World Athletics Podcast

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The World Athletics podcast team is here to give you your monthly dose of news, athlete interviews, jokes and insights into the world of athletics, including analysis of the World Athletics Series events and beyond.

  • 35 minutes 43 seconds
    S5 Ep18: Official Business Podcast: Lisa Ferdinand
    The third episode in the ‘Official business’ podcast series features Lisa Ferdinand, an international starter based in Canada who has started some of the sport’s biggest races. This podcast series is presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview some of the women involved in officiating. In this episode, Ferdinand shares her experiences of being a starter and explains how her journey began, and why.
    18 March 2023, 6:00 am
  • 28 minutes 6 seconds
    S5 Ep17: Official Business Podcast: Claudia Schneck
    The second episode in the ‘Official business’ podcast series features Claudia Schneck, a former international athlete for Brazil who has moved into the world of officiating.
    The only woman international technical official in South America, Schneck is an advocate for female athletes moving into officiating roles following their retirement from competition.
    This ‘Official business’ series is presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview some of the women involved in officiating.
    21 January 2023, 3:00 am
  • 26 minutes 24 seconds
    S5 Ep16: Official Business Podcast: Helen Roberts
    The first episode in a new podcast series focusing on athletics officials features Helen Roberts, an international technical official from Australia with almost 30 years of experience.
    As a former athlete, a coach and an official, Roberts’ journey has taken her from the club scene all the way to the Olympic Games.
    This ‘Official business’ series is presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview some of the women involved in the world of officiating.
    14 January 2023, 6:00 am
  • 39 minutes 58 seconds
    S5 Ep15: Gender Leadership Podcast: Carole Bam
    The fifth edition of this World Athletics Championships coach series of the gender leadership podcast features Carole Bam, one of Belgium’s leading coaches.


    These podcasts are presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview a number of coaches involved with the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, either as a team coach or a personal coach.

    17 December 2022, 6:00 am
  • 43 minutes 22 seconds
    S5 Ep14: Gender Leadership Podcast: Laura Turner-Alleyne
    The fourth edition of this World Athletics Championships coach series of the gender leadership podcast stars Olympian and GB & NI coach Laura Turner-Alleyne. 
    These podcasts are presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview a number of coaches involved with the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, either as a team coach or a personal coach.
    31 October 2022, 4:22 pm
  • 34 minutes 8 seconds
    S5 Ep13: Gender leadership podcast: Lacena Golding-Clarke
    Lacena Golding-Clarke is the third guest of the World Athletics Championships coach series of the gender leadership podcast.

    These podcasts are presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview a number of coaches involved with the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, either as a team coach or a personal coach.

    Golding-Clarke is a former athlete and coach, who represented Jamaica at three Olympic Games, five World Athletics Championships and multiple Commonwealth Games, notably winning 100m hurdles gold in Manchester in 2002. 

    24 October 2022, 5:00 am
  • 42 minutes 39 seconds
    S5 Ep12: Gender leadership podcast: Hayley Harrison
    The second in a series of gender leadership podcasts features Hayley Harrison, who has coached in Ireland for over 25 years.
    Based at the University of Limerick, Harrison works for Sport Ireland as a Coach Development and Education Officer, responsible for coach development programmes and high-performance coach support programmes. She is probably best known for coaching Irish 400m hurdler Thomas Barr, who has competed at European, world and Olympic level, winning bronze at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin.
    The podcasts are presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview a number of coaches involved with the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, either as a team coach or a personal coach.
    4 October 2022, 3:48 pm
  • 25 minutes 38 seconds
    S5 Ep11: Ashley Kovacs - World Athletics Podcast
    The first in a series of gender leadership podcasts stars Ashley Kovacs, as she shares insight into coaching her husband, two-time world shot put champion Joe Kovacs, while also being the USATF women's throws coach. 

    The gender leadership podcasts are presented by athlete and Athletics Ireland Women in Sport manager Lilly-Ann O'Hora and Vicky Huyton, coach and founder of the Female Coaching Network, as they interview a number of coaches involved with the World Athletics Championships Oregon22, either as a team coach or a personal coach. 

    26 September 2022, 3:25 pm
  • 31 minutes 48 seconds
    S5 Ep10: World Athletics Championships Oregon22 - Day 10
    It's all over in Eugene, but the memories will live on for a long time. Duplantis cleared 6.21 in the pole vault, and Nigeria's Amusan stormed in at 12.12 in the semi-finals of the 100 metres hurdles, delivering 2 world records on the final day. But, the story didn't end there. In our last podcast from Eugene, Rob Walker and Dan O'Brien round up the best of the action from day 10 in Oregon. To re-live a fabulous championships in Eugene, head to worldathletics.org
    25 July 2022, 5:46 am
  • 26 minutes 10 seconds
    S5 Ep9: World Athletics Championships Oregon22 - Day 9
    It's nearly over here in Eugene, with just one more day of world-class athletics remaining. The penultimate night has delivered in style, with Grenada's Anderson Peters sending the javelin over 90 metres on three occasions, USA winning the women's 4x100, but losing to Canada in the men's race. Ethiopia and Kenya took the distance races, and Portugal's Pedro Pichardo took gold with a first-round jump in the Triple Jump. Rob Walker, Gail Deevers and Dan O'Brien round up the medalists on day 9 in Oregon. To follow the action on the final day, head to worldathletics.org
    24 July 2022, 5:29 am
  • 19 minutes 28 seconds
    S5 Ep8: World Athletics Championships Oregon22 - Day 8
    There's only one story from day eight in Eugene: Sydney McLaughlin smashing her own world record to win the 400m hurdles. But don't forget gold medals for Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Michael Norman, Kelsey-Lee Barber, and Kimberly Garcia Leon. What a day! Re-live it with our team in Eugene, including commentators Hannah England and Rob Walker. 
    23 July 2022, 5:03 am
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