Anything but Footy

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 Paralympic champion Aled Davies as the World Para Athletics returns after 4 years in Paris.

Plus as ever Tennis, Wimbledon & Cycling in our news from the Games!

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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 artistic swimming!

And for much more news, previews and interviews ahead of Paris 2024 check out @teamgb

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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 Michael's on his home turf as Geraint Thomas and the British Cycling Road stars come to Redcar - we preview the event with 2021 British champion Pfeiffer George....

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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 sport. Things need to be sorted soon.

As they do at GB Basketball - we discuss the dire predictions from their own chairman!

Plus the rest of the news from the games as we continue our Poland for Paris podcasts!

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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 discuss all this Krakow 2023 - ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris 2024 - which as we also heard this week is on time and on schedule!

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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 177 Team GB athletes confirmed for the third European Games in Poland from June 21 to July 2. There's names you'll know, and new ones to watch out for, all ahead of Paris 2024!

As ever, we round up our 'News from the Games' - Canoe Slalom, Taekwondo, Para Athletics, Diamond League, Diving, Hockey and so much more....

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In this episode we discuss, through various Olympic and Paralympic sports, whether sportsmanship is real or just an ideal? And with the footy season over, it's our favourite time of the year!

We round up Cycling, Rowing, Tennis, Taekwondo, Judo, Canoe Sprint, Triathlon, Hockey, Athletics, Diving, Skateboard - just you're average summer weekend of sport 😉

And Michael and John discuss some amazing destinations we'd like to attend in our 'bucket list' of sport!

All ahead of the Summer Games of Paris 2024 coming up next year!

Don't forget you can have your say, read our latest blogs and contact us via the website Anything but Footy

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The BEAA Podcast - 100 days is the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes and in this episode you'll hear from new chair of the British Elite Athletes Association Dominic Mahony.

He talks about his and the organisation's aim of providing more of a community, an elite athletes’ village in effect, as well as expert, independent guidance to all on sport's world class programme.

We also hear about the support the BEAA can give ahead of Paris 2024 and beyond.

This is a special edition of the podcast, produced by Anything but Footy, for the British Elite Athletes Association. If you would like more info or you're a World Class Programme Athlete with automatic membership, check out the website.

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The UK’s first international Sitting Volleyball event since London 2012 is taking place - and not only is there a chance to see the world's best players in action, you could have a go yourself!

The ParaVolley Silver Nations League in Nottingham from 19-21 May 2023 - with British Volleyball stars in action as they target qualification for the Paralympics in Paris in 2024.

In this special episode of Anything but Footy we profile the GB men and women competing in this exciting and unique sport, that can be played by anyone, whether you have a disability or not. And we hear about their Paralympic hopes for Paris and beyond from Performance Manager Joanna Cook.

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In the past year, all of us have been affected by rising food, energy and living costs, sports clubs and organisations too.

These clubs provide vital physical and mental wellbeing to hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK every week.

And in this special episode of Anything but Footy, with SPORTED, the grassroots sport charity we hear about the findings of it's latest 'Ring Sported Community Pulse' survey, the damage that's been done, any possible long term impact and how we could all benefit from Britain's grassroots sporting landscape. 

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