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Sierra started competing in the sport of Karate at the age of three. She is now 12 years old and has already competed in over 100 competitions in her home country of the United States of America as well as traveling the world to compete. This extremely talented and fun human being also has her eyes on things away from the Karate Dojo arenas of the world. In recent times and through a fellow competitors tragedy Sierra commenced a Philanthropic cause to help her struggling colleague as well as inspired the world to get behind this fantastic cause. You can connect with Sierra on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sierra_karate/

The sport of mounted archery may not be known to many. 13 year old Arwen Adams is ranked in the top 30 in the world in this sport and this go getter from the USA has her sights set on becoming one of the very best in her chosen sport. Away from the tracks Arwen is making her presence felt in many different ways as this young lady has already embraced the world of philanthropy and is already using her passion for animals to help people in some pretty neat ways.

In this episode ex Professional Basketball Player Alex Opacic shares with us the daunting journey from being a Professional Athlete where your days are focused on obtaining the goals you have set yourself within your sport to literally starting life all over again. Alex's Basketball journey ended due to injury and it was at that time while in a foreign country, wounded and downhearted that he had to start to rebuild his life. Alex shares his very personal experience, dealing with mental anxiety, learning new skills as well as telling us what he would had done differently if he was starting over again as a professional athlete. Today Alex runs a business to assist professional athletes who are transitioning away from sport and into the next chapter of their life. You can learn more about that by visiting his website at https://athlete2business.com.au/

The Tokyo Olympic Games have been somewhat controversial since they were postponed in 2020 due to Covid 19 pandemic. Just a few days from the start of the Games Covid 19 has started to explode across Japan. Many people think that the Games should not take place this year and there is a very unfair playing field for many athletes who are attending. In this episode we catch up with Joe and Yuki Maie from Fujisawa south of Tokyo and we hear their views on the situation in Japan today with Covid and how the local people are feeling about the Olympic Games.

Nicci Daly is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. In 2010 Daly was a member of the Loreto team that won the Irish Senior Cup. Daly has also played senior ladies' Gaelic football for Dublin. Since 2016 Daly has worked in motorsport as a data engineer for Juncos Racing. Daly made her debut for Ireland against Belgium in February 2010. In March 2015 Daly was a member of the Ireland team that won a 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament hosted in Dublin, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out.

Montell  Douglas is a British sportswoman. Originally a sprinter and former British record holder for the 100 metres at 11.05 seconds, in 2017 she took up bobsleigh, and became part of the Great Britain women's two-woman bobsleigh team the following year. Douglas made her first senior major championship appearance at the 2007 European Athletics Championships Indoor. Although she was knocked out in the semi-finals, she managed to set a new 60m  personal best of 7.28 seconds. Douglas represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in the 100 meters. In her first round heat she placed second behind Ivet Lalova in a time of 11.36 to advance to the second round. There she failed to qualify for the semi-finals as her time of 11.38 was only the fourth fastest time of her heat, causing elimination. She was also part of the Great Britain team which reached the final of the 4x100 metres relay., In 2016, Douglas took up bobsleigh. She finished in the top 10 on her Bobsleigh World Cup debut in January 2017, and later in the season, she finished seventh at an event in St Moritz.  She was Great Britain's reserve athlete for the 2018 Winter Olympics in North Korea. In 2019, Douglas and Mica Mc Neill finished sixth in the 2-women bobsleigh event in Konigssee. In 2020, Douglas and McNeill came fourth in the 2020-2021 2-women event in Innsbruck.

Donna Fraser OBE from Croydon is a former English athlete who mainly competed in the  200m and 400m An exceptional junior, Fraser won six English Schools 200 m titles (as well as a silver medal for the 4x100 at the 1990 World Junior Championships before turning to the 400 m in 1991 and becoming European Junior Champion at the distance the same year (also gaining a silver medal for the 4 × 100 m. However, she didn't improve until 1996, when she began to concentrate on the 400 m seriously and qualified for British teams in the major outdoor championships between 1996 and 1999. However, it was at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 that she finally showed the potential she had had as a junior, when she clipped almost a second off her PB to finish 4th with a personal best time of 49.79 seconds, thanks in no small part to her training alongside Olympic Champion Cathy Freeman for that season. A finalist in 1998 at the European Championships and Commonwealth Games (where she took a bronze medal ), she has also played an integral part of Britain's  4 x 400m relay team, taking medals at the World Championships in 2005, European Championships and Commonwealth Games. She also won the BBC London Athlete of the Year Award for 2005. But her career after 2000 stalled due to a catalogue of injuries (including a torn achilles tendon). At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, Fraser went as part of the 4 × 400 m relay squad. Despite not running in the final, she received a bronze medal, as she competed in the heats on the 2nd leg

