The Mistake That Can End Any Athlete's Career! | Andy Grech

Champions Connect Podcast · Oct 2, 2025 · 1h 13m

What is really holding sport in Malta back, seen by an athlete, a teacher and a federation president?

Andy Grech is the former president of Athletics Malta and leads education and research at the Authority for Integrity in Maltese Sport (AIMS), a former Maltese athlete who was once Luca's PE teacher.

Andy grew up in gymnastics, then athletics, as a jumper. In 2012 he set his sights on the London Olympics and, straight after graduating as a teacher, joined the army under a new scheme for athlete soldiers. He calls it the worst decision of his life. On the final day of his Olympic qualification…