BBC Radio Podcasts from On the Podium
Ntando Mahlangu: Walking, running and leaping into the future
Ntando didn't learn to walk until he was 10. Four years later, he won a Paralympic medal
Stacy Dragila: Vaulting the barriers
The first female Olympic pole vault champion’s fight to get her sport in the Games
Jess Learmonth: The unexpected triathlete
Jess walked away from sport aged 15. Eighteen years later, she won Olympic gold
John McFall: The first Paralympian in space?
From Paralympic medallist to orthopaedic surgeon – and now, trainee astronaut
Coming soon: On the Podium season 4
Eliza and Ed return with more extraordinary Olympic and Paralympic tales
Carrie Steinseifer-Bates: Swimming was her escape
From an alcoholic home to three gold medals aged 16
Jared Tallent: Fighting the drug cheat
A track and field gold medallist who campaigned for years to get what was rightfully his
Kaleigh Gilchrist: In the name of Kobe
The Olympic water polo medallist inspired by her friendship with the basketball star
Nikita Ducarroz: The power of sport
“It saved my life.” Fighting anxiety through BMX competition
Yip Pin Xiu: Swimming for gold
Singapore’s most decorated Paralympian
Santiago Lange: Sailing to gold
The Argentinian legend who fought back from cancer
Breanna Stewart: Shooting for gold
The star basketball player in the US Olympic team
Denny Morrison: Coming back from tragedy
A gold medal-winning speed skater’s near-death experience
Birgit Skarstein: Paralympic role model
From rowing gold to tackling taboos
Molly Seidel: The unlikely medallist
How a runner claimed Olympic bronze against the odds in only her third ever marathon
Markus Rogan: Life after medals
When a champion swimmer stopped competing, his world unravelled
Jaleen Roberts: Medals and wellbeing
A champion on and off the track. The Paralympic star sharing her mental health journey
Andrew Hoy
Still winning medals nearly 40 years on from his first Olympic Games
Salum Kashafali: The fastest Paralympian on Earth
From a child fleeing conflict to gold in Tokyo
Anna Kiesenhofer: Alone against the odds
The non-pro cyclist who beat the best - without a single teammate
Neeraj Chopra: Inspiring India
"This is my dream." A javelin throw that made Olympic history
Raven Saunders: Making a statement on the podium
Why a shot-putter used an Olympic ceremony to send a message
Dr Jana Pittman: Sprinting, sliding and saving lives
The hurdler who made a comeback on the ice - while training to become a doctor
Anastasia Pagonis: Gold medal influencer
The blind swimmer breaking records and stereotypes
Gianmarco Tamberi: Sharing the gold
A golden moment. Why a high jumper put friendship above personal glory
Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh
What's it like winning Olympic gold alongside your spouse?
Sakshi Malik
A wrestler changing attitudes to women's sport in India
Lex Gillette
The story of one of the Paralympics' greatest ever athletes
Brighton Zeuner
How does a 16-year-old cope with the pressures of being an elite athlete?
Sizwe Ndlovu
How a rower's victory became a symbol of hope in post-apartheid South Africa
Shaunae Miller-Uibo
A champion sprinter recalls one of the most memorable finishes in Olympic history
Oksana Masters
How sport helped a multi-talented Paralympian come to terms with her traumatic past
Maarten van der Weijden
How an open-water swimmer overcame leukaemia before becoming an Olympic champion
Ines Boubakri
How an Olympic fencer made history for Arab women
Matt Stutzman
How a man born with no arms became a record-breaking archer