Anything but Footy
339 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 18 hours ago -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]
.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
#60 Great British Bosses - Paul Blanchard
November 28, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutesWe 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 ...
Best of British – Alex Yee and Beth Potter the first Team GB triathletes selected for Paris 2024
November 24, 2023 10:05 - 22 minutesIn 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 podc...
The Team GB slalom canoeists selected for Paris 2024
November 16, 2023 09:58 - 22 minutesIn 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 Burge...
#59 Great British Bosses - Matt Archibald
November 13, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutesSport 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 podc...
#58 Great British Bosses - Michelle Draper
November 06, 2023 00:01 - 28 minutesThe 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 c...
#57 Great British Bosses - Nick Pink
October 30, 2023 00:01 - 33 minutesThis 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 hug...
#98 The Olympics meeting in Mumbai
October 16, 2023 12:58 - 28 minutesThis 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 thin...
The Team GB sailors selected for Paris 2024
October 11, 2023 17:27 - 22 minutesIn 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 Al...
#56 Great British Bosses - Ciaran Beattie
October 01, 2023 23:00 - 33 minutesHow 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 n...
#55 Great British Bosses - Ed Warner
September 24, 2023 23:00 - 42 minutesHe'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
#97 King James to join Paris Olympic party?
September 18, 2023 09:47 - 22 minutesLeBron 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
#96 Great Mo Run!
September 11, 2023 10:29 - 39 minutesHow 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 Br...
#95 Paris 2024 is NOT a home games!
September 06, 2023 16:10 - 43 minutesThe 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 he...
#94 British Rowing at 2023 World Championships
August 30, 2023 23:00 - 28 minutesQualifying 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...
#93 Britain's best in Budapest inc. Josh Kerr interview
August 28, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutesJosh 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 me...
#92 World Athletics Championships Special
August 14, 2023 11:28 - 35 minutesThis 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...
#91 A stink in the Seine & Commonwealth chaos
August 07, 2023 16:13 - 30 minutesCancelled - 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
#90 Tom time again!
July 31, 2023 12:42 - 36 minutesIt 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 B...
#89 One Year to Go Paris 2024 Special
July 26, 2023 14:49 - 39 minutesIt'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...
#88 Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games Cancelled
July 18, 2023 09:05 - 13 minutesWe 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
#87 World Championships & Wimbledon
July 16, 2023 23:01 - 20 minutesPeople 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...
#86 'Raining' British Champions
July 09, 2023 21:52 - 44 minutesA 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...
Team GB at the European Games
June 29, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutesThis 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 @...
#85 Paris 2024 Police Raid & European Games
June 20, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutesIt'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 - w...
#84 GB Boxing prepares for European Games with sport on Olympic knife-edge
June 18, 2023 23:00 - 36 minutesThe 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 predicti...
#83 European Games Team GB's Rugby 7 stars
June 12, 2023 15:40 - 40 minutesIt'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 ...
#82 European Games special with Charlotte Worthington
June 05, 2023 10:51 - 36 minutesCharlotte 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. Th...
#81 Sportsmanship - real or the ideal?
May 29, 2023 18:40 - 36 minutesIn 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 P...
The BEAA Podcast 100 days
May 21, 2023 23:00 - 19 minutesThe 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 podc...
Sitting Volleyball unique, fun & inclusive
May 15, 2023 23:00 - 17 minutesThe 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, ...
Focusing on the future with Sported
May 11, 2023 10:59 - 37 minutesIn 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...
#80 The most famous Belgian ever?
May 02, 2023 12:47 - 27 minutesIt'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, At...
#79 The greatest London Marathon ever!
April 23, 2023 23:01 - 29 minutesFrom 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...
#78 Jessica Gadirova the Great British gymnast
April 20, 2023 15:40 - 34 minutesA 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...
#77 London Marathon 2023 Special
April 18, 2023 13:27 - 42 minutesThis 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...
#76 The 'masters' of their craft!
April 10, 2023 13:17 - 29 minutesIt 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 suc...
#75 Still no decision on Russia & Belarus at Paris 2024
March 31, 2023 11:12 - 35 minutesEveryone 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 s...
#74 The great debate continues on Russia and the Olympics!
March 23, 2023 11:24 - 39 minutesThe 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 - t...
#54 Great British Bosses - Ewan Hunter & Julia Stenhouse
March 16, 2023 15:02 - 29 minutesAnything 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 spor...
#53 Great British Bosses - Trudy Lindblade
March 13, 2023 00:01 - 36 minutesBigger 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, w...
#52 Great British Bosses - Steve Bucknall
March 06, 2023 00:01 - 30 minutesThis 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...
#51 Great British Bosses - Helen Nicholls
February 27, 2023 00:01 - 34 minutesSeason 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 w...
#50 Great British Bosses - Katherine Grainger
February 13, 2023 00:01 - 40 minutesA 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, athlet...
#49 Great British Bosses - David Pond
February 06, 2023 00:01 - 37 minutesDavid 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 h...
#48 Great British Bosses - Yuri Matischen & John Timms
January 30, 2023 00:01 - 30 minutesIf 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 f...
#47 Great British Bosses - Paul Buxton
January 23, 2023 00:01 - 32 minutesFor 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 ch...
#46 Great British Bosses - Greg Baker
January 16, 2023 00:01 - 34 minutesBoccia* 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 m...
#74 Keep the Anything but Footy Flame Alive
December 22, 2022 00:01 - 59 minutesWhat 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 an...
#73 Anything but ... the Footy World Cup!
December 05, 2022 12:40 - 28 minutesSo 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,...
#72 British sporting success on and off the field
November 08, 2022 12:25 - 37 minutesThe 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 Wi...