The England Athletics Podcast

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, England senior 400m hurdles champion Tyri Donovan describes how he recovered from a serious injury to have his best ever season this year.

CEO Chris Jones also joins the show to reflect on a successful summer and assess the current priorities for those working in the sport domestically.

Olympic medallist Marilyn Okoro joins the podcast to discuss her transition from competitive athletics into a job in the corporate world, alongside her role as an England Athletics board member.

In this episode which marks Black History Month, she also discusses the importance of celebrating the success of black athletes, from Kelly Holmes to Tessa Sanderson.

Okoro has found that many of her skills are transferrable, while many of the causes that she spoke up for as a competitor - including athlete welfare and diversity - still need work today.

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"It's phenomenal, I can't believe it," says Great Britain's Dan Pembroke after winning his second Paralympic F13 javelin title in Paris, obliterating the world record in the process.

Pembroke talks to podcast host Alex Seftel about his journey in the sport, from missing out on the London 2012 Olympics through injury, to the deterioration of his eyesight and becoming a para athlete.

"There's no regrets, because I'm here now, and I'm being given a second chance to do a sport that I absolutely love," Dan adds.

Great Britain's Didi Okoh tells her story ahead of making her major championship debut in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

We also catch up with Paralympic high jump champion Jonathan Broom-Edwards at the England Athletics Senior Championships.

Photo: Pat Isaacs.

The second episode of the heritage-focused Chariots of Fire series sees the film's technical director Tom McNab give listeners the opportunity to answer questions about the film.

In conversation with Alex Seftel, McNab details his excitement in watching the Paris 2024 Games, as well as suggesting which other Olympics would be suitable for dramatisation in a film.

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, four Olympic debutants describe what it means to be part of Team GB at Paris 2024.

European 400m silver medallist Charlie Dobson is pleasantly surprised by his progression after running a personal best of 44.23 seconds at the recent London Diamond League meeting.

Charlotte Purdue - who competed for Team England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - is delighted to finally have an Olympic opportunity in the marathon.

Commonwealth heptathlon bronze medallist Jade O'Dowda is full of confidence after a personal best of 6314 points at the recent European Athletics Championships put her sixth on the UK all-time list.

World and European medallist Alex Haydock-Wilson discusses the importance of Olympians supporting their clubs and what it means to compete as a team in athletics, including with his brothers Max and Jamie. Alex is part of the squads for the men's and mixed 4x400m relays in Paris.

The latest England Athletics Podcast features a round-up from the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester, where Olympic hopefuls booked their spots at this summer's Paris 2024 Games.

17-year-old Phoebe Gill describes to host Alex Seftel what it means to have won her first senior Great Britain and Northern Ireland vest after a stunning performance to win gold in the women's 800m in a brilliant time of 1 minute 58.66 seconds.

Dina Asher-Smith, Alastair Chalmers, Amber Anning, Lina NIelsen and Morgan Lake also join after winning their respective events at the championships to qualify for Paris.

Callum Wilkinson is likely to join them, while Efe Uwaifo is delighted to win back-to-back British triple jump titles and talks about balancing the sport with working in finance.

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This episode is a behind the scenes focus on Highgate Harriers’ Night of the 10,000m PBs.

An event dubbed the “Glastonbury of Athletics", its energy and charm have attracted interest from around the world, thanks to a combination of music, circus acts and spectators lining the outside lanes of the track.

Host Alex Seftel talks to elite athletes, club runners, event staff and fans to get their perspective on what makes the meeting so popular.

Patrick Dever and Megan Keith give their reaction to winning their respective British 10,000m titles, with European indoor champion Amy Eloise-Neale describing what it is like to be part of the event as a pacemaker.

UK Athletics Strategic Lead for Major Events Cherry Alexander and OnRunning's Director of Marketing Gareth Evans give their take on the event's success, with competitors Megan Marchant, Sam Moakes, Evan Grime, William Rabjohns and Natasha Wynn discussing what it is like to be racing on the same evening as the Olympic 10,000m trials.

Separately, international hammer thrower Charlotte Payne speaks to the podcast after representing England at the Loughborough International and discusses her return to athletics after she was fitted with a cochlear implant.

The latest England Athletics podcast is the first of a special heritage-focused series all about the making of the film Chariots of Fire.

Renowned former national coach Tom McNab - who previously conducted interviews for our Coaching Voices series - is back in time to mark the centenary of the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.

As the 2024 Olympics return to the French capital this summer, it is poignant to look back at the 1981 hit film depicting the Games of 100 years ago, famously featuring the likes of gold medallists Eric Liddell and Harold Abrahams and coach Sam Mussabini.

In this archive audio, McNab - the film's technical director - explains how actors were selected and trained to be athletes, what was historically true and where artistic licence was used, and how the film creatively got around unique problems that arose.

If you have questions for Tom, you can send them in for him to answer in a podcast next month via the web addresss: englandathletics.org/contactus

England Athletics CEO Chris Jones sits down with podcast host Alex Seftel to look ahead to the 2024 season and discuss priorities within the sport.