SEPTEMBER EDITION: Keeping up the momentum in Japan for 2021 | Protests or no protests- athletes weigh in | Kelsey Lee Barber's javelin journey to Tokyo | A year to go to Paralympics

This month, Shane and Nat discuss how the Tokyo Olympics may still be able to go ahead even without a vaccine next year.  Also, should the Olympics still go ahead or be abandoned? The result of a survey of Japanese businesses may surprise you. Shane catches up with javelin World Champion, Kelsey L…

AUGUST EDITION: Working around Covid-19 plan for Tokyo 2021; Australian Chef de Mission Ian Chesterman

This month Shane and Nat take a closer look at how Tokyo plans to go ahead with the Games regardless of the availability of a Covid-19 vaccine. Nat catches up with Australian Chef de Mission, Ian Chesterman about the plans for next year, and how Victoria's newly implemented stage 4 lockdowns are i…

MELISSA WU on her preparations for Tokyo, and celebrating Olympic Day | SAM GROTH weighs in on tennis’ Covid breach

This week, Shane and Nat celebrate Olympic Day at a time when we should’ve been just a month out from the Tokyo Olympics.   Soon to be four time Olympian, Melissa Wu opens up on training in isolation, and why the Games’ postponement could be a blessing in disguise personally as she readies herself…

Protests at the Olympic Games- Is it time for the IOC to concede? | Shooting star, Sergei Evglevski following in his mother’s footsteps | Indigenous Winter Olympian Harley Windsor

Pressure is mounting on the IOC to restructure ‘Rule 50,’ which states: “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas."  This week, Shane and Nat discuss the potential rule change and what it might mean for athletes a…

CHLOE ESPOSITO: “I’m not ruling (Tokyo 2021) out yet.” | ANNA MEARES: “I was my Everest” | Has the IOC failed to properly trademark “Tokyo 2021”?

This week, Shane and Nat discuss getting athletes to Tokyo, and how a “wildcard” system could potentially replace qualification events due to time constraints. Reigning Olympic modern pentathlon champion Chloe Esposito tells Nat she isn't ruling out competing in the next Olympics. In January she a…

TAMSYN MANOU: Why the Olympics is the pinnacle regardless of who competes; Athlete challenges during Covid; her response to Eddie McGuire's whack at Athletics Australia | WINTER OLYMPICS: The impact of Covid on winter sports with dual Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim | SWIMMING: The importance of Jacco Verhaeren to Swimming Australia

This week, Tamsyn Manou (nee Lewis) joins Shane to discuss the challenges faced by athletes during the Covid shutdown, and why an easing of restrictions is so important to resume normal training.  Manou also weighs in on whether Tokyo 2021 could be the "Asterisk Games", and whether the Games should…

From the Kayak to the Ambulance: How one athlete went from training for the Games to working as a paramedic full time | QUICK TURNAROUND: David Culbert on the 12 month between the Olympics and preparing for the Commonwealth Games | How different could the Tokyo Games look in 2021?

After weeks of recovery, Natalie Peters is back, and shares her Covid-19 journey with Shane McInnes.  We also discuss what measures may be required in Tokyo next year, and why these Games, should they go ahead, will be unlike any previously held. Kayaker, Jo Bridgen- Jones opens up on life on the …

TOKYO 1964: Why these Games were so important to Japan both domestically and on the world stage | 2032- BID OR BUST: Covid-19 won’t force South-East Queensland off course as the region pushes ahead with its Olympic bid.

The 1964 Olympics were one of the most significant Games of the modern era.  Less than two decades after the end of World War II, Japan welcomed the world.  So, how did these Games change the perception of Japan on the global stage, and what did it mean for Japanese citizens? Roy Tomizawa, author o…

ROWEING FOR GOLD: Georgie Rowe on training, Tokyo, world records and life as aged care nurse during Covid- 19 | WINTER'S COMING: The challenges facing our Winter Olympians ahead of Beijing 2022

She's one of the stars of Australian rowing, and Georgie Rowe this week joins Shane McInnes for in-depth chat on her journey to Tokyo.  Fresh from her world record breaking attempt on the ergo, Rowe opens up about training in isolation, the elongated wait for the Olympics, and how she balances her …

EXCLUSIVE- KYLE CHALMERS ON SWIMMING OVER AFL: “I’m focussed on Birmingham and Paris”; His rivalry with Caleb Dressel | LAUREN JACKSON on the challenges for the Opals given postponed Games | DR. PETER BRUKNER: “The odds are in favour of it (Tokyo 2021 going ahead)”

This week, reining Olympic champion, KYLE CHALMERS joins Shane McInnes to discuss his return to the pool, after enduring the Coronavirus lockdown.  Chalmers also reveals his plans for the future, and why an AFL dream needs to be put to the side.  The Rio gold medallist also opens up on his rivalry …