Luol Deng on leading South Sudan to FIBA World Cup 2023: An exclusive on basketball, nation-building, and Paris 2024 goals

Luol Deng on leading South Sudan to FIBA World Cup 2023: An exclusive on basketball, nation-building, and Paris 2024 goals

Former NBA star Deng, a London 2012 Olympian, tells the Olympics.com podcast how it feels to lead his homeland South Sudan to the 2023 FIBA World Cup as the president of their basketball federation. He believes their journey is more than just sport, and is targeting a Paris 2024 qualifying berth for the African nation.

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Running in North Korea with Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger

Running in North Korea with Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger

Two Olympians were invited by Olympic Channel to run in the North Korean capital. Winter athletes Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger took to the rarely seen Pyongyang streets as the city opened its doors ...

30 Okt 201918min

Owen Wright: The surfer making a comeback from a traumatic brain injury

Owen Wright: The surfer making a comeback from a traumatic brain injury

He was challenging for the world title in 2015 when Owen Wright’s world changed forever. The Australian suffered a severe concussion that meant bleeding on his brain. It’s been a long and difficult ro...

23 Okt 201933min

Adam Rippon with Meryl Davis on advice, LGBTQ+ issues, and becoming an icon

Adam Rippon with Meryl Davis on advice, LGBTQ+ issues, and becoming an icon

Two figure skating legends on one Olympic Channel Podcast. From his tough times in his coach’s basement to becoming a cultural icon, Olympic champion Meryl Davis speaks to her friend and USA teammate ...

16 Okt 201929min

Perfection, Simone Biles, and gymnastics with Nellie Kim

Perfection, Simone Biles, and gymnastics with Nellie Kim

She was the second woman to score a 'Perfect 10' at the Olympic Games.Now, Nellie Kim is a senior judge in gymnastics – it’s her job to analyse just how perfect things really are.The Olympic Channel s...

8 Okt 201923min

Darya Klishna - The ‘lonely’ long jumper

Darya Klishna - The ‘lonely’ long jumper

She was the only athlete to compete for Russia in either track or field at Rio 2016.Her Olympic experience was not enjoyable.Darya Klishna had to take a break from long jumping in 2018 to recover ment...

2 Okt 201922min

The ripple effect of the Caster Semenya ruling and why it matters now

The ripple effect of the Caster Semenya ruling and why it matters now

Double Olympic champion South African 800m runner Caster Semenya won’t be at the IAAF World Championships in Doha.New rules means athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) can’t compete in...

25 Sep 201925min

Figure skater Mae-Berenice Meite: ‘I felt I was never skinny enough.’

Figure skater Mae-Berenice Meite: ‘I felt I was never skinny enough.’

Two-time Olympian and five-time French national champion Mae-Berenice Meite captured the world’s attention by skating to Beyonce at PyeongChang 2018.But her complicated relationship with her body mean...

18 Sep 201922min

Jordan Burroughs: ‘Who am I if I am not the champion?’

Jordan Burroughs: ‘Who am I if I am not the champion?’

U.S. wrestler Jordan Burroughs joins viral gymnast Katelyn Ohashi for an in-depth chat.Jordan won Olympic gold in 2012 but suffered a huge shock at Rio 2016 when he came away empty handed.The pair tal...

11 Sep 201921min

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