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 G...
Jan 15, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 16
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 summ...
Jan 12, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 15
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! Le...
Jan 08, 2024•27 min•Season 3Ep. 14
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. ...
Dec 18, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 13
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 Paral...
Dec 11, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 12
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...
Dec 04, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 11
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 spo...
Nov 28, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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 pod...
Nov 24, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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 A...
Nov 16, 2023•23 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 podcast...
Nov 13, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 7
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 ...
Nov 06, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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 s...
Oct 30, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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 ...
Oct 16, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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 – w...
Oct 11, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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 ...
Oct 01, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 2
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
Sep 24, 2023•42 min•Season 3Ep. 1
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
Sep 18, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 28
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 Briti...
Sep 11, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 27
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 ...
Sep 06, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 26
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 yo...
Aug 30, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 25
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 medal...
Aug 28, 2023•43 min•Season 2Ep. 24
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 me...
Aug 14, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 23
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
Aug 07, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 22
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 ...
Jul 31, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 21
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...
Jul 26, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 20
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
Jul 18, 2023•13 min•Season 2Ep. 19
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 an...
Jul 16, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 18
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. Plu...
Jul 09, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 17
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 @tea...
Jun 29, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 16
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 p...
Jun 20, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 15
