Posted on November 18, 2018
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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… Continue Reading “#23) Liz Nicholl CBE”
Category: Olympics, Paralympics, The 52, Winter OlympicsTags: Alpine skiing, Ben Ainslie, BOA, Bradley Wiggins, British Cycling, Canada, Canoeing, Charlotte Dujardin, Charlotte Evans, Chris Hoy, Cricket, Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Darren Kenny, David Roberts, David Weir, Diving, Ed Clancy, Ellie Simmonds, Equestrian, football, Germany, Golf, Great Britain, Gymnastics, Hannah Cockroft, Heptathlon, Hockey, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Isabel Newstead, James Anderson, Jason Kenny, Jess Ennis-Hill, Kelly Gallagher, Laura Kenny, Lee Pearson, Liz Nicholl, Lizzy Yarnold, Matthew Pinsent, Mo Farah, netball, Netherlands, Olympics, Paralympics, Pyeongchang 2018, Rio 2016, Robert Matthews, Rowing, rugby, Russia, Sailing, Sir Hugh Robertson, Skeleton, Sochi 2014, Sophie Christiansen, Steve Redgrave, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Team GB, Trampolining, Triathlon, UK Sport, USA, Wales, Wheelchair Racing, Winter Olympics
Posted on November 10, 2018
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It’s no secret that media coverage of women’s sport is far inferior to men. The stats are damning; research by Women in Sport in 2015 found that just 7% of all sport media coverage in the UK focused women, with the figure as low… Continue Reading “#22) #SeeSportyBeSporty”
Category: The 52Tags: #SeeSportyBeSporty, Athletics, BBC, BT Sport, Emily Freeman, Great Britain, Hannah Cockroft, ITV, Katie Whyatt, Lizzy Yarnold, Lucy Anne-Holmes, Natalie Jackson, No More Page 3, Olympics, Paralympics, Sky Sports, Sport, The Guardian, The Sun, The Telegraph, Totally Runable, Women In Sport
Posted on August 26, 2018
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Picture credit: Nick Hope (@NickHopeTV) Long evenings, sun, holidays, sea and stunning views – summer really is the best time of year. It’s also fantastic for being a period with copious amounts of sport to consume. Already this summer fans have been treated to… Continue Reading “#11) 20-26 August 2018”
Category: The 52Tags: 2012 London Paralympic Games, 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, 2018 European Championships, 2018 FIFA Men's World Cup, 2018 KSL, 2018 Para-athletic European Championships, 2018 Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup, 2018 Women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championships, Amy Conroy, Canada, Casey Stoney, Charlotte Henshaw, Continental Tyres Cup, Dame Sarah Storey, Dutch, Emma Wiggs, F1, football, Georgia Taylor-Brown, Germany, Great Britain, Hannah Cockroft, Helen Freeman, ITU World Triathlon, ITU World Triathlon Series, Jess Learmonth, Jodie Stimpson, Kare Adenegan, Katie Zaferes, Manchester United Women, Premier League, Rebecca Romero, Sophie Carrigill, Sophie Hahn, Spain, Summer, USA, Vicky Holland
Posted on September 5, 2017
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Just like that, the summer has ended. All of a sudden the days are now duller than watching England at Wembley, the nights longer than Fernando Alonso’s wait to be given a decent car, the suburban streets sparser than the crowd at a county… Continue Reading “After an incredible summer, it’s time to ensure female athletes get the equality they deserve”
Category: OpinionTags: 2017 EuroHockey Nations Championship, 2017 European Badminton Championships, 2017 European Eventing Championship, 2017 European Shooting Championships, 2017 Hockey World League Semi-Final, 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, 2017 Women's Euros, 2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup, 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2017 Women's Six Nations, 2017 World Aquatics Championships, 2017 World Athletics Championhips, 2017 World Badminton Championships, 2017 World Judo Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Championships, 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, Anya Shrubsole, Argentina, Australia, Bianca Walkden, Canada, Cricket, Diving, Elise Christie, Emily Scarratt, England, Eni Aluko, Equestrian, Fernando Alonso, football, Gabby Adcock, Gemma Tattersall, Georgie Hermitage, Grace Reid, Great Britain, Hannah Cockroft, Hockey, Hollie Webb, India, Jade Jones, Jennifer McIntosh, Jo Konta, Jordanne Whiley, Judo, Julie Payne, Katie Gleeson, Kirsty Gilmour, Kristina Cook, Lacrosse, Lauren Smith, Lois Toulson, Lord's, Mark Sampson, Natalie Powell, Natasha Jonas, Nekoda Smythe-Davis, New Zealand, Nicola Wilson, RFU, rugby, Sammi Kinghorn, Sarah Walker, Seonaid McIntosh, Sophie Hahn, Suzanna Hext, Taekwondo, Tennis, The Netherlands, Wembley
Posted on July 26, 2017
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10 days, 213 events, 32 world records, 60 championship records, 39 medals for Team GB and a third-placed finish in the medal table. It’s fair to say that the 2017 World Para-athletics Championships was a resounding success. The big names all rose to the… Continue Reading “When the Superhumans became Super-Athletes”
Category: SportTags: 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, Akeem Stewart, Aled Davies, Athletics, Bethany Firth, Channel 4, Eilidh Doyle, Georgie Hermitage, Greg Rutherford, Hannah Cockroft, Hollie Arnold, IPC, Jason Smyth, Jess Ennis-Hill, Jonnie Peacock, Kadeena Cox, Kyron Duke, London 2012, London 2012 Paralympics, London 2017, Malaysia, Marlou van Rhijn, Muhammad Zolkefli, Natasha Baker, Olivia Breen, Paralympics GB, Polly Maton, Richard Whitehead, Rio 2016, Rio 2016 Paralympics, Sammi Kinghorn, Sophie Christiansen, Sophie Hahn, Sophie Kamlish, Stef Reid, Tatyana McFadden, Team GB, World Para-athletics Championships
Posted on February 17, 2013
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So, anybody else been following the Women’s Cricket World Cup recently? How about the female version of the Six Nations? And did any of you follow England’s netball stars during their series whitewash of world number 1s Australia last month? I’m guessing for the… Continue Reading “Time to Wake Up and Accept the Obvious”
Category: OpinionTags: Andrew Flintoff, Anya Shrubsole, Australia, BBC, Ben Ainslie, Bradley Wiggins, Brendan McCullum, Brian Lara, Celtic, Chris Ashton, Cricket, David Weir, Elizabeth Lambert, Ellie Simmonds, England, France, Gary Hooper, Hannah Cockroft, ICC Women's World Cup 2013, Ireland, ITV, Jessica Ennis, Juventus, Katherine Brunt, Katherine Grainger, London 2012, netball, Olympics, Paralympics, RBS Women's Six Nations, Ricky Ponting, Scotland, Simon Zebo, Sir Chris Hoy, Sky Sports, Stefanie Taylor, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Steve Harmison, Wales, West Indies