Anything but Footy

So much to get into the podcast this week - with Michael and John back in their home studios - this bumper edition covers all the British Olympic and Paralympic news you need to know this week!

The delay to the Games by a year has been a blessing for some athletes, while for others it might have ended their sporting journey. We'll discuss.

We've the Rowing 'register' of 45 athletes inc. the return of a double Olympic champion, and the delight and excitement of first time GB gymnasts confirmed in the team. We're joined by Men's eight rower James Rudkin and trampolinist Laura Gallagher who'll both be making their debuts in Tokyo.

We also discuss those not there.

Find out about the magnificent 'eleven' British boxers and gr-eight Para Canoeist confirmed for Tokyo 2020. There's Triathlon, Athletics, Para Athletics, Canoeing, Hockey, and a rainy night in Stoke too - well hopefully not!

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It's the Tokyo 2020 Olympics next month! So time for Team GB and Para GB to keep making their teams!

A special this week with John in London and Michael in Manchester to meet the latest members booked on the plane to Japan, for the Games that begin mid July.

Tom Daley talks about diving partner Matty Lee's annoying habits, Jade Jones gets that deja-vu feeling - we hear from two newbies to the Olympics in Katherine Torrance and Noah Williams - and there's the wheelchair Rugby team announcement too!

But Anything but Footy also covers all sport - so who are the Commonwealths 'gamesmakers' - and how do you volunteer? We hear from 2022 board member and 2018 gold medalist Ame Agbeze and Hannah Cockroft, who also backs Naomi Osaka's Grand Slam walkout.

It's Anything but Footy - the Olympic Paralympic and Commonwealth pod - counting down to Tokyo 2020 in 2021 and in 6 weeks!

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We're back - and we're unashamedly talking about footy - women's footy - which as we know has been badly impacted like many sports during the covid pandemic. And also Football is an Olympic sport!

For only the second time in history, Team GB are sending a squad to the Games to compete for a gold medal - in London they were knocked out in the quarter finals. Some of that team return in the 18 strong squad - 10 of them are from one Superleague team - and the squad isn't all English!

And as we're Anything BUT footy, we also round up latest Taekwondo, Judo, Cycling and Athletics news ahead of the Olympics and Paralympics this summer.

Roll on the 2020 Games in 2021!

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Max, Joe, Giarnni and James - the new Fab Four of British gymnastics. The men's team for Tokyo 2020 has been named by Team GB in Lilleshall the home of gym in the UK and Anything but Footy was there too! Michael catches up with World Champion Joe making his Olympic debut later this summer, and catches up with now 3 time Olympian and double gold medalist from Rio 2016 Max Whitlock.

This weekend was also a huge one for Olympic sport, with British athletes performing superbly in and out of the water at the European Championships in swimming, Para swimming and rowing. It was a wet but wonderful return to International athletics in Gateshead. The Sky's the limit for British skateboarding PLUS we round up the last British Hockey matches before Tokyo!

This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast - follow as we continue our countdown to Tokyo 2020 in 2021.

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AJ Bell 2021 World Triathlon Leeds is back this year!

Roundhay Park in Leeds on June 5-6 is the location for the world's best triathletes and paratriathletes to compete for a place at this summer's Olympics and Paralympics, and for those British athletes already selected to represent Team GB this summer to prepare for Tokyo. Plus, for the first time ever, the World Triathlon Para Series will be taking place in the UK, bringing the highest level of international paratriathlon racing to Leeds.

There’s also chance for you to take on a triathlon during the event weekend and experience a blue carpet finish in front of Mansion House for yourself. Whether you’re an aspirational or Age-Group triathlete, everyone can get involved with a choice of three triathlon distances to choose from.

In this special episode of the podcast, with British Triathlon, hear how to book your place and get involved and the options available for you to swim, bike, run. British Triathlon Chief Executive Andy Salmon and Event Director Wayne Coyle reveal how they're staging this year's Covid-Secure event following last year's postponement. And we hear from Jonny Brownlee, Claire Cashmore, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Jess Learmonth.

To find out more visit https://www.festivaloftriathlon.co.uk/ (Race entries close on Sunday 16 May)

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In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Adam Peaty became Olympic champion in Rio in 2016, and continues to dominate the world of Breaststroke heading into the delayed Olympics - we hear from him on creating more history, protests on the podium and how he'd describe himself!

24 names have been added to the Team GB plane bound for Japan - we also hear from debutant Cassie Wild and Team GB chef de mission Mark England.

British Swimming is back on track for Tokyo 2020 in 2021!

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This is Back on Track from Anything but Footy - a series that features Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021.

In this special 10th edition of the pod, we hear from 3 of the 10 members of the teams picked for the Olympics and Paralympics this summer.

Naomi Folkard and Patrick Huston looking to win Britain's first Archery medal in 20 years - and first time Paralympian Hazel Chaisty on her flying 7 year career so far!

This is Archery GB - back on track for Tokyo 2020!

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021 is now just 100 days to go...

The latest news headlines surrounding the event don't make the most comfortable reading, but being honest when has a preparation to any Games had nothing but positivity!

There are huge challenges ahead, alluded to by double Olympic champion Jade Jones who joins us just back from Bulgaria and competing at the European Taekwondo Championships, but she won a third title and will be looking to make history again in Tokyo!

We also catch up with Leeds Triathlete Jess Learmonth again as she's getting ready for her first Olympics, and dreaming of success!

This is Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - we also round up the latest Para Swimming, Hockey and Rowing news...

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Great British Bosses is the podcast series that looks behind the scenes at British Sport. Dr Neil Fell is a leading sports scientist having worked in the industry for 25 years, working in rugby and at St George's Park, the new home of English football. We hear his views on elite sport!

And as the director and co-founder of gym OnePT in Rochdale, Neil gives us the insight on what it's been like in and out of opening and closing during the past year's covid lockdowns - and how he hopes when they reopen this month, they stay open!

This is episode 30 of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - if you enjoy listening, follow for future episodes and dive into the back catalogue for past editions!

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The new series featuring Team and Para GB athletes aiming for Tokyo 2020 in 2021

In this podcast series, from Anything but Footy, we speak to Team GB and Para GB athletes preparing for Tokyo 2020 in 2021, following the historic delay to the Games because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Niamh Emerson is the World Junior Champion and has also won European Indoor Championship silver medal and Commonwealth Games bronze medal. She is targeting selection in the heptathlon in Tokyo and admits in this interview how the postponement of the games may prove helpful after getting injured in 2020.

Niamh is also an ambassador for Glorious - an online platform which is aiming to promote women's sport and participation by girls and young women and she describes how important sport was to her whilst growing up.

This is Niamh Emerson - back on track for Tokyo 2020

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