Backstraight Boys (& Girl) Athletics Chat
Join Jody, Bayo, and Guests each fortnight (Or so) as they discuss athletics' hot topics, cover live events, and host stars of the sport in longer interview specials. Hit 'subscribe', give us a rating, and join in the conversation on Twitter: @BackstraightB and IG: @BackstraightBoysPodcast .Podcast imagery: Mark Shearman @athleticsimages
Episodes
169 episodes
The ‘Very Quick’ Nanjing Review Edition
The gang are all recovered from their weekend jet lag and get together to do a speedy recap of the Nanjing World Indoors. Obviously it goes on longer than than planned. They each pick a favourite event and discuss how the overall ch...
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Episode 168
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48:12
The Nanjing Preview Edition + Interview Special with Andrew Pozzi
The Championships keep coming and so do the BSB podcasts!!!The gang is all here and we're joined by European and World Indoor 60mh Champ Andrew Pozzi. Newly retired he tells us all about the highs and lows of his career and ...
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Episode 167
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1:19:08
The Apeldoorn Review Edition with Preet Majithia
Jody didn’t make it to Apeldoorn so we’ve invited Backstraight Roving Reporter Preet on to fill us in on all the action. Netherlands cleaned up at their home champs with 7 Golds whilst Team GB had mixed results. Big name...
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Episode 166
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1:00:49
The Apeldoorn Preview Edition with A European Indoor LEGEND
After many discussion about which legend we should invite on for our Apeldoorn 2025 Euro Indoors Preview, we realised we already had one in da house !!! Reigning European Long Jump champ (And more importantly #1 Backstraight ...
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Episode 165
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1:16:51
The Jumping Mad Edition with Jacob Fincham-Dukes + Fiona May
Four time Olympic Champ Carl Lewis called it an 'April Fools joke' and double champ Militiatis Tentoglu said it was 'dog shit' and threatened to retire from the event, but World Athletics seem determined to implement the...
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Episode 164
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1:07:08
The ‘Know Your History’: MOWA Special Edition
This week we’re joined by a whole host of legendary guests to celebrate MOWA (The Museum of World Athletics). Last summer we were invited (Gatecrashed!) a gathering of dozens of Olympic and World champions who had joined Seb Coe to ...
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Episode 163
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50:08
Backstraight End of Year Review 2024 with Special Guest Claire Thomas
The old gang are all here as we're joined by OG Backstraight Girl, Claire Thomas to round up the whole of 2024!!!We has 3 Major Champs and a whole host of stunning performances to look back on so we choose our highs and lows from an ama...
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Episode 162
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1:48:43
The Ultimate Roundup Edition
The year is coming to an end so we get together for a quick catch up on all of the recent news for the world of T&FFrom the Euro Cross Country to new announcements from WA and British Athletics as well as updates on the Ultimate Cha...
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Episode 161
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42:23
The BackCastic Athlete of the Year Edition
With World Athletics about to announce there Athletes and Performances of the Year awards (And inevitably get it wrong) we’ve called in some Athletico royalty to make the definitive decisions for 2024!!!We’re joined by Chris Brown Sport...
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Episode 160
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1:33:54
The Jodie Williams Career Celebration: Special Edition
Ten years ago, long before the podcast, 20 year old sprint sensation Jodie Williams did an interview for our old blog Jody and Bayo'...
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Episode 159
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52:54
The Sprint Season 2: Olympic Boogaloo Edition
Sprint Season 2 is here and we have MANY thoughts!!! Noah, Gabby and Shericka are back, but Season 1 faves Sha’Carri and SAFP are missing, as is the entire continent of Africa, whilst newcomers like Julian Alfred and Kushan’s Thomp...
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Episode 158
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39:34
The Bianca Williams Edition
Nothing season has brought me more pleasure than to be able to say 'Olympic Silver Medallist, Bianca Williams'.The sprint star joins us to chat about her 'first' Olympic Games, her plans for the future and that pesky 100m PB.
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Episode 157
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30:28
The Charlie Dobson Edition
A few tech probs behind the scenes meant that we've been MIA for the last few weeks. Instead of our planned podcast here's a very special interview with Backstraight fave Charlie Dobson that we're dropping for you early!!!The gang will ...
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Episode 156
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28:16
The We Blame Chase Jackson Edition
Back from gallivanting around Europe the gang are back in business with the hangovers to prove it. Whilst Jaz was celebrating the end of season in Paris and Barcelona the boys were reminded that their partying days are behind them ...
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Episode 155
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1:15:36
The Athleticos Assemble Edition with Liss On Track and Owen M
With so much to catch up on and Jaz away at The Paralympics with call up some Athletico royalty to join as for this weeks pod.Alicia from Liss on Track discusses everything that's happened on the Diamond League since Paris and then we w...
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Episode 154
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1:04:15
The Paris Olympic Review Edition with Greg Rutherford
Can’t quite believe the guests we get on here!!! Jaz and the Boys welcome 2012 Olympic Champ Greg Rutherford on the pod to discuss their favourite Athletics moments from Paris 2024. It was so good we even forget to mention the Brits but do agre...
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Episode 153
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1:26:17
The Olympic Trombelese Edition
The gang's back together for the first time in AGES and all Olympicsed out. We have a catch up about Paris 2024 (Apart from the Athletics) and have differing takeaways from the experience. Was it really 'So Olympic' enough?We discuss ...
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Episode 152
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1:02:47
The Au Revoir Paris Edition with Morgan Lake
We're heading back to London but not before catching up with two days of amazing Olympic competish at The Stade de France. We were there to witness Team GB heroes Keely and Josh do the business and Mondo set a WR to cap things off.Our...
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Episode 151
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39:16
The Bonjour Paris Edition
The action has started and we’re off to Paris in the morning so for our 150th episode here’s a ‘quick’ round up of all the action so far. From Team Ethiopia taking our advice and Femke once again brunging it on the final lap to N...
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Episode 150
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54:09
The Paris Olympic Preview Edition with Dame Jessica Ennis Hill
Paris 2024 has finally arrived and we're properly spoiling you with a spectacular Olympic guest to help preview all of the upcoming action. Dame Jessica Ennis Hill knows a thing or two about an Olympic Games and she joins us to dis...
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Episode 149
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1:22:27
The Sshhhhh Edition - London Athletics Meet Review
The gang are still catching their breathe from an astonishing London Diamond League in a jam packed Olympic Stadium!!!The last meeting before Paris had records and PB's falling all over the place with stunning performances from Keely ...
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Episode 148
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1:34:25
The Crazy Eights Edition
Last weeks crazy results from Monaco and La Chaux-de-Fonds leave the team speechless, although not enough to stop them from blathering on for an hour.The likes of Femke, Jacob, Rai, Quincy, Jessica Hull and Djamel Sedjati set up mouth...
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Episode 147
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1:06:16
The Reality Royalty Edition
Jaz is on the move, so the boys get together to discuss Olympic Teams, World Records, Sprint on Netflix and their own glorious reality TV pasts.There's also talk of a Backstraight Meet Up at The London Diamond League, so let th...
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Episode 146
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