’s looking good for Wimbledon. We’re unashamedly Olympic and Paralympic sport bias - and we’re on track for Tokyo too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 06 May 2019 09:15:23 -0000 What now for #athletics after Caster Semenya decision? Also our special #TDY report after Lawless & Voss win the bike race that's more than a bike race! full 12 Anything but Footy All the talk’s been about Caster Semenya after the CAS verdict, all the focus has been on the Tour De Yorkshire, over the Bank Holiday weekend. PLUS Dina’s dynamite, Mo’s sitting it out and Konta’s back in control! At Tokyo 2020 stars will be born, legends cemented, heartbreak and drama and we’ll witness iconic medal moments as sporting history will be made. But where will athletics be in a year’s time? After the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Caster Semenya’s appeal against the governing body, the IAAF. We discuss in full. The hills, the spills, the wind and rain and the Yorkshire rose flying - what a sight the Tour De Yorkshire is as the men and women raced around what some claim as god's own county. Both races were on the same course and same prize money available as Women’s sport continues to push itself to where it should be - equal with men. Dina Asher Smith was the other big story from Doha this week - Mo Farah’s decided against it - and Joanna Konta’s looking good for Wimbledon. We’re unashamedly Olympic and Paralympic sport bias - and we’re on track for Tokyo too! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices At Tokyo 2020 stars will be born, legends cemented, heartbreak and drama and we’ll witness iconic medal moments as sporting history will be made. But where will athletics be in a year’s time? After the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Caster Semenya’s appeal against the governing body, the IAAF. We discuss in full.


The hills, the spills, the wind and rain and the Yorkshire rose flying - what a sight the Tour De Yorkshire is as the men and women raced around what some claim as god's own county. Both races were on the same course and same prize money available as Women’s sport continues to push itself to where it should be - equal with men.


Dina Asher Smith was the other big story from Doha this week - Mo Farah’s decided against it - and Joanna Konta’s looking good for Wimbledon.


We’re unashamedly Olympic and Paralympic sport bias - and we’re on track for Tokyo too!


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]]> 1981 no Mo's Marathon and a Social Media Splash https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/mos-marathon-and-a-social-media-splash Mo Farah dominated the build up to the London Marathon but couldn't deliver a victory on the streets of London. We analyse the controversial events of this week and the war of words between Mo and Haile Gebrselassie and discuss whether the Olympic Champion might be considering a switch back to the track ahead of this year's World Championships in Doha. The fallout from British Swimming's decision to stream the British Championships online as opposed to giving the BBC extensive coverage continued this week when swimmer James Guy questioned the broadcaster's decision to show the National Artistic Swimming Championships in Nottingham. British Swimming explain their thought process to us and we also hear from Adele Carlsen, who led the Team GB synchronised swimmers in 2012, and ask whether one aquatic discipline should be attacking another aquatic discipline. Staying in the pool, there's news on the team selected for the World Championships later this year as well as around up from Glasgow and the international Para-Swimming event. And, when is a para-athlete a Paralympian and when is an athlete Para GB and not Team GB? We talk about the identity crisis. Tom Daley gets a mention as does Andy Murray and there's news from triathlon, hockey and cycling too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:05:24 -0000 Mo's Marathon and a Social Media Splash full Anything but Footy More questions than answers again this week for Mo Farah and why British Swimming chose to stream their recent championships online. Mo Farah dominated the build up to the London Marathon but couldn't deliver a victory on the streets of London. We analyse the controversial events of this week and the war of words between Mo and Haile Gebrselassie and discuss whether the Olympic Champion might be considering a switch back to the track ahead of this year's World Championships in Doha. The fallout from British Swimming's decision to stream the British Championships online as opposed to giving the BBC extensive coverage continued this week when swimmer James Guy questioned the broadcaster's decision to show the National Artistic Swimming Championships in Nottingham. British Swimming explain their thought process to us and we also hear from Adele Carlsen, who led the Team GB synchronised swimmers in 2012, and ask whether one aquatic discipline should be attacking another aquatic discipline. Staying in the pool, there's news on the team selected for the World Championships later this year as well as around up from Glasgow and the international Para-Swimming event. And, when is a para-athlete a Paralympian and when is an athlete Para GB and not Team GB? We talk about the identity crisis. Tom Daley gets a mention as does Andy Murray and there's news from triathlon, hockey and cycling too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mo Farah dominated the build up to the London Marathon but couldn't deliver a victory on the streets of London. We analyse the controversial events of this week and the war of words between Mo and Haile Gebrselassie and discuss whether the Olympic Champion might be considering a switch back to the track ahead of this year's World Championships in Doha.


The fallout from British Swimming's decision to stream the British Championships online as opposed to giving the BBC extensive coverage continued this week when swimmer James Guy questioned the broadcaster's decision to show the National Artistic Swimming Championships in Nottingham. British Swimming explain their thought process to us and we also hear from Adele Carlsen, who led the Team GB synchronised swimmers in 2012, and ask whether one aquatic discipline should be attacking another aquatic discipline.


Staying in the pool, there's news on the team selected for the World Championships later this year as well as around up from Glasgow and the international Para-Swimming event. And, when is a para-athlete a Paralympian and when is an athlete Para GB and not Team GB? We talk about the identity crisis.


Tom Daley gets a mention as does Andy Murray and there's news from triathlon, hockey and cycling too.


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]]> 2076 no The perfect 10! 3 golds from 10 races in 6 days at British Swimming Champs for @DuncanScott, #AnythingbutFooty reaches double figures and London to stage another world champs! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/the-perfect-10-3-golds-from-10-races-in-6-days-at-british-sw World Championships are the focus for many of our Olympic & Paralympic Athletes as the countdown to Tokyo gathers pace - particularly as the schedule has been revealed for the Olympic Games next summer. You’ll have to be up at 3/4am to watch some of the Athletics finals as more gold medals are set to be won in morning sessions!  London’s Olympic Park Aquatic Centre is to stage the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships - after Malaysia was stripped of hosting it - C4 will show it but why wasn’t there more of the British Championships in Glasgow this week? Shauna Coxsey wins another medal at World level in new Olympic sport bouldering, the Brits impress as reach World Group level at Fed Cup for first time in 26 years at a bouncing Copperbox and as we hit a landmark 10th edition of Anything but Footy - there’s Ice Hockey, Sevens, Table Tennis and Boxing to talk too as we remain on track for Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Mon, 22 Apr 2019 07:45:48 -0000 The perfect 10! 3 golds from 10 races in 6 days at British Swimming Champs for @DuncanScott, #AnythingbutFooty reaches double figures and London to stage another world champs! full Anything but Footy World Champs are the focus for many Tokyo bound athletes as we discuss swimming on TV, more Olympic drug shame, a brilliant Fed Cup win for GB and could Michael be mistaken for a rising star’s father? 😆 World Championships are the focus for many of our Olympic & Paralympic Athletes as the countdown to Tokyo gathers pace - particularly as the schedule has been revealed for the Olympic Games next summer. You’ll have to be up at 3/4am to watch some of the Athletics finals as more gold medals are set to be won in morning sessions!  London’s Olympic Park Aquatic Centre is to stage the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships - after Malaysia was stripped of hosting it - C4 will show it but why wasn’t there more of the British Championships in Glasgow this week? Shauna Coxsey wins another medal at World level in new Olympic sport bouldering, the Brits impress as reach World Group level at Fed Cup for first time in 26 years at a bouncing Copperbox and as we hit a landmark 10th edition of Anything but Footy - there’s Ice Hockey, Sevens, Table Tennis and Boxing to talk too as we remain on track for Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices World Championships are the focus for many of our Olympic & Paralympic Athletes as the countdown to Tokyo gathers pace - particularly as the schedule has been revealed for the Olympic Games next summer. You’ll have to be up at 3/4am to watch some of the Athletics finals as more gold medals are set to be won in morning sessions! 


London’s Olympic Park Aquatic Centre is to stage the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships - after Malaysia was stripped of hosting it - C4 will show it but why wasn’t there more of the British Championships in Glasgow this week?


