The Athletes Record
Welcome to The Athletes Record, where people from the world of sport share an honest and inspirational account of their sporting life, the things that matter most to them and what they learned along the way.
Series Episodes
Sebastian Coe
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.
31 mins
3 June 2022 Finished
Nicholas Pooran
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.
30 mins
12 May 2022 Finished
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
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.
33 mins
17 April 2022 Finished
