A first Fathers Day and a visit from a gold medal winning captain - Adam Dixon, Team GB Hockey
Adam Dixon is the GB men's hockey captain heading to his second Olympic Games. He's had the difficult job of guiding the team through lockdown and keeping the squad together through this unprecedente...
21 Jun 202111min
Broken bones and broken dreams but finally an Olympian - Jess Piasecki, Team GB Marathon
Jess Piasecki is part of Team GB in the marathon and will make her Olympic debut in the heat of Tokyo. I met Jess at the Team GB Kitting Out day and she was thrilled with the experience.Jess's story ...
18 Jun 20218min
Child acting, parents who were ballet dancers and a love of sailing - Dylan Fletcher, Team GB
Dylan Fletcher is heading to Tokyo for his second Olympics as part of Team GB.His mum and dad were ballet dancers who got him into child acting. They saved the money he got paid for appearing in prog...
17 Jun 202110min
Inspired on a family caravan holiday - Lauren Williams, Team GB Taekwondo
Lauren Williams will make her Olympic debut in Taekwondo in Tokyo and her story is one to inspire any young athlete. She's twice European Champion and hoping to add to her overall medal haul this sum...
16 Jun 202110min
Going to a dark place and frustration at BBC Panorama - Ali Jawad, Paralympics GB Powerlifter
Ali Jawad is a Paralympic powerlifter who won silver in Rio in 2016. As we've heard over this series, Ali has really struggled with Crohn's Disease which has left him way behind his previous level at...
15 Jun 202111min
Poetry, hay fever and nasal breathing for health - Patrick Huston, Team GB Archer
Patrick Huston is heading to Tokyo with the Archery team. This will be his second Olympic Games. Patrick has just won the British Field Archery Championships and he tells me about that side of the s...
14 Jun 202111min
Avoiding the covid risk with 6 weeks to go - Shona McCallin, Team GB Hockey
Shona McCallin is a gold medal winner with GB Hockey from the Rio Olympics in 2016. Shona is a regular on the podcast and it's great that she's here on Episode 100.The Games are now just six weeks ag...
11 Jun 202110min
Finally becoming an Olympian and living with Coeliac - Laura Gallagher, Team GB Trampoline Gymnast
Laura Gallagher is a GB Trampoline Gymnast, an 8 times World and European medal winner and now a member of Team GB.Laura gave a great interview in Episode 40 talking about giving up the sport five yea...
10 Jun 202111min
