Ready Set Tokyo Macquarie Sports Radio

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 Lee Barber.  What does the upcoming summer of athletics look like, and have Covid-19 impacted her training regime?

A year out from the Paralympics, Nat chats to Australian Chef de Mission, Kate McLoughlin about the challenges of the 12 months postponement.
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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 impacting athletes.  He also pays tribute to Alex "Chumpy" Pullin and Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya.

And, Sydney 20 years on- Shane and Nat recall their memories of the opening ceremony.

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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 for Tokyo.

And, as Novak Djokovic faces the wrath of the tennis world, Sam Groth chat to Nat about what it means for the sport.
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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 at the Tokyo Olympics.

Shane catches up with shooter, Sergei Evglevski, currently preparing for his maiden Olympic Games.  Evglevski, the son of six time Olympian, Lalita Yauhleuskaya.

Nat chats to Winter Olympian, Harley Windsor about his successes both on and off the ice, and what it’s like representing Australia’s indigenous population on the world stage.

And this week’s ‘The 5’: The 5 Most Watched Olympic Sports. You’ll be surprised at what comes in at number one.
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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 announced she was pregnant and would  miss the Tokyo 2020 games, but now the event has been postponed a year, it's back on the cards.

4 time Olympian, Anna Meares has a new book out, and opens up to Shane about her rivalry with Victoria Pendleton, retirement, and the challenges faced after retiring.

And in this week’s “The Five,” Shane countdown his top five Olympic tourists attractions.

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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 go ahead, even if some of the world's best are absent.

Two time winter Olympian, Sami Kennedy-Sim reflects on how Covid-19 has impacted preparations for Beijing and the 2020 ski season. After weeks of only training in her backyard and not seeing anyone, she tells Natalie, "I think any athlete that says they haven't entertained [the thought of] retirement in the last 12 to 14 weeks is probably lying."

Plus, the legacy of Jacco Verhaeren at Swimming Australia, and could the Seven Network on sell the rights to Tokyo 2021?

And this week's 'The 5': The Top 5 Heartwarming Moments at Olympic Games.
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