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Anything but Footy
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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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#208 Paying Olympic Athletes with Greg Rutherford
3d ago00:32:07Tap to summarizeThe International Olympic Committee sit on a huge amount of money and there should be a way to funnel it down to the athletes! The views of Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth gold medalist Greg Rutherford who joins us on the pod after IOC President Kirsty Coventry said "I don't believe in paying athletes". Hear why he thinks she's wrong in FULL - and how he's battling to keep his children away from mobile phones! Check out the free safer screens tool from Uswitch for more. We've the latest on Northern Olympics and News from the Games ahead of Glasgow 2026 too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Great Bosses - Paul Caine
5d ago00:24:20Tap to summarizeSlight twist on the usual spin off of Anything but Footy. We’re joined by President of On Location Paul Caine to talk all things LA 28 Olympic hospitality - and we ask if he could sell the North of England Games??? On Location offer a premium way to experience the Olympics by combining guaranteed access to events with elevated in-venue hospitality and service. The LA 2028 Games will the third time the company has worked with the IOC and Games organisers having started in Paris, and continued in Milano Cortina! And check out On location for their recently launched ticket-inclusive hospitality packages Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Great British Bosses - Victoria Pendleton
2w ago00:20:57Tap to summarizeTwo Olympic gold medals and 34 World Championship medals, there was nothing Victoria Pendleton couldn't do on the track - she even turned her hand to horse-racing after retiring from cycling at the peak of her powers in the summer of 2012. Now in The Fear Opportunity, Victoria draws on her own experiences, both deeply personal and professional, to demonstrate how we can all turn fears into the opportunity and reframe our lives more positively. In this episode of Great British Bosses, we also talk all things Olympics with a real legend of Cycling and someone that changed the face of the sport for the better in the UK. THE FEAR OPPORTUNITY - How feeling your fear builds strength and confidence - BLUEBIRD is out NOW! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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#207 The Northern Olympics
3w ago00:42:52Tap to summarizeHandy for Nandy? Michael has put together the most comprehenisve list of venues for the 2040s North of England Olympics and Paralympics. The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has instructed UK Sport to assess any potential bid for the benefits of local people, towns and cities. www.anythingbutfooty.com/blog/handy-for-nandy We also round up our News from the Games as gearing up for Glasgow and looking ahead to LA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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#206 Team GB Celebrations & Great British Champion Retirement
3w ago00:31:54Tap to summarizeCelebrating the best Winter Olympics for Team GB ever! Michael's been catching up with double Olympic champion Matt Weston and 'the boss' chef de mission Eve Muirhead at a star studded event in the West End of London. Hear from them both on how life has changed and what's to come! We're also gearing up for Glasgow and looking ahead to LA - so we catch up with bobsleigh Adele Nicoll on her shot put target for Commonwealths and British gymnastic legend Max Whitlock is back competing too aiming for a 5th Olympics! We've our News from the Games including spotting the rings in Milan still - and we pay tribute to double Olympic champion Katie Archibald who's retiring from elite sport - with her unique cycling story in her own words! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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#205 Belarus Are Back But Not Russia
4w ago00:35:19Tap to summarizeThe International Olympic Committee says sports around their world should lift their ban on Belarus competing individually or as a national team, that's been in place since the Ukraine War started in 2022. The IOC Executive Board says athletes "should not be limited by the actions of their governments". But Russia remain banned not because of war but of concerns about the anti-doping regime - its ten years since they were found guilty of state sponsored doping at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Are these the right decisions? We hear from President Kirsty Coventry. In a bumper News from the Games edition there's French Alps, Youth Olympics and Brisbane updates, Glasgow 2026 Commonwealths and Birmingham European Athletics headlines. PLUS is the UK bidding for the Olympics again the 2040s? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Great British Bosses - Eilidh Doyle
May 300:25:00Tap to summarizeOlympic, World, European and Commonwealth medalist - Eilidh Doyle is Scotland's most decorated track and field athlete - but she doesn't like to mention it! The face of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games is now an ambassador as the Games return to the Scottish City for the second time in 12 years, if not in quite the same capacity. But with the centenary around the corner, at least Glasgow saved the movement - now it's time to put on a show! And as Eilidh is a proud Hearts fan - we break the habit of a lifetime and ask what's more nerve-wracking an Olympic final or the Edinburgh club potentially winning the Scottish Premier League for the first time? 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
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Great British Bosses - Sally Lockyer
Apr 2600:23:16Tap to summarizeThe World Team Championships is the World Cup of Table Tennis! 100 years after starting in London it's back this week with 64 nations from around the world competing! England as hosts will get a place in the final 32 which gets underway this coming Bank Holiday weekend at Wembley! With half a million people playing Table Tennis every week in the UK, and a new mixed team event being added to the next Olympic Games in LA, we catch with organiser and CEO of TT England Sally Lockyer. This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy the behind the scene conversation of Sport in the UK. And check out www.London-2026.com for more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Glasgow 2026 Three Months & Counting!
Apr 2200:14:50Tap to summarizeWe're gearing up for Glasgow and so are the thousands of volunteers who'll be helping put on the Games this summer in Scotland. The 'Legends' have been revealed and we hear from one in this latest episode of the podcast with Glasgow 2026 - four time Commonwealth Games gold medalist gymnast Jake Jarman - the man with his face plastered across the City! For tickets & more on the Games check out Glasgow 2026 ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Great British Bosses - Andrew Smith
Apr 2000:24:57Tap to summarize"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
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