The Mettleset Podcast

The Mettleset is back, We have an amazing array of guests lined up, and kicking off this new era is a guest who is simply remarkable. 

Moroj Adil is Saudi Arabia’s first pro cyclist and you’d be forgi…

This is the fourth episode in a series to commemorate International Women’s Day because for us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just …

This is the third episode in a series to commemorate International Women’s Day because for us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equitable and just s…

This is the second episode in the Women of Wisdom, a series to commemorate International Women’s Day. For us, every day is International Women’s Day, as we work to help create a more welcoming, equi…

This is a very special edition of The  Mettleset Podcast, the first of a series, with episodes going live daily next week as well. 

For us, everyday is International Women’s Day as we work to help cre…

Today’s episode is a  continuation of our discussion on female athlete health with Dr Kate Jordan, a sports and exercise medicine physician at based in Dubai.

The first part of this REWIND episode cam…

Concussions, shoulder troubles, ACL tears, low bone density, Low Energy Availability, menopause …

Sports, and injuries from it, tend to impact female athletes in a different way to their male counterp…

It is sport event season in the Middle East and one event that we’re super excited to see roll into Abu Dhabi for its second edition is The Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open which is taking place 3-11 February…

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If you’ve arrived at Part 2 of our chat with Ishtar Azzawi, the founder of Baghdad Skate Girls, after listening to Part 1,  fabulous. We hope you enjoyed it! If not, we urge you to head to Pa…

Ishtar Azzawi calls this her planting season.

It’s fitting because this jiu-jitsu champ, and our guest, who has represented her country Iraq in the sport while living abroad all her life had always fe…

Welcome to 2024 and perhaps one of our most important episodes. This is the story of the Gaza Sunbirds, a Palestinian para-cycling team located in Gaza, as told by Karim Ali, the team’s UK-based Inte…

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Remember the first time you heard about the sport dressage? Did you have to google it or are you reaching for your phone right now? You’re not alone! Even in a country where we are based - th…

As you just heard, The Mettleset is launching a new podcast, The Just Bikes Podcast - hosted by Dawn and friends. 

As the name suggests, the podcast is all about bikes. From ultra- to adventure, the …

This episode follows UAE National Day 🇦🇪, when everyone living in the UAE celebrates the independence of the country, 52 years ago.

This is a young country with a rich history and a vibrancy that is h…

This is Part Two of two of our chat with 15 year-old Emirati snowboarder Amenah Al Muhairi, and her mum Maya! 

If you haven’t checked out Part One, you may want to pause and go back and do that now! I…

Today’s guest is the most successful female sailor in Olympic history, Hannah Mills, OBE. 

Among Hannah’s many accolades are a Silver in the 2012 London Olympics, a Gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics and a…

When we sat down with Nadhira Al Harthy for this episode in early October, we knew that we were going to discuss her journey to become the first Omani woman to summit Mount Everest. We also knew we’d…

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Our show today is as power-packed as our guest when the gun goes off on a run track.

Aziza Sbaity, who has earned the title of the Fastest Woman in Lebanese History, joined us for a chat right…

Today’s guest is one of the next generation of Saudi Arabian sports leaders. 

Jude Jamjoon is the Co-Founder and President of Jeddah Tribe and to call this a Tri Club, would be accurate but it would m…