Refreshing Pod - Olivia Breen

Refreshing Pod - Livvy Breen (Paralympics GB) It's the first interview of 2026! Olivia Breen brings joy and positivity to the podcast, as her & Johnny chat all things athletics. Starting her journey in 2012 (aged 16) competing at the London games, Olivia is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She's going for gold again this summer at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Johnny get's Livvy's take on what it's like to be a full time athlete on a daily basis, what she hopes to still achieve in her two sports, and what she wants to do when she ends her time on the track & in the sandpit. Plus of course, we look at the current Winter Olympics, and look forward to the Winter Paralympic Games beginning on March 6th. Glasgow hosts the 2026 Commonwealth Games, with 10 sports including Athletics/Para Athletics, Swimming/Para Swimming, Artistic Gymnastics, Track Cycling/Para Track Cycling, Netball, Weightlifting/Para Powerlifting, Boxing, Judo, Bowls/Para Bowls, and 3x3 Basketball/3x3 Wheelchair Basketball. Follow Olivia's 2026 Journey To Glasgow: Insta: livvy_breen WWW: https://paralympics.org.uk/athletes/olivia-breen Livvy's medal haul ... 2020 Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan T38 long jump: bronze 2012 Paralympic Games, London, United Kingdom T35-38 4x100m: Bronze **2023 World Para Athletics World Championships, Paris, France ** T38 Long Jump: Silver 2019 World Para Athletics World Championships, Dubai, UAE T38 Long Jump: bronze 2017 IPC Athletics World Championships, London, UK T38 Long Jump: Gold 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha, Qatar T38 4x100m: Gold 2018 IPC Athletics European Championships, Berlin, Germany T38 100m: Bronze 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships, Grosseto, Italy T35-38 4x100m: Gold 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships, Swansea, Wales T38 4x100m: Silver T38 100m: Bronze 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia T38 Long Jump: Gold T38 100m: Bronze **2022 Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, England (**Covid Year) T38 100m: Gold Refreshing Pod is a magazine style podcast, giving you ideas, interviews, big name guests, and guaranteed laughs along the way, with new content every few weeks, now in it's 9th series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.