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Naomy Grand’Pierre

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 10 May, 2023 | 0

Naomy Grand’Pierre is a Haitian swimmer who made history as the first female swimmer to represent Haiti in the Olympic Games. Naomy and I chat about the pressure that comes with being an Olympic athlete before, during and after competing at the Olympic Games. Naomy opens up about her mental health journey and gets meRead more

Cynthia Bolingo

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 4 April, 2023 | 0

Cynthia is a Belgium sprinter who lives by the saying “if you put your mind to it you can do anything”. I chatted to Cynthia about a lot of the challenges she has faced, not only in her sport but also culturally. She stands by her motto and truly has not let anything get inRead more

Beitske Visser

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 13 January, 2023 | 0

Beitske Visser is a Dutch racing driver. She has raced in kart, single-seater, GT and prototype series. Being an athlete in male dominated sport has definitely had its challenges, but speaking to Bietske she hasn’t let anything stand in her way and is paving the way for women in motor sport. Insta:@bietskevisserRead more

Jasmin Stowers

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 7 November, 2022 | 0

Jasmin is a former American track and field athlete who competed in the 100m hurdles. Jasmin has seen some pretty tough times in her career and had to make some hard decisions that brought her career to an end because of things out of her control. She has managed to find the positive in theseRead more

Banele Shabangu

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 5 October, 2022 | 1

Banele Shabangu is the reigning South African 200m sprint national champion and is now ready to make the step up after she was promoted to the senior ranks. Banele oozes positivity as she speaks about her ambition to dominate the domestic athletics tracks and conquer the world. She is extremely focused on her goals andRead more

Beatrice Masilingi

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 15 September, 2022 | 5

  Beatrice Masilingi is a Namibian sprinter. At the age of 18, she placed sixth in the women’s 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, having made the final along with fellow Namibian sprinter and eventual silver medallist Christine Mboma. It was great to catch up with Beatrice and see how her life has changedRead more

Dr Seun Adigun

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 30 August, 2022 | 0

Dr. Seun Adigun, is a Nigerian bobsledder, and track and field runner (who specialized in the 100m Hurdles) is the first ever Summer & Winter Olympian from the continent of Africa. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and then after founding the Nigerian bobsled team, went on to represented Nigeria at the 2018 Winter OlympicsRead more

Zinhle Ndawonde

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 6 July, 2022 | 0

Zinhle is a Springbok rugby player, both in 15’s and 7’s. She is also a firefighter at the King Shaka International Airport in Durban. We spoke about the obstacles Zinhle faced as a child growing up in the township and how she used rugby to distract herself from what was going on around her. SheRead more

Emily Hawgood

By Kirsten van Heerden | Podcast | 0 comment | 29 April, 2022 | 0

Emily is an Ultra Trail runner. She originally was interested in Cross Country running and even spent some time in the pool as well as doing Triathlon. She eventually found herself on the trails and hasn’t looked backed! We chat about her passion for the trail and outdoors as well as the issues surrounding safetyRead more

The “taboo” topic of endometriosis in sport

By Kirsten van Heerden | Features | 0 comment | 7 April, 2022 | 3

#WorldHealthDay is upon us, and so what better time to confront those “uncomfortable” conversations around women’s health in sport that are often only talked about in hushed, whispered tones. Probably one of the most avoided topics when it comes to women in sport is periods – so today we want to tackle the issue ofRead more

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