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Our time in Paris has come to the end and the podcast team are having their very own Closing Ceremony as we look back on the last 11 days of Athletics action at the Olympic Games.
Sanya Richards-Ross and Greg Rutherford get into their PJs to discuss the highs and lows of events on the track and are joined by Athletics legends, and World Athletics President, Seb Coe, who shares his personal highlights and picks his superstars from a brilliant meet.
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On our penultimate podcast episode of our daily Paris 2024 Olympic Games coverage, we are blessed by Royalty, as his Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco sat down with Greg Rutherford and Sanya Richards-Ross, where he discusses the Monegasques’ involvement and his own career as an Olympian Bobsledder!
Our hosts were also joined by Ukrianian Olympian and former athlete, Nataliya Dobrynska, who reflected on her country’s performance in Paris and World Athletics President, Seb Coe’s visit to Kyiv. Sports Journalist, Matt Lawton was on the ground for that meeting with Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and he gives his first-hand account.
We’ll be back tomorrow with our final episode of our daily podcast run. Watch the full video version of this episode, explore the back catalogue and fine even more great Athletics insight via worldathletics.org/insidetrack.
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Paris ‘24 is flying past! We’re already on Day 9 of the Athletics at the Olympics Games and you can catch up with it all on Inside Track: The Official Podcast of World Athletics.
On today’s episode, Sanya Richards-Ross and Greg Rutherford catch up on the controversy OFF the rack after the 200m Finals, as Noah Lyles blames Covid for not crossing the line first, and gold medalist Letsile Tebogo claimed he can’t be the face of Athletics because he is not an “arrogant or loud” person!
Plus, our pair are joined by two very special guests; Former Marathon World Record holder and British Athletics long distance running super-star, Paula Radcliffe, who talks about the strangest things to happen to her during a race AND New Zealand Shot Put legend, Dame Valerie Adams, who discusses the challenges she faced when stepping out of the sport in 2022.
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Things get a little heated on this episode of Inside Track: The Official Podcast of World Athletics, as Sanya Richards-Ross and Greg Rutherford are joined by World Athletics CEO Jon Ridgeon to discuss the latest innovation in the sport INCLUDING the much talked about proposals for the Long Jump… something that Greg feels very strongly about. We separate the facts from the fiction and discuss what those changes could actually mean.
Plus, the woman who made the fastest man on earth sits down on the couch to chat about her boy. Keisha Bishop talks to Greg about her son (Noah Lyles’) gold medal success and which superhero he wanted to be growing up!
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Join Sanya Richards-Ross and Greg Rutherford for day 7 of the Athletics at Paris ’24. Today they bring with them another stellar selection of guests from the world of track and field.
First up, they are joined by the Dutch team coach and the man behind the success of Femke Bol, Laurent Meuwly, who shares his insights on getting the best out of athletes. He also talks about Femke’s chances of grabbing gold in Paris and makes his predictions for the 400m hurdles.
Then, our London 2012 gold medal winning pair are joined by another legend who saw success at those games, Aston Eaton, who talks about where Paris ranks in his all-time top Olympics!
Plus, in Ask Me Anything we get to find out why Greg talks to himself like a dog!
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It’s day Six at Paris 24 for the Inside Track team as they, once again, bring you the latest news, biggest views and best guests from the World of Athletics at the Olympic games.
On this episode our Olympic gold winning pair of Sanya Richards Ross and Greg Rutherford are joined by two sets of guests.
First, social media athletics sensations (and seasoned podcasters) Jodi and Bayo, aka The Backstraight Boys, share their excitement about being in the French capital for the games and talk about the future of athletics coverage.
Plus, we also hear from Kenyan World Champion and Olympic Silver medalist, Janeth Busiennei and Athletics “Supercoach” Ralph Mouchbahani who both talk about the different ways that they are “giving back” to the sport.
If you want to hear more from The Backstraight Boys then you can check out their podcast here: https://backstraightathletics.buzzsprout.com/
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Not one, not two, but THREE guests today on Inside Track as we bring you the hottest chat and talking points from Paris 24! Sprint legend Ato Boldon stuns Sanya as he predicts one men's record that will tumble on the track, French pole vault icon Renaud Lavillenie challenges Greg to a backyard competition and British athlete Adam Gemili reveals how Usain Bolt has changed attitudes in the sport.
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Inside Track is back for another action packed podcast in Paris as Olympic champions Greg Rutherford and Sanya Richards-Ross are joined by Helena and Greg - the parents of Pole Vault sensation Mondo Duplantis - and they reveal why the Swede isn't going to be holding back at the Stade de France. Plus, British legend Sally Gunnell drops in and finds out that Greg named a pet after her in the 90s!
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Join Olympic champions Sanya Richards-Ross and Greg Rutherford for the latest episode of Inside Track, where the duo are joined by the legendary Lady Mary Peters and United States Paralympian Hunter Woodhall. Mary shares her incredible history in the sport as she takes in her 13th Olympic Games, whilst Hunter tells us how he balances sprinting and social media, including the story on how his wife Tara "shot her shot!"