Dillion is extremely passionate about the sport of Basketball, and he is one of New Zealand's well known figures in the game. In this episode we hear some very wise words from Dillion directed especially at coaches, and parents.  Balance is a vital ingredient to Dillions approach to life and sport and in this episode he airs his concerns about seeing too many parents pushing their kids to hard in sport. He knows why and he has set out on a mission to make a difference through a variety of initiatives that he is involved in today.  A ex professional athlete who made the transition into a new life and shares his story as well as tips for others who might find themselves in that position one day. 

In this often hilarious interview with James Mayo we uncover everything from the sexual exploits of Olympic athletes to James's journey from Yorkshire in the UK, to living and working around the world across the years. Now based in Arizona, USA James tells us about his links to the Mayo Clinic, and his own sporting journey through to his current adventure into the area of hydration that is good for us all.

Kevin C. Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the final of this event he set a world record and Olympic record of 46.78 seconds, which remains unbeaten, and the first time 47 seconds was broken. He became the 400 m hurdles world champion the following year, winning at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 47.18 seconds. He had an unusual hurdling technique of switching between 12 and 13 strides between the hurdles, departing from the 13-stride technique popularized by Edwin Moses. Kevin was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2006.

Kevin C. Young is a former American athlete. He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the final of this event he set a world record and Olympic record of 46.78 seconds, which remains unbeaten, and the first time 47 seconds was broken. He became the 400 m hurdles world champion the following year, winning at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics with a time of 47.18 seconds. He had an unusual hurdling technique of switching between 12 and 13 strides between the hurdles, departing from the 13-stride technique popularized by Edwin Moses. Kevin was inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 2006.

Paul McVeigh is a former Northern Ireland International Footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, Burnley and Luton Town in the English leagues.   McVeigh started his career at Spurs where he made 3 appearances scoring 1 goal against Coventry. He joined Norwich City in March 2000 on a free transfer. The following season he made 6 starts and 6 substitute appearances. He also scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.  The following season he scored 10 goals as Norwich reached the final of the Division One play-offs. In the 2002–03 campaign he was the club's top scorer with 15 goals. Most of those goals came when he was partnering Iwan Roberts upfront, although later in the season Worthington decided to move him to left midfield. The following season he scored 5 goals in over 40 appearances and helped Norwich win promotion to the Premier League. During the 2004–05 season in the Premier League, McVeigh made 20 first team appearances, and his highlight was when he scored at Old Trafford in Norwich's first away game.  

Russian Golfer Sofya Anokhina sits down and chats with Global Sports Channel's Tasha Danvers. Sofya walks us through the journey of coming from Russia to the USA and all about her late decision to find a school in the US. The outwardly passionate and focused woman tells us all about finding a college, and how important the schools colors were. Sofya went to Northern Arizona University and then transferred to Arizona State University. Sofya talks about the importance of team, as well as being a human being and just how key that is to everyone's success. Arizona State (2019): Transferred to Arizona State to play her senior season after a successful stint at Northern Arizona Has played in eight tournaments during the 2018-19 season Placed in the Top-15 twice, starting off the season strong finishing under-par at the Mason Rudolph Women's Championship

