Anything but Footy

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!

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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 Adam Burgess goes in the Men’s Canoe Single (C1).

And there could be more sprint canoeists to come!

Congratulations to all at British Canoeing & good luck!

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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!

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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?

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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 supporter of young kids just playing any sport and how cricket can make an impart at the next Games in LA 2028.

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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 Olympics and Paralympics on the pathway to Paris 2024!

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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.

And there could be more sailors to come!

Congratulations to all at British Sailing - the most successful national Olympic sailing team of all time - & good luck!

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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 the GB Women 7's head coach and preparing for Paris 2024.

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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!

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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! 😉

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