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Perhaps the most famous name in British athletics (and no it isn't Greg Rutherford!) joins the Inside Track team in Paris, as Daley Thompson sits down to discuss the documentary about his incredible career and offer his predictions for the Decathlon at the Olympic Games. Daley reveals his thoughts on how the sport can grow, whilst Sanya Richards-Ross wants to know the real reason the beds are made of cardboard in the Olympic Village!
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Inside Track kicks off at Paris 2024 with two stellar guests, as Olympic champions Greg Rutherford and Sanya Richards-Ross are joined by World Athletics President Seb Coe and Olympic silver medalist Steve Cram. The pair discuss their battles in the 1980s and the modern 1500m rivalry that could grip Paris 2024. Steve also recalls the time he left the stadium without his family after becoming World Champion, whilst Seb explains why he thinks the marathon course at the Paris games is the 'toughest of all time.'
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The Inside Track team welcome athletics royalty into the studio with nine-time Olympic gold medalist and “King of the Goats” Carl Lewis joining the podcast.
Sanya Richards-Ross and Kelly Sotherton met up with the sprint and long jump legend at the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 2024 to discuss innovation in the sport, coaching a new generation of younger athletes and his view on Team USA heading into Paris 2024.
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Double Olympic Champions and Kenyan athletics superstar David Rudisha is our guest on this episode of Inside Track.
Sanya Richards-Ross and Kelly Sotherton met up with David at the recent World Athletics Indoor Championships to discuss winning gold at London 2012, how his father inspired him to take up track, his intentions to give something back to the sport and Kelly couldn’t resist a quick chat about her (and his) love of Arsenal FC too.
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As the dust (or should that be white sand) settles in Bahamas after the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 our team gets back together one last time to look back at an amazing weekend of action and look ahead to a very exciting year for Athletics!
Sanya Richards-Ross, Kelly Sotherton, and Richard Kilty tot up their scores from 'Predict the Podium' on day 1 of the championships (you can hear that here: https://pod.fo/e/238537) plus the trio are joined by "The Home Team" at Paris 24 as Helene Parisot and Gilles Biron pop into the studio to look ahead to June.
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The sun has set and the floodlights are off in Nassau as the final day of the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 comes to an end and it was Team USA who dominated proceedings.
Sanya Richard Ross, Kelly Sotherton and Richard Kilty are on hand to pick over the highs and lows of the weekend with some special guests to help them along the way.
Not only are they joined by Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse who shares his experiences from the Caribbean but also by internet sensations Daniel LaBelle and Charles Brockman III who talk content creation and how they'd shake up the world of athletics!
Plus, Sanya and Kelly get to the places only they can and take you into the Athlete Warm Up area to chat to the athletes here in Bahamas and get a flavour of what its like just before stepping on track in front of thousands of noisy fans.
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What a day!
What an atmosphere!
Sanya Richards-Ross, Kelly Sotherton and Richard Kilty can just about hear themselves above the chorus of horns and drums in the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau to bring you all the action from day one of World Athletics Relays in Bahamas 24.
The trio cover off all the talking points from the championships including which teams have booked themselves an early spot for Paris 24. They're also joined by athletics icon and nine times gold Olympic medallist Carl Lewis, World Record 60m Hurdles indoors Champion Deyvone Chartlon (competing on home turf for Bahamas) and Richard's Team GB Team mate Zharnel Hughes - with the pair fresh off the track from the men’s 4 x 400.
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Sanya Richards-Ross, Kelly Sotherton and Richard Kilty have packed up their bags and jetted to the Caribbean (tough job eh?) to bring you all the action from the event that will decide which athletes make it to the Paris Olympics later this year.
On this episode, the trio discuss what to look forward to over the weekend of action, who their "ones to watch" are and, as is now tradition, make some outrageous predictions about the championships!
Plus, the trio are joined by two special guests; World Athletics President Seb Coe and, CEO Jon Ridgeon who play "Predict the Podium" to try and guess the 2024 relay Gold, Silver and Bronze team medallists.
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Two teammates reunite on this episode of Inside Track: The Official World Athletics podcast as world champion hurdler (and now coach) David Oliver sits down with fellow Team USA college Sanya Richards-Ross and Kelly Sotherton.
David talks to the team about making the transition from athlete to coach, how he made the most of his time on the track, the countries it took him to and what he believes makes the best coaches in the world the best coaches in the world (along with a bit of Arsenal FC chat with fellow “Gunner” Kelly).
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Two rivals are reunited for the latest episode of the Inside Track Podcast!
Having last seen each other in 2008 at the Beijing Olympic, fellow Heptathletes Kelly Sotherton and Natalya Dobrynska discuss going head to head on the track, the future of Athletics and keeping young athletes inspired in the war torn country of Ukraine.
Natalya also spoke about her memories of becoming the first woman to break the 5000 point barrier at the IAFF World Indoor Championships 2012, what she hopes to achieve in her new council role with World Athletics and almost quitting the sport after her Olympic Gold Medial win in 2008.
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2023 High Jump World Champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh sits down with Kelly Sotherton and Richard Kilty on this episode of Inside Track.
The Ukrainian discusses her incredible medal haul at the age of just 22, why she removes her socks and spikes between jumps, and the pride she feels representing her country during a difficult time.
It also didn’t take long before Yaroslava and Kelly turned in to crazy cat ladies after bonding over their feline friends!
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