“I'm a survivor; I'm not gonna give up; I’m not gonna stop; I'm gonna work harder. I'm a survivor; I’m gonna make it; I will survive; keep on surviving.” There can be no doubting how empowering this chart-topping hit from Destiny’s Child is. It’s Queen B and her bandmates at their very best, showing women [...]
This week guest writer Shona McCallin - Team GB Olympic hockey gold medalist - explains why Sport England and the This Girl Can campaign have been crucial in the quest to abolish negative stereotypes surrounding women in sport. What actually makes you sit back and think: 'Yeah, that's spot on’? Or, to put it more [...]
Photo credit: UK Sport Ask any British Olympic medalist the story behind their success and often they will tell you it’s down to help they received from others. While everyone has their own unique path, look closely into the journey of many athletes from the last 20 years and there will be one common contributory [...]
The power of sport never ceases to amaze. It seems as though it can be used to help with any problem if you want it to, from helping to overcome mental illness to driving for society-wide gender equality. And, as the Invictus Games have once again proved this week, sport is also a brilliant tool [...]
It’s that time of year again for me to churn out my incredibly well informed, not-at-all-biased (please note the sarcasm here, my ego isn’t yet that big) top ten list of sporting moments that occurred during 2016. It was really hard to choose just ten after such a momentous year for British sport but, with [...]
I do love a good moan. Those of you reading this that know me will most certainly agree. I may only be 21 years of age but, my word, do I sound like a miserable old grump most of the time. It’s not about one specific thing either; I find myself moaning about a whole [...]
It’s all over. Almost as soon as it had begun, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad have ceased to exist. Not that it passed by quietly. The last fortnight was full of drama, suspense, controversy and incredible sporting achievement. Team GB have returned from Rio no longer as ‘just’ athletes, but national treasures. In this [...]
