The Mettleset Podcast
The Mettleset Podcast is on a mission to bring you stories of tenacity, courage and mettle from athletes in the Middle East and beyond. From women’s sports and motorsports to adventure, action- and ultra- endurance sports, and everything in between, listeners will get a dose of the region’s most compelling - fun and funny - underreported sports stories every week. Hosts Dawn Barnable (Sports Communications Professional & Ultra Cyclist) is joined by friends who range from record - and boundary – breaking athletes, world-class explorers, community sports leaders and pro athletes at every stage of their career. For more info, visit www.themettleset.com and find us on all major socials at @themettleset.
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Today’s episode of The Mettleset Podcast is brought to you by New Balance 👟 Happy Eid Al Etihad! 🇦🇪 Today’s episode of The Mettleset Podcast takes us trackside with Maryam Al Farsi, one of the UAE’s youngest Olympians. From picking up sprinting just five years ago to running the 100m at Paris 2024, Maryam’s journey
Today’s episode of The Mettleset Podcast is brought to you by New Balance 👟 Today, we roll into a story about community, connection, and a love of the game. 🎳 In collaboration with Zayed Sports City, we spotlight the athletes and grassroots groups shaping Abu Dhabi’s women’s and community sports scene. And there’s no
Today’s episode of The Mettleset Podcast is brought to you by New Balance 👟 One of the biggest myths in sport? That women experience stress more intensely than men, and cope less effectively. In this episode recorded live at the Emirates Sports Medicine Conference, sports psychologist and researcher Dr. Mariana Kessle
Today’s episode of The Mettleset Podcast is brought to you by New Balance 👟 This week, we’re joined by Dr. Margo Mountjoy, sports physician, clinical professor at McMaster University, and one of the world’s leading experts on RED‑S - Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport. Recorded live at the Emirates Sports Medicine Co
“Work Hard and Luck Will Chase You” - Nourelhoda Arafa, Egyptian national rower and The Mettleset’s very own on the road to LA28
Today’s episode of The Mettleset Podcast is brought to you by New Balance 👟 This week, we’re turning the mic inward to one of our own, Nourelhoda Arafa, Egyptian national rower and record holder, and Olympic hopeful. At 13, she picked up rowing for the first time. By 15, she was chasing Olympic dreams. Then came a sud
"Treat it like a business, not a charity” - Alexis Ohanian on Women’s Sports, Live from the Sport Industry Forum
Today’s episode of The Mettleset Podcast is brought to you by New Balance 👟 We’re taking you straight to Abu Dhabi for a conversation that had everyone talking. Recorded live at the Sport Industry Forum 2025 (October 1–2, Yas Marina Circuit), this special episode features Alexis Ohanian - entrepreneur, investor, and,