Daniel Crates is a British former athlete, who specialised in 800m sprinting. He is a former Paralympic world record holder in this event, and won gold medals in a number of international competitions, including the Paralympic Games, European Championships and World Championships.He also plays competitive rugby and is a qualified diving instructor.

Crates was born in Orsett, Essex. He took up athletics after losing his right arm in a car accident while in Australia in 1994.

Šárka Pančochová is a Czech born snowboarder. She started snowboarding in 2002 at her local mountains in Moravia, Czech Republic.

Šárka got her first sponsor in the 2005/06 season. In 2007/2008 at the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, Pančochová won the 3 Star Quiksilver Snowjam and the Protest and O2 World Rookie fests.

The next Coach to grace the airways of the Global Sports Channel is Ralph Mouchbahani. From his base camp in Germany he speaks to Tasha about his journey.

Ralph is a editor and co-editor on the Level II/III/IV/V and the Coaches Diploma for the IAAF MEMBER SERVICES DEPARTMENT in the Coaches Education and Certification System (CECS)

Syllabus and Curriculum.

His widespread knowledge on sport coaching has made him a valuable asset in the world of sport.

In just over one-year Ethiopian-born Sydney teenager, Bendere Oboya improved from 75 seconds to 52.69 in the 400m to go from an unknown athlete to the 2017 Commonwealth Youth champion and record a Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games qualifier in July 2017.

Every athlete comes to the end of their sports career. When they do there are many emotions attached to that journey. In this thought provoking episode Global Sports Channel Host Tasha Danvers sits down with Marilyn Okoro, 800m runner from the United Kingdom. Olympic medalist and all round amazing person Marilyn puts it on the line, and shares many insider stories from her journey as a world class track and field athlete star, to retirement and what she will do next.

Kristin Armstrong is a former professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the women's individual time trial in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for Cervélo Test Team in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar (NRC) and UCI Women's World Cup. She announced a return to competitive cycling beginning in the 2011 season, competing for Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 at the Redlands Classic.

New Zealand is a small country at the so called end of the earth. Yet the country's ability to produce world class athletes has been a phenomenon that has been ongoing for many decades.

Samuel Tanner is the latest of amazing talents that has left the black sandy shores of Aotearoa to take on the world of track stars.

This kiwi born star in the making takes the opportunity to sit down with the Global Sports Channels Tasha Danvers to retrace his steps so far, and to talk about what the future holds.

Throughout his career Michael Frater was seen as the underdog, the little guy who can run very fast. Usain the legend Bolt's team mate but Michael is way more than just that guy. 

He worked harder than most, coming from a rural upbringing in Jamaica and moving to the USA to train and go to school on a scholarship. It was anything but an easy road to Olympic glory with the "dream team". 

In this episode we hear about much of that journey as Michael sits and chats to Tasha Danvers.

Exploding 'human capacity' is one way to define Donovan Bailey, and as I found out today while interviewing this great man for the Global Sports Channel, he clearly understands that the journey to authenticity is the greatest single journey we as human beings can take. As I started my day in Australia, and he melted into his afternoon in Canada the articulate manner of his responses to my questions, some anticipated, others not, we experienced not a interviewer and host experience, we enjoyed dialogue.

The second show in our Panel discussion series and in this episode we bring together English Weightlifter Jo Calvino , Australian Sprinter Jake Doran, and Australian Hurdler Jascha Coetzer.

We get to hear the views of the panel about how difficult it is to be a professional sports person. The expectations that are beset on you right from the beginning and how they mount up as you continue your journey. We hear from the panel on what they think about the Tokyo Olympics, should they go ahead.