Send us a text The gang's all here to round up a very busy week of Track and Field, including a resurgent Diamond League and a shocking Grand Slam announcement, as well as great performances at the NAACP, but most importantly some major Jaz news!!! Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitter - (@BackstraightB) Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast)....
Jun 17, 2025•49 min•Ep. 174
Send us a text Instead of our usual round up edition of our trip to Götzis we have something a little different for you this week. Here is an interview that we did straight after the meet with the guys from The Swiss Track Check podcast. They’re basically the Swiss Backstraight Boys and when they spotted us in the crowd, invited us on to their pod to discuss our amazing weekend in the mountains. Normal service will resume next week with a big guest!!! Hope you enjoy. Please enjoy, please subscri...
Jun 10, 2025•24 min•Ep. 173
Send us a text To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis we’ve managed to bag some spectacular guests this week. Double World Champion and Olympic Silver Medalist Katarina Johnson Thompson and World and European Indoor Champ Sander Skotheim join us to chat about their experiences competing in the world’s premier multi event competition. We’ll we heading a to the Austrian mountains as well to enjoy 2 days of action, meet some legends and most of all eat LOTS of apple cake. L...
May 26, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 172
Send us a text EMERGENCY POD ALERT!!!! Our Backstraight Girl is BACK. In her first competition since September 2023 she competed at the Loughborough International meet on Sunday and jumped very encouraging 6.53m. Of course we had to her her straight on the pod to tell us all about it and celebrate another special occasion at the same time. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitter - (@Bac...
May 21, 2025•20 min•Ep. 171
Send us a text The boys are back and to make up for their shameful absence they are really spoiling you with today's guests. Fresh from their spectacular victory at The World Relays Amy Hunt and Success Eduan drop by to tell us all about taking down some of the biggest names in the business. They also catch up with all the other action that has taken place in the last month and hint at some exciting new interviews taking place this week You won't want ti miss them!!! Please enjoy, please subscri...
May 19, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 170
Send us a text We’re joined by newly minted World Indoor 400m champ and long time friend of the pod Amber Anning to chat about her sensational last few months. Afterwards the we discuss last weekend inaugural Grand Slam Track meet and Decathlon Legend Daley Thompson’s entrance into the Big Brother house. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitter - (@BackstraightB) Insta - (@BackstraightBo...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 169
Send us a text The gang are all recovered from their weekend jet lag and get together to do a speedy recap of the Nanjing World Indoors. Obviously it goes on longer than than planned. They each pick a favourite event and discuss how the overall champs was much better than anticipated. But it wouldn’t be a BSB pod without a good old rant so luckily their have been more baffling World Athletics announcements this week to have us all up in arms. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know...
Mar 27, 2025•48 min•Ep. 168
Send us a text The Championships keep coming and so do the BSB podcasts!!! The gang is all here and we're joined by European and World Indoor 60mh Champ Andrew Pozzi. Newly retired he tells us all about the highs and lows of his career and then joins us to try and make sense of a truly chaotic Nanjing World Indoor Champs. Despite our best efforts we fail miserably. Of course we'll be watching every last minute live, even is it does start 1am GMT. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us ...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 167
Send us a text Jody didn’t make it to Apeldoorn so we’ve invited Backstraight Roving Reporter Preet on to fill us in on all the action. Netherlands cleaned up at their home champs with 7 Golds whilst Team GB had mixed results. Big names like Lieke, Jakob, Sander and Ditaji shone but Jerry’s win and a resurgent Andy Robinson stole the show for British fans 🤩 All this and we discuss the very weird UK team for Nanjing. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our...
