Road to Paris
Road to Paris
Playlist by Road to ParisIn July 2024, the greatest athletes on the planet will descend upon Paris for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad. Introducing The Road To Paris, a podcast series celebrating the achievements of Austral…Follow the podcast:
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Giaan Rooney: The Queen of Australian Swimming
Giaan Rooney is one of the most popular and loved sports people in Australia. As a swimmer, she was fast, the 2001 World Champion in the 200m freestyle. In Athens 2004, along with teammates Leisel Jones, Petria Thomas and Jodie Henry, Giaan won Olympic gold in the 100m medley relay, following o…
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James Tomkins: Oarsome Foursome
Champion James Tomkins OAM is a triple Olympic gold medallist, two of those as part of the much loved Oarsome Foursome. Their win in the Men’s Four at the Barcelona Olympics of 1992, made rowing cool and their defence in 1996 cemented their legacy as legends of Australian sport. For Tomkins, ther…
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Kieren Perkins (Part II): The Greatest Performance
There have been some almighty performances by Australian athletes, but the win by Kieren in the 1500m freestyle at Atlanta may be the greatest. In the first form slump of his career, Perkins was last to be selected on the team when he laboured home in second behind Daniel Kowalski to qualify for t…
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Kieren Perkins (Part I): The Superfish
It’s 1982 and a Brisbane dad carries his nine-year-old son through the doors of an Indooroopilly indoor pool. The boy has walked through a glass door, his body shredded, he can’t walk and needs 85 stitches to sew him back together. Father and son meet a swim coach called John Carew. None of them…
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Anna Meares: Know Thy Enemy
In the premiere episode of Road to Paris, cycling icon Anna Meares delves into her extraordinary career. She reveals her childhood Olympic aspirations, shares how she shattered a world record at 20, and details her remarkable comeback from a devastating neck injury. Anna reflects on her thrillin…
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Introducing the Road to Paris Olympics & Paralympics Podcast
Introducing The Road To Paris, a podcast series celebrating the achievements of Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic legends brought to you by Woolworths, Toyota and NRMA Insurance. Produced by 9Podcasts in partnership with Wide World of Sports for the Nine Network Australia, your home of the 2024 P…
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