Shauna Coxsey wins another medal at World level in new Olympic sport bouldering, the Brits impress as reach World Group level at Fed Cup for first time in 26 years at a bouncing Copperbox and as we hit a landmark 10th edition of Anything but Footy - there’s Ice Hockey, Sevens, Table Tennis and Boxing to talk too as we remain on track for Tokyo!


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]]> 1873 no Comebacks & Champions - a good week for Tiger Woods, BBC Sport, Sky Brown, Alice KInsella & Max Whitlock https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/comebacks-champions-a-good-week-for-tiger-woods-bbc-sport-sk On this week's round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic, we ask is Tiger Woods' US Masters victory the greatest sporting comeback ever? Or, do the historical issues in his personal life detract from his achievement on the fairways and greens at Augusta National? And, can Tiger end his career with Olympic Gold in Tokyo to add to all his major titles? It was a comeback of sorts for BBC Sport this weekend too. They were able to show the final two rounds of The Masters live - the final round on free to air television on a Sunday afternoon too. Is there a lesson for other sports and events that terrestrial television coverage is essential for their future prospects? Also, on BBC Sport this weekend were the European Gymnastics Championships with Max Whitlock winning gold and the British Skateboarding Championships in Salford with ten year old Sky Brown triumphing. Meanwhile, will BBC Athletics broadcaster Steve Cram be able to combine his role as a commentator if he is appointed the new chair of British Athletics? We debate the issues around being a sports commentator whilst also having close links with the competitors you are required to broadcast about. And, we round up another 7 days of sport at all levels with Michael talking about his experiences of being at the Duathlon event in Stockton on Tees this weekend. Is this London 2012 legacy in action? Can your home town attract major sporting events? Plus, Barry Middleton retires from international hockey, London's Olympic Park has a busy few months and Great Britain wins a windsurfing medal at the European Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 14 Apr 2019 20:44:38 -0000 Comebacks & Champions - a good week for Tiger Woods, BBC Sport, Sky Brown, Alice KInsella & Max Whitlock full Anything but Footy All the latest Olympic & Paralympic sport On this week's round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic, we ask is Tiger Woods' US Masters victory the greatest sporting comeback ever? Or, do the historical issues in his personal life detract from his achievement on the fairways and greens at Augusta National? And, can Tiger end his career with Olympic Gold in Tokyo to add to all his major titles? It was a comeback of sorts for BBC Sport this weekend too. They were able to show the final two rounds of The Masters live - the final round on free to air television on a Sunday afternoon too. Is there a lesson for other sports and events that terrestrial television coverage is essential for their future prospects? Also, on BBC Sport this weekend were the European Gymnastics Championships with Max Whitlock winning gold and the British Skateboarding Championships in Salford with ten year old Sky Brown triumphing. Meanwhile, will BBC Athletics broadcaster Steve Cram be able to combine his role as a commentator if he is appointed the new chair of British Athletics? We debate the issues around being a sports commentator whilst also having close links with the competitors you are required to broadcast about. And, we round up another 7 days of sport at all levels with Michael talking about his experiences of being at the Duathlon event in Stockton on Tees this weekend. Is this London 2012 legacy in action? Can your home town attract major sporting events? Plus, Barry Middleton retires from international hockey, London's Olympic Park has a busy few months and Great Britain wins a windsurfing medal at the European Championship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices On this week's round up of all things Olympic & Paralympic, we ask is Tiger Woods' US Masters victory the greatest sporting comeback ever? Or, do the historical issues in his personal life detract from his achievement on the fairways and greens at Augusta National? And, can Tiger end his career with Olympic Gold in Tokyo to add to all his major titles?


It was a comeback of sorts for BBC Sport this weekend too. They were able to show the final two rounds of The Masters live - the final round on free to air television on a Sunday afternoon too. Is there a lesson for other sports and events that terrestrial television coverage is essential for their future prospects? Also, on BBC Sport this weekend were the European Gymnastics Championships with Max Whitlock winning gold and the British Skateboarding Championships in Salford with ten year old Sky Brown triumphing.


Meanwhile, will BBC Athletics broadcaster Steve Cram be able to combine his role as a commentator if he is appointed the new chair of British Athletics? We debate the issues around being a sports commentator whilst also having close links with the competitors you are required to broadcast about.


