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MUAYTHAI: YOLANDA SCHMIDT – NEVER TOO LATE FOR GREATNESS
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Tue, 01 Sep 2020 01:08:04 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=4187
From world-class dancer to fighter within a few years. Yolanda Schmidt knew she did not have much time to achieve greatness in Muaythai. She did it anyway.
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BOWLING: DANIELLE MCEWAN – SUPER COOL AND SUPER TOUGH
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Sun, 02 Aug 2020 23:00:50 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=4059
A dynamic, athletic, physically and mentally exacting, and inclusive sport of global impact? Exactly that is bowling, says last year's World Champion.
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ABUSE, DOPING AND COMING CLEAN: MY STORY
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Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:00:42 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=2136
Great Britain Sprinter, Bernice Wilson, talks to us about a promising career that came to an abrupt end because of domestic abuse and manipulation into doping in sport. She is now a member of the UK Anti-doping (UKAD) Athlete Commission. Bernice now feels she can share her story openly and would like to help others ...
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CURLING: ELISE DOYLE – AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF HARD WORK
https://shepowersport.com/elite-curling-is-an-incredible-amount-of-hard-work/
Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:00:28 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=2971
The amount of work you put in will show My first time stepping on the curling ice was when I was 14, while in grade nine at high school. I was already an athlete, a baseball player, which took up my summers and training through the winter. But high school provided an opportunity to join ...
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AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE IN SPORT
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Mon, 25 May 2020 23:00:14 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=3037
Karen Leach – expert by lived experience Today, she is one of the leading voices against sexual abuse and harassment in sport across the world. As a child, Karen was a talented swimmer with strong aspirations and a realistic chance of representing Ireland at the Olympic Games. Then, everything changed. Since the publication of her ...
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CROSSFIT: CAMILA GONZÁLEZ – NEVER STOP DREAMING
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Mon, 18 May 2020 23:00:03 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=2960
Being a woman in CrossFit is powerful https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.44/np8.4da.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Nov_WOD2.mov From flamenco dancer to top CrossFit latina My name is Camila González from Venezuela. I am among the top 30 Latina CrossFitters today, and it has been the most amazing journey. My career as a CrossFit athlete began in 2012 in San José, Costa Rica. Initially, it ...
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SAKURA KOKUMAI – MY JOURNEY TO THE OLYMPICS
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Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:47:10 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=2743
WATCH OUR Q&A WITH SAKURA ABOUT SAKURA KOKOMAI Individual athletes’ journeys to the Olympics are as unique as their careers. SAKURA KOKUMAI TELLS HER STORY HERE: I have been a kata karate athlete since I was seven. It is my way of life, and I fall in love with the sport all over again and ...
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MISS UNIVERSE RIYO MORI: DREAM BIG
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Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:00:27 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=2067
Dancer, model and 2007 Miss Universe Riyo Mori welcomes athletes from around the world to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games! Here, Riyo talks about the challenges she has faced, and why you need to persevere, pursue your goals and dream big. “My mother taught me that women can have it all” Riyo Mori Her ...
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THE FASTEST LEBANESE WOMAN ON HER WAY TO TOKYO
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Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:41 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=2498
It is hard to imagine what could stop her. Aziza Sbaity is a runner. And she is Lebanese. These two aspects of her identity are inseparable. Born in Liberia to a Liberian mother and a Lebanese father, she moved from one country at war to another as a child. At 10-years-old, she faced racial discrimination ...
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FEMALE ATHLETES ARE BOUND TO TRANSFORM SPORT
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Wed, 01 Jan 2020 06:00:03 +0000
https://shepowersport.com/?p=2072
We welcome you to the launch of ShePower Sport New year. New decade. A transformation in sport. Be part of the ShePower Sport movement. Starting today, we will be posting new content that is relevant to female athletes once a week. Join us today! Growing female athletes confidence The rise of women in sport is ...