In this episode host Mark Philpott is joined by Nicci Daly and Christopher Foster.   The three get to chat about the current Formula One season with a review of what happened at the Bahrain Grand Prix and what is likely to happen at Imola this coming weekend in Race No 2 of the F1 season.   We discuss the rise and fall of Sebastian Vettel. Is the Red Bull as fast as it looks, and will it maintain an edge over the Mercedes.   Then we get into some of the driver line ups and talk about Sergio Perez, Nicci has a soft sport for the Alpha Tauri team, and we chat about Fernando Alonso and that car of his. What has Alpine done with the air cooler?   Nicci talks about women in motorsport and about the fantastic project she has founded to bring more girls into the motorsport world and give them an opportunity to make it all the way to Formula One.   Find out who Nicci and Christopher's picks are for the podium in this weekends Imola Formula One Grand Prix.   Tell us what you would like us to discuss in future episodes.   Check out Formula Female right here https://www.linkedin.com/in/formula-female-1701181aa/​          

Jess Walker is a women's K1 200m and K4 500m sprint kayaker and was selected for Team GB at London 2012 in both events. In 2008 Jess competed in the Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 18, where she finished 17th in the women's K2 500m in Beijing. Since then, she has won medals at the Australian Youth Olympic Games, European Championships and World Cup series. At the World Championships in 2011 she finished 7th in the K1 200m and helped qualify the K4 500m boat for the London 2012 Olympic Games, just narrowly missing out on a medal.

Paul Burgess is an Australian pole vaulter who became only the thirteenth pole vaulter in the world to reach 6 metres. Paul was originally a gymnast, winning a silver medal at the Australian National Gymnastics Championships as a thirteen-year-old. Having grown too tall to continue with gymnastics, testing at the Western Australian Institute of Sport suggested that Burgess was suited to pole vault. By 1996, Burgess had won the gold medal at the 1996 Sydney World Junior Championships, clearing a then-personal best of 5.35 metres. Later that year Burgess set the under 18 Australian record of 5.51 metres. In 1998, Burgess finished second at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, third at the World Junior Championships and seventh at the World Cup. Burgess finished second at the East Asian Games in 2001, clearing 5.50 metres. In 2002, Burgess finished fifth at the World Cup, clearing 5.20 metres. At his second Olympics, in 2004, Burgess finished eleventh at 5.55 metres, although he had cleared 5.70 metres in the qualifying rounds. It was, however, in 2005 that Burgess's form improved dramatically, clearing 5.91 metres, 5.95 metres and then 6.00 metres in domestic competition. These were, at the time, the three highest vaults on Australian soil. Burgess ended the 2006 European season as the number two ranked pole vaulter (behind training partner Steven Hooker), having won the World Athletics Final on 10 September 2006. He was named Western Australian Sports Star of the Year in January 2006.

In this interview we hear the journey that Artem Yalovenko has taken on his quest to be a golf star. Unlike those who have already 'made it' we hear of the things around what it is like trying to make it in the world of golf. With a best Amateur ranking of 1951 Artem has a dream. Find out what playing a European Tour event at age 14 taught this young guy about professional golf. Artem tells us about the damage that social media does to many in the world of sports.

Cole Hocker never ran at Historic Hayward Field. Never a race or a workout. Never witnessed a meet there. “It shocks people sometimes,” he says. No more shocking than what he has done since his arrival at Oregon for the fall of '19. He is in actuality, if not formally, the fastest American teenager ever at a mile and 3000m. He has achieved things Oregon icons Pre, Rupp, Centro and King Ches never did. The Duck soph ran himself onto a list of legends with his NCAA Double of 3:53.71 and 7:46.15. The mile was a meet record, the 3K nearly so. At 19 he became the youngest American ever to win the mile and youngest of any nation to win such a double. He turns 20 in June. Jim Ryun turned 20 the month after his '67 indoor mile victory.

Dr Jo Lukins spend her days inside the heads of individuals, teams and organisations – seeking to understand what makes them tick and assisting them to reach their potential. A psychological Indiana Jones, it is a truly fascinating career that she is grateful for every day. Dr Lukins has a PhD in Psychology, over 25 years experience, and a breadth of knowledge in the sport, organizational and educational domains. She delivers programs in resilience and expert performance for the Australian Defence Force. She has worked with elite athletes and outstanding professionals throughout her career, giving her a unique insight into the world of success. She was grateful to be acknowledged as an expert in her field, being awarded an Outstanding Alumni by James Cook University for her achievements.

