Round-Up | Xiamen Diamond League and a new golden era for Australian athletics?

About this episode

The episode discusses the current successes in Australian athletics and features a round-up of recent events.

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 coming up in Brisbane in 2032. Gout Gout, Claudia Hollingsworth and Lachlan Kennedy are among those making huge strides alongside experienced athletes like Abbey Caldwell, Nicola Olyslagers, Nina Kennedy and Jess Hull. There’s a round-up of the Xiamen Diamond League, the Cape Town Marathon - and a look ahead to Rabat. Podium is proud to be sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maurten⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - use Podium2026 at checkout for a one-off 15% discount until the end of 2026 - we thank Maurten so much for their support! This episode is supported by SunGod - get 20% off a first purchase at sungod.co with the code PODIUMATHLETICS. Check out our new website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podiumathletics.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England and Rich Newman. Please subscribe, follow and leave a review where possible - it really helps us grow the podcast, and follow us on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Rich Newman, Hannah England

Guest: Mitch Dyer

Topics covered

• Australian athletics
• Xiamen Diamond League
• Cape Town Marathon
• Olympics
• Paralympics
• athlete development

Keywords

• Australian athletics
• Xiamen Diamond League
• Cape Town Marathon
• Olympics 2032
• athletes
• Maurten
• SunGod

Sponsors

Maurten, SunGod

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Brisbane

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