And, we round up another 7 days of sport at all levels with Michael talking about his experiences of being at the Duathlon event in Stockton on Tees this weekend. Is this London 2012 legacy in action? Can your home town attract major sporting events? Plus, Barry Middleton retires from international hockey, London's Olympic Park has a busy few months and Great Britain wins a windsurfing medal at the European Championship.




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]]> 1767 no On the Buses. Plus, boats & bouldering. https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/on-the-buses-plus-boats-bouldering We're on the buses this week. And, the water. Sailing and rowing dominate the first half of our discussion following the climax of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Mallorca and the Varsity Boat Race in London. It was a great week in Palma for British Sailing, whilst a two time Olympic gold medallist became the oldest man to row and win the University Boat Race. We analyse the medal prospects for sailing and rowing at Tokyo 2020. Solidarity funding awards have been announced this week and we look at how the new Olympic sport of bouldering may bring medal success for Team GB, along with a host of other British names who will receive special IOC funding ahead of the next Olympic Games. Michael reveals what Andy Murray likes to listen to on the radio and why the possibility of a seven hour bus trip at the 2026 Winter Olympics isn't going to put either Michael or John off covering the event after their bus-based experiences in Rio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 07 Apr 2019 21:11:55 -0000 On the Buses. Plus, boats & bouldering. full 8 Anything but Footy How a bus ride became an unlikely highlight of Rio 2016, a brilliant week for the British Sailing Team, is the Boat Race outdated and elitist and much more from the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. We're on the buses this week. And, the water. Sailing and rowing dominate the first half of our discussion following the climax of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Mallorca and the Varsity Boat Race in London. It was a great week in Palma for British Sailing, whilst a two time Olympic gold medallist became the oldest man to row and win the University Boat Race. We analyse the medal prospects for sailing and rowing at Tokyo 2020. Solidarity funding awards have been announced this week and we look at how the new Olympic sport of bouldering may bring medal success for Team GB, along with a host of other British names who will receive special IOC funding ahead of the next Olympic Games. Michael reveals what Andy Murray likes to listen to on the radio and why the possibility of a seven hour bus trip at the 2026 Winter Olympics isn't going to put either Michael or John off covering the event after their bus-based experiences in Rio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices We're on the buses this week. And, the water.


Sailing and rowing dominate the first half of our discussion following the climax of the Princess Sofia Regatta in Mallorca and the Varsity Boat Race in London. It was a great week in Palma for British Sailing, whilst a two time Olympic gold medallist became the oldest man to row and win the University Boat Race. We analyse the medal prospects for sailing and rowing at Tokyo 2020.


Solidarity funding awards have been announced this week and we look at how the new Olympic sport of bouldering may bring medal success for Team GB, along with a host of other British names who will receive special IOC funding ahead of the next Olympic Games.


Michael reveals what Andy Murray likes to listen to on the radio and why the possibility of a seven hour bus trip at the 2026 Winter Olympics isn't going to put either Michael or John off covering the event after their bus-based experiences in Rio.