Daniel Crates is a British former athlete, who specialised in 800m sprinting. He is a former Paralympic world record holder in this event, and won gold medals in a number of international competitions, including the Paralympic Games, European Championships and World Championships.He also plays competitive rugby and is a qualified diving instructor. Crates was born in Orsett, Essex. He took up athletics after losing his right arm in a car accident while in Australia in 1994. He competed in T46 (arm amputee) events and represented Britain at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney – winning the bronze medal in the 400m sprint, and at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens where he won gold in the 800m.

Šárka Pančochová is a Czech born snowboarder. She started snowboarding in 2002 at her local mountains in Moravia, Czech Republic. Šárka got her first sponsor in the 2005/06 season. In 2007/2008 at the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, Pančochová won the 3 Star Quiksilver Snowjam and the Protest and O2 World Rookie fests. She won the title as FIS Junior World Champion in Valmalenco, Italy in the same season. In 2008/09, she won at the 4Star Horsefeathers Pleasure Jam in Austria and ended the season as World No. 8 on the TTR World Rankings. In 2009/10, Pančochová followed the (Ticket to Ride (World Snowboard Tour)) and finished the season as World No. 3. Šárka had her first six-star podium moment at the Burton European Open where she placed third in slopestyle. At the 2010 Winter Olympics, she represented the Czech Republic and placed 14th in the halfpipe. Pančochová won a silver medal in slopestyle at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships. In 2014, she qualified to the 2014 Winter Olympics. She competed in the Slopestyle competition and made the final. On her second run, she had one of the worst crashes of the competition, cracking her helmet, but wasn't injured. Her first-run score of 86.25 was enough for a fifth-place finish. She was taken to hospital for observation of possible concussion symptoms, but was able to compete in Halfpipe several days later. She advanced to the semifinal round, and finished 10th in her semi.

The next Coach to grace the airways of the Global Sports Channel is Ralph Mouchbahani. From his base camp in Germany he speaks to Tasha about his journey. Ralph is a editor and co-editor on the Level II/III/IV/V and the Coaches Diploma for the IAAF MEMBER SERVICES DEPARTMENT in the Coaches Education and Certification System (CECS) Syllabus and Curriculum. Due to his great expertise, experience and reputation, many federations and sport institutes invite him to lecture on specific topics on different occasions. He has consulted a big number of federations in their preparation for major championships regarding training, scientific assistance and preparation camps, competition programs and sport projects. The sport project consultancy arouse out of his increasingly engagement in the development of sports worldwide and athletics in specific. Sport has developed to a multi faceted and functional servicing demanding professionalism. Assistance and consultancy in various interrelated areas (Sponsorship acquisition, Sports Management) have become a major issue.

In just over one-year Ethiopian-born Sydney teenager, Bendere Oboya improved from 75 seconds to 52.69 in the 400m to go from an unknown athlete to the 2017 Commonwealth Youth champion and record a Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games qualifier in July 2017. In 2003, aged three, Bendere arrived in Australia with her family including four siblings. After four years in little athletics and with a 400m PB of 75 seconds, in 2016 she decided to concentrate on the 400m. Preparing to travel to the US on a school athletics tour, she wanted to run at her best, so her and coach Greg Smith started working together. Within a few months, at the Combined High School (Sept 2016) athletics carnival, she broke 59 seconds for the first time. Over the summer, she continued to slash her PB to 57, then in January 55.67, NSW juniors 55.01, NSW open championships 54.14 and then 53.30 to win the title.

Every athlete comes to the end of their sports career. When they do there are many emotions attached to that journey. In this thought provoking episode Global Sports Channel Host Tasha Danvers sits down with Marilyn Okoro, 800m runner from the United Kingdom. Olympic medalist and all round amazing person Marilyn puts it on the line, and shares many insider stories from her journey as a world class track and field athlete star, to retirement and what she will do next.

Kristin Armstrong is a former professional road bicycle racer and three-time Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the women's individual time trial in 2008, 2012, and 2016. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for Cervélo Test Team in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar (NRC) and UCI Women's World Cup. She announced a return to competitive cycling beginning in the 2011 season, competing for Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 at the Redlands Classic.

