Anything but Footy

A spectacular summer in the pool in Paris for Aquatics GB - across swimming, diving, para swimming and artistic swimming - with medals galore and the first ever Olympic medal in the artistic discipline (formerly known as synchro swimming!)

But what comes next as it’s a long time to the next Games in Los Angeles in 2028? What does the national governing body responsible for the elite and high performances of British athletes have in store in the meantime, and how does it tell the stories of its world class talent?

It’s something that new CEO Drew Barrand is very conscientious of in this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the behind the scenes conversation with the people who run sport in the UK.

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Please allow us a slight brand diversification in this episode of the podcast, because we so wanted to speak to someone behind the scenes of the next big Olympics Games - the first ever Esports Olympics in Saudi Arabia in 2025.

Alban Dechelotte is one of these people - the CEO of G2 Esports - and IOC member on the Esports Commission.

What's in store and what's the future? Find out in this special episode of 'Great Bosses' from Anything but Footy!

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A spectacular summer of success at the Olympics and Paralympics for British Triathlon, and without a Brownlee brother in the team for the first time since Beijing 2008.

But what next for the organisation, it's athletes, members and the sport itself.

In this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, we're joined by new CEO Ruth Daniels, who joined the National Governing Body in early 2024...

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In her own words on the 'Women in Rugby League' website, Julia Lee says "she's an ordinary person". When you hear this episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, the work she's done over the years, and continues to do, you'll agree she's extraordinary.

Like a lot of team sports, the role of women and the history of the growth of the game has been hidden and undervalued, something Julia doesn't accept and is determined to put right, and one example is the ‘Life with the Lioness’s’ project which shines a light on untold stories and experiences of those women who represented Great Britain between 1996 and 2003.

And for more info check out https://www.womeninrugbyleague.org.uk/

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As the Olympic and Paralympic summer comes to an end, many of us will be thinking what next? The UK is already preparing to host the Women’s Rugby World Cup next year, the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham in 2026 and hopefully the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow! 

But like Paris 2024, none of these will take place without a huge number of volunteers, or ambassadors, of the event. 

Liz Stainthorpe is an event volunteer and manager & booking agent of The Games Maker Choir and in this special episode of Great British Bosses, we hear about the important role volunteers play in sport presentation, how if managed correctly, they could add further value to events, how to get involved and sign up the Choir for Sport for future Games!

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The first ever Paris Paralympics are coming to a close, and although it may not have had quite the glitz of the French Olympics earlier this summer, the Games will no doubt go down as the best yet, with organisers creating more magical memories in key locations across the French capital, and selling more than 2 million tickets.

Paralympics GB has seen success in the water, on the water, on the track and out on the road. New names have come to the fore and Aquatics GB's para swimming team - particularly the women - has been the standout sport so far.

But what next? What's the next 4 years look like ahead of LA? And beyond for the moment. Michael reveals his thoughts on staging the Paralympics every two years, in smaller cities right across the world who are unable to deliver bigger Games, and in fact remove all ties with the Olympics. Could this be what's needed for Para sport?

We discuss and want to hear from you too!

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Competing over 4 days on the track and 3 days on the road, this is the British Cycling Team for the Paris Paralympics.

23 athletes - 17 riders and 6 pilots - will be representing Paralympics GB this summer in the first ever Paralympic Games in the French capital.

Aged between 20 and 47, this team has 59 Paralympics appearances between them, including Paris.

Find out much more and keep unto date with their stories at www.britishcycling.org.uk

This is special episode of the podcast with British Cycling

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We don't often do more than half an hour, never more than an hour, so here's a BUMPER edition of the podcast talking all things Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympics!

We look at our medal predictions, and review every sport and see who's happy or sad?

With the Paralympics just a week away, this is the right time to put Paris 2024 Olympics to bed!

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Michael and John round up an incredible 2 and a half weeks of Olympic action, working for talkSPORT.

Reunited in a French bar on the evening of the closing ceremony, they discuss Team GB's medal haul, place in the medal table and reveal their own three highlights of the Games.

Paris 2024 is 'fini' - Ciao Milano Cortina '26 and hello Hollywood for LA '28!

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Bon voyage to British Athletes competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics...

A super Saturday send off from a sell out crowd at the London Stadium with British records and European records falling, personal bests and seasons bests being achieved...

Michael and John round up the action from world class competitors Noah Lyles, Gabby Thomas, Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher Smith, Matthew Hudson Smith and many more and we hear from a delighted Laviai Nielsen on her 400m personal best!

This is Anything but Footy - en-route to Paris 2024!

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