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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: IG/Threads @BackstraightBoysPodcast.
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Send us Fan Mail Jaz and Jody are holding the fort as Bayo gallivants around Europe but they all have plenty to say about a successful (If divisive) World Ultimates. There are interviews from the likes of Giambo, Josh, Amy and Kenny B as well as our reaction to a shock Nairobi announcement. But most importantly our Long Jump Queen can now have a rest :-) Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail We’re back after a well earned rest but if you think we’ve spent our time prepping for this episode you’re be sadly mistaken 😬 The Ultimate Champs are finally upon us but we have no idea what’s going through n so join as we muddle our way through a quick preview and discuss some spectacular late season perfs at the recent Diamond Leagues. We’ll be better prepared when we reach Buda where each night we’ll be dropping a pod with a legendary special guest after each session 🤞 Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail The time has come to reveal the results of the most important competition in Birmingham. Who will be crowned the winner of the inaugural Backdraft prediction contest??? Did Bayo's cautious approach pay off? Were Jody's daring choices triumphant? Will Jaz's championship pedigree prevail? Tune in to find out who comes top of the medal table. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail After a fantastic Backstraight Meet Up we're a but worse for wear but did make it to the stadium for a jam packed evening (Some of which we don't really remember). Team GB won double relay Gold and the Irish fans had plenty to celebrate with HEP Gold for Kate O'Connor and 1500m Bronze for Andrew Coscoran. Andy Diaz Hernandez jumped the 4th best TJ or all time and Julien Weber clinched a last gasp JT title with a huge CR of 90.40 whilst Andreas Almgren's runaway 10 victory left us confused. But the highlight of the day occurred in the morning when Jaz's one and done qualification left us elated and impressed a certain Long Jump Goat the legendary Heike Drechsler, who joins us on the pod for our favourite interview of the week. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail The most anticipated event of the week did not disappoint as Audrey beat Keely in a nail biter. We're joined by coaching maestro and 800m star Jenny Meadows to give us all the insider info. Elsewhere it was a good night for Tokyo21 legends as Gimbo defied the odds to make it 4 Euro HJ Golds and Karsten swept to victory with a CR in the 400h. Britain gained another silver from Zharnel in the 200m amid a controversial win from Germany's Owen Ansah and Italy topped the medal table thanks to Nadia Battocletti's distance double. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail As Ireland have a Golden night we speak to 800m royalty Wilson Kipketer and Ellen van Langen to discuss Mark English's majestic win and whether Femke can cause and upset in the women's race. On a great night of athletics (And our all time favourite medal podium), Amy did the sprint double, Rhasidat surprised herself with silver and Dina inched one medal closer to the top of the all time medal table. Kristjan Ceh stunned with the longest championship discus throw of all time and we discuss the controversial reinstatement of 800m fave Audrey Werro. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail The British Gold rush continues as MHS fulfills his destiny on his home track. We're joined by 5 time European Champion Roger Black to heap praise on the home town boy. Elsewhere Emily Newnham takes a stunning 400h silver behind Emma Zapletalova with a huge new PB and we ponder why the BBC is so obsessed with crowd sizes??? Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail More GB Gold as Romell & Jeremiah delight the home crowd with a 1 and 2 in the 100m. We're joined by 4 time European Gold medallist Adam Gemili to talk is through the race and tell us what he's up to in Birmingham 2026. Then we discuss the rest of the evenings session including record breaking Hammer Throws, rage inducing distance runs and veterans finally getting their due. Big shout out to Miltiadis Tentoglu making it 4 in a row and all our fingers crossed for MHS whose destiny awaits tomorrow, Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail We're joined by UK Sprint Queen Ashleigh Nelson as Team GB get off to a Golden start with Amy storming to victory in the 100m. Reigning champions Leonardo Fabbri and Jessica Schilder retained their Shot Put titles but there was heartbreak for Scott Lincoln as he came agonisingly 4th again. Overall the night belonged to Norway who claimed double Gold with a resurgent Jackob making it 7 in a row and a Karsten lead Mixed 4x4 Team triumphing just as they has predicted at the London DL. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Join as for a chaotic episode of the as we assemble our all star teams to see who can best predict the winners at the upcoming European Athletics Championships. We’ll all be in Birmingham but now we have even more reason to get excited as we cheer on our very own draft picks from Karsten and Georgia to Jacob and …..Sofia Fiorini??? Who’s going to win the most important Gold Medal of the week?? Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail She’s been and gone and done it 🤩 As Jody predicted at the beginning of the year our very own Backstraight Girl, Jaz is now the Commonwealth Long Jump Champion!!! She joins us fresh from Glasgow to tell us all about her fantastic win and we recap the high and lows from a mixed bag of a Games. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail The gang's all here and so are the first major champs of the season!!! The Commonwealth Games have a long and storied history but where do they fit in the modern sporting landscape? We discuss our favourite CWG memories from over the years before taking a deep dive onto what we're most looking forward to over the next week. Some of the world biggest stars are in action and some of the fields are stacked but others.....not so much. Look forward to champs like Ethan Katzberg, Thea Lafond, Damien Warner, Nina Kennedy, Neeraj Chopra and Tobi Amusam but also expect some new stars and surprise medallists to emerge - the more random the better. There have been some late withdrawals from the Brits but Josh, Amy, Zharnel, Max, Laura, Jeremiah, Georgia, Jake, Eilish and of course Jaz will give the crowds plenty to cheer about. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail We report back from a jaw dropping London Diamond League where Josh Kerr's new Mile WR stole the show but he had plenty of competition on an afternoon of non stop action. We also discuss the Euro U18 in Rieti as Team GB top the medal table with a stunning set of performances from the young team. The are kids are indeed, all right. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Jazz is Back!!! To dispel rumours of a dramatic Backstraight bust-up our favourite lady is joining us to preview all the action at this weekend's mouth watering London Athletics Meet. With a season's best of 6.80cm last week, Jaz is in fine form to take her place in a stacked LJ field, but every event is star studded with Mondo, Marileidy, Oblique, Julien, Emmanuel, Yaroslava and Karsten all on the start lists. The Brits are out in force as well the likes of Keely, Josh, Dina, MHS, Zharnel, Morgan and Amy all looking to fine tune before the CWG's and Euro Champs. Unfortunately Georgia Hunter Bell, Charlie Morgan and Jake Wightman are all late withdrawals. Fingers crossed they have recovered before Glasgow. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail The Diamond League bangers keep on coming!!! We review and dazzling Monaco meeting with world leading performances from stars likes of Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Julien Alfred, Nina Kennedy, Miltiadis Tentoglu, Collen Kebinatshipi and more. The Brits were on fire as well. Kimani Jack and Jake Wightman both placing 2 with impressive showing. We also answer the question ‘What’s going on with Keely???’ 🤔 Answer - She’s fine 😎 Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail We're joined by Sprint Queen Amy Hunt to fill us in on her hectic year since Tokyo Silver and what her plans are for a jam packed 2026. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail After a hugely enjoyable UK Champs and Euro Trials we’re joined by hurdles legend and friend of the pod Colin Jackson to review all the action and get the lowdown on Ja’Kobe Tharp’s new 110h WR. With 7 championship records and a whole host of amazing performances Team GB looks to be in great position for the upcoming European Champs at the same stadium. We chat to some of the weekend biggest winners including Jake Wightman, Joel Clarke Khan, Marcia Sey and Success Eduan. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail With a very slight lull in the non stop Diamond League schedule we're joined by oldskool T&F bestie Jamie McGann from the TrackCastic podcast to relive all the amazing action from Rome, Stockholm and Oslo. There were historic wins and shocking losses, old timers proving they've still got it and literal children beating all comers. Audrey, Mondo, Cooper, Noah, Henriette, Rumesh all had us gasping but after 3 meets in a week we're as exhausted as they are!!! Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail We're Back for more Chat with our All Time Favourite Athletes (UK Edition - Part 2). As you can imagine our short little extra episode turned into an hour long celebration of all our 21st Century faves. From Golden doubles and involuntary roly polys to walking wonders and missing knighthoods we laugh our way through 25 years or Britain's best!!! Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Bayo snuck away from his Spanish holiday to make a surprise trip to Morocco and his first ever non European Diamond League meeting in Rabat. It was definitely worth the wait as the top performance came thick and extremely fast. The Brits did well with the likes of Max Burgin and Matt Hudson Smith shining whilst local legend Soufiane El Bakkali did what he always does and ended the meeting in style. But it wasn't all fun, there was work to be done so you can enjoys interviews with the likes of Geordie Beamish, Ryan Crouser and comeback Queen, Shaunae Miller - Uibo. Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials. Thanks for listening and follow us on Social Media at Insta - (@BackstraightBoysPodcast). Email - backstraightboyspod@gmail.com
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