New Zealand is a small country at the so called end of the earth. Yet the country's ability to produce world class athletes has been a phenomenon that has been ongoing for many decades. Samuel Tanner is the latest of amazing talents that has left the black sandy shores of Aotearoa to take on the world of track stars. This kiwi born star in the making takes the opportunity to sit down with the Global Sports Channels Tasha Danvers to retrace his steps so far, and to talk about what the future holds. Also we gain an insight to his race, the Mile.   

Throughout his career Michael Frater was seen as the underdog, the little guy who can run very fast. Usain the legend Bolt's team mate but Michael is way more than just that guy.  He worked harder than most, coming from a rural upbringing in Jamaica and moving to the USA to train and go to school on a scholarship. It was anything but an easy road to Olympic glory with the "dream team".  In this episode we hear about much of that journey as Michael sits and chats to Tasha Danvers.   

Exploding 'human capacity' is one way to define Donovan Bailey, and as I found out today while interviewing this great man for the Global Sports Channel, he clearly understands that the journey to authenticity is the greatest single journey we as human beings can take. As I started my day in Australia, and he melted into his afternoon in Canada the articulate manner of his responses to my questions, some anticipated, others not, we experienced not a interviewer and host experience, we enjoyed dialogue, meaning and depth in conversation. As Donovan himself said 'we, as a human race, need to pick up the phone more and talk to each other, and to experience real conversations again that will result in greater respect, trust and empathy between one another'. There are a bunch of nuggets from this interview that will be aired next week on the Global Sports Channel. From having dinner with Nelson Mandela, to 'that' race that defined him as an athlete, and as a person. His upbringing and connection to Jamaica, his pet goats and chickens, to his Philanthropic work. We talk about the Tokyo Olympics, Transgenders in sport, and how important a coach is to an athlete. "A single lane is long and narrow, but the track is very wide, stay in your lane".

The second show in our Panel discussion series and in this episode we bring together English Weightlifter Jo Calvino , Australian Sprinter Jake Doran, and Australian Hurdler Jascha Coetzer. We get to hear the views of the panel about how difficult it is to be a professional sports person. The expectations that are beset on you right from the beginning and how they mount up as you continue your journey. We hear from the panel on what they think about the Tokyo Olympics, should they go ahead, and if yes, why? The transgender issue is a big one in sport right now and the panel share their views on that and we also dive into what it's like to be on a drug testing program and Jake explains how that all works when you are on a whereabouts list.

Cameron Hammond was born in Moree , New South Wales, Australia. He is an Aboriginal professional boxer who represented Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India and 2012 Summer Olympics in the middleweight division. After both the Commonwealth and Olympic games, his goal was to turn professional. Cameron has had several pro fights and 18/1 record and is one of Australia top prospects in the Welterweight division. After losing a unanimous decision to Kris George in 2016 for the Commonwealth welterweight title, Hammond took a year and a half hiatus from boxing only to come back in 2018 with TKO over Thai-born Australian Apichat Koedchatturat. He is trained by Glenn Rushton same trainer as Jeff Horn fellow Olympian and team mate.

Tonie Campbell is an American former hurdler. He is the 1988 Olympic bronze medallist in the 110m Hurdles, the 1987 World Indoor champion in the 60m hurdles, and won the 1985 World Cup title in the 110m hurdles. A three-time winner of the 110 metres hurdles at the IAAF Grand Prix Final, he also won the 1987 Overall Grand Prix title, with fellow hurdler Greg Foster second and pole vaulter Sergey Bubka third. Born in Los Angeles, California, Campbell attended the University of Southern California. He was the 1982 NCAA Indoor Champion for 60 yard hurdles. While a sophomore at USC, he qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team, but was prevented from competing in the 1980 Summer Olympics by the American-led boycott.

James Horwill is an Australian rugby union player, who has played for the Australian national side, with 61 caps to his name. He captained the Wallabies a number of times, including during the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He now plays in Cambridge for Cambridge University R.U.F.C Horwill played more than 129 times for the Queensland Reds, including 116 Super Rugby caps for the Reds. When his departure was announced the Queensland Rugby CEO Jim Carmichael described him as "one of the great modern-day sporting treasures of Queensland. In August 2011, Robbie Deans named James Horwill as captain for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He debuted as captain in the deciding match of the 2011 Tri Nations series on 27 August 2011 and led the Wallabies to a series victory.  

