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Podium Athletics
The athletics podcast, brought to you by world medallist Hannah England and fellow athletics commentator Richard Newman. Every week, the team will bring you the talking points, results and stories from the track, field, road and the mud of cross country, alongside big-name interviews. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.
Episodes
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Almgren prepares for New York Marathon, Jepchirchir suspended and male pacers for women’s London Marathon?
Hannah and Rich preview the New York City Marathon, where Andreas Almgren will make a much anticipated debut over the distance - taking on reigning champion…
Podium AthleticsClaudio Berardelli | Coach of Sabastian Sawe and Emmanuel Wanyonyi on world records, future targets and life in Kenya
Courtesy of our sponsors Maurten, Italian coach Claudio Berardelli joins us for remarkably open and honest extended interview. The coach behind the success of…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Diamond League 2027 set, results, moment of 2026 and what goes into being a commentator?
How does a 'quiet week' end up as a one hour episode? Like this! Hannah and Rich round-up results and news from the past week, including Marc Scott's marathon…
Podium AthleticsPhily Bowden | Elite British marathon runner and content creator
In this episode, Hannah speaks to Phily Bowden, who is preparing for the New York City Marathon. Phily is one of Britain's top female marathon runners, with a…
Podium AthleticsCharlotte Henrich | Britain's rising 400m star and multiple relay medallist
In this episode, Hannah and Rich caught up with British 400m runner Charlotte Henrich, following her breakthrough season. The 2025 European U20 champion broke…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Feysa and Kipruto rule in Chicago, Kipchoge adds another win to his GOAT status in Melbourne
Hannah and Rich look back at a busy weekend of marathons - including a second successive win for Hawi Feysa and a statement victory for Amos Kipruto, after…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Chicago Marathon preview, British qualifying standards for Beijing and Matchroom enters athletics
Hannah and Rich are back to preview the Chicago Marathon, where Sharon Lokedi takes on a fast course for the first time in her career - taking on Brigid…
Podium AthleticsJake Smith | 2:09:24 at Berlin Marathon
Trigger warning: This podcast contains discussions about eating disorders - please see resources below if you are affected and would like support. In this…
Podium AthleticsMatthew Hudson-Smith | Three-time European 400m champion
It's an honour to have one of Britain's best on the podcast this week - as Matthew Hudson-Smith gave up an hour of his time to chat to us, having made history…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Injury heartbreak for Assefa at Berlin Marathon, McColgan wins again and Dancing with the Stars...?!
Hannah and Rich look back at the Berlin Marathon, where Tigst Assefa agonisingly fell short of the world record, suffering a suspected Achilles injury with…
Podium AthleticsMark English | European 800m champion
A month on from winning gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Ireland's Mark English joins the podcast to talk through his 2026 season -…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Keely Hodgkinson launches speed suit at Athlos, World Road Championships review
Just as the track and field season begins to wind down, Keely Hodgkinson kept the conversation going by launching a new speed suit, made by Nike, as she closed…
Podium AthleticsAndreas Almgren | European 10,000m champion
European 10,000m champion Andreas Almgren takes time out to speak to Podium, courtesy of sponsors Maurten, ahead of the World Road Running Championships in…
Podium AthleticsAgnes Ngetich | World cross country champion and 10k road world record holder
Courtesy of sponsors Maurten, Agnes Ngetich speak to Podium ahead of the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, where she will race the half marathon…
Podium AthleticsThe Day (3) After | World Ultimate Championship - Josh Kerr caps year with 1500m win
Hannah and Rich round-up the final day of action at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, as mile world record holder Josh Kerr completed his…
Podium AthleticsThe Day (2) After | World Ultimate Championship - Werro wins again as brilliant Jefferson-Wooden claims 100m title
Hannah and Rich wrap up the day two action in Budapest, where Keely Hodgkinson finished second to Audrey Werro despite the Olympic champion admitting she tore…
Podium AthleticsThe Day (1) After | Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins 5000m at World Ultimate Championship
After commentating on the opening night of the first ever World Ultimate Championship, Hannah joins Rich from Budapest following an evening that belonged to…
Podium AthleticsThe Day Before | World Ultimate Championship Preview
Hannah joins Rich from Budapest to preview the first ever World Athletics Ultimate Championship, which could be a watershed moment for the future of the sport…
Podium AthleticsRomell Glave | European 100m champion
