Backstraight Boys (& Girl) Athletics Chat

Send us Fan Mail 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 trave...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 subscr...

Send us Fan Mail 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 le...

Send us Fan Mail 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, s...

Send us Fan Mail 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 mi...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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.  ...

Send us Fan Mail 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 r...

Send us Fan Mail 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 subs...

Send us Fan Mail 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 thi...

Send us Fan Mail 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 ver...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 su...

Send us Fan Mail 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 b...

Send us Fan Mail 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 pleas...

Send us Fan Mail 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...

Send us Fan Mail 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 al...

Send us Fan Mail 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  Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast...

Send us Fan Mail Back from the trials to discuss all the drama, great performances and selection controversy. The weather may have been miserable but the likes of Dina, Charlie, Molly and Phoebe gave us plenty to smile about. There was heartbreak in the Steeple, elation in the 400mh and confusion in the men's middle distances. But NOTHING could overshadow Louie Hinchliffe's mullett.  Ple...

Send us Fan Mail Jaz is back from her daily Roma grind and we all get together to discuss our favourite moments from The Europeans as well as catch up on all the other news from the last couple of weeks  including some dubious WA 'innovations' and Michael Johnson's Grand Slam Track venture. Expect some rants.   Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on...

Send us Fan Mail A hugely successful European Champs comes to and end and after a slight travelling hitch we team up to discuss the last day or action at Rome ‘24.   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  Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com

Send us Fan Mail It’s Gimbo’s World and we’re just living in it. The High Jump King does it again in another Golden Night for Italy. But before that we chat to 400h LEGEND and our new best track buddy KEVIN YOUNG who gives us all the lowdown on Karsten and Femke’s wins and makes some Olympic predix!!!  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks...

Send us Fan Mail Our faves may not have won but it was still a fantastic night of action at Roma ‘24.  Talking of faves were joined by Long Jump LEGEND Fiona May to explain Italy’s unprecedented success!!!  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  Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - back...

Send us Fan Mail Our little Backstraight Meet Up had a surprise special guest which along with 2 Golds for #TeamGB and another Irish left us with plenty to celebrate 🥳  Chris Brown-Sport joins us to reminisce on a particularly riotous night of athletics fandom in Roma!!!  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening and follow us o...