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 166
Send us a text After many discussion about which legend we should invite on for our Apeldoorn 2025 Euro Indoors Preview, we realised we already had one in da house !!! Reigning European Long Jump champ (And more importantly #1 Backstraight Girl) Jaz Sawyers is here with us, to discuss all the action at the upcoming champs. Bayo has been up a mountain, Jaz is recovering from the Brit Awards and Jody still hasn’t decided if he’s attending the champs, but join us whilst we get absolutely everything...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 165
Send us a text Four time Olympic Champ Carl Lewis called it an ' April Fools joke ' and double champ Militiatis Tentoglu said it was ' dog shit' and threatened to retire from the event, but World Athletics seem determined to implement their controversial new Long Jump innovations. Obviously this is a topic very close to the podcast's heart so we gathered together an all star team of LJ luminaries to have a heated (If one sided debate). Jaz is back along 🥳 along with UK #1 Jacob Fincham - Dukes ...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 164
Send us a text This week we’re joined by a whole host of legendary guests to celebrate MOWA (The Museum of World Athletics). Last summer we were invited (Gatecrashed!) a gathering of dozens of Olympic and World champions who had joined Seb Coe to celebrate Paavo Nurmi’s 5 Olympic Gold medals from Paris 1924 being lent to MOWA for display at Paris 2024!!! The Museum of World Athletics is a travelling and online collection of some of the most iconic memorabilia from the sports long and storied his...
Feb 12, 2025•50 min•Ep. 163
Send us a text The old gang are all here as we're joined by OG Backstraight Girl, Claire Thomas to round up the whole of 2024!!! We has 3 Major Champs and a whole host of stunning performances to look back on so we choose our highs and lows from an amazing year of T&F. Special shout outs to Jazmine Sawyers and Preet Majithia for all of their help this year and of course all our special guests. See ya in 2025 :-) Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our ...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 162
Send us a text The year is coming to an end so we get together for a quick catch up on all of the recent news for the world of T&F From the Euro Cross Country to new announcements from WA and British Athletics as well as updates on the Ultimate Championships and talk of a potential Treadmill Champs. We pack in a lot before our End of Year Review, coming soon!!! Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Socia...
Dec 17, 2024•42 min•Ep. 161
Send us a text With World Athletics about to announce there Athletes and Performances of the Year awards (And inevitably get it wrong) we’ve called in some Athletico royalty to make the definitive decisions for 2024!!! We’re joined by Chris Brown Sport and Jamie McGann from the TrackCastic podcast to hand out the most prestigious prizes of the year. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitt...
Nov 28, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 160
Send us a text Ten years ago, long before the podcast, 20 year old sprint sensation Jodie Williams did an interview for our old blog Jody and Bayo's Athletics Spectacular . It was at the very beginning of her senior career and she could not have started it off in an more auspicious way, ending the season with both European and Commonwealth medals. But all good things must come to and end, so it seems fitting that she should sit down with us again, a decade later, as a she announces her retiremen...
Nov 22, 2024•53 min•Ep. 159
Send us a text Sprint Season 2 is here and we have MANY thoughts!!! Noah, Gabby and Shericka are back, but Season 1 faves Sha’Carri and SAFP are missing, as is the entire continent of Africa, whilst newcomers like Julian Alfred and Kushan’s Thompson prove that the biggest personalities don’t necessarily make the most compelling characters. The boys dig into the good and bad, discussing what might be required for a potential Season 3. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you...
Nov 15, 2024•40 min•Ep. 158
Send us a text Nothing season has brought me more pleasure than to be able to say 'Olympic Silver Medallist, Bianca Williams'. The sprint star joins us to chat about her 'first' Olympic Games, her plans for the future and that pesky 100m PB. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitter - (@BackstraightB) Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast)....
Nov 05, 2024•30 min•Ep. 157
Send us a text A few tech probs behind the scenes meant that we've been MIA for the last few weeks. Instead of our planned podcast here's a very special interview with Backstraight fave Charlie Dobson that we're dropping for you early!!! The gang will all be back very soon with some other famous names and a full round up of all that's been happening in the world of T&F. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us...
