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British javelin throwing is not in a good place right now. The days of Fatima, Tessa, Steve, and Goldie feel long gone, and it's not entirely clear why that is.

Lack of coaching or competition? Poor talent identification? Other sports poaching promising youngsters? Lacklustre marketing of the event? 

We had plenty of ideas at Backstraight HQ, and you lovely lot sent us plenty of fantastic suggestions of your own, but - with an Olympics looming large, and a very real chance that Team GB won't be sending a single javelin thrower - it was time to bring in the big guns.

How big? Oh - just a pair of Olympic medallists, one of whom is a former World Record-holder... We don't mess around here. 

With Goldie Sayers and Steve Backley's passion and expertise to help, here's our attempt to get to the bottom of Britain's ailing javelin landscape.

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An aspiring javelin thrower yourself? Goldie and Steve *actually say on this episode* that they'd love you to reach out, and coaches don't come much better than that. What are you waiting for..??

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