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World Service,31 May 2019,36 mins

The Warm Up Track: BBC Athletics Podcast, Episode two

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Welcome to our new athletics podcast, The Warm-Up Track, where we take you behind the scenes at the Diamond League, bringing together global superstars for the track and field conversation you never get to hear. This week the BBC's Ed Harry and Katie Smith are joined by the World Long Jump champion, Luvo Manyonga, and the Oceania record holder for the 800 meters, Joe Deng, to chat all things track and field and everything in between. How do you get from a refugee camp in Kenya to representing Australia? How do you break a cycle of drug addiction and become a global gold medalist? Who’s better at ping-pong and who sings his own warm up track for us? Have a listen and find out ...

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