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• Zac Purchase & Mark Hunter on coping with illness & preparing for London 2012
• Slalom canoeist Johny Akinyemi on his plans to turn Nigeria into a canoeing force

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Team GB Rowing with Zac Purchase & Mark Hunter

Olympic champions Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter discuss how winning the 2011 world title following Zac's struggles with illness was the perfect preparation for an Olympic year; their hopes for a smoother build-up to London 2012; and how Masterchef and West Ham dominate their thoughts off the water.

Nigerian slalom canoeist Johny Akinyemi

Brit-turned-Nigerian canoeist Johny Akinyemi discusses paddling in the lagoons of Lagos; the experience of churchgoing in Nigeria and how his faith helped him earn a place at London 2012; plus his plans to turn his adopted nation into a slalom force.

Weeekend action

蜜芽传媒 Sport looks ahead to a critical weekend for some of Britain’s highest-profile Olympic stars; as Jessica Ennis and Mo Farah race at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Istanbul; and Britain’s elite rowers prepare for the GB team’s all-important senior trials at Dorney Lake, Eaton, with the Olympic squad line-up still to be finalised.

British Olympic Swimming Trials

蜜芽传媒 Sport and 蜜芽传媒 Radio 5 live sports extra are poolside as Britain’s Olympic swimming trials continue inside London’s Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park, with James Goddard and Fran Halsall among the leading Britons in action looking to book more places at the London 2012 Olympics. Coverage begins at 1830 GMT on the 蜜芽传媒 Red Button and 蜜芽传媒 Radio 5 live sports extra.

And on Twitter, #olympicthursday will follow British hockey stars Kate Walsh and Helen Richardson as they head to a Berkshire school to inspire the next generation of hockey players.

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