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The 2024 Sports Year In Review
Season 6 Episode 25
Who were the superstars, and what were the unforgettable moments of 2024? Who failed to launch, and who exceeded expectations? What are your hopes fo…
1 year, 3 months ago
Elite Sport's Race to the Bottom, and Anti-Doping's Scramble for Higher Ground
In this Spotlight edition, Gareth Davies and Ross Tucker dive ever deeper into the abyss of sport's Talent Identification and Development inefficienc…
1 year, 4 months ago
Exclusive: Is Australia's New Sprint Sensation the Next Usain Bolt?
Season 6 Episode 24
Gout Gout is a sprint phenom. At only 16, he recently broke the Australian men's 200m record with a stunning 20.04s, second on the all-time list for …
1 year, 4 months ago
What Tennis' Latest Scandal Teaches Us About Doping
Season 6 Episode 23
World Number Two tennis player Iga Swiatek's positive test for a little-known product called Trimetazidine raises the issue of whether drug testing i…
1 year, 4 months ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 9: To Torque or Not to Torque, energy demands from the Women's Tour, and topical doping debates
In this spotlight episode, Ross and Gareth put some of the interesting discussions from our Discourse community in the spotlight. Gareth, master (and…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Far Can You Push the Human Body? Lessons from a Royal Marine Doctor
Season 6 Episode 22
Pushing the body to its limits can be the difference between life and death for a Royal Marine. So how far can you push recruits and what lessons can…
1 year, 4 months ago
Is the Credibility of Sports Science's Most Respected Journal Under Threat?
Season 6 Episode 21
At the recent British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine (BAsem) conference, the world's most respected journal in sports science - the Britis…
1 year, 5 months ago
Chepng'etich's Marathon World Record Analysis: Too Good To Be True?
Season 6 Episode 20
When Kenyan Ruth Chepng'etich took nearly two minutes off the women's marathon world record, the sporting world was aghast. How did she do it? Shoe t…
1 year, 6 months ago
DISCOURSE SPECIAL: Is Elite Cycling Safe Enough? / Rugby's Smart Mouthguards / Is Sinner Guilty of Doping? and Much More
Season 6 Episode 20
After a post-Olympic break the team wrap up all the latest hot topics and news from our Discourse channel. We share details of how the rollout of rug…
1 year, 6 months ago
How David Roche Used Science To Dominate One Of The World's Biggest Trail Races
Season 6 Episode 19
American trail star and coach David Roche not only won his first 100-mile trail race at the Leadville 100 this year but also broke a 30-year-old reco…
1 year, 7 months ago