Paralympian Carol Cooke on why all eyes should be on Paris
The Briefing29 Elo 2024

Paralympian Carol Cooke on why all eyes should be on Paris

The Paralympics are on!

In the very early hours of this morning Australia time, a spectacular opening ceremony kicked off the 2024 summer games in Paris, with more than 4,000 athletes from around the world preparing to compete over two massive weeks. How different is their experience from that of able-bodies athletes, and how do they feel about the competition starting so long after the first round of the Olympics has wrapped up?

Carol Cooke is a Paralympic champion, competing on the world stage winning medals for Australia in London, Rio and Tokyo. She joins Bension Siebert on this episode of The Briefing to reflect on what it’s like to compete at the most elite level in Paralympic sport, and how it compares to the experience of able-bodied Olympians.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jaksot(2553)

The big green gimmick - does your climate action make a difference?

The big green gimmick - does your climate action make a difference?

We’re all recycling, buying electric cars, taking paper and recycled bags to the supermarket, but do our climate change actions really move the needle on global warming? There are anti-global warmists...

13 Helmi 202421min

Like the Olympics, but on steroids. Meet the Enhanced Games

Like the Olympics, but on steroids. Meet the Enhanced Games

From disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong to Russia systematically doping its Olympic athletes, there has been no shortage of drug cheating scandals in the world of sport.  But what if we throw out the r...

13 Helmi 202412min

What the climate catastrophe in Antarctica means for Australia

What the climate catastrophe in Antarctica means for Australia

Climate change is having an incredible impact on the continent of Antarctica. Historic drops in sea ice are accelerating the melt of ice sheets and the slowing of ocean currents, as well as catastroph...

12 Helmi 202418min

Barnaby Joyce was filmed while laying on the ground. Does it matter?

Barnaby Joyce was filmed while laying on the ground. Does it matter?

Did you see the video and memes over the weekend of Nationals MP and former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce lying down next to a planter box on a Canberra footpath at night, swearing loudly into h...

12 Helmi 202411min

What happened to the Aussie apprentice?

What happened to the Aussie apprentice?

Australia has a dire shortage of apprentices. Some say it’s because of low pay and physically demanding work. Others argue Generation Z is simply too lazy or soft. Advocates want more subsidies and in...

11 Helmi 202422min

Josh Thomas and his gloriously messy homecoming

Josh Thomas and his gloriously messy homecoming

Josh Thomas became a house hold name after his series Please Like Me was nominated for an Emmy, hitting the global stage. The Aussie comedian has spent the last seven years living in LA - but has deci...

10 Helmi 202424min

Ellie Cole found true happiness once she stopped swimming

Ellie Cole found true happiness once she stopped swimming

Ellie Cole is Australia's most decorated female Paralympian, but that’s not what bought her happiness. When Ellie claimed her seventeenth Paralympic swimming medal in Tokyo she made history. And this ...

9 Helmi 202431min

Should the Supreme Court kick Donald Trump out of the US election?

Should the Supreme Court kick Donald Trump out of the US election?

The US Supreme Court has a massive decision to make – whether to kick Donald Trump off the ballot in the 2024 election.   It follows a decision of Colorado’s top court that Trump is ineligible to be o...

9 Helmi 202413min

Suosittua kategoriassa Politiikka ja uutiset

aikalisa
rss-ootsa-kuullut-tasta
ootsa-kuullut-tasta-2
tervo-halme
politiikan-puskaradio
rss-podme-livebox
et-sa-noin-voi-sanoo-esittaa
viisupodi
otetaan-yhdet
rss-asiastudio
rss-mina-ukkola
rikosmyytit
the-ulkopolitist
rss-vaalirankkurit-podcast
io-techin-tekniikkapodcast
linda-maria
rss-kiina-ilmiot
rss-kaikki-uusiksi
rss-hyvaa-huomenta-bryssel
rss-kuka-mina-olen