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]]> 1732 no BST - British Summer Time.... No, Welcome to Best Sport Time! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/bst-british-summer-time-no-welcome-to-best-sport-time BST - British Summer Time. So, what better time to focus on funding for Winter Sport? In light of this week's confirmation that Team GB has been awarded a bronze medal from Sochi 2014 in the four man bobsleigh after two Russian crews were stripped of their placings, we ask whether, if the medal had been won at the time, the British Bobsleigh programme might have been better funded and had more success in Pyeongchang in 2018? As it was, the disappointing placings resulted in funding being cut by UK Sport. Also cut - funding for short track speed skating, but they have been given a grant this week by Sport England to support athletes head of Beijing 2022. We analyse the impact of the recent World Cross Country Championships in Denmark and whether cross country running could also become an Olympic sport in the future. Winter or Summer, though? Michael has some advice for Lord Coe! With the World Matchplay Golf taking place, John asks whether golf is a worthy sport for the Olympic programme and there's chat about whether a change in the competition format might attract the world's best golfers to take part in the future. Plus, sailing, karate and Andy Murray starting the London Marathon. BST - Best Sport Time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 31 Mar 2019 21:18:15 -0000 BST - British Summer Time.... No, Welcome to Best Sport Time! full 7 Anything but Footy Funding for Winter Sport in light of Team GB's belated bobsleigh bronze from Sochi 2014, the European Championships in London and golf at the Olympics. BST - British Summer Time. So, what better time to focus on funding for Winter Sport? In light of this week's confirmation that Team GB has been awarded a bronze medal from Sochi 2014 in the four man bobsleigh after two Russian crews were stripped of their placings, we ask whether, if the medal had been won at the time, the British Bobsleigh programme might have been better funded and had more success in Pyeongchang in 2018? As it was, the disappointing placings resulted in funding being cut by UK Sport. Also cut - funding for short track speed skating, but they have been given a grant this week by Sport England to support athletes head of Beijing 2022. We analyse the impact of the recent World Cross Country Championships in Denmark and whether cross country running could also become an Olympic sport in the future. Winter or Summer, though? Michael has some advice for Lord Coe! With the World Matchplay Golf taking place, John asks whether golf is a worthy sport for the Olympic programme and there's chat about whether a change in the competition format might attract the world's best golfers to take part in the future. Plus, sailing, karate and Andy Murray starting the London Marathon. BST - Best Sport Time! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices BST - British Summer Time.


So, what better time to focus on funding for Winter Sport? In light of this week's confirmation that Team GB has been awarded a bronze medal from Sochi 2014 in the four man bobsleigh after two Russian crews were stripped of their placings, we ask whether, if the medal had been won at the time, the British Bobsleigh programme might have been better funded and had more success in Pyeongchang in 2018? As it was, the disappointing placings resulted in funding being cut by UK Sport. Also cut - funding for short track speed skating, but they have been given a grant this week by Sport England to support athletes head of Beijing 2022.


We analyse the impact of the recent World Cross Country Championships in Denmark and whether cross country running could also become an Olympic sport in the future. Winter or Summer, though? Michael has some advice for Lord Coe!


With the World Matchplay Golf taking place, John asks whether golf is a worthy sport for the Olympic programme and there's chat about whether a change in the competition format might attract the world's best golfers to take part in the future.


Plus, sailing, karate and Andy Murray starting the London Marathon.


BST - Best Sport Time!


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]]> 1527 no All eyes on London! Running, Riding, Robots (!), Banning drugs cheats PLUS Olympian snowboarder Aimee Fuller! https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/all-eyes-on-london-running-riding-robots-banning-drugs-cheat On Anything but Footy this week, there’s a real countdown clock on the wall at Team GB and Para GB headquarters in London’s Soho. Days, hours and minutes! It’ll be the greatest show before we know it. At least 21 athletes in 5 winter and summer sports are suspected of having blood doping links to a German doctor being investigated by German and Austrian Police - we have simple solution moving forward - literally make them pay! Ahead of the 5th Tour De Yorkshire controversy reigns as the chief exec of the organisers stands down and Team Sky announces it’ll become Team Ineos from then too   We talk Gymnastics World Cup, Olympic Boxing, Figure Skating (or lack of it for GB!) are at the London Landmarks Half Marathon and catch up with snowboarder from Sochi & Pyeongchang Aimee Fuller whose also planning a helping hand for 2020. We’re all on track for Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 24 Mar 2019 19:01:35 -0000 All eyes on London! Running, Riding, Robots (!), Banning drugs cheats PLUS Olympian snowboarder Aimee Fuller! full 6 Anything but Footy We’re on the road as countdown to Tokyo 2020 continues focusing on drugs allegations in Germany & Austria, Team Ineos, the 5th Tour De Yorkshire, Gymnastics World Cup, Boxing’s back off the floor for Olympics & the London Landmarks Half Marathon On Anything but Footy this week, there’s a real countdown clock on the wall at Team GB and Para GB headquarters in London’s Soho. Days, hours and minutes! It’ll be the greatest show before we know it. At least 21 athletes in 5 winter and summer sports are suspected of having blood doping links to a German doctor being investigated by German and Austrian Police - we have simple solution moving forward - literally make them pay! Ahead of the 5th Tour De Yorkshire controversy reigns as the chief exec of the organisers stands down and Team Sky announces it’ll become Team Ineos from then too   We talk Gymnastics World Cup, Olympic Boxing, Figure Skating (or lack of it for GB!) are at the London Landmarks Half Marathon and catch up with snowboarder from Sochi & Pyeongchang Aimee Fuller whose also planning a helping hand for 2020. We’re all on track for Tokyo! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices On Anything but Footy this week, there’s a real countdown clock on the wall at Team GB and Para GB headquarters in London’s Soho. Days, hours and minutes! It’ll be the greatest show before we know it.