Christoph Sauser is a cross-country mountain biker who won the bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia. He currently races on the Specialised Cross Country Team. He was the overall winner of the UCI World Cup in 2004 and 2005, along with taking 2nd in 2002 and 2003, with a 3rd place in 2001. He has won a total of 10 World Cups. In 2006 Sauser won his first Absa Cape Epic with partner Silvio Bundi. He then partnered up with Burry Stander winning back to back in 2011 and 2012. Sauser partnered up with Jaroslav Kulhavy in 2013, once again claiming 1st in the marathon stage race. At the 2015 Absa Cape Epic Sauser rode himself in the race's history books by becoming the first person to win it a landmark five times, after which he retired from professional racing. In March, 2017, Sauser came out of retirement in a bid to win his sixth Absa Cape Epic. In spite of being in good form he and partner Jaroslav Kulhavy (Investec Songo Specialized) finished second to Nino Schurter and Matthias Stirnemann (Scott-Sram). The Sauser/Kulhavy combination was hampered by punctures at critical times. He won first place in the 2008 Mountain Bike World Championships, came second in the 2005 edition, and third in 2001. He has been Swiss champion four times. In his early years of racing he started in both XC and DH races. He is one of the top mountain bikers in the last few years.

After less than 2 years specializing in the 400m Katherine Merry found herself in the Olympic Final lined up against Australia's Cathy Freeman in one of the most memorable moments in sporting History. In this interview she talks about being the fast WHITE girl, wanting to kick Linford Christie in the shins, interviewing Caster Semenya, and fighting against an uncooperative body. Born in Dunchurch, Warwickshire, Merry had a career that spanned 20 years. A member of the Birchfield Harriers athletics club, at the age of 12 she topped the UK Under 13 rankings in seven different events. She was the fastest girl in the world aged 14 years, and started her international GB career aged just 13, staying on the junior team for a record six years, winning five Junior Championships and a total of six medals.

The first in our new show called Athletes Confessions. The panel on this show included Olympic Bronze Medal winners in Marilyn Okoro and Tonie Campbell along with dual Australia Olympian Paul Di Bella. In this show we learn how each of the Guests got started in Track and Field. We talk about what they found difficult about breaking out as a professional athlete. We then move on to talking about drugs in sport, and how they felt knowing that they were competing against drug cheats. The Tokyo Olympics is on everyone's minds, and the panel share their views on whether or not the Olympics should go ahead this year and the important considerations. We close the show talking about the transgender issue and what the Guests say you might agree with or disagree, let us know your views.

Neville Southall MBE is a Welsh former international footballer. He has been described as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation and won the FWA Footballer of the Year award in 1985. He played internationally for Wales, winning 92 caps between 1982 and 1998, though he did not feature in any major international competitions. As an individual, he was named on the PFA Team of the Year four consecutive times, and was listed as one of the world's top ten goalkeepers by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics on four occasions. He is a member of the Gwlady's Streets Hall of Fame . He has been named as one of the 100 'Greatest Players of the 20th Century' by World Soccer magazine. In the  1996 British Honors List, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire(MBE) for his services to football.

In this episode Jamie Baulch continues sharing his life journey and lessons learnt from being an Olympic Athlete and now having transitioned into the next chapter of his life. This is Part 2 of a two part series. 

Jamie Baulch is a Welsh sprint athlete and television presenter. He won the 400m gold medal at the 1999 World Championships As a member of British 4x400m relay teams, he won a gold medal at the 1997 World Championships and silver medal at the 1996 Olympic Games. He represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games where he won an individual silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay. After his retirement from athletics in 2005 Baulch set up several different businesses including 'definitive', his sports management company.  He also owns a sports memorobillia company named 'Authentic Sports' and a company, 'Jamie Baulch Academy', which sends sports personalities into schools to encourage children to become more involved in sport. Baulch also became a squad member for the Welsh touch rugby team in 2010 which won the European cup later that year.  

