Ignite: A European Athletics Series

Apr 25 2024 48

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This is Ignite, a narrative podcast series from European Athletics telling the personal stories of athletes as they count down to the Roma 2024 European Athletics Championships. Throughout this series we will hear the first-person narratives from the likes of Keely Hodgkinson, Femke Bol, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Zharnel Hughes, Yaroslava Mahuchikh and many more. If you want to see these stars in action in Rome this summer, visit: https://roma2024.vivaticket.it/ Ignite is a HWY61 production for European Athletics

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S2 Ep3: Zharnel Hughes

Apr 25 2024 17 mins

He's one of the stars of Great Britain's sprint team, but Zharnel Hughes knows the challenges that face any elite athlete. From the pain of Amsterdam 2016 when injury impacted his competitive spirit, to bouncing back to be crowned Euroepan champion for the 100 metres in Berlin 2018, Hughes is a man full of character and endeavour. His success has been defined by effort and applic

S2 Ep2: Femke Bol

Apr 23 2024 15 mins

For every elite athlete, there's one rival they must all overcome: their own self-doubt. And Dutch 400-metre sensastion Femke Bol is no different, despite her dominance on the track. Bol has broken world records and stunned those competing against her, but to do it all she needed to defeat those inner thoughts that made her question if she had the ability to do it at all. How doe

S2 Ep1: Keely Hodgkinson

Apr 18 2024 14 mins

When Keely Hodgkinson steps onto the track inside Rome’s Olympic Stadium this summer, she’ll be carrying the weight and expectation of a nation on her shoulders. The reigning 800 metre European champion is fully aware that she enters the arena with all eyes on her, but remains unfazed by what lies ahead. But how did she get here? What are the challenges she faced? And who in

S1 Ep8: Jake Wightman

Aug 09 2021 18 mins

Known as a master tactician of middle distance running, Jake Wightman is a man who comes steeped in athletics tradition and culture. He's watched the Olympics from afar, even been a fan in the stadium... and now he's in Tokyo to finally get his shot at Olympic gold. This is his story, told in his words.

S1 Ep7: Liemarvin Bonevacia

Aug 04 2021 16 mins

From the small Caribbean island of Curacao to the Olympic Games, Liemarvin Bonevacia's story is one that shows every underdog can have their day. Liemarvin was a late adopter of track and field, training on the single athletics in Curacao before earning a scholarship to move overseas and start building his career. The Olympics was Liemarvin's dream. He's worked hard, sacrificed a

S1 Ep6: Nafi Thiam

Jul 29 2021 18 mins

Belgium's Nafi Thiam was just 21 years old when she took Olympic gold in the heptathlon in 2016. She's since gone on to become world and European champion, dominating her sport. To the concern of her rivals, Thiam says she's only now entering her peak. So can she go all the way at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games? Can she becoem the first heptathlete to defend her Olympic crow

S1 Ep5: Karsten Warholm

Jul 21 2021 20 mins

From his first race around his local town hall in jeans and an over-sized t-shirt, Karsten Warholm has come a long way to breaking the 400m hurdles world record. From the tracks of Norway to the Land of the Rising Sun in Tokyo, Japan for the 2020 Olympic Games, can he make another mark on history? This is his story, told in his words.

S1 Ep4: Malaika Mihambo

Jul 13 2021 25 mins

How do you shut out the voices of 60,000 athletics fans when you are chasing a gold medal? Malaika Mihambo has the answer... she meditates! It's the process that has helped deliver the talented German a European and world crown in long jump. And now she's chasing Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020. With the whole world watching, can she succeed on the biggest stage? This is her story, t

S1 Ep3: Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Jul 06 2021 23 mins

At just 17 Jakob Ingebrigtsen was a European champion, taking gold at the Berlin 2018 European Championships. The Norwegian sensation has gone on to be a leading figure in middle distance running ever since and now, along with brothers Filip and Henrik, is chasing glory at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. How did this youngster discover his talent at a such young age? Is it Norwegian

S1 Ep2: Sandra Perkovic

Jun 30 2021 22 mins

No woman in the history of the Olympic Games has ever completed a gold treble in the discus throw. Evelyn Jahl first came closest in 1976 and 1980, but her back to back victories went unmatched for 36 years... until Sandra Perkovic won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, adding to her gold from London 2012. Now the woman they call the "Discus Queen" is ready to beat Jahl's record and tak