37 min
S1:Ep4: Galal Yafai: Living Room Bundles to Brum Triple Bills! Out of the Shadows with Eilidh McIntyre
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Eilidh hasn't roped enough fellow Team GB Gold Medalists onto the pod, so here's another! After Jonny Brownlee and Matty Lee, she welcomes champion boxer Galal Yafai, who sensationally won Gold at Tokyo in the men's flyweight division. As the commentator on the radio said at the moment of victory: "Superfly, Galal Yafai!!!" Galal's story is quite incredible. He comes from a fighting household with his two older brothers, Kal and Gamal, both respected champions in their respective weight divisions. The shadow is obvious; little Galal was always fighting up a weight, in his own household! What did this teach him in terms of resilience and courage? How did it shape his life as he followed his siblings into the boxing ring? Tokyo was his second Olympics; he simply had to succeed. That's what he told himself. Now he's gone pro, is it time to get make Birmingham triple bill with Yafai, Yafai and Yafai? Why not! A NinetyFour19 Production in association with QuoteSearch.
Time Codes
00:49 Eilidh welcomes Galal Yafai onto the pod.
01:30 What things were like growing up in a Birmingham fighting house?
04:20 Galal was inspired in 2000 to go to the Olympics. It took a while, but it was worth the wait!
05:50 Galal was late to his first boxing fight, why did it take so long - what did that teach him?
06:20 He went to the Rio Olympics. What was that like?
07:00 What was the rivalry like between the 3 brothers?
08:40 Family fight debriefs!
09:50 In-depth detail of the Rio Olympics
12:07 How did Galal get so single minded?
14:00 How have Galal’s brothers helped shape his career decisions?
15:00 Turning left of right at the aeroplane door after the Olympics! Eilidh recognises Galal's incentives!
17:50 The next Olympic qualifier was in March 2020. Date ring any bells?! Chaos is in the air...
21:00 How did Galal stay fit during lockdown?
22:30 Tokyo 2020 the final chat...
27:00 The welcome home from Tokyo; the boy's only gone and won Gold!
28:50 How does the family stay so grounded?
30:00 The ultimate mentor moment...
31:30 Team Yafai foundation; this means business.
32:40 The ultimate goal? 3 brothers, 1 Bill. In Birmingham. Huge!
34:25 Galal turns the tables and starts grilling Eilidh!
Eilidh hasn't roped enough fellow Team GB Gold Medalists onto the pod, so here's another! After Jonny Brownlee and Matty Lee, she welcomes champion boxer Galal Yafai, who sensationally won Gold at Tokyo in the men's flyweight division. As the commentator on the radio said at the moment of victory: "Superfly, Galal Yafai!!!" Galal's story is quite incredible. He comes from a fighting household with his two older brothers, Kal and Gamal, both respected champions in their respective weight divisions. The shadow is obvious; little Galal was always fighting up a weight, in his own household! What did this teach him in terms of resilience and courage? How did it shape his life as he followed his siblings into the boxing ring? Tokyo was his second Olympics; he simply had to succeed. That's what he told himself. Now he's gone pro, is it time to get make Birmingham triple bill with Yafai, Yafai and Yafai? Why not! A NinetyFour19 Production in association with QuoteSearch.
Time Codes
00:49 Eilidh welcomes Galal Yafai onto the pod.
01:30 What things were like growing up in a Birmingham fighting house?
04:20 Galal was inspired in 2000 to go to the Olympics. It took a while, but it was worth the wait!
05:50 Galal was late to his first boxing fight, why did it take so long - what did that teach him?
06:20 He went to the Rio Olympics. What was that like?
07:00 What was the rivalry like between the 3 brothers?
08:40 Family fight debriefs!
09:50 In-depth detail of the Rio Olympics
12:07 How did Galal get so single minded?
14:00 How have Galal’s brothers helped shape his career decisions?
15:00 Turning left of right at the aeroplane door after the Olympics! Eilidh recognises Galal's incentives!
17:50 The next Olympic qualifier was in March 2020. Date ring any bells?! Chaos is in the air...
21:00 How did Galal stay fit during lockdown?
22:30 Tokyo 2020 the final chat...
27:00 The welcome home from Tokyo; the boy's only gone and won Gold!
28:50 How does the family stay so grounded?
30:00 The ultimate mentor moment...
31:30 Team Yafai foundation; this means business.
32:40 The ultimate goal? 3 brothers, 1 Bill. In Birmingham. Huge!
34:25 Galal turns the tables and starts grilling Eilidh!
37 min