Podium Athletics – Details, episodes & analysis

World 1500m medallist Hannah England and commentary friends and colleagues Richard Newman and Katie Smith are launching a new athletics podcast on Tuesday 10th June. Find out what they're about, and what you can expect every week.

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After months of planning, we're finally here for episode one of Podium! World silver medallist Hannah England and fellow athletics commentators Rich Newman and Katie Smith discuss London's bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships, plans for the 2026 European Athletics Championships, continued doping scandals from London 2012 Olympic Games, and look back at the Rome Diamond League and action from the past week.

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Eilish McColgan joins Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith as the first athlete guest on Podium. The Commonwealth champion discusses her London Marathon debut, the versality of her career which has seen her compete across Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, European Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games, and the highs and lows of social media.

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Hannah, Rich and Katie discuss the future of Grand Slam Track, following its early curtailment for the 2025 season and look back at Diamond League meetings in Oslo and Stockholm, after Mondo Duplantis broke the pole vault world record for the 12th time in his career.

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Double Olympic and four-time world triple jump champion Christian Taylor joins Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith to discuss incredible career, how he strived to break Jonathan Edwards' world record, the future of field events, the Olympic Games and much more.

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This week, Kenya’s world record holder and 3-time Olympic gold medallist Faith Kipyegon will attempt to make history in Paris by becoming the first woman to break the four minute mile - but is it physically achievable? Dr Mark Burnley, senior lecturer in exercise physiology at Loughborough University, breaks it down, while Commonwealth 10,000m champion Eilish McColgan and 2022 world 1500m champion Jake Wightman give their opinions.

Fresh from returning from commentary in Paris, Hannah looks back at a Diamond League meeting to remember, we preview the European Athletics Team Championships and what’s going on with Turkey’s recruitment drive?

Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith.

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The brilliant Larissa Iapichino is our third athlete guest, after the Italian won her first major title at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn earlier this year. Coming from sporting parents in two-time Olympic silver medallist Fiona May and former pole vaulting dad (and now coach) Gianni, Larissa talks about the pressure she faced coming into athletics, her passion for the Olympics, how a 4th place finish at Paris 2024 has fuelled her ambitions going forward, and much more.

Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith.

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In a packed episode, the former meet director at the Prefontaine Classic, Tom Jordan, joins us to discuss the man it's named after - Steve Pretontaine - and his legacy 50 years since his death aged just 24. Tom also talks about why the event in Eugene is one of the highlights on the Diamond League calendar.

Hannah and Rich preview the Pre Classic and review Faith Kipyegon's Breaking4 attempt, the European Athletics Team Championships, Jamaican trails and ask: is Sifan Hassan gearing up for another bonkers schedule, after signing up for the Sydney Marathon less than two weeks before the World Athletics Championships begin in Tokyo.

Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith.

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This podcast is sponsored by Maurten and SOAR Running - we thank them so much for their support!

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Great Britain's 2022 world 1500m champion Jake Wightman joins the Podium team to discuss his epic victory at Hayward Field almost three years ago, ahead of his return to Eugene for the Prefontaine Classic this weekend - the next stop on the Diamond League circuit.

Jake also talks about injury setbacks and the fight he's put in to overcome them, ending his coaching relationship with dad Geoff, and much more.

Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith.

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This podcast is sponsored by Maurten and SOAR Running - we thank them so much for their support!

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