Britain's newly crowned European 100m champion, Romell Glave, joins Hannah and Rich to talk about his brilliant summer, ahead of his appearance at the World…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Ingebrigtsen stirs the pot at Diamond League final, World Ultimate Championships lookahead
Hannah's back from holiday to join Rich with a review of the Diamond League final in Brussels, which featured a double top three finish for Amy Hunt - and…
Podium AthleticsPreview | Brussels Diamond League Final and news wrap-up with Jake Wightman
Rich is joined once again by 2022 world champion Jake Wightman to preview the Diamond League Final in Brussels - which falls a week before the inaugural World…
Podium AthleticsPhoebe Gill | British champion and Olympian
At the age of just 17, Phoebe Gill represented Great Britain at the Paris Olympics having won the British 800m title - it was a rapid rise for a runner many…
Podium AthleticsZurich Diamond League Podlet | World records for Masai Russell, Alison Dos Santos - Audrey Werro impresses again
Hannah and Rich catch-up briefly to look back at highlights from the Zurich Diamond League meeting, where Masai Russell (100m Hurdles) and Alison Dos Santos…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Silesia thoughts, Georgia Hunter Bell joins the 800m Diamond League party and World Ultimates update - with Jake Wightman
Jake Wightman is back to talk through a busy week in athletics, with Hannah and Rich. There are reflections on the European Championships from Jake himself…
Podium AthleticsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026 | Wrap-Up as Georgia Hunter Bell and mixed 4x100m relay win gold on the final night
Hannah and Rich round-up the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, with a focus on day 7 and our best moments of the week. There's a look back at…
Podium AthleticsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026 | Day Six Podlet - Gold double for GB 4x100m, Almgren stuns in 10,000m
Hannah, Rich and Sikhalo gather for the final podlet of the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham (with a full review to come on Monday), as both of…
Podium AthleticsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026 | Day Five Podlet - Audrey Werro beats Keely Hodgkinson to 800m gold
We have to fess up - the first recording of this was either lost or corrupted, and we were gutted! So, Rich, Hannah and Sikhalo from Activate the Burners…
Podium AthleticsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026 | Day Four Podlet - Amy Hunt does the double
Rich and Sikhalo from Activate the Burners look back at day four from Birmingham, as Amy Hunt completed the sprint double, adding 200m gold to her 100m success…
Podium AthleticsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026 | Day Three Podlet - Matt Hudson-Smith defies pressure to win gold
Rich, Tom Bosworth and Sikhalo from Activate the Burners react to day three at the Alexander Stadium. In the stadium that’s helped shape him as one of the best…
Podium AthleticsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026 | Day Two Podlet - Romell Glave leads British 1-2 in 100m, Battocletti retains 5000m title
Rich is joined once again by Commonwealth silver medallist Tom Bosworth and Sikhalo from Activate the Burners to look back at day two - and Hannah makes a…
Podium AthleticsEuropean Athletics Championships 2026 | Day One Podlet - Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s sensational comeback
Rich is joined by Commonwealth silver medallist Tom Bosworth and Activate the Burners creator Sikhalo to look back at day one of Birmingham 2026 - as Jakob…
Podium AthleticsPreview | European Athletics Championships 2026
Hannah and Rich look ahead to the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, featuring the highly anticipated match-up between Keely Hodgkinson, Audrey…
Podium AthleticsCommonwealth Games Athletics 2026 | Wrap-up, as Kerr delivers in the mile
Hannah and Rich look back at the final day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where Josh Kerr lived up to the hype to win mile gold for Scotland. There's…
Podium AthleticsCommonwealth Games Athletics 2026 | Day Five Podlet - Gold for Georgia Hunter Bell
Podium is proud to be sponsored by Maurten…
Podium AthleticsCommonwealth Games 2026 Athletics | Day Four podlet
Hannah and Rich review day four of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, where Rose Davies made history as the first woman to win the 5,000m/10,000m double…
Podium AthleticsCommonwealth Games 2026 Athletics | Day Three podlet
Hannah and Rich take a look back at the third day of track and field at the 2026 Commonwealth Games from Glasgow, after England’s Elise Thorner produced a…
Podium AthleticsCommonwealth Games 2026 | Day Two podlet
Rich and Hannah take a look back at the second day of track and field at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, which produced some incredible sprint finals…
Podium AthleticsCommonwealth Games Athletics | Day One podlet
Hannah and Rich - who are in Glasgow working for the host broadcast at the Commonwealth Games - take a whistle stop tour through day one of track and field at…
Podium AthleticsPreview | Commonwealth Games - Glasgow 2026
(Recorded before England withdrawals) - Rich is in Scotland, and Hannah’s about to head up - so the team take a deep dive on the Commonwealth Games, ahead of…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Full London Diamond League review after Josh Kerr makes mile history
