Anything but Footy

This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.

This week, we're in Hendon and the Leon Paul Centre with British Fencing Chief Executive Georgina Usher. Britain last won an Olympic medal in Fencing 50 years ago at Tokyo 1964 Olympics and despite funding cuts since 2016, Georgina's in buoyant mood ahead of Tokyo 2020. The sport is growing and in Richard Kruse and Marcus Mepstead, GB has two World championship medalists since the Rio Games. John admits racing through the rain in Rio to see Kruse nearly win GB's first medal was one of the highlights of his experience in South America! But it's not all about medals, and Georgina, the 2014 Commonwealth champion, explains how Fencing can help youngsters just like her 11 year old self! We also talk women in sport and how businesses need to wise up to the talent of a former Olympian!

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Following the closure of the Nike Oregon Project, Nike CEO Mike Parker has announced he's stepping down, but insists his departure from the role is nothing to do with the fallout of the Alberto Salazar doping ban. We look at what it means for the brand and whether this PR disaster, along with other recent scandals, has meant a need to change the man at the top.

The National Lottery is celebrating it's 25th birthday. Through UK Sport, it's National Lottery money which has contributed to Team GB's meteoric rise up the Olympic medal table. We examine the impact of 25 years of investment in sport and ask what next for UK Sport as they continue to back medal prospects but also take on a wider role of looking after athlete welfare and promote inclusion, diversity and participation in grassroots sport.

Team GB's bobsleigh men's four will eventually receive their bronze medals at the Team GB Ball after they were re-awarded following the disqualification of two Russian crews at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. We also have news from the London Six Day Cycling, Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo and the China Open Para Table Tennis.

Plus, tennis, badminton and canoeing. All on Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic sport podcast.

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This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.

This week, we're in Loughborough with British Swimming Chief Executive Jack Buckner. After a disappointing performance in the pool at the home Olympics of 2012, and then allegations of bullying in the Paralympic programme, followed by the swimmers best medal return at the Rio Olympics for 100 years - it's been a tumultuous few years. Jack took over in May 2017 and we asked him what the first thing he changed was. He tells us how disappointing it is that drugs in sport - particularly his first love of athletics where he won World, European and Commonwealth medals in the 5,000m in the mid 80's - is still dominating headlines but how he backed his 'team' for standing up to alleged drug cheats in swimming. And Adam Peaty, Tom Daley and Alice Tai all get a mention too :0)

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We are 9 months out from the next Olympics in Tokyo, and plenty can still be done ahead of the Games. At the European Track Cycling Championships in the Netherlands, Great Britain won 9 medals including a gold and two silvers for Laura Kenny. Kenny will be attempting to upgrade to a triple gold medal winning haul in Tokyo, and we explain how she will tackle the task in terms of the newly available technology and preparation ahead of the event. Michael looks at how this year's event compares to previous European Track Championships at this stage in the Olympic cycle and suggests Great Britain are in good shape, whilst John wonders whether we will see Jason Kenny on top of the podium as an individual cyclist ever again following his 7th place finish. There's a lesson from British Olympic history which may help his cause...

In Athletics, Dina Asher-Smith was snubbed by the IAAF as they announced their shortlist for Female Athlete of the Year. John is astounded at their decision and thinks it is a major mistake, but Michael tries to explain the thought process of the governing body and examines the reasons why he thinks Dina was left off the list. Katarina Johnson-Thompson was one of the 11 listed.

Sir Andy Murray is back winning tennis tournaments despite career threatening surgery earlier this year. We have the details, plus a good event in Sydney for GB's para shooters, another accolade for Alice Tai, British Swimming announce their backroom team for Tokyo and ticket sales for the Paralympics look as though they will outstrip London.

Finally, Philip Barker from insidethegames.biz joins us from Doha with all the details on Team GB's performance at the World Beach Games.

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This is Great British Bosses by Anything but Footy. We profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.

This week, we catch up with Table Tennis England Chief Executive Sara Sutcliffe. The sport was in desperate need of leadership and a re-brand when she took over six years ago and along with her team, Sara's made sure it's now fit for purpose and encouraging participation across the country. We also discuss women in sport, particularly behind the scenes and the need for parity, how she was one of the first ten people to work on the London 2012 Olympic bid in her former role at Team GB and just how important for the sport Will Bayley's Strictly turn might be!

And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or contact us through our website www.anythingbutfooty.com

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In this episode, John and Michael wrestle with their feelings over the current state of distance running. Eliud Kipchoge made history, running 26.2 miles in under 2 hours in Vienna - albeit under special conditions - and Brigid Kosgei broke Paula Radcliffe's 16 year old world marathon record in Chicago. But, both achievements come just days after Nike announced they were shutting the Oregon Project where distance runners have trained and won numerous medals at World and Olympic level - most notably, from a British point of view, Mo Farah. Nike's decision comes in the wake of a ban for lead coach Alberto Salazar after a lengthy investigation found him guilty of various doping offences. Salazar, backed by Nike, is appealing.