At least 21 athletes in 5 winter and summer sports are suspected of having blood doping links to a German doctor being investigated by German and Austrian Police - we have simple solution moving forward - literally make them pay!


Ahead of the 5th Tour De Yorkshire controversy reigns as the chief exec of the organisers stands down and Team Sky announces it’ll become Team Ineos from then too

 

We talk Gymnastics World Cup, Olympic Boxing, Figure Skating (or lack of it for GB!) are at the London Landmarks Half Marathon and catch up with snowboarder from Sochi & Pyeongchang Aimee Fuller whose also planning a helping hand for 2020. We’re all on track for Tokyo!


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]]> 1986 no From the old to the new! A 10 year old aiming to compete for Team GB at the Olympics in skateboarding to a 46 year old double Olympic Champion competing for Cambridge in the Boat Race. https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/from-the-old-to-the-new-a-10-year-old-aiming-to-compete-for- On Anything but Footy this week, Michael has strong opinions on the possibility of a 12 year old skateboarder competing at the Olympics for Team GB. He tells the team around Sky Brown to go and speak with Tom Daley about how to handle success at such a young age. At the other end of the age scale, should a 46 year old double Olympic Champion -James Cracknell - be able to compete in the Boat Race. There's news and opinion from the World Para-Cycling Championship. It was phenomenally successful for British Cycling but where was the coverage and why hasn't Jody Cundy been knighted in the same way Sarah Storey has been made a Dame. Staying with cycling, we debate the ins and outs of Jess Varnish's campaign to have her time with British Cycling recognised as employment and speculate on the future of funding in sport if she does eventually win her case. Also, includes updates from the British Gymnastics Championship in Liverpool and International Swimming in Edinburgh with Max Whitlock and Adam Peaty discussed as well as more good news for UK Sport and British Canoeing this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 17 Mar 2019 21:03:08 -0000 From the old to the new! A 10 year old aiming to compete for Team GB at the Olympics in skateboarding to a 46 year old double Olympic Champion competing for Cambridge in the Boat Race. full 5 Anything but Footy Includes, Para-Cycling with Dame Sarah Storey and Jody Cundy, gymnastics with Max Whitlock, Swimming with Adam Peaty and great news for British Canoeing. On Anything but Footy this week, Michael has strong opinions on the possibility of a 12 year old skateboarder competing at the Olympics for Team GB. He tells the team around Sky Brown to go and speak with Tom Daley about how to handle success at such a young age. At the other end of the age scale, should a 46 year old double Olympic Champion -James Cracknell - be able to compete in the Boat Race. There's news and opinion from the World Para-Cycling Championship. It was phenomenally successful for British Cycling but where was the coverage and why hasn't Jody Cundy been knighted in the same way Sarah Storey has been made a Dame. Staying with cycling, we debate the ins and outs of Jess Varnish's campaign to have her time with British Cycling recognised as employment and speculate on the future of funding in sport if she does eventually win her case. Also, includes updates from the British Gymnastics Championship in Liverpool and International Swimming in Edinburgh with Max Whitlock and Adam Peaty discussed as well as more good news for UK Sport and British Canoeing this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices On Anything but Footy this week, Michael has strong opinions on the possibility of a 12 year old skateboarder competing at the Olympics for Team GB. He tells the team around Sky Brown to go and speak with Tom Daley about how to handle success at such a young age. At the other end of the age scale, should a 46 year old double Olympic Champion -James Cracknell - be able to compete in the Boat Race.


