The Athletes Record

In this episode we hear from the fastest Irish man over 100m, Israel Olatunde in the aftermath of his record breaking turn at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.

In this episode we meet, legend of Irish sport, John Treacy. Hailing from Villierstown, County Waterford, Treacy had a stellar career as an athlete winning back to back World Cross Country Championship titles, an epic performance to win silver in the Marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and later in his career, becoming Chief Executive of Sport Ireland. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We meet athletics legend, Sebastian Coe, winner of four Olympic medals, including the 1500m gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984. He set nine outdoor and three indoor world records in middle-distance track events. He talks everything from his love of jazz to his infamous rivalry with Steve Ovett and his life long friendship with Daley Thompson.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we meet Trinidadian cricketer, Nicholas Pooran, one of the most exciting talents in the modern game. Pooran burst onto the cricket scene as teenager before a serious car accident in 2015 threatened to derail his budding career. Despite that set back, Nicholas emerged from the brink and is now the short format captain of the West Indies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we meet, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce… Three-time Olympic champion and nine-time World Champion, Shelly-Ann shared with us what inspired her to pursue her sensational sprinting career, the challenges of growing up in an inner city community in Kingston, Jamaica, what it feels like to win and how motherhood has given her a new sense of purpose in her sport.