Eleswhere, there has been British success this week at World Championship level in gymnastics and boxing. Max Whitlock, Joe Fraser and Lauren Price are all newly crowned world champions and look in great shape 9 months out from the next Olympic Games.

Team GB has named more athletes for Tokyo too. Five canoeists have been confirmed, but a couple of big names miss out and we explain why they are not on the plane.

In cycling, Laura Kenny faces a monumental challenge at the forthcoming European Championships, but it's a challenge that could significantly impact on her Olympic preparations. Plus, we have news from Judo, Hockey, Goalball and Birmingham 2022.

And, in the week of mental health awareness day, we hear about a new charity - Sporting Minds UK - targeting young sportspeople struggling with mental health challenges.

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This is Anything but Footy - the unashamedly biased Olympic and Paralympic podcast.

And this is a new series - Great British Bosses - where we profile the women and men responsible for sport in this country - many at national governing bodies - who manage teams, staff, budgets, grass-root participation and overseeing those medal moments at Olympic, Paralympic and elite level.

This week, we're going behind the scenes with Badminton England Chief Executive Adrian Christy - the sport that had its funding cut after creating history in Rio with its first ever men's doubles Olympic medal. He tells how he and the team felt that day, his other challenges, triumphs, regrets and why he's learning from Amazon & Spotify!

And if there's someone who you think is a Great British Boss - and would make a good podcast - please free to get in touch on twitter @AnythingbutF and using the hashtag #GBBosses or email [email protected]

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As the curtain comes down on the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, we review all the action on and off the track. The event has delivered some scintillating performances, but issues around attendances, doping, human rights and the environment have dogged the events inside the arena. We do our best to analyse everything as well as looking back at where Great Britain and Northern Ireland won and lost medals.

There are two other world championships currently taking place: John has the latest from Stuttgart following British Gymnastics in Germany as they aim for Olympic qualification and Michael rounds up the news from Russia where the Women's World Boxing Championships are taking place. We speak to GB Boxers Lauren Price and Rosie Eccles.

Team GB has named its first athletes for Tokyo 2020: 12 sailors have been named to compete in Japan on the water in Enoshima. We run down who to look out for at the regatta.

We also have news on the rest of the world of Olympic & Paralympic sport including The Lionesses, hockey, rugby sevens and para swimming.

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Again, this week we're at the World Road Cycling Championships in Yorkshire which was wrapped up with a rain affected men's elite road race. The event was delayed and had a significant route change in order to protect the welfare of spectators and participants after heavy rain in the White Rose County. We speak to Mads Pedersen who eventually took the Rainbow Jersey as well as Yorkshire's own Ben Swift who was one of the two British finishers in a brutal contest.

After all the build up, the World Athletics Championship is underway in Doha. Great Britain and Northern Ireland have won a silver medal on the opening weekend courtesy of Dina Asher-Smith in the women's 100m. Asher-Smith became the first British winner of a global sprint medal since Dorothy Hyman in 1960 at the Olympic Games in Rome.

We also discuss the empty seats and issues over the heat and humidity which has been causing issues with some events - although Michael argues that the rain in Yorkshire also posed threats of their own and asks why the hot weather in Qatar has become an obsession when we just shrugged our shoulders at the risks in Yorkshire.

Elsewhere, British Canoeing are edging closer to naming their team for the Olympics and there could be one or two shock omissions, notably Rio 2016 champion Joe Clarke, after the results at the recent World Championships.

We also have tennis, shooting, trampolining and windsurfing news for you.

World Athletics Championships pictures courtesy of Getty Images for The IAAF.

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Yorkshire has taken over from London and Cambridge as the capital of cycling in Great Britain and for the first time in 37 years the UCI World Road Race Championships are taking place in the county all week. The first ever mixed relay Team Time Trial took place on a drizzly Sunday but British cyclists won a brilliant bronze behind the Netherlands and Germany - we hear from British cyclist John Archibald. Dame Sarah Storey had previously set the tone winning the Para-cycling International in brilliant sunshine on Saturday. Michael's been on the course in Harrogate and also looks ahead to the big week of racing still to come!

Great British Men’s boxing team came away from Russia pleased but frustrated after a silver ad two bronzes at the World Boxing Championships - Frazer Clarke particularly hard done by, by a judge who overturned his semi-final result to a Russian boxer and without having to give away reason. We also hear from British boxer Rosie Eccles about the risks of the sport but why she’s not concerned about the recent concussion controversy.

Captain Kilty has a certain ring to it - the Teeside Tornado is the British captain for the World Athletics Championships in Doha - as Britain name a 43 strong team for the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai in November - we hear from 100m Paralympic champion Sophie Hahn ...

There’s also updates on Rugby, Diving, Swimming, Shooting and even the Beach Games - and we now know when the first British competitor for next year’s Olympic Games will be announced!

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