The Final Leg

The Final Leg hosted by Anderson Emerole provides balanced Track & Field coverage and video journalism focused on the Sprints, Jumps, and Hurdles.Email: thefinallegtrack@gmail.com

The Final Leg is a sports podcast hosted by CITIUS MAG, with 284 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

CITIUS MAG hosts The Final Leg, a sports show with 284 episodes published.

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  Anavia Battle on Never Being Comfortable and Always Wanting More - Freddie Crittenden & Anderson Emerole

  Aug 18, 202643 min

  Anavia Battle of the United States is one of the top sprinters in the world right now. She has represented the USA at the 2020 Olympic Games as well as the 2025 World Championships. She's a multiple time All-American while at Ohio State and a multiple time Diamond League winner in the 200m. After a very strong 2026 Season, Anavia is hungry for more in 2026. She's already solidified her spot at the inaugural World Ultimate Championships and is looking to secure a podium spot there. In todays conversation, we discuss why Anavia never want's to get comfortable and is always striving for more, her transition into the 100m a bit more in 2026, why she never focuses on her competition, and she breaks down her favorite 200m race, where she had an almost out of body experience. This podcast episode is hosted by Freddie Crittenden and Anderson Emerole Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:35 Start of the 2026 season 07:52 Almost skipping USAs 09:20 Mental strategy as an athlete 10:39 College to pro mindset 14:16 2021 Olympic Trials and Olympics 15:25 Never getting comfortable 18:58 Gold medal or World Record 21:54 World Ultimate Champs 23:02 Managing pressure 23:58 Not focusing on competition 28:47 Favorite indoor and outdoor meets 33:48 Anavia's favorite race 38:30 Out of body experience in a race 40:59 Closing

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  The Problem With Running Sub-9.70 in the 100m

  Aug 13, 202611 min

  Running 9.6 in the 100m is both a gift and a curse ------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ ⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:47 Who has run sub-9.70 02:05 Marcell Jacobs 02:55 Andre De Grasse 03:29 Yohan Blake 04:26 Tyson Gay 05:23 Obadele Thompson 06:15 Bolt is the outlier 06:48 Athletes do bounce back 07:52 Why do injuries occur 09:01 What about running 9.7? 10:16 Summary

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  Everything You Missed at the 2026 World U20 Championships | Full Sprint, Hurdle, Jumps Recap

  Aug 10, 202614 min

  The 2026 World U20 Championships went down in Eugene, Oregon, the 2nd time Hayward Field hosted the meet, with the last time being back in 2014 World U20s gives us a glimpse into the next generation of sprinters from around the world, and this year we saw historic performances including sprint triples, world records, field event drama, and massive upsets. Not only will most of the top athletes here likely become future medalists at the World Championships and Olympic games, but we may also see some of the athletes who simply made finals go on to have success on the senior level Today we'll recap the sprints, hurdles and horizontal jumps that went down this week at World 20s. ------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ ⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:51 Men’s 100m 02:10 Men’s 200m 03:08 Women’s 100m04:03 Women’s 200m 04:55 Women’s 400m 05:47 Men’s 400m 07:24 Men’s 110H 08:45 Women’s 100H 09:05 Men’s 400H 09:28 Women’s 400H 09:46 Mixed Relays 10:09 Men’s 4x100m 10:46 Women’s 4x100m 11:24 Men’s & Women’s 4x400m 11:53 Men’s Triple Jump 12:59 Women’s Triple Jump 13:12 Men’s & Women’s Long Jump 13:30 Summary

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  Everything You Missed at the 2026 World U20 Championships | Full Sprint, Hurdle, Jumps Recap

  Aug 9, 202614 min

  The 2026 World U20 Championships went down in Eugene, Oregon, the 2nd time Hayward Field hosted the meet, with the last time being back in 2014 World U20s gives us a glimpse into the next generation of sprinters from around the world, and this year we saw historic performances including sprint triples, world records, field event drama, and massive upsets. Not only will most of the top athletes here likely become future medalists at the World Championships and Olympic games, but we may also see some of the athletes who simply made finals go on to have success on the senior level Today we'll recap the sprints, hurdles and horizontal jumps that went down this week at World 20s. ------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ ⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:51 Men’s 100m 02:10 Men’s 200m 03:16 Women’s 100m04:10 Women’s 200m 05:02 Women’s 400m 05:55 Men’s 400m 07:31 Men’s 110H 08:53 Women’s 100H 09:14 Men’s 400H 09:37 Women’s 400H 09:55 Mixed Relays 10:18 Men’s 4x100m 10:54 Women’s 4x100m 11:32 Men’s & Women’s 4x400m 12:01 Men’s Triple Jump 13:07 Women’s Triple Jump 13:20 Men’s & Women’s Long Jump 13:39 Summary

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  World U20 Champs & European Champs Meet Previews

  Aug 4, 20262h 4m

  What Should be expect at the upcoming 2026 World U20 Championships in Eugene as well as the 2026 European Champs in Birmingham? We also reflect on the recent Commonwealth Games and the Adaejah Hodge & Torrie Lewis situation. ------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://x.com/EmeroleAnderson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalLeg Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/atkoeme/ ⁠Subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts ⁠------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 13:25 Oakley vs Paulino 400m splits 19:57 Commonwealth Games Reflection 31:09 U20 Men’s 100m 39:20 U20 Men’s 200m 43:45 Who Wins U20 Mens 100m 46:00 U20 Women’s 100m 50:35 U20 Women’s 200m 54:19 U20 Women’s 400m 55:29 U20 Men’s 400m 1:00:27 U20 Other Events 1:06:03 Women’s 100m 1:11:27 Women’s 200m 1:19:20 Women’s 400m 1:29:35 Women’s 100H 1:31:47 Women’s 400H 1:34:35 Men’s 100m 1:40:45 Men’s 200m 1:43:48 Men’s 400m 1:49:25 Men’s 110H 1:52:51 Men’s 400H 1:54:20 Field event shout outs 1:56:41 Women's Long Jump 1:58:17 Men’s Long Jump 2:02:04 Women’s 800m

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