In this episode of No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020, Mel McLaughlin meets Bendere Oboya, who move to Australia from Ethiopia at the age of three. She went on to become the second-fastest Australian junior over 400m, second only to her idol, Cathy Freeman. As impressive as her on-track achievements are, it's her wisdom and positivity that will have you falling in love with this 21-year-old Western Sydney girl. Don't miss a second of the action from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games from July 23 on <a href="https://7plus.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">7 and 7plus</a>.  More from 7NEWS Podcasts: <a href="https://7news.com.au/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://7news.com.au/podcasts</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

In this episode of No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020, Mel McLaughlin meets Bendere Oboya, who move to Australia from Ethiopia at the age of three. She went on to become the second-fastest Australian junior over 400m, second only to her idol, Cathy Freeman. As impressive as her on-track achievements are, it's her wisdom and positivity that will have you falling in love with this 21-year-old Western Sydney girl. Don't miss a second of the action from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games from July 23 on 7 and 7plus. More from 7NEWS Podcasts: https://7news.com.au/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020, Mel McLaughlin meets Bendere Oboya, who move to Australia from Ethiopia at the age of three. She went on to become the second-fastest Australian junior over 400m, second only to her idol, Cathy Freeman. As impressive as her on-track achievements are, it's her wisdom and positivity that will have you falling in love with this 21-year-old Western Sydney girl. Don't miss a second of the action from the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games from July 23 on <a href="https://7plus.com.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer">7 and 7plus</a>.&nbsp; More from 7NEWS Podcasts: <a href="https://7news.com.au/podcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://7news.com.au/podcasts</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

No Turning Back with Bendere Oboya

As the countdown continues to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Seven Network has launched an unmissable new podcast series with Mel McLaughlin that takes the listener inside some of the most remarkable stories behind Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic teams. In&nbsp;No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020, McLaughlin, who will lead Seven’s team on the ground in Tokyo alongside Mark Beretta during the Olympic Games, said it was an amazing experience to speak in depth with a select group of Australia’s most exceptional athletes. <a href="https://smarturl.it/NoTurningBackPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020 with Mel McLaughlin</a>&nbsp;is available now on&nbsp;all major podcast platforms.﻿Don’t miss Tokyo 2020 live and free on&nbsp;<a href="https://7plus.com.au/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">7 and 7plus</a>&nbsp;from July 23. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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As the countdown continues to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Seven Network has launched an unmissable new podcast series with Mel McLaughlin that takes the listener inside some of the most remarkable stories behind Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic teams. In No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020, McLaughlin, who will lead Seven’s team on the ground in Tokyo alongside Mark Beretta during the Olympic Games, said it was an amazing experience to speak in depth with a select group of Australia’s most exceptional athletes. No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020 with Mel McLaughlin is available now on all major podcast platforms. ﻿ Don’t miss Tokyo 2020 live and free on 7 and 7plus from July 23. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the countdown continues to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Seven Network has launched an unmissable new podcast series with Mel McLaughlin that takes the listener inside some of the most remarkable stories behind Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic teams. In&nbsp;No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020, McLaughlin, who will lead Seven’s team on the ground in Tokyo alongside Mark Beretta during the Olympic Games, said it was an amazing experience to speak in depth with a select group of Australia’s most exceptional athletes. <a href="https://smarturl.it/NoTurningBackPodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">No Turning Back: Tokyo 2020 with Mel McLaughlin</a>&nbsp;is available now on&nbsp;all major podcast platforms.﻿Don’t miss Tokyo 2020 live and free on&nbsp;<a href="https://7plus.com.au/home" rel="noopener noreferrer">7 and 7plus</a>&nbsp;from July 23. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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