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Ready Set Tokyo
Join Shane McInnes and Natalie Peters for Ready Set Tokyo as we countdown to the 2020 Games in Japan! Each week our experienced hosts will give you a…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 frontline as a paramedic. Jo reveals to Natalie there are similarities between working on the frontline during a medical pandemic and competing at the Olympics - you have high expectations and want to perform at your best.
David Culbert is a commentator and Olympian and is now at Commonwealth Games Australia- He discusses what he and his colleagues will be watching out for in Tokyo next year, and why the Birmingham Games will be one of the biggest yet, just 12 months after the Olympics.
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