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The Sporty Forty

The Sporty Forty

By: Joe Wood and Rikki Hill
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The Sporty Forty is hosted by two sports nuts Joe and Rikki and covers our quest to see 40 different sports in our home city of Sheffield before we turn 40.

From world famous names to dedicated amateurs, stuff you never knew was happening and everything in between we want to celebrate it all.

Each episode we will chat about the sport we have experienced and we'll rank it for atmosphere, food and drink, the venue as well the all important sporting action.

Join your enthusiastic hosts as we discover just how sporty Sheffield really is and if we are as sporty as we think we are.

Episodes
  • E4. Swim England National Masters
    Mar 19 2026

    In this episode we head back indoors to Ponds Forge for some competitive swimming. And boy was it competitive, with actual world records being set.

    We've all had a go at swimming but these competitors are called masters for a reason. Hear about the event, Rikki's unwanted interruption and as always we will rank the atmosphere, food and drink, venue and the action.

    Join Joe and Rikki as we discuss whether snakes can swim and what a psycho swimmer would be like.

    Four down, thirty six to go.

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    22 mins
  • E3. Steel City Downhill Mountain Biking
    Mar 1 2026

    We hit the trail to see the fearless, fast and fun sport of downhill mountain biking.

    You'll hear about our own biking mishaps, why we were watching nervously and hear about Sheffield's biggest sporting superstar you've never heard of.

    As usual we'll rank the food, the atmosphere, the venue and the action.

    Join Joe and Rikki for probably the only event we'll visit that finishes in a massive bomb crater.

    Three down, thirty seven to go.

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    21 mins
  • E2. Climbing Works International Festival - Bring On The Wall
    Mar 1 2026

    This time we head to The Climbing Works to experience the International Festival

    You'll hear how we missed out on both pizza and the best seat in the house, our attempt to get to grips with the scoring system and how starting upside down is apparently the way to go.

    From elite athletes making the impossible look easy to us two making the easy look impossible, join us for episode two.

    Two down, thirty eight to go.

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    20 mins
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