There's news and opinion from the World Para-Cycling Championship. It was phenomenally successful for British Cycling but where was the coverage and why hasn't Jody Cundy been knighted in the same way Sarah Storey has been made a Dame.


Staying with cycling, we debate the ins and outs of Jess Varnish's campaign to have her time with British Cycling recognised as employment and speculate on the future of funding in sport if she does eventually win her case.


Also, includes updates from the British Gymnastics Championship in Liverpool and International Swimming in Edinburgh with Max Whitlock and Adam Peaty discussed as well as more good news for UK Sport and British Canoeing this week.


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]]> 1928 no Mo Farah back on track? Adam Peaty's plans to revolutionise swimming, plus more athletics, cycling, triathlon & Olympic sports news and debate https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/mo-farah-back-on-track-adam-peatys-plans-to-revolutionise-sw Another week of debate and discussion about the big issues in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. Following Mo Farah's victory in The Big Half, we ask when is retirement not really retirement and could Farah be set to win another Olympic gold medal in 2020. We discuss Adam Peaty's role in leading the new London-based franchise of the International Swimming League and why top sportsmen and women are increasingly having to take on additional roles and responsibilities to promote their sport. This has also been in focus this week with the news of Callum Skinner and Jon Schofield's retirements from elite sport with British Cycling and British Canoeing respectively. There's chat about race walking and why the IAAF want to change the established distances and why Great Britain's leading race walker Tom Bosworth is not happy, plus diving, triathlon, cycling, karate and Adelaide potentially bidding for the Commonwealth Games all get a mention too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 10 Mar 2019 22:10:01 -0000 Mo Farah back on track? Adam Peaty's plans to revolutionise swimming, plus more athletics, cycling, triathlon & Olympic sports news and debate full 4 Anything but Footy Olympic & Paralympic sport discussed & debated Another week of debate and discussion about the big issues in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. Following Mo Farah's victory in The Big Half, we ask when is retirement not really retirement and could Farah be set to win another Olympic gold medal in 2020. We discuss Adam Peaty's role in leading the new London-based franchise of the International Swimming League and why top sportsmen and women are increasingly having to take on additional roles and responsibilities to promote their sport. This has also been in focus this week with the news of Callum Skinner and Jon Schofield's retirements from elite sport with British Cycling and British Canoeing respectively. There's chat about race walking and why the IAAF want to change the established distances and why Great Britain's leading race walker Tom Bosworth is not happy, plus diving, triathlon, cycling, karate and Adelaide potentially bidding for the Commonwealth Games all get a mention too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Another week of debate and discussion about the big issues in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport. Following Mo Farah's victory in The Big Half, we ask when is retirement not really retirement and could Farah be set to win another Olympic gold medal in 2020.


We discuss Adam Peaty's role in leading the new London-based franchise of the International Swimming League and why top sportsmen and women are increasingly having to take on additional roles and responsibilities to promote their sport. This has also been in focus this week with the news of Callum Skinner and Jon Schofield's retirements from elite sport with British Cycling and British Canoeing respectively.


There's chat about race walking and why the IAAF want to change the established distances and why Great Britain's leading race walker Tom Bosworth is not happy, plus diving, triathlon, cycling, karate and Adelaide potentially bidding for the Commonwealth Games all get a mention too.


