Episode 169 - Nina Sterckx Interview

11/23/21 • 101 min

A very exciting interview for you today as we return to the sport of weightlifting by speaking with Belgian Tokyo Olympian Nina Sterckx about her incredible career and her incredible time at the 2020 Olympics! We learn from Nina about her journey as a promising young gynmast into the sport of weightlifting and why a simple training exercise set her on a path towards the Olympics. We also learn more about the history of the sport in Belgium, and just how groundbreaking her qualification was for the Tokyo Games. Added to this we find out more about her emotional experience during the Olympics as well as just how badly her phone blew up after her performance at the Games went viral. It's an incredibly insightful chat that you will want to lift right away into your years! So get listening!

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Episode 168 - Lucy Stephan Interview

It's time to get back into the boat today as we sit down and chat with Tokyo Gold Medal winning Australian rower Lucy Stephan about her incredible career and her Olympic experiences! We learn from Lucy just how she went from a tiny town in rural Victoria in the middle of a drought to taking up the sport of rowing that would lead her to the ultimate prize in sport. We also learn about some prestigious races in Australia that may or may not be helped by drinking a certain type of alcohol, as well as why single sweep rowing could take off in an entertaining fashion. Added to this we learn more about the unique circumstances that led to her Olympic debut in Rio and just how possible it is to put into words the feeling of becoming an Olympic champion. It's a fun, entertaining and insightful chat that will have you smiling until you go to sleep tonight! So download and get to it!

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Episode 170 - Esraa Khogali Interview

A very special interview coming your way today as we speak with Sudanese rower Esraa Khogali about her groundbreaking appearance at Tokyo and what it means to her to be a history making Olympian! We learn from Esraa just what brought her into rowing and the many challenges she had to overcome in taking up the sport and pushing towards her dream appearance at Tokyo. We also learn just what it meant to her to create history by being both the first Sudanese rower, but also being the first ever female flag bearer for Sudan at an Olympic Games. Added to this we find out more about her storied sporting family and just why we may see her daughter represent Sudan at a future Olympics. It's an incredibly insightful and moving chat that you simply can't afford to miss!