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Mark Pougatch

The 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ



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Mark Pougatch

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Mark Pougatch presents Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 5 Live's flagship programme 5 Live Sport every Friday (7-10pm) and Saturday (12-6pm).

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Born in London in 1968, Mark went to the University of Durham, where he studied politics.

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He went on to complete a radio diploma and to work for six months at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ GLR, the former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ station for London.

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He then worked at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Essex in 1992 and became a regular football reporter.

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He took up his first 5 Live presenting role in 1998 when he became the anchor of 5 Live Sport on Sundays.

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In August 2000 he moved to present the Saturday edition of the show and took on the Friday night slot in August 2005.

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He has worked on many of 5 Live's main events, including the World Cup, the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games and Wimbledon.

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He has worked on all the major Championships in golf and has experience as a cricket reporter, having covered the England tour of New Zealand in 1997 and the last Ashes tour in Australia.

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Mark has presented Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Television's Match Of The Day and Football Focus. His television work has also included the world darts championships.

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"For me the Olympics represents the greatest sporting fiesta of all, where apart from watching the blue riband events – the athletics, the swimming – you get the chance to watch sports you'd never normally come across, like volleyball and handball.

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"My own favourite moments from past Olympics have to be watching Coe against Ovett in Moscow on the TV when I was 12, because in those days they were as famous as any sportsmen in the country, like Ian Botham and Kevin Keegan.

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"And in the flesh: Cathy Freeman winning the 400 meters in Sydney in 2000; the pressure to deliver in front of her home crowd was immense and to see her withstand that was amazing.

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"Then four years ago seeing Kelly Holmes complete the middle distance double was one of THE British sporting achievements of my lifetime.

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"I've never been to China before so I am just looking forward to the entire experience – the people, the food, the culture, the sport, the politics.

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"As far as the significance of the Games being held in Beijing goes, I think sport can precipitate the biggest changes in society.

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"Just look at the way sporting isolation hurt the apartheid regime in South Africa – so it will be fascinating to see if having the world's eyes on Beijing in any way heralds even the smallest change in the way China is run.

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"Once there, the events that I'm most looking forward to seeing are the swimming – at last Britain has realistic medal chances.

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"Then the cycling, with Victoria Pendleton, Chrissy Hoy, Bradley Wiggins and the team. Also the men's 100 metres final. The fastest man on earth – what else needs to be said?

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"I'm also looking forward to seeing some volleyball. I watched quite a bit of it in Athens and it's unbelievably fast, skilful and almost entrancing.

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"Finally, the marathon. Paula Radcliffe, the Athens disappointment, the smog – it's got all the ingredients...

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"For British glory, I'm predicting medals in the swimming, cycling and equestrianism.

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"Looking ahead to 2012, the Olympics being in London will mean the chance for my children and their generation to see close up the best athletes in the best sporting festival in the world, and the chance for this country to show just how much sport means to people.

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"For Team GB, to win a medal in front of your home crowd – what else could you wish for?

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"For London, I think it's a chance to sort out traffic problems and for regeneration and, for tourists' purposes, the opportunity to showcase one of the greatest capitals in the world."

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