Alex Peroni is an Australian racing driver and 2016 Challenge Monoplace champion. He will compete for Carlin in the 2021 Indy Lights Series. After recovering from the injuries sustained in his crash at Monza, Peroni returned to compete in FIA Formula 3 with Campos Racing at the delayed start of the 2020 season. At pre-season testing in Bahrain, in April 2020, he scored the fastest overall time. In the first race of the 2020 season at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, he secured his first FIA F3 podium, with a third place finish.Peroni went on to secure a further two podiums in the season: third place in Race 2 at Silverstone, and second place in Race 2 in Barcelona. At the end of the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Peroni took 10th place in the final driver standings, with a total of 64 points. As in 2019, his points were the only ones scored by Campos that season. In recognition of his success in the 2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Peroni was awarded the 2020 Peter Brock Medal. Previous winners of the medal, named after Australian motorsport icon Peter Brock, include Mark Webber and Craig Lowndes

David Barbash and friends get together once again to review the action from the weekend of the English Premier League Matches. A huge thanks to our Guests for joining us on the show this week. 

Dalilah Muhammad is an American  track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles. She won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships, setting the current world record with a time of 52.16 seconds. She was also the 2013, 2016, and 2017 American national champion. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won gold in the 400 metres hurdles. Muhammad is only the second female 400 meter hurdler in history, after Sally Gunnell, to have won the Olympic and World titles and broken the world record. Muhammad won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2007 World Youth Championships, and she won silver at the 2013 World Championships and 2017 World Championships. Collegiately, she ran for the USC Trojans, for whom she was a four-time All-American at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

James Cluskey chats to Tasha about life as a tennis professional and all of the things that make that interesting and the amazing people you get to meet, the places you get to go to. He shares how it all started and what sports he was into. 

In this episode we talk to a rising star in the world of diving.  He talks about the life decision of choosing between gymnastics and swimming before he was even 15 years old, what moment in diving made him feel so sick he wanted to throw up, and what it takes for him to perform at his best. Andrew is the son of Michael and Darlene Capobianco...He has two siblings, Matt (his twin) and Christian...He started diving in 2011 and now trains four hours a day six days a week...He says the hardest part about training is staying focused at practice...As a seventh grader in 2011, Andrew broke a 22-year-old Nassau County (N.Y.) high school diving record...His favorite dive is 5237D on 10-meter, and his favorite diver is Russia's Dmitri Sautin...A former gymnast, Andrew won the level 8 Junior Olympic national title on floor exercise for his age group in 2013...He likes to eat french toast, eggs and bacon for breakfast on competition days... When he is not diving, Andrew enjoys gymnastics, skiing, and trampolining...He has been involved in the Nassau County Pal Special Needs Unit, assisting children with disabilities in sports activities... He is also involved in Lunch Buddies, a program that helps special needs children socialize during lunch

Johan Kriek is a retired South African-American tennis player and founder of the Global Water Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to delivering clean water to the world's neediest communities. He won two Australian Open titles and reached the semifinals at the French Open and US Open, as well as the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. Johan won 14 professional singles and eight doubles titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 7. His most memorable wins include victories over Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Guillermo Vilas, Stefan Edberg, Michael Chang, Vitas Gerulaitis and Björn Borg. He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. Kriek became a naturalized American citizen in August 1982.

Meet Martina Kwan Martina Kwan is a Race Car Driver, War Survivor, Award-Winning Business Founder and Entrepreneur, Speaker and Transformational Coach.   She has worked for some of the World's best companies and successfully founded 2 award-winning companies.   She won Emmy and Telly Awards for Production Management and Producing with So! Animation, the first company she founded, and numerous Furniture Design Awards with the second company she founded, Neoteric Luxury Outdoor Collections.

Steve is a former American track and field athlete, winner of three gold medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1992 Summer Olympics. Born in Los Angeles, California, Steve Lewis took up track at with the Los Angeles Jets youth track club under the direction of Ronald Moore and later went to Banning High School. He would go on to attend UCLA. As a freshman at UCLA, Lewis had a spectacular year in 1988, when the precocious 19-year-old not only completely rewrote the world junior all-time list in the 400m, but also proved his mettle in senior competition by winning the Olympic gold medal. By the end of 1988, Lewis had run what still rank as 7 of the top ten junior 400 metre races of all times. In 1990, he won NCAA Championships in the 400 m and went on to win the US Track and Field Championships in the same event. In 1992, Lewis, once again, competed at the Olympic Games in Barcelona and won a silver medal in the 400 m and a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, which broke the world record (2:55.74) that Lewis had previously helped tie in the 1988 Olympic Games.

