Making Gains: Episode Six

Radzi Chinyanganya speaks to Christine Ohuruogu, 2008 400m Olympic Champion, the British record holder and the first double female World Champion, in the sixth episode of 'Making Gains with Radzi'. They talk about the moment she was banned from the sport, what it's like actually crossing the finish line as an Olympic Champion, and her Olympic devastation of wining silver.

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You might not always understand it, you might not always get it, but it works and it's fluid and it's rhythmic, and that's often how I feel when I run a good race. I'm flowing!

Christine Ohuruogu
2008 400m Olympic Champion

Episode Six: Christine Ohuruogu

Radzi interviews Christine Ohuruogu about her time as an athlete, the passing of her legendary coach and her mentality that made her simply one of the best. Listen now.

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