This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time. It's Sunday July 28th 2024.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paris 2024 one year on - one more time! It's Day 1 and there's Diving, Dame Kelly & First Medals. This is Encore Une Fois - reliving the Olympics of Paris.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's no Olympics this summer but no problem! This is Encore Une Fois, the inside story of Paris 2024 one year on, one more time  Michael & John take you back to Friday July 26 - Day 0 - Trains, Boats & Cement Works! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's exactly one year to go before Glasgow 2026. A new games for a new era, and a brand new mascot revealed as well - 'Finnie' the unicorn - the national animal of Scotland - yes really! In this special episode, we also hear from CEO Phil Batty on the Games that are now just 12 months away! We also have Glasgow 2026 ambassador and reigning Commonwealth champion Eilish McColgan, gold medalists Sarah Adlington and Pauline Wilson. For much more info on next year’s Commonwealth Games head to ⁠glasgow2026.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A wet summers day in London but no-one seemed to mind at a sold out London Stadium for the Novuna London Athletics Meet in the Diamond League. Especially as it was confirmed on the morning of the event that London would be bidding for the World Athletics Champs in 2029! We've the latest from UK Athletics CEO Jack Buckner. On the track, a year ago the athletes were off to the Paris Olympics the next day, but this year it's still two months til the World Champs in Tokyo and World Para Champs in Delhi. We hear from Sophie Hahn, Lina Nielsen, Amy Hunt and Zac Skinner on another special day at the special London Stadium! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We all love it - the greatest, biggest, best Championships in the World! But will its stay that way? As the players are in action on court, the All England Club is at the High Court trying to secure plans to treble the size of the grounds, add 38 grass courts and a new 8000 show court arena. We find out all about it with the Sun's tennis correspondent Rob Maul - and we also have the latest Athletics, Cycling, BMX and Judo round up in our Olympic and Paralympics 'News from the Games'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'Shocking' because of the number of seeds to fall - particularly French Open champion Coco Gauff in straight sets - no repeat of the brilliant Sabalenka Gauff final from the French Open just a few weeks ago! After eight winners in eight years, would there be another lesser known Wimbledon women's champion in 2025? And is that good for the sport and the Championships? We ask the question! And as the Olympic and Paralympic podcast, we've also the latest headlines ahead of LA 2028 in Sailing! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Day one done! The hottest ever first day of the Championships saw seeds fall, early victories, big wins for British qualifier Oliver Tarvet and a scare for defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. John rounds up the action from the All England Championships as Michael meets Oliver's Dad! And as the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast we have sailing, athletics, sport climbing and to cool us all down GB SnowSport news! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to Wimbledon 2025! On the eve of the Championships we're at the All England Club ahead of the fortnight of tennis and are joined by Oliver Tarvet's first coach on the eve of the championships. Ben Wood coached the 21 year old from the age of 7 and could already see his outstanding talent. We also hear from Oliver's dad Gary. We run through the order of play on Day One - and don't forget our Olympic and Paralympic News from the Games too with Rowing, Canoeing and Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A bonus edition of the podcast as with little more than 200 days to go before the next Olympics - the Winters in Milano-Cortina in early 2026 - the first athletes have been confirmed by Team GB. Ten curlers have donned the famous tracksuit and stood draped in the red white and blue union flag after being selected to represent GB in the mens womens and mixed team events for the Winter Olympics. Michael's been in Edinburgh to speak to a few of them! While John's at Wimbledon as the 2025 Championships is about to get underway. We are audio rights holders for the first time and will bring you more than ever before from the All England Club throughout the tennis fortnight! And welcome Kirsty Coventry - the tenth, youngest and first female IOC President! But what's on her to do list? This is Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

British Triathlon is the first national governing body in Triathlon to introduce a pregnancy deferral policy. Women who qualify for an Age Group Championship race may now defer their slot in the Great Britain Team for up to two years. European champion Vicky Holland has done just that - and Michael caught up with her in our latest Great British Bosses episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Putting athletes first - everyone says it - how many people do it? In this episode of Great British Bosses, we ask Nick Pearson the CEO of Forte Talent Management, which in its own words, is a sports talent agency redefining representation for track and field athletes, digital talent, and sports models. And that 'redefining' includes launching their first ever event - the Keely Klassic - named after and supported by their Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson. Is this the future? We also talk the Endurance Games and Grand Slam Athletics* (*recorded before Michael Johnson's cancellation of the 4th GS event in LA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ok we admit - we're stretching it just a bit this time, but British Rowing are 'bossing' it ahead of the first two World Cups in Varese in Italy. They topped the 2025 European Rowing Championships medal table with six golds and we've got 5 of the gold medalists on this episode! We are also determined to keep telling the stories of athletes doing great things inbetween the Olympics and Paralympics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The second biggest sport in the UK for the number of spectators attending every year, live TV coverage most weekends on the main ITV channel, well known events like the Grand National, Cheltenham and Royal Ascot. But Great British Racing is looking to the future and ensuring there is one for the so called sport of kings. We talk all things horse-racing with Simon Michaelides, Interim Chief Customer Officer at Great British Racing in our latest Great British Bosses episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Penny Briscoe’s "track record in Paralympic sport is unmatched". Not our words but that of a former guest of Great British Bosses and her CEO David Clarke at Paralympics GB. After years of trying we finally get to speak to the Director of Sport, 5 time Chef De Mission, sports fan and mum about plans for the first ever Paras in LA and whether Atlanta Olympics in '96 really was that bad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back in the UK for the first time since the first games in 2014. Birmingham will host the latest edition of the Invictus Games in July 2027. With brand new events and the usual fans favourites, it's not just about a week of sport at the NEC as CEO of Invictus Games Birmingham 2027 Helen Helliwell explains. And in this latest episode of Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy, she also reveals her own personal reason for delivering this world renowned rehabilitation and sporting event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cricket, Squash and even Flag Football probably got more coverage when confirmed they would be on the programme for the LA Olympics. But hope are high that Team GB could get the men and women's teams qualified for the summer of 2028 as Baseball and Softball also makes a return to the Games. In this episode of Great British Bosses, we hear from new Chair of Baseball Softball UK Matt Bazeley to find out more... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Great British Bosses is our podcast brand where we speak to the men and women behind sport in the UK. In this special episode, we hear from Dame Denise Lewis (UK Athletics President) and London Marathon wheelchair winner Marcel Hug after the confirmation that London would like to stage the World Athletics Championships again in 2029 - 12 years on from the successful 2017 events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're joined by GB Snowsport CEO Victoria Gosling & Head Coach Pat Sharples as they look back on another record breaking season on the snow for Great Britain's Olympic and Paralympic stars. We also look ahead to what's in store at the first Winter Games in Europe in more than a decade - Milano Cortina 2026. This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the fourth of our season on snow, what is that feeling of competing for Great Britain ahead of the Winter Olympic Games of Milano Cortina 2026. We catch up with two teenagers - Moguls skier Cali Carr and snowboarder Txema Mazet-Brown - to find out how they got started, what keeps them focused and what they would like to achieve! This is a special episode of the podcast with GB Snowsport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices