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- Episode 97: Fixing the Diamond League, and Kramatorsk = Guernica
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How to run the Diamond League in a way that grows track and field and enriches the athletes while including everybody! And the horrors in Ukraine remind me of Guernica.
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44 min - Episode 96: Damian's Opponents, and Abuse within Canadian Sports Organizations
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Who does Damian compete against and which guys are his biggest competitors? Also, Canadian sports organizations are being accused of abusive behaviour by their own athletes!
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47 min - Episode 95: World Indoors, the Good, the Bad, and the UGLY!
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Amazing athletes, but why are championships always awarded to countries run by authoritarian governments or those willing to pay bribes?
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38 min - Episode 94: Damian wins World Indoors
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It wasn't easy but Damian Warner won the 2022 World Indoor Championship gold medal in the heptathlon.
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57 min - Episode 93: To Serbia for World Indoors
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Traveling to Serbia was easy, bringing the poles with us not so much!
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32 min - Episode 92: It takes a Team
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How the whole team rallied to get Damian through February and on to his first competition of the year. And why I do support the banning of Russian athletes at the para-Olympics.
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38 min - Episode 91: Russia Invades Ukraine
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Some background on Ukraine, the Soviet Union, Russia, Zelensky, Putin and the invasion.
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44 min - Episode 90: Ignorance at the heart of the Convoy Occupying Ottawa
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My thoughts on the harm caused by the Convoy that has occupied Ottawa for the last 3 weeks, plus a shot at Own the Podium.
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45 min - Episode 89: Russia's doping history, Canada's lunatic fringe
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I wonder why is Russia even allowed to compete internationally, and how Canadians living in the freest country in the world have been manipulated into thinking they need to overthrow the government.
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31 min - Episode 88: China and the I.O.C.
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My thoughts on the wisdom of holding the Winter Olympics in Beijing this year.
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About The World According to Gar
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The World According to Gar is a completely personal podcast based on the unique life experiences of Gar Leyshon. Gar is currently a track and field coach, and more specifically the personal coach…
of The World's Greatest Athlete: Damian Warner, the Olympic Gold Medalist in decathlon from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. But this podcast is not just about sports and coaching the decathlon; Gar also talks, rants and swears about politics, pandemics and pinheads who piss him off. And he does so from the perspective of a man who has lived and worked in Taiwan, Australia, England, Scotland, the USA and on an oil rig in the arctic. On top of that Gar, who retired from teaching in 2021, has taught and coached for 25 years, has a wife and 2 teenaged sons, and STILL doesn’t drink! He does however, have a bad attitude and an ugly ass beard to match. So, if you are looking for a sports themed podcast about coaching world class athletics, with plenty of bizarre stories, strong opinions and foul language, then you are in the right place!