She's crazy funny, and her road to multiple Olympics games was very different than most. Tasha Danvers heralds from Jamaican roots. Jumping high, and jumping early was something that came to her at a young age. With the support and direction from her Father, Tasha naturally became attracted to the high hurdles and it wasn't long before she knuckled down and focused on becoming an Olympian. It wasn't all plain sailing, but as Sydney 2000 rolled around Tasha was to walk out in the opening ceremony with her head held high, and her dreams even higher. We hear from her on what it was like to represent your country on the biggest Athletic stage of all, and then the decisions that followed which meant she missed 2004 in Athens. Beijing in 2008 was well and truly on her radar and the almost perfect race saw her standing on the podium collecting a bronze medal proudly representing her nation of Great Britain. In this episode Tasha serves up a hot mixture of life as an Athlete and what comes after the hype and rewards of being one of the very fastest over the hurdles over one lap of the track.

At the age of six Vera Zvonareva picked up a tennis racket and never looked back. Growing up in Moscow she honed her game on courts that had carpet as the surface. Her first overseas exchange experience when she was a young girl was to London, and she shares her memories of London, the food, the culture after traveling for the first time from Russia. Vera's rise in Women's tennis was rapid, her first ITF tournament win was in Georgia in 2000. From there it was onward and upward with wins all across the world. 2010 was arguably her greatest year to date, with appearances in the Wimbledon Women's Singles and Doubles Final and the US Open Women's Singles Final. In total six doubles Grand Slam doubles championships. There was also a bronze medal in the Beijing Olympic Games in the Women's Singles. Vera talks about injuries and leaving the tour to get married and to start a family. No back on the tour and as hungry as ever to accomplish great things in the twilight of her career Vera shares about the path back from injury, managing family while traveling the world. Currently in Dubai preparing for the seasons first Grand Slam in Melbourne, Australia Vera provides a unique and wonderful insight to what life on the tour for twenty years means and what it looks like from the inside. 

Paul Di Bella heralds from a small town in Far North Queensland in Australia. At a young age Paul worked out that he could run fast, and it wasn't long before the world of athletics was in front of him.  We relive his journey from the time that he left home to move to Brisbane to train, and we hear of the setbacks that he encountered on the way, setbacks that made him hungrier and more determined to achieve his goals - to represent his country at the Olympic Games. Paul achieved his goal twice, at the 2000 Games in Sydney and four years later in Athens Greece.  We discover Paul's life after his athletics career, and how these days, he is focused on giving back to the next generation and uncovering perhaps the next star of the track. If you don't believe you can't achieve your dreams perhaps because where you live, or where you were born, then listen to this episode and embrace plenty of inspiration.

Marc Scott broke Mo Farah's 5k record, that's how good he is. Marc Scott is an English long-distance runner. He represented Great Britain in the 5000 metres at the 2017 (London) and 2019 (Doha) World Athletics Championships. He is currently the British & European Record holder for the indoor 5000m and the British Record Holder for the road 5k. Scott started running at the age of 11. He grew up playing soccer as well as running, and was "moderately" successful as a high school runner. On 5 June 2017 Scott was admitted to hospital for a seizure he experienced four miles into a regular training run. He reportedly had experienced seizures in the past. In spite of the hospitalisation, doctors did not forbid him from racing, and he went on to win the men's 10,000 metres at the 2017 NCAA DI Outdoor Championships in a time of 29.01.54, running the last 400 metres in 55.44 seconds. After graduating from Tulsa in the USA, Scott raced the men's 5000 metres at the 2018 European Championships, placing fifth in the final. He became a double British champion when winning the 5000 metres event at the 2020 British Athletics Championships in a time of 13 min 32.98 sec. He had previously won the title in 2018.