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]]> 1854 no Episode 3 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/episode-3 An interesting week as British Athletics enjoys European Indoor Championship success, whilst British Cycling has an indifferent World Track Championships. We put both performances in context with just over 500 days to the Tokyo Olympics. Laura Muir has won two gold medals in Glasgow on the track where she trains as British Athletics enjoyed their most successful European Indoor Championships ever. For the nation's cyclists, Elinor Barker won the only gold medal for GB in Poland. There's also news and views on Tom Daley's return to competition and fond farewells to boxer James Degale, swimmer Jazz Carlin and bobsleigh medallist John Jackson - all who have announced their retirement this week. Michael has strong words for the cheats who he believes have done a long term injustice to the British Bobsleigh programme following Sochi 2014, whilst John hails Roger Federer as simply 'the greatest'. All part of our comprehensive round up of results and comment from the world's of Olympic and Paralympic Sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 03 Mar 2019 22:39:08 -0000 Episode 3 full 3 Anything but Footy British Athletics v British Cycling, plus other Olympic sports comment and opinion An interesting week as British Athletics enjoys European Indoor Championship success, whilst British Cycling has an indifferent World Track Championships. We put both performances in context with just over 500 days to the Tokyo Olympics. Laura Muir has won two gold medals in Glasgow on the track where she trains as British Athletics enjoyed their most successful European Indoor Championships ever. For the nation's cyclists, Elinor Barker won the only gold medal for GB in Poland. There's also news and views on Tom Daley's return to competition and fond farewells to boxer James Degale, swimmer Jazz Carlin and bobsleigh medallist John Jackson - all who have announced their retirement this week. Michael has strong words for the cheats who he believes have done a long term injustice to the British Bobsleigh programme following Sochi 2014, whilst John hails Roger Federer as simply 'the greatest'. All part of our comprehensive round up of results and comment from the world's of Olympic and Paralympic Sport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices An interesting week as British Athletics enjoys European Indoor Championship success, whilst British Cycling has an indifferent World Track Championships. We put both performances in context with just over 500 days to the Tokyo Olympics. Laura Muir has won two gold medals in Glasgow on the track where she trains as British Athletics enjoyed their most successful European Indoor Championships ever. For the nation's cyclists, Elinor Barker won the only gold medal for GB in Poland.


There's also news and views on Tom Daley's return to competition and fond farewells to boxer James Degale, swimmer Jazz Carlin and bobsleigh medallist John Jackson - all who have announced their retirement this week. Michael has strong words for the cheats who he believes have done a long term injustice to the British Bobsleigh programme following Sochi 2014, whilst John hails Roger Federer as simply 'the greatest'.


All part of our comprehensive round up of results and comment from the world's of Olympic and Paralympic Sport.


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]]> 1953 no Episode 2 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/episode-2 More from John & Michael as they cast their eye across the latest developments in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport and news. The European Indoor Athletics Championship, World Track Cycling Championship & Para-Cycling World Championship are discussed. Plus, break-dancing in the Olympics - Michael and John have a disagreement and why UK cities other than London should be considering an Olympic bid in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:05:51 -0000 Episode 2 full 2 Anything but Footy Unashamedly Olympic, Commonwealth & Paralympic Sport More from John & Michael as they cast their eye across the latest developments in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport and news. The European Indoor Athletics Championship, World Track Cycling Championship & Para-Cycling World Championship are discussed. Plus, break-dancing in the Olympics - Michael and John have a disagreement and why UK cities other than London should be considering an Olympic bid in the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices More from John & Michael as they cast their eye across the latest developments in the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport and news.


The European Indoor Athletics Championship, World Track Cycling Championship & Para-Cycling World Championship are discussed.


Plus, break-dancing in the Olympics - Michael and John have a disagreement and why UK cities other than London should be considering an Olympic bid in the future.


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]]> 1694 no Episode 1 https://shows.acast.com/anything-but-footy-episode-1/episodes/episode-1 British Athletics and British Cycling name their squads for the Euro Indoors in Glasgow and the Track Cycling World Championships in Poland - why Michael knew how many medals Team GB would win in the Velodrome before it happened in Rio - and how John had to run in the rain to watch two men with swords! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Sun, 17 Feb 2019 16:25:15 -0000 Episode 1 full 1 Anything but Footy From London 2012 to Tokyo 2020 British Athletics and British Cycling name their squads for the Euro Indoors in Glasgow and the Track Cycling World Championships in Poland - why Michael knew how many medals Team GB would win in the Velodrome before it happened in Rio - and how John had to run in the rain to watch two men with swords! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices British Athletics and British Cycling name their squads for the Euro Indoors in Glasgow and the Track Cycling World Championships in Poland - why Michael knew how many medals Team GB would win in the Velodrome before it happened in Rio - and how John had to run in the rain to watch two men with swords!



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