A Winning Mindset, an award-winning partnership between the International Paralympic Committee and Allianz, is a fascinating journey into the minds of Paralympians, with experiences that can benefit your own personal and professional life.
The official podcast of the Paralympic Games provides a platform for Para athletes to talk about their empowering and inspirational stories and allows each athlete to showcase their true personalities.
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Episodes go beyond Paralympic stories by covering a range of educational, mental health and self-improvement themes. Athletes also tackle subjects that are close to their hearts and of interest to fans. Issues explored include finding purpose, wellbeing, motivation, changing attitudes, overcoming failure, support systems, resilience, positivity, diversity and inclusion, body confidence and many more.
Allianz is a long-standing partner of the International Paralympic Committee. Together, we bring you this series of podcasts. We will introduce you to stories with Paralympians that will spark confidence in your everyday life. Stories of challenges, ups and downs, determination, and excellence. Stories that demonstrate the true power of having the right team behind you. And prepare you for what’s ahead.
The Paralympic podcast series is presented by British broadcaster Andy Stevenson, who has reported on the Paralympic Games since 2012 for BBC and Channel 4.
Featured athletes include Tatyana McFadden, Jonnie Peacock and Arly Velasquez. Make sure you subscribe to hear upcoming episodes from athletes including Marcel Hug and Anastasia Pagonis.
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S2 Ep10: Jessica-Jane Applegate on intellectual impairments (00:30:45)
The world of intellectual impairments is explored in the latest episode of A Winning Mindset with British Paralympic swimmer, Jessica-Jane Applegate.
In the final episode of this second series, Jess...
S2 Ep9: Sebastian Megenheim on adapting to change (00:30:40)
Sebastian Magenheim, the German wheelchair basketball sensation, takes time away from his new career with Allianz to discuss the importance of being able to adapt to changing roles in life.
Magenhe...
S2 Ep8: Billy Bridges and Sami Jo Small on teamwork (00:32:26)
It’s A Winning Mindset first as we are joined by Canadian husband-and-wife duo Billy Bridges and Sami Jo Small to discuss how teamwork and how they support one another to achieve their goals.
Bill...
S2 Ep7: Clara Klug on mental strength (00:32:06)
German vision impaired skier and biathlete Clara Klug delves into the mental side of her life and explains how the people around her have helped to make her the strong, independent and confident perso...
S2 Ep6: Jaleen Roberts on mental health (00:32:48)
USA athlete Jaleen Roberts speaks honestly, openly and emotionally about life with bipolar disorder as part of the latest episode of A Winning Mindset.
Roberts, a Team USA medallist at the Tokyo 2...
S2 Ep5: Sumit Antil on finding a purpose (00:25:42)
Sumit Antil, the Indian gold-medal winning javelin thrower, speaks from the heart about the world of disability and how he found his purpose in life, in the latest episode of A Winning Mindset.
Gi...
S2 Ep4: Anastasia Pagonis on defying expectations (00:30:23)
TikTok sensation and Paralympic gold medallist Anastasia Pagonis joins A Winning Mindset for a fun-filled chat on all things success and defying expectations.
Pagonis, who has built over a million...
S2 Ep3: Marcel Hug on motivation (00:26:01)
It’s time to get motivated by a true great. ‘Silver Bullet’ Marcel Hug takes time from his extraordinary 2021 to discuss the theme of motivation and how it leads to his perfection on and off the track...
S2 Ep2: Hannah Macdougall on wellbeing (00:29:30)
Hannah Macdougall, the Australian Para Swimming and cycling great, provides her expertise on how we can all maintain our wellbeing in our everyday lives.
Macdougall, a medallist at the Athens 2004 Pa...
S2 Ep1: Millie Knight on support systems (00:30:05)
Millie Knight is first on the mic to discuss how having a support group in place is vital for anyone to succeed in life.
Great Britain’s Millie Knight is a multiple-time Paralympic medallist in alpin...
S2 Ep1: Introducing A Winning Mindset Series Two (00:01:06)
A Winning Mindset, an award-winning partnership between the International Paralympic Committee and Allianz, is a fascinating journey into the minds of Paralympians, with experiences that can benefit y...
Episode three of this WeThe15 mini-series of A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics sees Paralympic Games legend Tatyana McFadden quiz Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United N...
Australian Paralympic sensation Ellie Cole speaks with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, on WeThe15’s global importance in the second episode of this A Winning Mind...
S2 Ep1: Anna Johannes & Andrew Parsons (00:18:13)
To mark the launch of WeThe15, the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons ...
S1 Ep21: Bebe Vio on defiance (00:32:40)
Bebe Vio. The Rising Phoenix...
One of the most recognisable Paralympians of all-time is the guest for the final episode of the series.
Contracting meningitis aged 11, Vio had both arms amputated...
S1 Ep20: Kaleo Kanahele Maclay on parenting (00:31:57)
Kaleo Kanahele Maclay, a two-time Paralympic medallist, talks sitting volleyball, being a business owner and a mother to a three-year old son.
Maclay, who represents USA in sitting volleyball, mad...
S1 Ep19: Carlos Serrano on engagement (00:17:50)
Colombian swimmer Carlos Serrano discusses the importance of motivation, passion and purpose in the latest episode of A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics.
Serrano, who won three Paraly...
S1 Ep18: Husnah Kukundakwe on representation (00:30:27)
Uganda’s star of the pool Husnah Kukundakwe discusses disability rights and representation in Africa and her hopes for the future of the world.
Kukundakwe, who made her international debut at the ...
S1 Ep17: Markus Rehm on breaking barriers (00:31:02)
German Paralympic great Markus Rehm speaks openly about a life which has seen him break every barrier that has stood in his way.
Rehm, the multiple-time Paralympic Games champion in long jump and...
S1 Ep16: Arly Velasquez on Managing Risk (00:27:17)
A Paralympic skiier from Mexico isn’t something you expect to see too often. But Arly Velasquez doesn’t believe in expectations.
Velasquez, one of a select few to ever represent Mexico at a Winter P...
S1 Ep15: Bruno Bosnjak on overcoming trauma (00:30:19)
Croatian snowboarder Bruno Bosnjak speaks candidly about the trauma of breaking his back twice, and how he overcame his darkest days to become a Paralympic medallist.
Bosnjak was severely injured ...
S1 Ep14: RJ Mitte: Bonus episode (00:10:08)
RJ Mitte answers YOUR questions about life with a disability and offers some tips to help you improve every day.
The Hollywood actor, best known for appearing in Breaking Bad, discusses his life as p...
S1 Ep13: RJ Mitte on what Hollywood can learn from the Paralympics (00:39:57)
Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte joins us on A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics to discuss his love of the Paralympic Games and why he believes Hollywood should be doing more for persons with a...
S1 Ep12: Manuela Schär on Performance Management (00:29:49)
Para athletics star Manuela Schär speaks about how to manage performance and stay at the pinnacle of sport.
In the latest episode of A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics, Schär provides...
S1 Ep11: Peter Pal Kiss on Resilience (00:22:03)
Hungarian Peter Pal Kiss discusses how he fought back from Guillain-Barré Syndrome to become a world champion on the water aged just 16.
Taken ill aged eight and having spent much of his childhood...