Of the many unprecedented developments surrounding the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the rise of teenage Olympians has been one of the most welcome, inspiring surprises. Particularly for us here at We are Girls in Sport.
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This week is Mental Health Awareness in the UK and the theme is Connect with Nature. When we think of nature, we might go to forests and green open spaces but the sea counts too!
Yvette Curtis must have the sea in her genes; half Mauritian, half British, in this week’s blog she explains how surfing and the sea helps her and her community be active, look after their mental health and be at one with nature.
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When Caroline was a little girl, she wanted to be a journalist and she really wanted to be a sports journalist. She did PE GCSE (exams we take in England at 16 years of age) at school and for the non-practical element, she created a school newsletter focussing on the Winter Olympics. (I’m pretty sure it was the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics but in researching this, I’ve realised that the dates don’t really add up so it may well have been Albertville ‘92! CK)
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Donna Fraser is one of the UK’s most successful 400m runners who competed at four consecutive Olympic Games. An amazing achievement in itself and a testament to her incredible fitness levels. Fraser herself was a youthful prodigy. Despite being shy, she was a super-fast runner. She won a record six English Schools titles plus the European junior 400m crown in 1991 before making the British team for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and reaching the quarter-finals of the 400m
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I’m a really enthusiastic person, and so everything I do, I give it all or nothing. I had been training twice a week when my coach said, “Do you want to take this seriously, and shoot for your county?” I wanted to be the next Olympic Gold Medallist and the best shooter the world has seen, so I said yes! I went to shoot for the county and then before I knew, I’d qualified second in juniors, first in ladies and third in seniors; cementing the fact that this was my sport!
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Here at We are Girls in Sport, we love to meet and chat to inspiring women and girls from around the globe. In this week’s blog, we spoke to Michelle Robinson (nee Griffith). Born in Wembley, London. Michelle is a former athlete, who represented GB for over 2 decades in the triple jump and a proud Olympian.
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This week we are focusing on taekwondo! As many as 70 million people practice this Korean martial art globally and it is a sport that has weathered lockdown well. Many classes have been able to continue online thanks to their format and content. If you’re looking for something new, this might be the sport for you.
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