Anything but Footy

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 S...

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 w...

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...

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 ne...

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...

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)...

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 conversa...

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...

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 righ...

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 Cha...

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 winnin...

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 quadru...

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...

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!*...

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!...

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...

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...

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...

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 Commo...

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...

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 a...

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 M...

The 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...

It'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...

Charlotte 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...