We return to wrestling on Off The Podium as we sit down with three-time Australian Olympian Ali Abdo to talk about his incredible career. Ali shares how he found the sport, the unusual path that helped him qualify for each of his Olympics, and what it took to compete across both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. We also discuss Australia’s long Olympic medal drought in the sport and whether one more comeback could ever tempt him out of retirement!

We return to boxing on Off The Podium as we sit down with two-time Australian Olympian Brad Hore to talk about his remarkable career. Brad opens up about the lasting impact of his Sydney 2000 experience, why Athens 2004 changed him for the better, and the fight he still considers the best of his career. He also shares his work in the Olympic world outside the ring and reveals which sport could tempt him into a surprise Commonwealth Games comeback!

We sit down with Australian swimming legend Kieren Perkins on Off The Podium to talk about his incredible Olympic career, record-breaking success and lasting legacy. Kieren reveals how a freak childhood accident helped set him on the path to greatness, the sporting icon who inspired him before his famous Atlanta 1996 triumph, and how he handled the very different experiences of each Olympic Games he attended. We also pitch him a unique role for Brisbane 2032!

We sit down with four-time Australian Olympian and race walking legend Jane Saville on Off The Podium to talk about her incredible career and Olympic journey. Jane reflects on her debut at Atlanta 1996, the Commonwealth Games experience that changed everything, and the highs and lows that followed. She also opens up about being forever linked to THAT moment at Sydney 2000 and whether it frustrates her to have such an accomplished career defined by it.

It’s time for something a little different as we rank our favourite Olympic medal designs from Lillehammer 1994 right through to 2022! We go through every Games and put the medals in order from our least favourite to our absolute number one, while taking a closer look at some of the most unique, memorable and unusual designs from the modern Olympics. Which medal will come out on top? Tune in for a fun and different episode as we settle on our favourite Olympic medal design!

We sit down with David Mason on Off The Podium to uncover the story behind the Sydney 2000 Olympic bid and the presentation that helped bring the Games to Australia. As executive producer of presentation, David explains how he helped reshape the campaign, the strategies behind Sydney’s crucial final pitch to the IOC, and what it meant to play such an important role in a bid that would leave a lasting impact on Australia.

We sit down with Australian swimming legend Giaan Rooney on Off The Podium to talk about her rise to the national team, winning Commonwealth Games gold at just 15 and competing at a home Olympic Games in Sydney. Giaan also opens up about thriving under pressure, the career moment that made her dad prouder than Olympic gold, and why life after swimming nearly took her in a very different sporting direction. It’s an amazing chat for any Olympic fan!

It’s time for our first Gymnastics interview as Australian trampoline legend Ji Wallace speaks to Off The Podium about his incredible career. He tells us how jumping on a backyard trampoline helped start his journey, how the 1980 Moscow Olympics sparked an early Olympic dream and what it was like competing at Sydney 2000. Wallace also relives winning silver on home soil, explains why the moment still resonates so strongly and reveals how close he came to becoming an Olympian

It’s time for our first taste of beach volleyball as Australian Olympic legend Kerri Pottharst speaks to Off The Podium about her incredible career. She tells us how a random moment with her brother started it all, her switch from indoor to beach volleyball and the journey with Natalie Cook that led to Olympic glory. Pottharst also relives winning gold in front of 10,000 fans at Bondi Beach and looks at what Tokyo silver could mean for the sport ahead of Brisbane 2032.

American distance runner Abdi Abdirahman speaks to Off The Podium ahead of the Tokyo Olympics about an Olympic career stretching back more than 20 years to Sydney 2000. He reflects on his longevity in the sport, his preparations for another Games and why retirement still isn’t on his mind. Abdirahman also discusses his upcoming book, ‘Abdi’s World’, and the experiences that have shaped one of Team USA’s most enduring running careers.

A special 'vault' interview from 2010 today as we chat with the star of the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony Nikki Webster. In a fun, wide ranging interview, Nikki goes over the experiences from Sydney 2000 as well as everything else that happened since!

Today we bring you the first in a special of 'vault' interviews, where we bring you classic interviews from our parent show The Brink with Olympians and other people involved in the Olympic Games. Our first is an interview with Athens Bronze medallist race walker Jane Saville from 2009, as she takes us through her amazing career and details THAT moment from Sydney 2000 that still stands as one of the most sad sporting moments ever seen in Australian sporting history.