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We hear from 4-time Olympic gold medallist Libby Trickett and her entrepreneurial husband Liam.
Libby Trickett (Lenton) competed for Australia at the highest level, winning gold in the pool in Beijing and London.
At the height of her swimming career she married fellow swimmer Luke Trickett, who had left the sport and was using the skills he'd learnt as an athlete to enter the business world.
We hear how the Global Financial Crisis inspired Luke’s entrepreneurial spirit. And through it all, how teamwork has been their ultimate key to success in transitioning to new careers after retiring from competitive sports.
Presenter: Ed Butler
Producer: Amber Mehmood
Editor: Lis Mahy
(Photo: Libby and Luke Trickett. Credit: Getty Images)

Paris 2024 will see the debut of the competitive street dance, Breaking.
From the streets of the Bronx in the 70s to sport's biggest stage, we hear from the pioneers and the athletes hoping to turn their passion into a lucrative career.
Breaking isn’t currently on the list for the next games in LA in 2028, so could it be a one-hit wonder?
(Image: Man doing a headstand outside with his crew cheering in the background. Credit: Getty Images)
Presented and produced by Matt Lines

The running shoe industry is worth around $50bn across the world, with more and more of us taking part in the sport.
With more popularity comes more competition, so what are brands doing to keep consumers interested? We ask the chief marketing officer at Swiss sportswear company, ON, and find out how it helps sales when a top athlete wears their shoes.
And as the debate around 'super shoes' rumbles on, are they really worth the expensive price tag? US marathon winner Kellyn Taylor tells us about the pros and cons of carbon plated shoes - which played a big role in marathon records being smashed in 2023.
Presented and produced by Izzy Greenfield.
(This programme was first broadcast in January 2024. Picture: Runners on a race track. Credit: Getty Images)

We’re used to fashion giants like adidas and Nike designing athlete uniforms for the Olympics and Paralympics.
This year however, it’s likely we’ll see smaller labels on the podium.
In this programme we hear from the diverse list of designers and learn why the fashion industry is so keen to work with sports stars.
Presented and produced by Megan Lawton
(Image: Portugal's Gabriel Ribeiro competes during the Skateboarding Men's Street Preliminaries of the Olympic Qualifier Series 2024.Image: Getty Images)

People arriving at Paris’s Orly Airport for the 2024 Olympic games will be able to take an underground train straight to Saint-Denis where most of the Olympic action is taking place.
It's thanks to a line extension that opened on June 24. And that is just the ‘hors d’oeuvre’. The Grand Paris Express is a metro expansion on a massive scale whose aim is to transform the city from a normal-sized European capital to a metropolis the size of London.
What could it do for the Parisian, and French, economies?
(Image: Saint-Denis–Pleyel station in Paris, France. Copyright: Société des grands projets / Kengo Kuma & Associates / Sylvain Cambon)
Presented and produced by John Laurenson

We go to India to find out what it takes to manage one of the country's most iconic brands – Bisleri.
It is so popular that it has become synonymous with the product itself - bottled mineral water.
We hear from CEO Angelo George about the ethics of paying for water, plastic pollution and the challenges of shrinking water resources.
Produced and presented by Devina Gupta
Sound mixing by Wayne Parkes
(Image: Angelo George. Credit: Angelo George)