Anything but Footy

It's opening ceremony day - the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics are finally getting underway a year later than planned.

14 time gold medal winning cyclist Dame Sarah Storey is a year older too but she's planning on three events in the Velodrome and on the road at the Fuji Speedway...

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This is a BONUS edition of the podcast as we hear from three key players in tomorrow's Opening Ceremony in Tokyo.

Ellie Simmonds grabbed our hearts as she won two golds back in 2008 as a 13 year old - now the 5 time Paralympic swimming champion carries the British flag.

In a new tradition, a male and female athlete lead out the teams, so Beijing gold medal winning archer John Stubbs joins her and he's lost for words!

PLUS we catch up with Chef De Mission Penny Briscoe on how the team is preparing for the Paralympics despite first positive covid test in camp.

This is our daily podcast with athletes who are just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games! Download and Follow for more throughout the Games!

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This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!

Tully Kearney's won multiple World Championship golds, but now faces her the Paralympics for the first time - 5 years on from when she thought she'd be making her debut...

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We're back as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is about to start - a year later than planned!

This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Para GB at the Tokyo Games!

This time its Paralympic champions Neil and Lora Fachie...

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This is the British Triathlon Paralympic Podcast with everything you need to know about paratriathlon at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

In this latest special edition of the podcast with British Triathlon, we hear from ParalympicsGB athletes Claire Cashmore, George Peasgood, Alison Peasgood, Dave Ellis and Michael Taylor on their preparation and hopes for Tokyo 2020 in 2021. We also ask guide Hazel MacLeod about her role, and the partnership she needs to have alongside Rio bronze medallist Melissa Reid, who goes again in Japan.

Head coach for the Paralympic Programme at British Triathlon, Jonathon Riall, discusses the challenges of getting a team ready in the midst of a global pandemic, while ParalympicsGB chef de mission Penny Briscoe, the woman in charge of the whole British team, reveals how plans continue to change ahead of the Games on August 24.

ParaTri takes place over the August Bank Holiday weekend - find out much more on the new dedicated Paralympics page on the British Triathlon website https://www.britishtriathlon.org/the-games/paralympics

(📸 Ben Lumley / British Triathlon)

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As we know it was the best ever start, and boy did the women and men of Team GB deliver in the second week of Tokyo 2020 in 2021...

65 medals matching the achievements of their British counterparts in 2012 when it was a home games!

So much success across a wide variety of sports and disciplines - we try and round up the best bits for Britain - on what was an extraordinary Games for so many reasons!

Enjoy - before it all starts again for the Paralympics!!

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As we head into the final weekend of the Olympics they thought might never happen, this is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at Tokyo Olympics!

Derby runner Ben Connor runs in the men's marathon in Sapporo which begins at 11pm Saturday night (UK time) 7am Sunday morning (Japan time), the last official day of the 2020 Olympics in 2021! And he's not too bothered about the food in the athlete's hotel!

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This is our daily podcast with an athlete who's just about to compete for Team GB at #Tokyo Olympics!

Steph Twell goes into the women's Marathon - her third event in three Olympics dating back to Beijing 2008.

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In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021...

Jack Laugher is the 2020 3m springboard bronze medalist - having won a gold and silver in Rio 5 years ago...

But he tells Michael why this means so much more....and his plans for Paris!

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In these editions of Tokyo Time - we catch up from a Team GB athlete who won a medal at Tokyo 2020 in 2021...

And it's gold again for Max Whitlock, the Great British gymnast who's now won 6 medals across 3 games and could be aiming for a 4th...

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