Going Deep with Donnovan Bennett

Olympics of the Past and Present ft. Damian Warner

Episode Summary

With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris rapidly approaching, Donnovan chats with one of Canada's most decorated athletes in Damian Warner (2:58), the 2020 Olympic champion in decathlon for Canada and four-time World medallist. They get into his training regimen ahead of this year's Summer Games, training with other athletes including Pierce LePage, how he manages his work/life balance, and Team Canada's partnership with lululemon. Afterwards, Donnovan takes a look back in time to 1936, and is joined by authors Glenn Allen and Richard Kaufman (27:38), who co-authored 'Played: The Games of the 1936 Berlin Olympics', which puts the full impact of the ’36 Olympic games—and its aftermath—into proper perspective. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Episode Notes

With the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris rapidly approaching, Donnovan chats with one of Canada's most decorated athletes in Damian Warner (2:58), the 2020 Olympic champion in decathlon for Canada and four-time World medallist. They get into his training regimen ahead of this year's Summer Games, training with other athletes including Pierce LePage, how he manages his work/life balance, and Team Canada's partnership with lululemon. Afterwards, Donnovan takes a look back in time to 1936, and is joined by authors Glenn Allen and Richard Kaufman (27:38), who co-authored 'Played: The Games of the 1936 Berlin Olympics', which puts the full impact of the ’36 Olympic games—and its aftermath—into proper perspective.

 

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.