This week’s Planet Sport comes from Birmingham in the UK and the Muller Indoor Grand Prix, which is regarded as the best one-day indoor athletics event in the world and is the fifth stop on the 2019 IAAF World Indoor Tour.

We’ll be featuring reaction from the athletes, including the joint fastest woman in the world over 100 metres last year - it’s African sprint queen Marie-Josee Ta Lou.

Also fondly known as Inzi, the track and field star ended Uganda's 33-year wait for an athletics world title, winning the inaugural women's 3000 m steeplechase event, at the 2005 World Athletics Champs in Helsinki. She then went on to win the same event at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Inzikuru talks to us the significance of her medals and the importance of sporting success for her country.

This week we hear from two Olympic gold medallists - South Africa’s sprint sensation Wayde van Niekerk and Team USA’s Natasha Hastings. Both athletes have suffered recent injury set-backs but are on track for a return in 2019. Many have tipped Wayde van Niekerk to be the next Usain Bolt and set alight the world of athletics with Bolt himself is backing the South African to come good this year as he returns to business. We hear whether Wayde feels the pressure of being compared to the biggest star the sport has seen while Natasha Hastings tells us, there’s more to life than sporting success.

Ruhan Nel has been a part of the Springbok Sevens team since 2014, helping the the Blitzboks to win two World Rugby Sevens series. Last year his impressive form earned him a call-up to the national 15s squad and many believe he has the potential to become a fully-fledged Springbok centre. He talks to Planet Sport's Norman Brierley about his love for the sport, his rise through the ranks and his faith which directs his life on and off the field.

Part two of our feature with former Zimbabwe cricketer Henry Olonga. After a public protest against Robert Mugabe’s regime during a 2003 World Cup match, Olonga felt he had no choice but to go into exile. On this week’s show we hear about the price he paid for his protest, and the story of how he found a safe passage out of Zimbabwe.

Olonga was the first black cricketer to play for his nation and was considered one of the fastest bowlers in international cricket. But is that how he’d like to be remembered?

At the 2003 Cricket World Cup Zimbabwean cricketer Henry Olonga hit the world headlines. During the match with Namibia he and captain Andy Flower wore black armbands to protest as what they saw as "the death of democracy" in Zimababwe, then under the rule of Robert Mugabe. Olonga received threats and was unable to return to Zimbabwe. In the first of our two part interview, Olonga reflects on his introduction to Test cricket and his actions at the 2003 World Cup which were motivated by his faith as a follower of Jesus Christ.

US shot putter Michelle Carter won the 2016 Olympic title in Rio, beating the two-time defending champion Valerie Adams from New Zealand with a dramatic, final throw. It was the icing on the cake for the now 34-year old athlete after previously winning the 2016 World Indoors title and bronze at the 2015 World Championships. In an interview recorded after she won bronze again at the 2017 World Championships, Michelle talks to us about what it means to be Olympic champion, captaining the US team at the 2017 World Championships and the impact of her faith as a follower of Jesus Christ on her life and sport.

British boxers Joshua Buatsi and Erick Ochieng were born in Ghana and Kenya respectively. Light heavyweight Buatsi won bronze at the 2016 Olympics in Rio before turning professional the following year since when he is unbeaten in nine bouts. Welterweight Ochieng won 55 of his 65 amateur fights before also turning professional in 2006, with a 16/25 win record. Joshua and Erick talk to us about their careers and the impact that their faith as followers of Jesus Christ has on their lives and sport.

2019 promises a great year of sport. Planet Sport reporters Stuart Weir and Solomon Izang Ashoms preview some of the events they are looking forward to including the Africa Cup of Nations and the World Athletics Championships in Doha.

Planet Sport reporters Solomon Izang Ashoms, Norman Brierley and Liam Flint pick their favourite sporting moments from 2018 including the Fifa World Cup, HSBC World Rugby 7s championship and a moment showing that justice from drugs cheats in the world of athletics will prevail.