The Protection Of Women In Olympic Sport Policy was published at the end of the Olympics and Paralympics in Milano Cortina at the end of March 2026. We said it was too important to not talk about, but John & Michael weren't necessarily the only voices needed on this topic! In this episode we're joined by Commonwealth medalist, cyclist and broadcaster Georgia Holt to discuss! Learn more about your ad choices. V...
The International Olympic Committee sit on a huge amount of money and there should be a way to funnel it down to the athletes! The views of Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth gold medalist Greg Rutherford who joins us on the pod after IOC President Kirsty Coventry said "I don't believe in paying athletes". Hear why he thinks she's wrong in FULL - and how he's battling to keep his children away from mobile pho...
Slight twist on the usual spin off of Anything but Footy. We’re joined by President of On Location Paul Caine to talk all things LA 28 Olympic hospitality - and we ask if he could sell the North of England Games??? On Location offer a premium way to experience the Olympics by combining guaranteed access to events with elevated in-venue hospitality and service. The LA 2028 Games will the third time the company has ...
Two Olympic gold medals and 34 World Championship medals, there was nothing Victoria Pendleton couldn't do on the track - she even turned her hand to horse-racing after retiring from cycling at the peak of her powers in the summer of 2012. Now in The Fear Opportunity, Victoria draws on her own experiences, both deeply personal and professional, to demonstrate how we can all turn fears into the opportunity and refr...
Handy for Nandy? Michael has put together the most comprehenisve list of venues for the 2040s North of England Olympics and Paralympics. The Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has instructed UK Sport to assess any potential bid for the benefits of local people, towns and cities. www.anythingbutfooty.com/blog/handy-for-nandy We also round up our News from the Games as gearing up for Glasgow and looking ahead to LA! Learn...
Celebrating the best Winter Olympics for Team GB ever! Michael's been catching up with double Olympic champion Matt Weston and 'the boss' chef de mission Eve Muirhead at a star studded event in the West End of London. Hear from them both on how life has changed and what's to come! We're also gearing up for Glasgow and looking ahead to LA - so we catch up with bobsleigh Adele Nicoll on her shot put target for Commonw...
The International Olympic Committee says sports around their world should lift their ban on Belarus competing individually or as a national team, that's been in place since the Ukraine War started in 2022. The IOC Executive Board says athletes "should not be limited by the actions of their governments". But Russia remain banned not because of war but of concerns about the anti-doping regime - its ten years since they...
Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth medalist - Eilidh Doyle is Scotland's most decorated track and field athlete - but she doesn't like to mention it! The face of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games is now an ambassador as the Games return to the Scottish City for the second time in 12 years, if not in quite the same capacity. But with the centenary around the corner, at least Glasgow saved the movement - now...
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The unashamedly biased Olympic & Paralympic sport podcast! "A relaxed, affable show. The hosts display wide-ranging knowledge" : The New York Times essential top six podcasts to follow for Olympics [25/07/2021] .
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Anything but Footy
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