On this week's episode Sean catches up with former Olympian & Commonwealth Medalist, John Steffensen, now Board Member of Athletics Australia about their new initiative Nitro Athletics.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- What Nitro Athletics is
- Why there was a need to change a sport that hasn't been changed in 100 years
- How Nitro Athletics will bring athletics into today's changing sports landscape where entertainment for fans is the key
- The “Usain Bolt” factor
- The flow on effect for athletics by reconnecting kids with the sport and building young fans
- The top three Sports Geek podcasts from 2016
Resources from the podcast
- Thanks again to John Steffensen from Nitro Athletics, follow him on Twitter @JohnSteffensen and Instagram
- Follow Nitro Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
- Get your tickets for Nitro Athletics here
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Some tweets you may have missed
Less than one week to go
That's right, there's just one week – seven days – until you get to see Usain Bolt run at #NitroAthletics Melbourne pic.twitter.com/djsPSvC4DF
— Nitro Athletics (@nitro_aths) January 27, 2017
Usain helping bring Australian athletics back to life
Track champ @JohnSteffensen says mate Usain Bolt can bring Australian athletics back to life https://t.co/6DoFhVDHAj pic.twitter.com/uvopaZf4aX
— Nitro Athletics (@nitro_aths) January 27, 2017
One of our Bolt All-Stars
One of our most entertaining young athletes selected by @usainbolt himself. @ninakennedy_ joins the Bolt All-Stars: https://t.co/PjVXeRA8dD pic.twitter.com/83NCcxEeFg
— Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) January 28, 2017
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie
I am, you are, we are #Team Australia.
Catch the latest Athletics Enews here: https://t.co/IEBJ6NEjPz pic.twitter.com/8Vzc2TzxUX
— Athletics Australia (@AthsAust) January 26, 2017
The entertainment starts here
Introducing the Bolt All-Stars team for @nitro_aths. We're going to put on a show for Melbourne and for those watching around the world. pic.twitter.com/oMMdTsBZKw
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) January 25, 2017
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