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About this episode
South African athlete Luvo Manyonga specialises in long jump. He's an Olympic silver medallist and a world champion. But an addiction to methamphetamine meant his life on and off the field came close to irreversible ruin.
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It's another exciting year of Olympics.com podcasts. We are looking forward to offering you another season of the best Olympic stories, with the Paris Games being the big highlight of 2024. The show will have great guests, the episodes will dig deep into the topic, the Olympics, Olympians, and sports. We’ll, of course, be truly global. Touching all 5 continents with our content. We’ll pay close attention to all the key events, updating stories and backstories on and off the field of play. It’ll be an all-encompassing conversation and we will signpost you to some of our outstanding original feature programming across all our Olympics.com platforms. So much to see, so much to enjoy. Be prepared to be entertained and inspired!
