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With World Athletics about to announce there Athletes and Performances of the Year awards (And inevitably get it wrong) we’ve called in some Athletico royalty to make the definitive decisions for 2024!!!

We’re joined by Chris Brown Sport and Jamie McGann from the TrackCastic podcast to hand out the most prestigious prizes of the year. 

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Ten years ago, long before the podcast, 20 year old sprint sensation Jodie Williams did an interview for our old blog Jody and Bayo's Athletics Spectacular. It was at the very beginning of her senior career and she could not have started it off in an more auspicious way, ending the season with both European and Commonwealth medals.

But all good things must come to and end, so it seems fitting that she should sit down with us again, a decade later, as a she announces her retirement, to chat about her inspirational legacy and leaving on a high with an Olympic Bronze medal.

The British women's spring scene had been transformed since 2014 much of which can be attributed to Jodie's trailblazing legacy.

We wish her all the best in her future coffee and 'frolicking' adventures. 

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Sprint Season 2 is here and we have MANY thoughts!!! 

Noah, Gabby and Shericka are back, but Season 1 faves Sha’Carri and SAFP are missing, as is the entire continent of Africa, whilst newcomers like Julian Alfred and Kushan’s Thompson prove that the biggest personalities don’t necessarily make the most compelling characters. 

The boys dig into the good and bad, discussing what might be required for a potential Season 3. 

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Nothing season has brought me more pleasure than to be able to say 'Olympic Silver Medallist, Bianca Williams'.

The sprint star joins us to chat about her 'first' Olympic Games, her plans for the future and that pesky 100m PB.

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A few tech probs behind the scenes meant that we've been MIA for the last few weeks. Instead of our planned podcast here's a very special interview with Backstraight fave Charlie Dobson that we're dropping for you early!!!

The gang will all be back very soon with some other famous names and a full round up of all that's been happening in the world of T&F.

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Back from gallivanting around Europe the gang are back in business with the hangovers to prove it. 

Whilst Jaz was celebrating the end of season in Paris and Barcelona the boys were reminded that their partying days are behind them at The Diamond League Final in Brussels. A certain Shot Put champion may be to blame. 

There also much to discuss about the upcoming IOC Presidential race and the exciting Commonwealth Games announcement as well as some special guests with quick chats to the likes of Dina Asher Smith, Cole Hocker, Georgia Brown and Daryl Neita. 

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With so much to catch up on and Jaz away at The Paralympics with call up some Athletico royalty to join as for this weeks pod.

Alicia from Liss on Track discusses everything that's happened on the Diamond League since Paris and then we welcome the notorious Owen M to give us the lowdown on the Sydney McLaughlin - Levrone debacle.

#AthleticosAssemble

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Can’t quite believe the guests we get on here!!! Jaz and the Boys welcome 2012 Olympic Champ Greg Rutherford on the pod to discuss their favourite Athletics moments from Paris 2024. It was so good we even forget to mention the Brits but do agree that Long Jump is deffo the most difficult event to win a medal in 😉

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Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.

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Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.

Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at

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Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast).