Inside the Park Hotel – the Melbourne facility where Novak Djokovic was held
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We speak to a refugee held in the Park Hotel about life as a detainee. 24-year-old Adnan Choopani left Iran to seek asylum nine years ago and has been held...
show moreTwo-time Olympian and double Commonwealth Games Heptathlon silver medallist Jessica Zelinka explains the barriers women athletes face when transitioning into coaching. Zelinka – who is head track and field coach at the University of Calgary – explains why she feels more women don’t take up coaching, the unique perspectives women can provide and discusses the work Commonwealth Sport Canada are doing to prepare more women for high performance coaching roles.
Defending Olympic Alpine Combined Skiing Champion Michelle Gisin tells us how she got into crochet after being struck down by Epstein-Barr virus last year. Gisin says it was the only thing she had the energy to do and that she was fearful she may not make it to the Beijing Games. She discusses how her family got her into the sport and the strength of the field she will have to overcome to win a second Olympic Gold medal in China.
And – the BBC’s football correspondent – John Murray – joins us live from the Etihad stadium ahead of the Premier League game between Manchester City and Chelsea.
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