Sep 10, 2026 · 42 min · 15 segments
Hannah joins Rich from Budapest to preview the first ever World Athletics Ultimate Championship, which could be a watershed moment for the future of the sport - featuring new innovations, straight…
Hannah EnglandHostRich NewmanHost
We've just been to the stadium, so went and had a look at the commentary position, spoke to the stadium crew as well, like the event presentation team, like Kath, Mary, and those guys, and they're all really excited.
Half people are just excited and chilled, and then there's still a few people...
You know that whole thing like ducks on top of water and their feet are going mad underneath? There's-
... there's a, there's a, there's a portion of sort of the team that are like, "Have we bitten off more than we can chew?" Yeah, I think there's a few of them wishing they hadn't been so ambitious and so bold, but I think, I think i- it's gonna be excellent.
Even if they only pull off 80% of what they're trying to pull off, I still think it will be... it'd be really cool.
Um, I'm, I'm genu- I, I've been excited all year 'cause I'm an athletics geek and-
But generally, going through everything today with our producer, I was like, "This is really cool, like what they're trying to do." And I think I really...
They've got, um, they've assembled fields, fields for tonight with some international athletes in.
... dress rehearsal, not just a kind of, "Oh, wait, we can stop and try that again." They're really, like, testing themselves tonight.
We've just been to the stadium, so went and had a look at the commentary position, spoke to the stadium crew as well, like the event presentation team, like Kath, Mary, and those guys, and they're all really excited.
Half people are just excited and chilled, and then there's still a few people...
You know that whole thing like ducks on top of water and their feet are going mad underneath? There's-
... there's a, there's a, there's a portion of sort of the team that are like, "Have we bitten off more than we can chew?" Yeah, I think there's a few of them wishing they hadn't been so ambitious and so bold, but I think, I think i- it's gonna be excellent.
Even if they only pull off 80% of what they're trying to pull off, I still think it will be... it'd be really cool.
Um, I'm, I'm genu- I, I've been excited all year 'cause I'm an athletics geek and-
But generally, going through everything today with our producer, I was like, "This is really cool, like what they're trying to do." And I think I really...
They've got, um, they've assembled fields, fields for tonight with some international athletes in.
... dress rehearsal, not just a kind of, "Oh, wait, we can stop and try that again." They're really, like, testing themselves tonight.
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