Following on from Saturday’s podlet (catch up with our immediate reaction and interviews), Hannah and Rich take a more in-depth look back at the Novuna London…
Podium AthleticsPodlet | Josh Kerr smashes the mile world record at the London Athletics Meet
Katie’s back to help Rich and Hannah react to a phenomenal afternoon at the London Stadium, where Josh Kerr backed up three months of hype to break the mile…
Podium AthleticsPreview | Josh Kerr goes for the mile world record at London Athletics Meet 2026
Hannah and Rich look ahead to the Saturday's Diamond League meeting - the London Athletics Meet - where Josh Kerr will conclude 'Project 222' to try and break…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Monaco Diamond League - Wanyonyi's world record, Alfred goes third all-time, Ngetich outshines Kipyegon
Hannah's back to join Rich for a round-up of the Meeting Herculis - the Monaco Diamond League - where Emmanuel Wanyonyi broke the 1000m world record, pushed…
Podium AthleticsYomif Kejelcha | Sub 2-hour marathoner and 10k world record holder
Ethopia's Yomif Kejelcha more than played his part at April's historic London Marathon, pushing Sabastian Sawe almost all the way as both men became the first…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Prefontaine Classic review and the impact of altitude with Jake Wightman
Jake’s back and joins Rich to help dissect the key moments from the Eugene Diamond League meeting, which featured Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter Bell in…
Podium AthleticsPreview | Prefontaine Classic 2026
Rich and Hannah preview the prestigeous Prefontaine Classic, the latest stop on the Diamond League circuit, which takes place across two-days in Eugene this…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Paris Diamond League, England Commonwealth Games team
Hannah and Rich look back at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League, where a number of competition records were broken. Audrey Werro moved to around half a second…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Paris Diamond League preview, IOC grants and the heatwave - with Jake Wightman
Great Britain’s 2022 world 1500m champion Jake Wightman is back on to help Hannah and Rich preview Sunday’s Paris Diamond League, where the recently crowned…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Novuna UK Athletics Championships 2026 review
With Rich away on holiday, Hannah’s roped in husband, former British champion and full-time athletics coach Luke Gunn to review the British Championships in…
Podium AthleticsMegan Keith | European medallist and Scottish record holder
Great Britain and Scotland's Megan Keith joins us ahead of the UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham, where the 24-year-old will be back to target another…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Josh Kerr and Tara Davis-Woodhall at LA Grand Prix, UK Athletics Championships preview
We've split this episode in two, looking back at news over the weekend - including the heartbreaking season ending injury for Molly Caudery, Josh Kerr's…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Gudaf Tsegay ban, Cooper Lutkenhaus impresses again, Ja'Kobe Tharp's world record
Hannah and Rich round up the latest action from the Diamond League in Rome, where there were mixed fortunes for the phenoms - with Cooper Lutkenhaus beating…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Stockholm Shocks - Werro stuns Hodgkinson, Mondo defeated, Hunt goes sub-11
Hannah and Rich look back on a brilliantly chaotic and unpredictable Stockholm Diamond League meeting, which featured Audrey Werro posting the third fastest…
Podium AthleticsGrant Fisher | Double Olympic medallist
Grant Fisher joins us to discuss his gradual transition to the roads, having made history at Paris 2024 by becoming the first American man to win medals in…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Rabat Diamond League, Bydgoszcz and UK Athletics 10k Road Championships
Hannah and Rich look back at the Rabat Diamond League and ahead to the next few meetings in Rome and Stockholm, following wins for Max Burgin and Yared Nuguse…
Podium AthleticsMax Burgin | British 800m champion
Max Burgin joins us ahead of the start of his 2026 season, which he'll open up at the Rabat Diamond League. Having finished in the top eight at the Olympic…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Xiamen Diamond League and a new golden era for Australian athletics?
Australian athletics broadcaster Mitch Dyer joins Rich and Hannah to look at what’s going so right for his country right now, with the Olympics and Paralympics…
Podium AthleticsYared Nuguse | Olympic bronze medallist
The USA's Paris 2024 Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Yared Nuguse joins us on the podcast to talk about his hopes for the 2026 season, having already qualified…
Podium AthleticsRound-Up | Jake Wightman joins as guest contributor, Shanghai Diamond League review
We’re so happy to announce that Britain’s 2022 world 1500m champion will be a regular guest contributor throughout the season around his race commitments, and…
Podium AthleticsPreview | Diamond League 2026 and Shanghai/Keqiao
After a few quiet weeks, it feels like the outdoor track and field season is finally about to kick into gear with the first of a Chinese Diamond League…