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The TECH EPISODE / When Tech Affects Performance Integrity / Tech Overuse and Reliance / What The Future Holds
Season 1 Episode 20
Professor Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch looked at the effect that modern day tech has on sport, its role in performance and what the future looks l…
6 years, 7 months ago
What Rugby is Teaching Other Sports About Player Safety
Season 1 Episode 19
From law changes to concussion research, World Rugby has taken a proactive approach to make the game safer at all levels. Professor Ross Tucker and h…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Shoe That Broke Running
Season 1 Episode 18
Mechanical Doping or Tech Breakthrough? Nike's controversial carbon-plated Vaporfly running shoe has forced us to recalibrate what performances mean.…
6 years, 8 months ago
A Critical Analysis of the Ineos 1:59: Breaking The Sub-2 Hour Marathon
Season 1 Episode 17
Is Eliud Kipchoge's second attempt at breaking the two-hour marathon mark a human advance or just a technological sidestep? In October the world's be…
6 years, 8 months ago
The Craziest Week In Athletics / The Case Against Salazar / Bekele In Berlin / World Championships
Season 1 Episode 16
In one of the most dramatic weeks in athletics history, legendary American coach Alberto Salazar was banned for four years for doping offences, 37-ye…
6 years, 8 months ago
World Athletics Champs Preview: The Science of Heat / Doping Scandals / Who To Watch / The State of T&F
Season 1 Episode 15
The World Athletics Championships takes place in Doha from September 27 to October 6 and handling heat, hopefully, will the major talking point. From…
6 years, 8 months ago
Why the All Blacks Are the World's Greatest Sports Team
Season 1 Episode 14
Join Prof Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch as they speak to renowned author Peter Bills about his latest book 'The Jersey: The Secrets Behind the Worl…
6 years, 9 months ago
An Expert's Guide to Becoming a World Class Rugby Team
Season 1 Episode 13
Join one of the world's most outspoken voices in rugby, former Springbok player, international coach, analyst and World Rugby advisor Nick Mallett as…
6 years, 9 months ago
How to Cheat at Sport and Get Away With It
Season 1 Episode 12
Why do sportsmen and women cheat? Because they are human. But when is cheating just sporting gamesmanship or plain fraud? We look into some of the mo…
6 years, 9 months ago
How To Make A Champion (Part II): Should You Be a Woods or a Federer?
Season 1 Episode 11
Prof Ross Tucker and journalist Mike Finch interview David Epstein, author of the New York Times best-selling book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in …
6 years, 9 months ago