Hosted by Claire Thomas · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 213 episodes
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Join Jody, Bayo, and Claire each fortnight 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 Twitter: @BackstraightB and @Claire_GThomas.
Claire Thomas hosts Backstraight Boys (& Girl) Athletics Chat, a sports show with 213 episodes published.
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 thin
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 thin
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 c
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 c
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 Osl
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.
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 t
Send us Fan Mail The season is in full swing with Diamond Leagues and Gold Meets coming thick and fast. We catch up with all the best performances of the year including two historic throws from Jessica Schilder in the Sh
Send us Fan Mail The very first BackChat is here, and inevitably we're chatting about our All Time Favourite Athletes (UK Edition - Part 1). From relays masters, local butchers and teenage prodigies turns out we had WAY
Send us Fan Mail They’ll be no more long waits for your Backstraight fix as every week the boys will now be answering your questions on BackChat your weekly Backstraight Bonus. Ask anything you like and you may win a pri
Send us Fan Mail This week we’re joined by British sprint legend Adam Gemili to discuss an electrifying World Relays from Gaborone, Botswana. There was lots at stake for the African nation as WA took this meet to the con
Send us Fan Mail We're back and still in shock following Sabastian Sawe's jaw dropping World Records at The London Marathon. Not only was he the first man to break 2 hours, but 3 men went under the previous WR and Tigst
Send us Fan Mail The GB Golden Girls and ever dependable Mr Kerr did Team GB proud at the World Indoors. And so did Bayo. With Jody is sunning himself in Argentina Bayo had to interview the stars in Toruń solo for the ve
Send us Fan Mail Two in a week!!! 🤯 Bayo’s off to Toruń for the World Indoors so we’ve invited our OG track bestie and 2004 WI 800m bronze medalist Jo Mersh to join us all the way from New Zealand. We cover all the even
Send us Fan Mail It's been a while. Huge apologies for our two month absence but we're back with a banger. For our 200th Episode we are celebrating the long awaited arrival of our new passports with an Irish Athletics Sp
Send us Fan Mail A new year is upon us and we meet up with some of our Athletico besties to take a look at what’s coming up in 2026. With Champs galore, exciting events and favourite athletes to cheer on we chose our hig
Send us Fan Mail The gang’s all here and we’re joined by LOADS of Backstraight’s nearest and dearest to review a jam packed 2025. From Apeldoorn to Tokyo with a detour through Götzis and Zurich we try and remember it all
Send us Fan Mail We’re joined by Heptathlon sensation Abigail Pawlett to chat about her stunning 2025 season and how that fall at the WC’s is motivating her into 2026 Also JAZ IS BACK to tell us all about her post Tokyo
Send us Fan Mail We’re joined by 400h star Seamus Derbyshire to talk about his breakout season, surprise relay success and how being his authentic self has rejuvenated his career. We also fill you in on our guest appeara
Send us Fan Mail After a lot of hand wringing about Team GB's showing in Tokyo we've decided to look on the bright side and celebrate some of our positive performances. We're joined by World Champ finalist Scot Lincoln t
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Backstraight Boys (& Girl) Athletics Chat is hosted by Claire Thomas. The show is categorised under sports and has published 213 episodes.
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