Oct 26, 2024•28 min•Ep. 156
Send us a text Back from gallivanting around Europe the gang are back in business with the hangovers to prove it. Whilst Jaz was celebrating the end of season in Paris and Barcelona the boys were reminded that their partying days are behind them at The Diamond League Final in Brussels. A certain Shot Put champion may be to blame. There also much to discuss about the upcoming IOC Presidential race and the exciting Commonwealth Games announcement as well as some special guests with quick chats to ...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 155
Send us a text With so much to catch up on and Jaz away at The Paralympics with call up some Athletico royalty to join as for this weeks pod. Alicia from Liss on Track discusses everything that's happened on the Diamond League since Paris and then we welcome the notorious Owen M to give us the lowdown on the Sydney McLaughlin - Levrone debacle. #AthleticosAssemble Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 154
Send us a text Can’t quite believe the guests we get on here!!! Jaz and the Boys welcome 2012 Olympic Champ Greg Rutherford on the pod to discuss their favourite Athletics moments from Paris 2024. It was so good we even forget to mention the Brits but do agree that Long Jump is deffo the most difficult event to win a medal in 😉 Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitter - (@BackstraightB)...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 153
Send us a text The gang's back together for the first time in AGES and all Olympicsed out. We have a catch up about Paris 2024 (Apart from the Athletics) and have differing takeaways from the experience. Was it really 'So Olympic' enough? We discuss everything from bad breakin' and sorry cermonies to a triumphant Team GB and an unavoidable dance anthem. We'll be back very soon with a full Olympic review with a very special guest!!! Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you t...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 152
Send us a text We're heading back to London but not before catching up with two days of amazing Olympic competish at The Stade de France. We were there to witness Team GB heroes Keely and Josh do the business and Mondo set a WR to cap things off. Our usual BSG is still on BBC duty so we got her bestie Morgan Lake to deputise and we're all still convinced that Dina got a Bronze even if the photo finish says differently. Congrats to Tiffany Townsend. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let u...
Aug 07, 2024•39 min•Ep. 151
Send us a text The action has started and we’re off to Paris in the morning so for our 150th episode here’s a ‘quick’ round up of all the action so far. From Team Ethiopia taking our advice and Femke once again brunging it on the final lap to Noah rising to the occasion and some early repechage reservations we manage to pack a lot in and there’s still a week to go!!! 🥳 Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on ...
Aug 04, 2024•54 min•Ep. 150
Send us a text Paris 2024 has finally arrived and we're properly spoiling you with a spectacular Olympic guest to help preview all of the upcoming action. Dame Jessica Ennis Hill knows a thing or two about an Olympic Games and she joins us to discuss the events that we're most looking forward to (ALL OF THEM!!!). With Jaz already in The City of Love and Jess about to join her we may be having second thoughts about BSB attendance. We'll keep you posted!!! Please enjoy, please subscribe and please...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 149
Send us a text The gang are still catching their breathe from an astonishing London Diamond League in a jam packed Olympic Stadium!!! The last meeting before Paris had records and PB's falling all over the place with stunning performances from Keely Hodgkinson, Nickisha Pryce, Matt Hudson Smith, Noah Lyles and many more. What a send off!!! #Sshhhhhh Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitt...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 148
Send us a text Last weeks crazy results from Monaco and La Chaux-de-Fonds leave the team speechless, although not enough to stop them from blathering on for an hour. The likes of Femke, Jacob, Rai, Quincy, Jessica Hull and Djamel Sedjati set up mouthwatering clashes for Paris but before then we have a high quality DL in London this weekend to look forward to. We're only a week away from the Olympics!!!! Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Than...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 147
Send us a text Jaz is on the move, so the boys get together to discuss Olympic Teams, World Records, Sprint on Netflix and their own glorious reality TV pasts. There's also talk of a Backstraight Meet Up at The London Diamond League, so let them know on Socials if you'll be around for a beer and a chat :-) Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitter - (@BackstraightB) Insta - (@Backstraight...
Jul 12, 2024•56 min•Ep. 146
Send us a text We promised you we'd keep the content coming!!!! With teams finally being announced we caught up with Citius Magazine's Chris Chavez to give us all the down low on a very dramatic US Trials. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Twitter - (@BackstraightB) Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast)....
Jul 06, 2024•42 min•Ep. 145
